Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

896 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.65/cwt +4.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,320/hd at 719 lb · 147 head

light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.09/cwt -9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,392/hd at 828 lb · 106 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.85/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,390/hd at 773 lb · 87 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	896	489	3,893
Feeder cattle	712	367	2,944
Slaughter cattle	171	114	601
Replacement cattle	13	8	348

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale(8-30-22): Feeder steers were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Yearling heifers under 800 lbs sold 3.00-4.00 higher, heifers 800-950 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower, all other weights of heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last sale to develop any market trend. Demand and offerings for feeder cattle was light to moderate. Quality today was mostly average to attractive. The best demand was seen for light weight yearlings that will finish in the first quarter of 2023, which were pushed higher mostly by stronger packer demand. Corn prices continue to push higher which continues to put pressure on the yearling market. A good crowd was on hand for todays sale and buyers were competitive as they bid on offerings. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for light offerings. Cows were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on slaughter cows. Feeding cow demand was much stronger this week as private feeders and packer buyers both put cows away to feed. Feeding cows were not tested last week thus no trend is available. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week with lots of variation seen. Slaughter bulls sold 7.00-9.00 lower as packer buyers all showed significantly lighter demand for bulls. Most bulls were coming off range and have been out breeding, bull yields were lower as a result. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly light to moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,254	—
659	659	32	208.00	$208.00	$1,371	—
740	740	2	192.00	$192.00	$1,421	—
891	891	6	169.00	$169.00	$1,506	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
528 unweaned	528	5	198.00	$198.00	$1,045	—
723–735	731	6	197.00–198.50	$198.01	$1,447	—
916	916	6	172.00	$172.00	$1,576	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
998	998	6	142.00	$142.00	$1,417	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	5	197.00	$197.00	$1,109	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
711–738	719	147	180.00–184.50	$183.65	$1,320	+4.90
763–795	773	87	179.00–181.00	$179.85	$1,390	+3.04
817	817	6	164.00	$164.00	$1,340	-13.66
800–840	829	100	167.50–170.00	$168.34	$1,396	-9.32
851–898	866	62	164.00–167.50	$166.05	$1,438	-5.18
901–943	919	41	162.50–165.00	$164.87	$1,515	-3.92
944	944	21	155.75	$155.75	$1,470	-13.04
956–968	957	33	160.00–162.50	$162.27	$1,553	+3.87
988	988	6	149.00	$149.00	$1,472	-9.40

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	11	165.50	$165.50	$1,398	—
1001	1001	9	147.00	$147.00	$1,471	-9.58
1036	1036	6	144.00	$144.00	$1,492	-12.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
712–744	734	10	177.50–178.00	$177.85	$1,305	—
780	780	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,287	-10.50
905	905	2	153.00	$153.00	$1,385	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
623–633	627	7	150.00–163.00	$155.62	$976	—
656	656	5	162.00	$162.00	$1,063	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
686	686	12	131.00	$131.00	$899	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440 unweaned	440	11	175.00	$175.00	$770	—
461 unweaned	461	4	170.00	$170.00	$784	—
908	908	3	135.00	$135.00	$1,226	—
957	957	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
771	771	6	134.00	$134.00	$1,033	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,288	-6.00
1160	1160	2	108.00	$108.00	$1,253	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300	1300	80-85%	1	83.50	$83.50	$1,086	—
1265–1349	1341	80-85%	10	81.00–81.50	$81.05	$1,087	—
1405–1560	1465	80-85%	20	83.50–89.00	$86.07	$1,261	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$592	—
1100	1100	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$660	—
908–1352	1185	85-90%	7	75.00–80.50	$78.10	$925	+5.59
1275	1275	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,033	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1480–1610	1545	75-80%	4	89.50–90.50	$90.02	$1,391	—
1585	1585	75-80%	1	89.00	$89.00	$1,411	—
1585–1730	1658	75-80%	2	92.50	$92.50	$1,534	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	1	84.00	$84.00	$1,084	—
1510	1510	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,284	-8.83
1330–1730	1515	4	82.00–88.50	$85.36	$1,293	-8.47
1375–1960	1606	39	91.00–97.00	$93.49	$1,501	-13.51
1543–1723	1631	7	92.00–97.00	$95.49	$1,557	-11.51
1675–1905	1790	2	102.50–103.00	$102.77	$1,840	—
1645–2255	1922	15	97.00–107.50	$100.92	$1,940	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1730	1730	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,644	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1040	984	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	85.00–93.00	$87.02	$856
1170–1235	1221	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	96.50–99.50	$97.38	$1,189

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	91.00	$91.00	$792

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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.