Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 23, 2021

1,558 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.20/cwt +8.14 vs last sale · ≈ $776/hd at 487 lb · 127 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.44/cwt +5.35 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 519 lb · 94 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $173.60/cwt +10.66 vs last sale · ≈ $986/hd at 568 lb · 93 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,558	3,217	2,542
Feeder cattle	794	2,222	1,479
Slaughter cattle	459	701	675
Replacement cattle	305	294	388

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves all sold 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Heifers under 550 lbs sold mostly 5.00 higher, heifers over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most calves were offered in small to moderate size packages this week. No load lots were seen this sale. Demand started the sale mostly good to very good but waned as light offerings made it difficult for multiple buyers to start loads. Market activity this week was mostly active. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand for moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was moderate to good with several buyers actively bidding on offerings. Feeding cows sold generally steady. Slaughter cows sold steady as well as packer buyers purchased cows for the shortened holiday week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady as feeding buyers showed good demand for bulls and forced slaughter bull buyers to buy near steady with last weeks prices. Demand for bred cows was mostly light to moderate. Quality was mostly plain to average this week on bred cows. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold fully steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–338 unweaned	332	7	225.00–236.00	$232.23	$771	+16.65
413–449 unweaned	438	31	187.50–209.00	$196.55	$861	+4.24
453 unweaned	453	12	205.00	$205.00	$929	+22.13
503–518	514	37	175.00–182.00	$179.96	$925	+4.46
508–543 unweaned	523	57	167.00–178.00	$172.51	$902	+2.72
565	565	8	165.00	$165.00	$932	+10.92
551–593 unweaned	568	85	161.00–180.25	$174.41	$991	+10.58
608–619 unweaned	618	27	163.50–164.00	$163.55	$1,011	+17.49
646	646	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,001	+7.00
655–698 unweaned	684	3	148.00–158.00	$151.19	$1,034	+6.19
710–716 unweaned	713	20	147.50–149.50	$148.40	$1,058	+8.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533 unweaned	533	3	166.00	$166.00	$885	+7.91

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395 unweaned	395	3	170.00	$170.00	$672	+8.78
429	429	15	167.00	$167.00	$716	—
429–446 unweaned	438	12	161.00–162.00	$161.49	$707	+5.30
456–499 unweaned	477	44	154.00–164.50	$157.10	$749	+6.86
493	493	83	157.00–161.50	$160.31	$790	+3.50
525–533	530	23	154.00–156.00	$155.14	$822	—
506–547 unweaned	535	39	149.00–156.50	$151.74	$812	+10.42
552	552	3	148.00	$148.00	$817	+12.00
575–577 unweaned	576	18	142.50–144.00	$142.92	$823	-1.30
601–623 unweaned	617	22	137.50–142.00	$138.70	$856	+6.70
634	634	7	138.00	$138.00	$875	—
878	878	3	139.00	$139.00	$1,220	+3.66
926–940	934	14	135.00–137.75	$136.17	$1,272	+1.30
985	985	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,290	-5.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	11	155.00	$155.00	$741	—
523	523	3	146.00	$146.00	$764	+8.00
749	749	9	138.00	$138.00	$1,034	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711 unweaned	711	4	129.50	$129.50	$921	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–930	854	85-90%	4	21.00–26.50	$24.00	$205	—
850–995	946	85-90%	19	29.50–38.00	$34.11	$323	—
1015–1218	1104	85-90%	32	26.00–34.50	$32.50	$359	—
1010–1285	1109	85-90%	56	34.00–45.00	$39.10	$434	—
1073–1290	1164	85-90%	82	45.00–53.00	$49.62	$578	+8.38
1098–1288	1175	85-90%	32	43.00–44.00	$43.34	$509	+2.10
1060–1305	1181	85-90%	16	45.00–55.00	$47.65	$563	+6.41

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1360	1311	80-85%	7	43.00–43.50	$43.36	$568	-12.54
1282–1625	1361	80-85%	43	52.00–58.50	$56.70	$772	-4.81
1300–1575	1412	80-85%	3	46.00–52.00	$50.00	$706	—
1630	1630	80-85%	1	55.50	$55.50	$905	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1575	1575	75-80%	1	67.50	$67.50	$1,063	+2.01

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–2133	1645	15	80.00–86.50	$82.79	$1,362	-4.92
1508–1873	1645	11	70.50–80.50	$74.98	$1,233	-12.73
1415–1865	1664	12	61.00–79.00	$71.09	$1,183	—
2055	2055	1	82.50	$82.50	$1,695	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
908 thin fleshed	908	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	81.50	$81.50	$740
772–1100	921	(<2 yrs)	Open	52	76.00–96.00	$88.34	$814
815–1135	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	54.00–77.00	$69.37	$687

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1088	851	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	65.00–80.00	$71.85	$611
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	59.00	$59.00	$522

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–1124	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	1,350.00–1,375.00	$1,361.69
1035–1306 thin fleshed	1118	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	34	535.00–660.00	$621.19
1088–1273	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	975.00–1,250.00	$1,177.23
1065–1307	1142	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	22	900.00–985.00	$962.90
1214–1221	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	750.00	$750.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
961–986	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
969	969	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	695.00	$695.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1078	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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.