Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

926 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.86/cwt -0.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,197/hd at 773 lb · 80 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.00/cwt +1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 689 lb · 53 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.31/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 875 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	926	4,670
Feeder cattle	396	3,218
Slaughter cattle	404	616
Replacement cattle	126	836

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: All feeder cattle were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers, calves and yearlings. A very light offering of feeder cattle was seen this week. No load lots were seen this week which limited demand. Buyers were forced to piece together loads. CME positions were sharply lower today, with over 2.00 losses seen, however demand for feeder cattle remains moderate to good. Market activity was mostly moderate today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for moderate offerings. Demand for cows was stronger this week as supplies were lighter. Slaughter cows sold generally steady. Feeding cow demand was stronger this week as packers, feeding buyers and replacement buyers all showed good demand for feeding quality cows. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Demand for replacement cows was remains mostly good as buyers purchased cows to both rebreed or in hopes that they are bred for spring calves. This class of cows sold mostly steady, with older exposed cows selling mostly 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 unweaned	305	4	210.00	$210.00	$640	-11.49
353 unweaned	353	6	205.00	$205.00	$724	-16.18
405–417 unweaned	407	17	207.00–212.50	$211.51	$861	-2.36
468 unweaned	468	11	186.00	$186.00	$870	-11.70

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
241 unweaned	241	12	205.00	$205.00	$494	—
675	675	16	164.50	$164.50	$1,110	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
387 unweaned	387	11	190.00	$190.00	$735	+5.57
458 unweaned	458	10	169.00–175.00	$173.20	$793	+4.96
677–693	689	53	155.00	$155.00	$1,068	+1.00
739	739	20	155.50	$155.50	$1,149	+4.50
770 thin fleshed	770	17	159.00	$159.00	$1,224	—
763–786	774	63	149.50–155.50	$153.74	$1,190	-1.19
843	843	9	147.50	$147.50	$1,243	-1.43
850–882	875	36	144.00–146.50	$146.31	$1,280	-0.27
943	943	7	140.50	$140.50	$1,325	-3.17
975	975	10	136.00	$136.00	$1,326	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
258 unweaned	258	18	180.00	$180.00	$464	—
311 unweaned	311	6	182.50	$182.50	$568	+2.28
733	733	2	148.00	$148.00	$1,085	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1132–1445	1255	80-85%	121	62.50–69.50	$65.05	$816	—
1303	1303	80-85%	4	60.50	$60.50	$788	—
1319–1475	1361	80-85%	11	53.50–57.50	$55.79	$759	+0.93
1377–1535	1420	80-85%	15	50.00–60.50	$57.76	$820	-0.74

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–920	838	85-90%	2	39.00–40.00	$39.55	$331	—
990	990	85-90%	1	44.50	$44.50	$441	—
1066–1195	1127	85-90%	8	41.00–48.00	$42.72	$481	-11.58
1140	1140	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$718	+8.70
1070–1330	1146	85-90%	30	50.50–55.00	$53.19	$610	-1.11
880–1315	1148	85-90%	56	50.00–55.00	$53.01	$609	-1.29
1025–1330	1181	85-90%	10	55.50–61.50	$56.87	$672	+0.31
1133–1290	1208	85-90%	40	55.50–58.00	$55.86	$675	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550–1655	1602	75-80%	3	61.00–69.00	$64.27	$1,030	—
1635	1635	75-80%	1	70.00	$70.00	$1,144	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1290	1195	2	75.00–76.00	$75.46	$902	—
1250–1280	1267	3	79.50–82.00	$80.50	$1,020	±0.00
1298	1298	2	80.00	$80.00	$1,038	-0.50
1480–1765	1613	21	73.50–80.50	$76.95	$1,241	—
1475–2158	1777	41	81.00–86.50	$83.11	$1,477	—
1775–1920	1858	3	87.00–88.00	$87.51	$1,626	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
907–1051	976	(<2 yrs)	Open	28	72.00–98.00	$85.91	$838
960–1420	1112	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	31	58.50–86.00	$76.48	$850

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1080	1080	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	60.00	$60.00	$648

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930	930	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	69.50	$69.50	$646

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1126–1194	1150	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	43	56.50–59.50	$58.72	$675

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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.