Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last reported sale (9/12/23): Feeder steers sold 2.00 to 7.00 higher, feeder heifers sold 8.00 to 11.00 higher, and feeder bulls lightly tested. Quality this sale was mostly attractive to very attractive, with market activity being mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand, breaking cows were not well compared, boning cows sold mostly steady and lean cows sold 8.00 to 12.00 lower. Feeding boning cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, feeding lean cows were mostly steady. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 to 6.00 lower, feeding bulls sold 7.00 to 8.00 lower. Young age cows were too lightly tested to trend. Good demand was seen for limited offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $255.54/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$255.54

451 head · 749 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$61

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.40

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	709	263.67	1,870	275
Medium and Large 1-2	816	243.28	1,986	157
Medium and Large 2	756	239.23	1,809	19thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $61 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 sale451 hd

255.54

—

MT average3 barns · 867 hd

250.14

+5.40

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	1,684	110.72	1,865	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,678	114.91	1,928	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,293	108.99	1,409	104
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,171	94.57	1,108	86

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 Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	—	$1,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1-2	—	994	225.13/cwt	217.50–226.00	2,238	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	898	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	234.22/cwt	232.50–236.00	1,909	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	229.02/cwt	227.50–230.00	2,210	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,293	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,285	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	802	245.47/cwt	245.00–245.50	1,969	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	351	318.10/cwt	312.50–320.00	1,117	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	597	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	252.33/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	325.26/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,177	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	335.01/cwt	332.50–340.00	1,092	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	304.95/cwt	295.00–307.50	1,226	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	887	245.63/cwt	245.50–246.00	2,179	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	296.07/cwt	295.00–301.00	1,534	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	249.17/cwt	247.50–249.50	2,088	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	343.29/cwt	340.00–344.00	1,243	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	237.65/cwt	232.50–238.50	2,056	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	317.81/cwt	312.50–318.00	1,522	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	257.37/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	958	234.27/cwt	227.50–236.00	2,244	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	807	254.99/cwt	252.00–255.50	2,058	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	263.50/cwt	263.50–263.50	2,042	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,403	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	284.31/cwt	278.00–285.50	1,831	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	351.22/cwt	350.00–352.50	1,454	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	926	240.80/cwt	239.00–244.00	2,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	260.24/cwt	258.75–261.50	1,882	74
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	97.47/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,179	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,455	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,637	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	106.87/cwt	104.00–109.50	1,274	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,175	97.98/cwt	91.50–102.50	1,151	66
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,319	110.17/cwt	108.50–113.00	1,453	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,184	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	1,249	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	733	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	79.83/cwt	74.00–82.50	960	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	88.16/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,012	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,678	114.91/cwt	112.00–117.50	1,928	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,301	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,496	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	100.09/cwt	95.00–104.50	1,642	5
Bulls	—	—	1,875	121.11/cwt	119.00–124.00	2,271	4
Bulls	—	—	1,714	111.86/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,917	36
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,520	108.74/cwt	104.00–111.50	1,653	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,365	102.05/cwt	101.00–103.00	1,393	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	135.56/cwt	113.00–149.00	1,479	30
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	—	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	241.52/cwt	237.50–243.00	1,860	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	257.01/cwt	253.50–259.50	1,956	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	253.72/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,834	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	258.69/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,741	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	241.14/cwt	239.00–241.50	1,973	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	339.74/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,111	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	306.91/cwt	302.50–310.00	1,289	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	236.21/cwt	235.25–239.00	2,081	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	779	247.85/cwt	244.50–250.00	1,931	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	245.67/cwt	242.50–251.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	272.67/cwt	271.00–274.00	1,857	6

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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