Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Quality this sale was mostly plain. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Most feeder cattle were offered as singles or in very small groups. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Packers showed mostly good demand for slaughter cows this week as they pushed to meet needs for the upcoming holiday week. Most sales including this one will not have a sale next week. Packers were aggressive as they pushed to fill slaughter needs and demand improved throughout the sale. Several loads of cows were purchased to feed to premium white as cow quality was very attractive. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Quality was mostly average. Most offerings sold to feeding buyers this week as rebreed buyers were mostly out of the market.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $231.54/cwt on 37 head.

Average price

$231.54

37 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,443

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$344

per head · Medium 1 over Medium and Large 1

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.59

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1	478	241.00	1,152	6thin
Medium and Large 1	651	229.71	1,496	31

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about −$344 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 sale37 hd

231.54

—

MT average2 barns · 259 hd

209.95

+21.59

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	1,789	119.38	2,136	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,593	109.89	1,751	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,376	105.01	1,445	319
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,173	91.99	1,079	123

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,347	$3,225	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,835	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,248	$3,000	9

Every lot, as filed

37 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,263	104.61/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,321	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,369	104.68/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,433	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,587	112.04/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,778	15
Bulls	—	—	1,751	116.86/cwt	113.00–122.00	2,046	29
Bulls	—	—	2,435	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	2,849	1
Bulls	—	—	1,518	105.06/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,595	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	105.98/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,446	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,669	107.20/cwt	106.00–110.50	1,789	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	92.47/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,187	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	84.79/cwt	77.00–88.50	979	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,242	103.05/cwt	102.50–105.50	1,280	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,409	107.46/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,514	140
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	104.52/cwt	104.00–105.50	1,539	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	94.83/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,125	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	648	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	927	83.84/cwt	81.50–85.00	777	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	102.39/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,372	85
Bulls	—	—	1,947	125.48/cwt	122.00–130.00	2,443	31
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,308	107.45/cwt	106.50–108.50	1,405	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,246	114.97/cwt	109.50–118.00	1,433	5
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,930	123.52/cwt	116.00–124.00	2,384	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,168	94.46/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,103	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	150.21/cwt	134.00–164.00	1,624	14
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,248	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,470	2,835.00/head	2,835.00–2,835.00	2,835	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,382	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	124.08/cwt	105.00–140.00	1,441	36
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,170	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	248.53/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,575	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,398	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,456	4
Heifers	Medium 1	—	478	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,152	6
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Bulls	Large 1	—	1,050	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,515	3

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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