Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Trade activity and demand moderate to good. Weaned feeder steers under 550 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 550 lbs 1.00 higher. Weaned heifers mostly 7.00 to 9.00 lower on a light test. Average dressing slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, bulls steady. In the feeding cow supply, heiferettes sold 4.00 higher, young cows steady. The next available report will be as receipts warrant coverage.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $213.63/cwt on 1,107 head.

Average price

$213.63

1,107 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,161

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$115

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1-2

$35.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.12

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	215.14	1,163	998
Medium and Large 1-2	566	200.97	1,138	103
Large 1-2	582	180.00	1,048	6thin

One grade step is worth $35.14/cwt here — about $115 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 sale1,107 hd

213.63

—

MT average5 barns · 5,077 hd

201.52

+12.12

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	—	Low	1,603	82.74	1,326	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,372	63.19	867	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,653	62.75	1,037	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,129	52.19	589	168

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$1,065	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,203	$969	28
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,279	$897	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$760	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,310	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	214.03/cwt	205.00–218.50	1,136	232
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,217	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	974	163.48/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,592	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	180.50/cwt	180.50–180.50	1,298	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,585	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	180.36/cwt	178.00–182.00	1,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,666	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	248.60/cwt	241.00–255.00	935	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	606	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,054	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	459	240.18/cwt	239.00–241.00	1,102	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,221	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	198.23/cwt	191.00–204.00	1,130	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	229.97/cwt	229.00–232.50	977	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	915	12
Steers	Large 1-2	—	582	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,048	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	615	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	485	233.93/cwt	218.00–234.50	1,135	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	656	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,174	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	429	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	225.34/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,064	102
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	591	196.79/cwt	195.50–197.00	1,163	85
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	405	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	508	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	996	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	630	176.50/cwt	176.50–176.50	1,112	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	968	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	916	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	65.92/cwt	63.50–67.00	863	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	59.17/cwt	57.00–64.50	663	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	61.47/cwt	58.00–62.50	869	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,139	41.44/cwt	28.00–50.00	472	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,227	58.08/cwt	55.00–66.00	713	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,653	62.75/cwt	61.50–64.00	1,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,155	52.87/cwt	50.50–59.00	611	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	944	35.10/cwt	20.00–45.00	331	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	53.31/cwt	48.00–57.00	591	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,399	66.35/cwt	64.00–67.00	928	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,346	60.30/cwt	54.50–64.00	812	24
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,090	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	621	1
Bulls	—	—	1,450	92.59/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,343	3
Bulls	—	—	1,679	81.73/cwt	63.00–90.00	1,372	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,890	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,663	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,388	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	484	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	70.60/cwt	65.00–81.00	794	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	100.45/cwt	71.00–115.00	919	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	1,065.18/head	1,035.00–1,075.00	1,065	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,125	760.11/head	610.00–800.00	760	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,211	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	21
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,210	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	1,233.05/head	1,185.00–1,260.00	1,233	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	—	439	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	843	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	865	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	809	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,302	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	180.28/cwt	177.50–181.00	1,002	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	196.56/cwt	194.00–208.00	841	75
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,109	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	166.07/cwt	162.00–167.50	1,466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	204.33/cwt	201.00–208.00	799	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	164.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,051	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,127	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	182.46/cwt	181.50–184.50	894	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	556	222.75/cwt	222.75–222.75	1,238	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	532	190.27/cwt	188.25–204.00	1,012	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 3-4Spayed	—	805	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	189.88/cwt	188.00–191.00	911	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	188.02/cwt	185.00–190.50	970	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,075	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	526	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,115	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,303	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	193.70/cwt	192.00–195.50	1,207	93
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	223.63/cwt	220.00–225.00	975	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	184.49/cwt	184.00–185.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	175.55/cwt	170.00–180.00	932	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	525	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,076	5

How this sale compares

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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