Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 13, 2021

1,460 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.06/cwt ≈ $1,183/hd at 810 lb · 111 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.45/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,183/hd at 786 lb · 96 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $161.25/cwt ≈ $1,285/hd at 797 lb · 75 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,460	1,222
Feeder cattle	538	214
Slaughter cattle	512	664
Replacement cattle	410	344

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers were all too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers. Demand was mostly good to very good for light offerings. Quality was mostly attractive with several load lots of feeders on offer. Several sets of replacement heifers sold this week. Most of these offerings had been out with a bull for a very short time, however the the consigner announced that they would pay for for the shot to abort them if they sold as feeding heifers. All heifers sold as feeding heifers this sale. Market activity was mostly active to very active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Packers continue to show need for cows even after the 4th of July holiday. Slaughter cows sold steady to firm. Demand for feeding cows remains good. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Cow quality this week was mostly average to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week. Slaughter bulls sold fully steady. Young age cows sold on mostly light demand and offerings. This class of cows sold generally steady. Demand for cow calf pairs was light to moderate. Demand was slightly stronger this week, however most pairs sold for the same value or only slightly above what they would split. Lots of pairs were split this sale and the calves sold mostly by the head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
707	707	43	166.50	$166.50	$1,177	—
797	797	75	161.25	$161.25	$1,285	—
813–828	817	8	153.00–158.50	$154.39	$1,261	—
878	878	9	150.00	$150.00	$1,317	+12.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
245	245	1	450.00	$450.00	—
336	336	7	475.00	$475.00	—
361	361	6	525.00	$525.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
708	708	3	156.00	$156.00	$1,104	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
713–714	714	43	147.00–152.50	$152.12	$1,086	+8.77
784–796	786	96	147.00–151.00	$150.45	$1,183	+0.45
805–835	810	111	140.00–147.50	$146.06	$1,183	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	16	142.00	$142.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195	195	2	375.00	$375.00	—
305–329	314	13	435.00–450.00	$443.96	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	3	275.00	$275.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1168	1168	6	98.00	$98.00	$1,145	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1232–1518	1342	80-85%	66	62.00–68.00	$66.37	$891	—
1295–1589	1377	80-85%	43	68.00–73.00	$69.82	$961	+1.77
1338–1410	1382	80-85%	6	54.50–62.50	$58.43	$808	-9.62
1350–1680	1417	80-85%	11	56.00–61.00	$58.12	$824	+1.83
1335–1493	1470	80-85%	7	69.75–72.50	$70.11	$1,031	+3.11
1165–1605	1479	80-85%	19	62.50–66.00	$63.96	$946	-3.04

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$405	—
1055–1375	1122	85-90%	16	57.00–60.50	$58.51	$656	—
1120–1185	1158	85-90%	10	66.00–68.75	$67.60	$783	+4.00
1000–1275	1168	85-90%	14	50.00–60.00	$56.95	$665	+0.94
1010–1285	1173	85-90%	9	61.50–67.00	$64.77	$760	+7.34
1025–1335	1190	85-90%	22	61.50–66.00	$63.32	$754	-0.75
1145–1395	1192	85-90%	31	66.00–69.00	$67.43	$804	+3.36

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1344–1476	1427	75-80%	27	69.50–72.75	$70.63	$1,008	—
1315–1870	1578	75-80%	7	73.50–75.50	$74.03	$1,168	—
1410–1715	1607	75-80%	6	69.00–73.50	$70.67	$1,136	+5.63
1625	1625	75-80%	17	74.00	$74.00	$1,202	+8.96

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1183–1290	1219	3	77.00–78.00	$77.35	$943	-2.11
1445–1635	1569	7	75.00–82.50	$80.07	$1,256	+1.70
1400–2117	1753	38	84.00–92.50	$87.97	$1,542	—
1658–2290	1972	36	93.50–101.00	$96.09	$1,895	—
1950–2195	2013	6	96.50–99.00	$98.55	$1,984	+0.96

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2194–2338	2274	9	93.00–94.25	$93.71	$2,131	—
2590	2590	4	86.50	$86.50	$2,240	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798–1210	981	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	71.00–84.00	$76.64	$752
928–1074	1027	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	65.00–82.00	$76.41	$785

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
877–935	892	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	74.00	$74.00	$660
1029	1029	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	67.50	$67.50	$695

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	73.00	$73.00	$759

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1410	1410	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1414–1798	1560	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	64	1,160.00–1,385.00	$1,301.87	—
1596	1596	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1525–1659	1608	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	53	1,325.00–1,650.00	$1,514.49	+64.49

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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.