Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(12-13-22): Feeder steers traded sharply higher in a narrow comparison. Feeder heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop any accurate market trend. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Outside of a couple large consignments feeders were offered in small packages. Most calves were weaned 45 to 100 days. Quality was the limiting factor this sale as buyers showed light demand for plainer quality calves. Market activity was mostly slow with a light buyer pool on hand for todays sale. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand and light to moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 4.00-7.00 higher on boning and lean cows. Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this sale. Cow and bull quality was mostly average this week. Young age sold on mostly moderate demand this week. Quality was mostly average this week. Young age cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, higher undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly average this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $224.57/cwt on 183 head.

Average price

$224.57

183 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,081

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$41

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$61.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	244.84	1,050	116
Medium and Large 1-2	561	192.86	1,081	44
Large 1	596	183.04	1,091	23

One grade step is worth $61.80/cwt here — about −$41 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 sale183 hd

224.57

—

MT average1 barns · 183 hd

224.57

+0.00

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	1,762	90.68	1,598	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,646	73.31	1,206	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,432	69.31	993	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,146	61.37	704	134

Every lot, as filed

39 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	481	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	570	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	520	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	874	5
Heifers	Large 1	—	553	159.90/cwt	158.00–161.00	884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	832	5
Steers	Large 1	—	493	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	926	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	198.19/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,011	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	210.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	996	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	603	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,110	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	533	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	933	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	71
Steers	Large 1	—	562	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	212.24/cwt	211.00–213.50	1,142	18
Steers	Large 1	—	628	177.68/cwt	174.00–181.00	1,116	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,120	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	695	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	782	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	187.35/cwt	184.00–189.50	1,115	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	935	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	83.06/cwt	62.00–93.00	843	78
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,457	91.15/cwt	90.50–92.50	1,328	3
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,685	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,432	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,210	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	847	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,611	73.75/cwt	73.75–73.75	1,188	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	58.09/cwt	51.00–63.50	689	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,330	49.50/cwt	49.50–49.50	658	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,181	64.03/cwt	63.00–68.50	756	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	883	63.68/cwt	63.00–64.50	562	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	62.76/cwt	55.00–69.00	874	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,698	72.64/cwt	72.00–73.00	1,233	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	456	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,596	73.50/cwt	70.50–73.75	1,173	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,107	61.71/cwt	58.50–63.00	683	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,405	65.12/cwt	62.00–68.50	915	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,426	72.03/cwt	69.50–74.75	1,027	64
Bulls	—	—	1,777	84.36/cwt	74.00–90.50	1,499	11
Bulls	—	—	1,831	96.82/cwt	92.50–102.75	1,773	12

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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