Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2023-11-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, all classes of feeder cattle sold weak on a light comparison. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 to 3.00 lower. No comparison on replacement cattle due to light supply. Buyer demand was moderate, overall, on a moderate supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $264.70/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$264.70

508 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,299

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$50.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.75

vs MT average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	275.21	1,327	339
Medium and Large 1-2	488	251.86	1,228	118
Medium and Large 2	557	224.56	1,251	51

One grade step is worth $50.65/cwt here — about $76 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 sale508 hd

264.70

—

MT average4 barns · 2,879 hd

262.95

+1.75

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	1,479	92.71	1,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,332	93.91	1,251	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	82.41	987	359
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,187	73.27	869	170

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	488	297.97/cwt	290.00–299.00	1,454	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	207.85/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,332	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,479	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	317.60/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,159	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	254.78/cwt	253.00–260.00	1,490	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,114	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,563	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	282.62/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	248.90/cwt	246.00–250.25	1,538	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	275.30/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,429	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	280.62/cwt	271.00–284.00	1,187	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	458	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,557	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	295.72/cwt	292.50–299.00	1,094	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	243.67/cwt	243.00–244.00	1,435	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	403	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	369	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	563	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,599	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	270.91/cwt	265.00–274.00	1,276	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	262.37/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,380	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	239.43/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,006	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	897	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,122	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	267.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,399	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	88.64/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,026	99
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	84.04/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,038	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,178	65.90/cwt	63.00–69.00	776	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	84.08/cwt	81.00–87.50	985	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,191	73.37/cwt	70.00–77.50	874	112
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,153	99.14/cwt	95.00–101.50	1,143	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	76.43/cwt	70.50–79.50	924	126
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	91.23/cwt	88.50–93.00	1,299	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,194	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	967	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,009	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	888	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,305	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,153	80.32/cwt	75.00–84.00	926	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	105.10/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,896	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,313	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	115.37/cwt	110.00–122.50	1,072	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	996	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,036	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	848	181.33/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,538	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	951	110.50/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,051	41
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	126.22/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,340	106
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	874	150.76/cwt	147.00–161.00	1,318	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	252.85/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,085	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,297	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	253.88/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,224	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,371	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	294.33/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,098	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	266.76/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,128	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	196.09/cwt	183.00–197.50	1,528	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	259.81/cwt	251.00–278.00	992	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	254.83/cwt	251.00–259.00	1,338	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	282.30/cwt	275.00–290.00	813	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	956	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	557	167.79/cwt	155.00–205.00	935	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	457	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,321	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	539	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,536	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,544	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	241.26/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,144	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	223.36/cwt	223.00–225.00	1,501	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	290.71/cwt	282.00–291.00	1,555	119
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	296.73/cwt	293.00–304.00	1,211	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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