Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower, 450-549 lbs sold generally steady, steers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00-8.00 lower, 450-549 lbs sold generally steady, heifers over 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher in a narrow compairson. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate offerings. Buyers were willing to buy calves up to 550 lbs for steers and 525 lbs for heifers to send to grass. larger consignments of calves sold on stronger demand than smaller packages this week. The crowd this week was a mix of order buyers and farmer feeders again this week. Farmer feeder demand remains good this week. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week with lots of participation seen from both order buyers and farmer feeders. Weigh up cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand and heavy offerings. Packers showed mostly light demand for slaughter cows this week. Feeding cows were met with mostly light to moderate demand with better demand noticed from private feeders than from packers this week. Packers have been buying cows to put away for the upcoming holidays for the past three weeks and with the holiday week this week packers showed significantly lighter demand for all cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 5.00 lower on breaking cows, and 3.00-6.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white, while thin short term feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to weak as feeding bull buyers pushed packers to give near steady money on bulls. Cow quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand did improve slightly late in the sale as buyers pushed to fill loads and load lot offerings were offered. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week from below to above average. Weigh up conditions improved as the sale progressed. Young age sold on mostly light demand this week. Quality was mostly plain to average this week. Young age cows sold 10.00-12.00 lower on all offerings.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.98/cwt on 923 head.

Average price

$208.98

923 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,122

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$120

per head · Medium 1 over Large 1

$9.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.43

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	401	213.00	854	16thin
Medium and Large 1	551	209.54	1,154	789
Medium and Large 1-2	457	204.89	937	104
Large 1	479	203.50	974	14thin

One grade step is worth $9.50/cwt here — about −$120 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale923 hd

208.98

—

MT average4 barns · 4,610 hd

206.55

+2.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,750	90.30	1,580	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,651	68.56	1,132	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,391	63.30	881	100
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,202	56.20	676	282

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,159	$1,325	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,320	$1,135	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$947	27

Every lot, as filed

76 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	334	209.72/cwt	200.00–210.50	700	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	637	169.21/cwt	166.50–170.50	1,078	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	363	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	489	195.21/cwt	187.00–199.00	955	180
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	970	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	473	228.38/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,080	90
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	436	201.32/cwt	192.00–206.00	878	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	456	180.77/cwt	179.00–183.00	824	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	179.82/cwt	171.00–194.00	1,052	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	413	204.43/cwt	197.00–210.00	844	131
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	—	447	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	847	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	526	210.65/cwt	204.50–224.00	1,108	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	387	231.33/cwt	225.00–233.00	895	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	409	223.69/cwt	222.50–232.00	915	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	194.71/cwt	182.00–199.50	1,213	121
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	598	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	621	179.49/cwt	179.00–180.50	1,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	717	182.78/cwt	171.00–183.50	1,311	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	511	198.97/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	495	201.17/cwt	193.00–206.00	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	656	168.59/cwt	165.50–170.50	1,106	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	394	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	573	203.93/cwt	188.00–211.00	1,169	245
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	497	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	440	238.61/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,050	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	183.13/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,232	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,015	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	401	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	854	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	389	248.38/cwt	245.00–251.00	966	16
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	—	412	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	396	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	733	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	295	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	605	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	384	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	826	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	472	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	949	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	646	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,001	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	40.63/cwt	39.00–43.00	485	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,180	49.57/cwt	44.00–54.50	585	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,252	57.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	716	19
Bulls	—	—	1,811	91.91/cwt	89.00–96.50	1,664	11
Bulls	—	—	1,622	78.23/cwt	71.00–87.00	1,269	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,160	53.48/cwt	45.00–55.50	620	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,422	58.18/cwt	52.50–63.50	827	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,396	68.47/cwt	63.50–71.00	956	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	65.50/cwt	62.00–70.00	1,057	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,677	70.89/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,189	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,332	54.60/cwt	51.50–56.50	727	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,648	67.29/cwt	64.50–70.50	1,109	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	870	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	470	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	940	43.28/cwt	41.00–45.00	407	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,241	69.01/cwt	67.00–75.00	856	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,235	60.62/cwt	55.00–65.00	749	136
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,141	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	485	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,210	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	859	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,550	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,209	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,779	93.39/cwt	91.50–94.50	1,661	24
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	895	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	761	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	89.05/cwt	75.00–106.00	950	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,062	68.34/cwt	60.00–78.00	726	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,218	947.12/head	935.00–1,250.00	947	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	996	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,534	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	427	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	752	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	421	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	909	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	521	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	964	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	574	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,062	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	500	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	895	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	312	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	593	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	431	187.73/cwt	185.00–194.00	809	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	523	191.10/cwt	181.00–195.50	999	157
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	894	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	51

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

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