Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

3,002 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $203.38/cwt -0.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,161/hd at 571 lb · 250 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $220.90/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,140/hd at 516 lb · 217 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.33/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,004/hd at 517 lb · 159 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	3,002	3,322	3,790
Feeder cattle	2,070	2,310	1,852
Slaughter cattle	631	822	1,330
Replacement cattle	301	190	608

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 550 lbs sold mostly 8.00-10.00 higher, with the exception of 450-499 lbs steers which sold steady to firm, steers over 550 lbs sold generally steady. Heifer calves under 450 lbs sold mostly 5.00 lower, heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Quality today was mostly average to attractive. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate offerings. Market activity was mostly active this week. Not as many farmer feeders were active this week buying cattle, however their slack was picked up by order buyers as more participation was seen this week compared to last. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate demand and moderate to heavy offerings. Demand from feeding buyers was very good this sale as they pushed cow prices higher. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on all feeding cows. Slaughter cows were lightly tested this week as feeding buyers purchased the majority of the cow offering. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher on lean cows, all other classes were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average this week and better than last week. Young age cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand this week. More interest was seen for high quality offerings suitable to rebreed this week. Quality was mostly average this week. Young age cows sold 3.00-6.00 higher on all offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
314 unweaned	314	4	280.00	$280.00	$879	—
355–384 unweaned	372	15	255.00–284.00	$271.77	$1,011	+23.39
352–382	373	36	250.00–260.00	$252.88	$943	—
405–448 unweaned	428	147	240.00–269.50	$251.99	$1,079	+13.38
450–499 unweaned	468	134	220.00–237.00	$229.62	$1,075	+1.24
508	508	23	218.00	$218.00	$1,107	—
501–526 unweaned	517	194	219.00–227.50	$221.24	$1,144	+10.59
568	568	3	197.00	$197.00	$1,119	—
550–590 unweaned	571	247	195.00–214.00	$203.46	$1,162	-0.47
600–649 unweaned	615	43	185.00–195.00	$191.20	$1,176	-3.51
653–674 unweaned	667	14	182.00–186.00	$184.58	$1,231	+1.45
962	962	9	167.00	$167.00	$1,607	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
283	283	6	240.00	$240.00	$679	—
340 unweaned	340	7	242.50	$242.50	$824	—
351–366 unweaned	356	29	244.00–247.50	$245.87	$875	+14.54
407–428 unweaned	409	24	232.00–235.00	$232.60	$951	+8.91
490–491 unweaned	490	21	201.00–207.00	$202.43	$992	+1.26
503–532 unweaned	527	62	200.00–208.50	$206.97	$1,091	+8.00
528	528	2	207.00	$207.00	$1,093	+8.00
573 unweaned	573	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,014	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1092	1092	20	159.50	$159.50	$1,742	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–379	372	8	200.00–205.00	$203.82	$758	—
357–387 unweaned	375	55	201.00–203.50	$201.72	$756	-6.28
426–429 unweaned	427	22	196.00–199.00	$197.37	$843	-7.06
448	448	43	213.00	$213.00	$954	+18.00
450–467	466	34	187.00–199.00	$197.98	$923	—
451–499 unweaned	478	102	192.00–201.50	$198.97	$951	+3.76
500–539 unweaned	514	120	186.00–197.50	$194.01	$997	+2.91
525–528	525	39	184.00–197.00	$195.33	$1,025	+7.33
552–570	559	8	188.00–191.00	$189.85	$1,061	+12.85
560–580 unweaned	575	66	182.00–187.00	$185.97	$1,069	+6.15
601–605 unweaned	602	8	174.00–175.00	$174.87	$1,053	+5.66
834	834	9	172.00	$172.00	$1,434	—
956	956	7	165.50	$165.50	$1,582	—
967 unweaned	967	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,538	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347 unweaned	347	5	200.00	$200.00	$694	-9.72
357–367 unweaned	360	45	189.00–200.00	$197.39	$711	+9.89
407	407	14	194.00	$194.00	$790	—
417–433 unweaned	430	69	184.00–192.00	$188.61	$811	+0.88
486	486	18	185.50	$185.50	$902	+6.00
530 unweaned	530	11	182.00	$182.00	$965	+3.00
934	934	6	157.00	$157.00	$1,466	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1048	1048	16	155.00	$155.00	$1,624	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
718	718	5	146.00	$146.00	$1,048	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–995	930	85-90%	6	41.00–50.50	$47.91	$446	+4.63
930	930	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$512	+11.72
1000–1280	1100	85-90%	7	31.00–46.00	$39.25	$432	—
1031–1305	1143	85-90%	27	44.00–57.50	$52.03	$595	+9.53
1030–1292	1160	85-90%	53	47.00–58.00	$55.95	$649	+2.47
1073–1350	1236	85-90%	96	58.00–66.50	$61.98	$766	+1.36
1285	1285	85-90%	1	71.25	$71.25	$916	+14.06
1045–1490	1322	85-90%	16	58.00–63.00	$59.34	$784	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1239–1675	1360	80-85%	102	66.00–72.00	$68.90	$937	—
1430	1430	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$858	+1.82
1300–1760	1438	80-85%	9	51.00–66.00	$60.35	$868	+2.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1690	1515	75-80%	2	72.50–75.50	$74.17	$1,124	—
1695	1695	75-80%	1	67.50	$67.50	$1,144	-3.39
1653–1840	1715	75-80%	3	76.00–77.50	$76.96	$1,320	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	85.00	$85.00	$910	—
1130–1675	1436	5	89.00–94.00	$91.48	$1,314	—
1495–1915	1770	6	90.50–94.50	$92.41	$1,636	-0.98
1460–2055	1798	4	80.50–85.00	$83.51	$1,502	-9.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–1277	978	(<2 yrs)	Open	63	78.00–113.00	$96.52	$944
810–1413	1136	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	40	61.00–85.00	$71.28	$810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1017	1017	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	1,085.00	$1,085.00
955–1108	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	55	1,525.00–1,875.00	$1,783.13
1164–1328	1254	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	56	875.00–1,085.00	$1,022.66
1470	1470	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	975.00	$975.00

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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.