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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 4

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jun 30Aug 4Aug 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

119 head

▲ 85 vs last sale 34▼ 41 vs year ago 160 · −25.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 273 vs last sale 363▼ 67 vs year ago 157 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

76 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 71▲ 21 vs year ago 55 · +38.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (6-30-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. A few yearlings are beginning to come off grass. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate, but suffered slightly as buyers struggled to build loads. CME Positions traded with strong premiums throughout the morning and remained strong though the conclusion of todays sale. Market activity was mostly moderate to active despite a small crowd of buyers on hand. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. The last sale was over a month ago so no comparisons can be made. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Weigh up conditions were mixed with both full and empty cows noticed. Slaughter cows sold on mostly good demand as packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest. Packers purchased most of the cow offering for harvest this week as a result. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate demand for light offerings. Feeding bulls sold on mostly moderate to good demand for very light offerings. Bull quality this week was plain to average as most were coming off grass and out of breeding pastures. Yielding conditions have deteriorated drastically since last sale over a month ago. Young age cows sold on good demand for light offerings. Many young cows were pushing moderate to moderate plus flesh as pasture conditions in eastern Montana have been mostly good. Quality this week was mostly attractive this week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.00/cwt on 4 head, down $60.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −48.93 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$365.00

▼ 60.30 vs prior sale

4 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

−9.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium 1-2	530	365.00	1,935	4thin

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

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale4 hd

365.00

—

MT average1 barns · 4 hd

365.00

+0.00

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−9.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−48.93

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 500–600 lb

14 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.13, low $357.36, median $413.93 across 14 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	1,702	199.69	3,399	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,564	169.09	2,644	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,370	166.31	2,278	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	127.44	1,471	7thin

Every lot

37 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	800–850	Medium and Large 2	839	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,693	7
Steers	1050–1100	Large 2	1,083	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,946	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1-2	530	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,935	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	634	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,219	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	844	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,667	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	2,854	25
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	908	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,869	46
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	980	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,764	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,145	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,834	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,220	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	3,081	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,265	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	2,821	1
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,290	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	3,057	1
Bulls	1300–1350	Large 1-2	1,330	216.49/cwt	215.00–218.00	2,879	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,335	213.72/cwt	210.00–217.00	2,853	2
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,390	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	2,745	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,420	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,854	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,428	182.22/cwt	177.00–185.00	2,602	3
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,735	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	3,583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	217.21/cwt	217.00–217.50	3,784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,764	207.04/cwt	204.00–215.00	3,652	8
Bulls	—	—	1,810	189.36/cwt	180.00–198.00	3,427	10
Bulls	—	—	2,135	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	4,484	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,025	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,076	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,200	142.25/cwt	142.00–142.50	1,707	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,815	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,210	123.80/cwt	122.50–125.00	1,498	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,356	164.69/cwt	156.00–169.00	2,233	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,357	174.92/cwt	171.00–177.00	2,374	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,397	152.68/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,133	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,455	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,197	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,560	171.53/cwt	163.00–172.50	2,676	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	155.66/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,464	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,413	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	983	286.34/cwt	257.50–305.00	2,815	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,698	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,236	234.67/cwt	200.00–237.50	2,901	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,891	17

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 Aug 4, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 119Last week 34Year ago 160

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 363Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 71Year ago 55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	142.00–142.50	142.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,397	150.00–154.00	152.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,210	122.50–125.00	123.80
1	—	1,210	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,025	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,583	152.00–159.00	155.66
11	—	1,560	163.00–172.50	171.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,356	156.00–169.00	164.69
10	—	1,357	171.00–177.00	174.92
2	—	1,455	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	201.00	201.00
2	—	1,335	210.00–217.00	213.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,135	210.00	210.00
8	—	1,764	204.00–215.00	207.04
3	—	1,742	217.00–217.50	217.21
10	—	1,810	180.00–198.00	189.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	206.50	206.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	177.00–185.00	182.22
1	—	1,390	197.50	197.50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	800–850	844	316.00	316.00
2	950–1000	980	282.00	282.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	850–900	870	328.00	328.00
46	900–950	908	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	634	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	530	365.00	365.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	800–850	839	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,083	272.00	272.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,145	247.50	247.50
1	1250–1300	1,265	223.00	223.00
2	1300–1350	1,330	215.00–218.00	216.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,220	252.50	252.50
1	1250–1300	1,290	237.00	237.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	250.00	250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	247.50	247.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,410	205.00	205.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	17	—	983	257.50–305.00	286.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,236	200.00–237.50	234.67

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.