Cattle Market Pulse

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 15, 2021

921 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Miles City Livestock Commission Auction report →

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $130.36/cwt +6.94 vs last sale · ≈ $991/hd at 760 lb · 34 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.00/cwt +28.16 vs last sale · ≈ $978/hd at 627 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 921 2,382 1,246
Feeder cattle 107 1,011 206
Slaughter cattle 692 1,141 344
Replacement cattle 122 230 696

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows comprised most of the sale this week. Packers were very active in bidding on cows this week. Packers purchased the majority of the cow offering for immediate harvest. Several packages of very attractive young offerings were purchased by packers to feed. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. The cutter cow cutout continues to inch higher. As of this morning the cutter cow cutout was 224.45. Weigh up conditions were mostly in buyers favor as most cows offered buyers above average weigh conditions. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested last week to develop a full market trend, lower undertones were noticed.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
627 627 14 156.00 $156.00 $978 +22.45

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
718 718 2 130.50 $130.50 $937 -4.11
758–761 760 34 127.00–133.00 $130.36 $991 +6.94
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 4 130.00 $130.00 $819 +9.96

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1455 1301 80-85% 61 62.00–68.00 $64.13 $834 —
1195–1630 1381 80-85% 86 62.50–68.75 $67.17 $928 —
1265–1456 1391 80-85% 116 69.00–74.50 $71.47 $994 —
1305–1540 1441 80-85% 5 60.00–61.50 $60.59 $873 —
1282–1660 1443 80-85% 33 69.00–73.75 $71.88 $1,037 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–975 904 85-90% 4 54.00–58.00 $56.30 $509 —
1000–1017 1010 85-90% 5 40.00–44.00 $41.58 $420 —
1025–1270 1151 85-90% 21 54.00–59.00 $57.60 $663 -5.17
1179 1179 85-90% 6 60.00 $60.00 $707 +0.81
1120–1283 1181 85-90% 8 67.00–70.50 $68.22 $806 +14.48
1102–1287 1194 85-90% 17 68.50–73.00 $71.62 $855 +17.88
1045–1286 1211 85-90% 82 60.00–66.00 $63.27 $766 —
1147–1285 1245 85-90% 42 60.50–68.50 $65.17 $811 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–1479 1473 75-80% 18 71.25–72.00 $71.29 $1,050 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 74.50 $74.50 $1,118 —
1375–1720 1530 75-80% 26 67.50–73.00 $70.66 $1,081 —
1680–1880 1787 75-80% 3 58.00–67.00 $63.80 $1,140 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210 1210 1 74.00 $74.00 $895 —
1290 1290 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,006 —
1160–1420 1311 8 80.50–84.50 $81.35 $1,066 —
1280–1705 1556 11 73.00–81.00 $78.88 $1,227 —
1520–2355 1849 32 82.00–90.00 $86.39 $1,597 -14.89
1465–2455 2004 24 90.50–102.50 $93.98 $1,883 —
2010 2010 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,769 —

↑ Back to top

Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–1175 1030 (<2 yrs)Open 27 70.00–90.00 $79.95 $823
915–1190 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 51 66.50–82.00 $72.85 $776
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
845–975 910 (<2 yrs)Open 2 61.00–70.00 $65.18 $593
889–1057 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 35 65.00–74.00 $66.40 $674
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880 880 (<2 yrs)Open 1 72.50 $72.50 $638
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 (<2 yrs)Open 1 60.00 $60.00 $471

↑ Back to top

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.