Miles City Livestock Commission Auction

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Market Notes

Compared to last week: Yearling steers were scarcely traded this week thus no trend is available. Steer calves under 400 lbs sold sharply lower. Steer calves over 400 lbs sold mostly 8.00-12.00 lower. Yearling heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on heifers under 950 lbs and steady to firm undertones were noticed over 950 lbs. Yearling quality was plain to average, with most offerings sold in small groups or as singles. Calf quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Quality overall was similar to last week with many long strings and load lots of calves on offer. Demand for calves was mostly light to moderate for calves and mostly moderate for yearlings. Vaccinations were critical for buyers this week. Calves with two rounds of preconditioning shots often sold with a 10.00-15.00 premium to calves with only only spring shots. This led to wide price spreads in places. Buyers in the corn-belt are busy with harvest which hampered calf demand. Local demand remains light as feed availability remains limited and weather conditions are expected to see large temperature swings this week. Weaned calves were left untagged and most of these offerings were weaned for 50 days or longer. Market activity this week was mostly slow. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy offerings. Packers continue to show need for cows for immediate harvest as lighter supplies are available to the packer due to dairy men and farmers being busy with harvest. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 higher on all classes. Feeding cows sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady on a lower quality offering. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold steady to 3.00 higher. Quality this week was average to attractive and similar to last week.

Supply included: 63% Feeder Cattle (58% Steers, 41% Heifers, 0% Bulls); 24% Slaughter Cattle (94% Cows, 6% Bulls); 13% Replacement Cattle (72% Stock Cows, 28% Bred Cows). Feeder cattle supply over 600 lbs was 6%. AUCTION This Week Last Reported 9/21/2021 Last Year Total Receipts: 5,081 3,859 1,594 Feeder Cattle: 3,218(63.3%) 2,481(64.3%) 1,156(72.5%) Slaughter Cattle: 1,204(23.7%) 895(23.2%) 178(11.2%) Replacement Cattle: 659(13.0%) 483(12.5%) 122(7.7%)

*Approx is the middle weight of the weight group multiplied by the mid point of the high and low for the group. It's meant as a quick method to see what cattle of that weight class are bringing per head.

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Past Reports

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Location

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Miles City, Montana