Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

2,325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $205.27/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,165/hd at 567 lb · 169 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $207.97/cwt +1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,106/hd at 532 lb · 147 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $198.36/cwt +1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,031/hd at 520 lb · 94 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	2,325	4,493	3,044
Feeder cattle	1,297	3,303	1,721
Slaughter cattle	762	889	929
Replacement cattle	266	301	394

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed, steers over 400 lbs sold generally steady to weak. Heifer calves all sold steady to 5.00 lower. Quality today was mixed from plain to attractive. High quality feeders of both sexes sold fully steady today while average or smaller packages sold lower. Demand for cattle to develop into yearlings or for heifers to develop into replacements remains very good. A good crowd of ranchers was on hand again this week searching for both of these offerings. Market activity today was mostly moderate. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers continue to opt to send most cow offerings to feed, either for the upcoming holiday or to feed to premium white. Feeding cow demand remains very good with both packers and private feeders actively buying cows to feed. Feeding cows sold steady to firm on all cows returning to feed. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, lower undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were average to below average this week with more full offerings noticed than last week. Cow quality was mostly plain to average this week and noticeable lower than last week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a very narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 5.00 lower. Young age cows were of mostly plain to average quality this week and not as attractive as last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–343 unweaned	342	3	285.00–296.00	$292.35	$1,000	+34.43
350–390 unweaned	370	20	263.00–293.00	$271.77	$1,006	+12.63
406–449 unweaned	436	33	239.00–277.00	$246.40	$1,074	-1.12
450–483 unweaned	467	44	213.00–235.00	$222.86	$1,041	+2.74
476	476	31	225.00	$225.00	$1,071	—
515–532 unweaned	528	91	196.00–209.00	$205.79	$1,087	-0.41
538	538	56	211.50	$211.50	$1,138	—
551	551	15	205.00	$205.00	$1,130	—
555–595 unweaned	569	154	190.00–210.50	$205.30	$1,168	+4.40
600–601 unweaned	601	29	185.00–195.00	$192.24	$1,155	-1.77
632	632	15	190.00	$190.00	$1,201	—
650–665 unweaned	661	9	167.00–175.00	$170.42	$1,126	-12.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
339 unweaned	339	5	257.50	$257.50	$873	—
356–386 unweaned	373	19	235.00–262.50	$248.92	$928	—
438–446 unweaned	443	8	228.00–237.00	$231.34	$1,025	+6.14
457–490 unweaned	462	60	196.00–210.00	$208.95	$965	+2.23
568–578 unweaned	574	15	182.50–186.00	$183.89	$1,056	—
615–643 unweaned	626	5	165.00–183.00	$175.61	$1,099	—
652 unweaned	652	3	160.00	$160.00	$1,043	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453–495 unweaned	486	14	207.00–219.00	$209.40	$1,018	—
571 unweaned	571	28	193.50	$193.50	$1,105	-0.50
629–640 unweaned	637	14	165.00–177.00	$168.39	$1,073	—
656 unweaned	656	8	179.00	$179.00	$1,174	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
529 unweaned	529	9	181.00	$181.00	$957	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
333–340 unweaned	334	21	212.50–225.00	$214.89	$718	-5.43
404–423 unweaned	418	29	206.00–214.00	$207.86	$869	+0.33
439	439	8	199.00	$199.00	$874	—
460–492 unweaned	477	18	186.00–197.00	$191.53	$914	-5.16
513–549	519	65	189.00–205.50	$201.45	$1,046	-0.94
512–545 unweaned	521	29	182.50–194.00	$191.45	$997	-1.59
550–580 unweaned	566	17	172.00–182.50	$175.33	$992	-11.39
569	569	26	184.00	$184.00	$1,047	-10.43
606	606	8	180.00	$180.00	$1,091	—
615 unweaned	615	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,039	-5.00
770	770	7	164.00	$164.00	$1,263	—
833	833	18	165.00	$165.00	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–332 unweaned	329	15	194.00–208.00	$202.35	$666	+17.35
353–382 unweaned	370	5	190.00–202.00	$194.57	$720	-17.93
421–435 unweaned	422	29	184.00–194.00	$185.06	$781	-1.39
476 unweaned	476	9	184.00	$184.00	$876	-0.77
831	831	5	155.00	$155.00	$1,288	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
503	503	24	146.00	$146.00	$734	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490 unweaned	490	2	189.00	$189.00	$926	+8.00
575 unweaned	575	9	164.00	$164.00	$943	-10.28

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355 unweaned	355	2	240.00	$240.00	$852	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–995	950	85-90%	8	47.00–56.00	$51.65	$491	-1.35
965	965	85-90%	1	62.00	$62.00	$598	+5.00
964–1040	979	85-90%	8	44.00–47.00	$44.65	$437	-12.35
943–1341	1147	85-90%	101	53.00–62.00	$57.98	$665	+2.46
1150–1165	1158	85-90%	2	60.00–61.50	$60.75	$703	+14.71
1020–1319	1174	85-90%	79	48.00–59.50	$55.60	$653	+9.56
1045–1328	1243	85-90%	164	61.50–72.00	$65.34	$812	-1.45

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1263–1528	1376	80-85%	47	69.00–75.50	$73.10	$1,006	+0.42
1283–1545	1392	80-85%	37	60.50–69.50	$65.23	$908	-7.45
1363–1445	1404	80-85%	6	53.00–65.50	$59.25	$832	-1.44
1445	1445	80-85%	1	67.50	$67.50	$975	+6.81

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1543–1680	1596	75-80%	10	67.50–71.50	$70.70	$1,128	—
1705–1715	1710	75-80%	2	67.00–68.50	$67.75	$1,159	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–2100	1657	17	92.00–98.00	$95.43	$1,581	+4.43
1540–1775	1665	4	70.00–80.00	$74.57	$1,242	-16.43
1550–1810	1680	4	99.00–100.50	$99.81	$1,677	+2.34
1705	1705	1	98.50	$98.50	$1,679	+17.69
1590–1970	1764	6	91.50–98.00	$95.83	$1,690	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950 thin fleshed	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	55.00	$55.00	$522
780–1160	974	(<2 yrs)	Open	93	75.00–115.50	$104.96	$1,022
840–1260	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	93	65.00–110.00	$79.06	$842

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
907	907	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	85.00	$85.00	$771
970–1197	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–72.00	$71.57	$816

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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.