Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Trade activity and demand were good. Feeder steers under 450 lbs traded 23.00 to 24.00 higher, while those weighing between 450-600 lbs traded steady to 10.00 higher. Steers over 600 lbs traded 13.00 to 22.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs traded 3.00 to 8.00 higher and heifers over 550 lbs traded 21.00 to 23.00 higher. Average dress slaughter cows traded 4.75 to 9.50 higher, while average dress slaughter bulls had no previous comparison. Feeding cows traded 6.75 to 11.25 higher. The next available report will be Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $221.71/cwt on 720 head.

Average price

$221.71

720 head · 569 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,262

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$10.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.43

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	578	224.68	1,299	506
Medium and Large 2	475	221.67	1,053	20
Medium and Large 1-2	556	213.94	1,189	194

One grade step is worth $10.74/cwt here — about $110 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 sale720 hd

221.71

—

MT average3 barns · 1,103 hd

205.28

+16.43

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	—	Low	1,506	96.64	1,455	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,631	81.50	1,329	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	79.88	1,105	68
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,169	75.11	878	40

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	194.50/cwt	194.50–194.50	1,433	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	544	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,115	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	227.93/cwt	220.00–236.00	987	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	214.46/cwt	212.50–216.50	1,169	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	176.56/cwt	176.50–177.00	1,315	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	210.93/cwt	206.50–214.50	1,095	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	195.07/cwt	185.00–195.50	1,227	87
Heifers	Medium 1	—	424	197.74/cwt	196.00–199.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	215.65/cwt	207.00–216.50	1,326	120
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	207.24/cwt	200.00–208.75	1,384	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,110	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	208.36/cwt	204.00–211.50	777	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	195.52/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,066	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	208.70/cwt	204.00–211.50	1,194	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	198.41/cwt	195.00–204.00	954	36
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,012	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	96.14/cwt	91.00–98.50	1,014	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,049	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	997	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,273	101.56/cwt	100.50–105.00	1,293	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	990	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,218	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	103.02/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	496	210.08/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,042	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	211.70/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,241	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	236.42/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,140	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	216.85/cwt	216.00–222.50	1,271	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	235.10/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,232	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	187.65/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,246	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	219.13/cwt	216.00–228.00	1,054	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	253.19/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,071	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	196.06/cwt	190.50–200.00	1,243	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	342	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	275.05/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,177	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	494	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	206.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	876	66
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	511	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	889	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	569	218.67/cwt	213.00–219.00	1,244	55
Bulls	—	—	1,680	91.47/cwt	79.00–99.50	1,537	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,125	83.75/cwt	83.50–84.00	942	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,631	81.50/cwt	81.50–81.50	1,329	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	76.83/cwt	71.00–79.00	910	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	80.86/cwt	79.00–85.50	1,097	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	70.66/cwt	67.50–75.00	964	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,102	79.35/cwt	78.00–81.00	874	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,435	81.91/cwt	80.25–88.00	1,175	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,287	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	927	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	66.79/cwt	63.00–69.00	773	9

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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