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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 2

● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 110▼ 128 vs year ago 167 · −76.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

390 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 385▼ 81 vs year ago 471 · −17.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 105 vs last sale 263▼ 72 vs year ago 230 · −31.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (5-26-26): Feeder cattle were all scarcely tested today. Not enough sales to make any market trend. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Most feeders were offered in very small packages or as singles. Quality this week was mostly plain. CME feeder cattle positions moved sharply lower again today with most contracts from August through January 2027 showing over 3.00 losses. Market activity was slow with a small crowd on hand. Internet bidding was active again this week. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Feeding cows sold fully steady on breaking flesh cows. Boning and lean fleshed cows going to feed sold steady to 3.00 lower, with high quality and high yielding cows selling with the biggest losses this week. Thin and lower yielding cows sold closer to steady as private feeding buyers showed good demand for lame or blemished cows that would still feed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. Demand for slaughter cows remains good. Packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest and were competitive when bidding against feeding buyers. Slaughter cows sold unevenly steady in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Feeding bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Bull quality this week was average to very attractive. Young age cows sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive and overall more attractive than last week. Several long strings of high quality young cows were seen this week. These offerings were met with very good demand.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 600–700 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

600–700 lb steers averaged $392.50/cwt on 5 head, down $31.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 15 comparable sales and sits −12.44 against this barn's trailing median of $404.94.

Average price

$392.50

▼ 31.84 vs prior sale

5 head · 651 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−40.51

vs MT average

−29.17 vs national

Price by quality 600–700 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	651	392.50	2,555	5thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 600–700 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale5 hd

392.50

—

MT average3 barns · 138 hd

433.01

−40.51

National average157 barns · 12,051 hd

421.67

−29.17

This barn, trailing median15 sales

404.94

−12.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 600–700 lb

15 sales

Steers 600–700 lb: high $460.69, low $379.78, median $404.94 across 15 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,915	217.49	4,165	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,383	185.94	2,571	247
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,654	182.29	3,015	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,137	171.62	1,951	41

Every lot

36 lots · USDA AMS · Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	651	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	2,555	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	755	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,624	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,100	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,255	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,545	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,541	192.66/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,969	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,674	206.44/cwt	205.00–207.00	3,456	7
Bulls	—	—	1,713	179.66/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	214.82/cwt	202.50–222.00	4,260	11
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,045	243.36/cwt	235.00–248.00	4,977	9
Bulls	—	—	2,243	232.30/cwt	223.00–244.00	5,210	7
Bulls	—	—	2,280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,788	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	892	105.68/cwt	102.50–112.50	943	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,098	123.72/cwt	112.50–135.00	1,358	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,137	170.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,938	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	151.67/cwt	146.00–162.50	1,741	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	184.43/cwt	178.00–186.50	2,149	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,168	188.01/cwt	187.00–189.00	2,196	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	188.00/cwt	186.50–194.00	2,564	116
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,398	185.16/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,589	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	161.45/cwt	155.00–167.50	2,260	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,450	156.42/cwt	151.00–165.50	2,268	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,475	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,670	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,600	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,704	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,628	183.78/cwt	177.00–186.50	2,992	33
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,681	183.71/cwt	183.00–184.50	3,088	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	176.27/cwt	169.00–178.50	3,025	9
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows9 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	820	303.14/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,486	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	880	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,376	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,017	307.66/cwt	220.00–340.00	3,129	69
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,131	258.75/cwt	189.00–332.50	2,926	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	197.61/cwt	187.00–235.00	2,322	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,195	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,480	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,208	202.32/cwt	187.00–237.50	2,444	22
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,401	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,676	10

This sale against other markets

Montana weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Montana auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Montana feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Jun 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Billings, MT (LS-BL)

Feeder CattleReceipts 39Last week 110Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 390Last week 385Year ago 471

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 263Year ago 230

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,541	185.00–199.00	192.66
7	—	1,674	205.00–207.00	206.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	2,045	235.00–248.00	243.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	2,243	223.00–244.00	232.30
1	—	2,280	210.00	210.00
11	—	1,983	202.50–222.00	214.82
2	—	1,713	175.00–185.00	179.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	146.00–162.50	151.67
2	—	1,098	112.50–135.00	123.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
125	—	1,398	182.00–186.00	185.16
2	—	1,400	155.00–167.50	161.45
116	—	1,364	186.50–194.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,628	177.00–186.50	183.78
1	—	1,600	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,681	183.00–184.50	183.71
9	—	1,716	169.00–178.50	176.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	102.50–112.50	105.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,475	181.00	181.00
3	—	1,450	151.00–165.50	156.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,165	178.00–186.50	184.43
6	—	1,137	165.00–176.00	170.48
4	—	1,168	187.00–189.00	188.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,401	191.00	191.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,175	187.00–235.00	197.61
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	275.00	275.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	69	—	1,017	220.00–340.00	307.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,208	187.00–237.50	202.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,131	189.00–332.50	258.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	270.00	270.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	290.00–317.50	303.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	207.50	207.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	651	392.50	392.50
3	750–800	755	347.50	347.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	480	437.50	437.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	550	410.00	410.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.