Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

672 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $195.82/cwt +1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,433/hd at 732 lb · 67 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.94/cwt ≈ $1,219/hd at 663 lb · 56 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.25/cwt +1.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,022/hd at 484 lb · 49 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	672	1,626	960
Feeder cattle	360	1,440	592
Slaughter cattle	31	157	198
Replacement cattle	281	29	170

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on steers and steady to weak undertones were noticed on heifers. Demand was mostly moderate to good today for light offerings. Demand for cattle suitable to run on grass remains good. Limited offerings weighed on the market slightly as some buyers were unwilling to start loads without knowing if they could finish. Quality this week was average to attractive. Most offerings were weaned 60-90 days or more. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light offerings. A heavy offering of fat cows were seen today as several ranchers sold fed cows. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Several sets of very thin cows were seen this week and these offerings were met with mostly very good demand. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Cow quality was average to attractive this sale. Weigh up conditions were mostly average. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468–485	478	20	240.00–245.00	$243.71	$1,165	+7.29
550–584	567	30	217.00–227.50	$222.86	$1,264	+6.01
602–603	603	13	209.00–210.00	$209.77	$1,265	-5.88
708–740	732	67	188.00–196.00	$195.82	$1,433	+1.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
346	346	4	242.50	$242.50	$839	-25.00
570–590	585	4	188.00–205.00	$192.14	$1,124	-19.56
680	680	9	184.00	$184.00	$1,251	-3.65
850	850	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,318	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478–495	484	49	206.00–212.00	$211.25	$1,022	+1.17
580	580	20	198.00	$198.00	$1,148	-10.70
573–598	584	7	192.50–196.00	$194.46	$1,136	-14.24
597	597	5	189.50	$189.50	$1,131	-19.20
602–605	603	22	188.50–199.50	$193.65	$1,168	-1.42
658	658	25	184.00	$184.00	$1,211	—
665–668	667	31	183.50–184.50	$183.89	$1,227	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	3	200.50	$200.50	$1,039	+4.98

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Slaughter Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1410	1410	65-75%	12	84.50	$84.50	$1,191	—
1586–1773	1649	65-75%	107	87.25–90.75	$89.55	$1,477	—
1770	1770	65-75%	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,628	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–970	928	85-90%	3	75.00–80.00	$76.74	$712	—
1000–1320	1129	85-90%	43	69.00–78.00	$75.75	$855	-8.00
1156	1156	85-90%	11	87.00	$87.00	$1,006	+20.21
1090–1360	1218	85-90%	10	79.00–87.00	$83.26	$1,014	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420	1420	75-80%	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,278	—
1410–1570	1455	75-80%	16	85.50–87.50	$86.49	$1,258	—
1620	1620	75-80%	22	88.25	$88.25	$1,430	+6.75
1660	1660	75-80%	1	83.50	$83.50	$1,386	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1214	1214	80-85%	14	87.75	$87.75	$1,065	—
1280–1555	1379	80-85%	8	82.00–86.50	$83.86	$1,156	+13.20
1360–1665	1480	80-85%	3	87.50–95.50	$90.59	$1,341	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1250	1250	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,150	-9.56
1440–2130	1711	8	108.00–113.00	$110.22	$1,886	—
2015–2120	2068	2	115.00–123.50	$119.14	$2,464	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1180–1250	1191	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	80.00–83.00	$81.09	$966

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1075–1084	1081	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	77.00	$77.00	$832

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1567	1567	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	1,285.00	$1,285.00

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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.