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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 15

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 1Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

837 head

▲ 549 vs last sale 288▲ 837 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 88▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

10 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 5▲ 10 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale (September 1, 2026): Feeder steers and heifers were overall too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend. However, a higher undertone was noted for feeder cattle over 800 lbs. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate to good, especially for sets of attractive tested open heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls overall sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for slaughter cattle was light for a light sale supply.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $356.00/cwt on 29 head, up $31.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +5.58 against this barn's trailing median of $350.42.

Average price

$356.00

▲ 31.28 vs prior sale

29 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.61

vs MT average

+33.35 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	356.00	2,496	29

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

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

356.00

—

MT average2 barns · 60 hd

339.39

+16.61

National average146 barns · 8,125 hd

322.65

+33.35

This barn, trailing median14 sales

350.42

+5.58

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 700–800 lb

14 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $369.36, low $324.72, median $350.42 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	1,792	172.53	3,091	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	152.75	2,305	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	146.09	2,151	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,232	117.88	1,452	14

Every lot

43 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	735	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,223	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,743	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	792	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,363	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	358.48/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,954	7
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	879	349.69/cwt	349.50–350.50	3,074	127
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	334.00/cwt	333.00–350.00	3,090	17
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	945	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,015	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	311.50/cwt	311.00–314.00	3,031	6
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,015	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,045	1
Steers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,017	285.01/cwt	282.50–287.50	2,899	3
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,088	289.07/cwt	289.00–291.00	3,145	27
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	701	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,496	29
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	329.83/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,728	41
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Spayed	846	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,724	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Spayed	858	322.37/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,766	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	871	315.18/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,745	28
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Spayed	924	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	2,890	23
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	932	309.42/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,884	148
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	295.50/cwt	295.00–296.00	2,778	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	308.13/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,983	135
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	986	294.52/cwt	292.00–298.00	2,904	38
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	996	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,829	12
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1	1,020	295.89/cwt	290.00–300.50	3,018	51
Heifers	1000–1050	Large 1-2	1,025	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,819	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,059	284.44/cwt	281.00–290.00	3,012	13
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,080	277.29/cwt	272.00–279.50	2,995	22
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,380	198.77/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,743	5
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,520	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,622	1
Bulls	—	—	1,820	175.41/cwt	172.00–182.50	3,192	39
Bulls	—	—	1,824	166.13/cwt	160.00–171.00	3,030	38
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,599	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,416	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,302	106.67/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,389	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,413	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,317	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,419	150.57/cwt	141.00–155.50	2,137	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,424	127.85/cwt	122.00–137.50	1,821	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,237	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	148.70/cwt	148.50–150.00	2,253	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,576	151.58/cwt	144.00–152.50	2,389	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,700	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,457	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,720	135.15/cwt	132.50–138.00	2,325	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,356	185.61/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,517	5

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 Sep 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 837Last week 288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 5Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	105.00–107.50	106.67
8	—	1,214	115.00–120.00	116.64
3	—	1,208	130.00–135.00	132.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	157.00	157.00
2	—	1,720	132.50–138.00	135.15
7	—	1,515	148.50–150.00	148.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,413	164.00	164.00
1	—	1,700	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,419	141.00–155.50	150.57
7	—	1,424	122.00–137.50	127.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,576	144.00–152.50	151.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	172.50	172.50
5	—	1,380	192.00–205.00	198.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,820	172.00–182.50	175.41
38	—	1,824	160.00–171.00	166.13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	700–750	701	356.00	356.00
41	800–850	827	325.00–337.50	329.83
28	850–900	871	315.00–316.00	315.18
148	900–950	932	305.00–313.00	309.42
135	950–1000	968	304.00–311.00	308.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	846	322.00	322.00
11	850–900	858	320.00–333.00	322.37
23	900–950	924	312.75	312.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	940	295.00–296.00	295.50
38	950–1000	986	292.00–298.00	294.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	950–1000	996	284.00	284.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1000–1050	1,025	275.00	275.00
22	1050–1100	1,080	272.00–279.50	277.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
51	1000–1050	1,020	290.00–300.50	295.89
13	1050–1100	1,059	281.00–290.00	284.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	300.00–305.00	302.50
3	750–800	792	295.00–300.00	298.36
2	800–850	815	335.00	335.00
1	900–950	945	319.00	319.00
6	950–1000	973	311.00–314.00	311.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	750–800	762	360.00	360.00
7	800–850	824	350.00–362.00	358.48
127	850–900	879	349.50–350.50	349.69
17	900–950	925	333.00–350.00	334.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,015	300.00	300.00
27	1050–1100	1,088	289.00–291.00	289.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1000–1050	1,017	282.50–287.50	285.01

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,356	175.00–188.00	185.61

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.