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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Sep 29

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

670 head

▲ 393 vs last sale 277▼ 150 vs year ago 820 · −18.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

239 head

▲ 131 vs last sale 108▲ 24 vs year ago 215 · +11.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 132 vs last sale 40▲ 71 vs year ago 101 · +70.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (9-22-26): All feeder steers and heifer calves were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend. All weights of yearling heifers sold mostly 2.00-5.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate for light to moderate offerings. Heavy rain fell across much of the feeding region and lot and pens remain very muddy as a result. Demand from eastern South Dakota and Iowa was lighter this week as a result. Most offerings were coming off grass and were in light flesh. Market activity was mostly moderate. A larger buyer pool was noticed this week. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Feeding cow quality was mostly plain to average this week and more attractive than last weeks offerings. Many blemished offerings continue to be seen as cows come off breeding pastures. Some buyers were willing to put blemished cows on feed but mostly at or just above slaughter cow prices. Feeding cows sold mostly 5.00-10.00 higher with several more buyers noticed this week compared to last. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Many blemished cows were purchased to feed this week as feeding buyers showed stronger demand for lame and blemished cows than packer buyers. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-3.00 higher as feeding bull buyers pushed offerings above slaughter buyers orders. Feeding bulls sold mostly 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Feeding bull demand was moderate this sale. Weigh up conditions were mixed today with both full and empty cows and bulls noticed. Young age cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. A few exposed cows were seen this week and buyers purchased these offerings on mostly good demand as they were willing to take the risk and test them themselves. They are listed as stock cows in the report below. Exposed cows sold with higher undertones in a narrow comparison.

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 $360.90/cwt on 10 head, up $3.54 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 2 of 14 comparable sales and sits −53.03 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$360.90

▲ 3.54 vs prior sale

10 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$30

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$12.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.06

vs MT average

+8.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	367.50	2,040	4thin
Medium 1-2	583	358.00	2,087	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	583	355.00	2,070	3thin

One grade step is worth $12.50/cwt here — about −$30 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale10 hd

360.90

—

MT average3 barns · 83 hd

379.96

−19.06

National average184 barns · 12,638 hd

352.66

+8.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−53.03

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	1,755	171.41	3,008	62
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,338	144.40	1,933	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,559	140.75	2,194	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,182	128.76	1,522	62

Every lot

74 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	420	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,754	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	459.17/cwt	445.00–462.50	2,002	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	482	442.33/cwt	430.00–444.00	2,132	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	588	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,187	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	599	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,318	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	383.18/cwt	378.00–385.00	2,345	16
Steers	650–700	Medium 1	660	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,455	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	348.79/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,836	35
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	813	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,675	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	852	333.00/cwt	332.00–335.00	2,837	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,990	23
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	336.25/cwt	336.25–336.25	3,104	100
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	929	317.28/cwt	310.00–321.00	2,948	12
Steers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,072	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	3,109	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,902	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	425	461.94/cwt	461.00–462.00	1,963	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	474	366.59/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,738	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,040	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1-2	583	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	2,087	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	583	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,070	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1-2	675	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,177	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	741	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,482	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	772	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,374	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	343.28/cwt	340.00–344.00	2,684	49
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	790	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,473	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,488	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	319.86/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,645	56
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	894	295.67/cwt	295.00–296.00	2,643	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	896	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,751	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	307.70/cwt	292.50–310.50	2,800	94
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	960	283.50/cwt	283.50–283.50	2,722	6
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	966	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,801	14
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	990	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,772	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,013	285.17/cwt	282.00–292.00	2,889	22
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,065	282.83/cwt	282.50–283.00	3,012	15
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,221	4
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,418	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 2	1,095	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,491	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,105	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,597	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,120	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,772	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,116	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,622	166.93/cwt	158.00–171.50	2,708	19
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,759	174.32/cwt	170.00–176.50	3,066	14
Bulls	—	—	1,845	163.59/cwt	159.00–168.00	3,018	9
Bulls	—	—	1,863	178.32/cwt	172.00–182.50	3,322	19
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	803	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,004	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	878	100.03/cwt	90.00–110.00	878	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	898	79.05/cwt	72.50–85.00	710	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,864	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	108.49/cwt	95.00–122.50	1,287	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,204	120.76/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,454	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,232	152.35/cwt	143.00–155.50	1,877	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,235	86.81/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,072	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,322	149.76/cwt	143.00–153.50	1,980	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,338	138.09/cwt	115.00–142.50	1,848	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,408	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,084	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,554	133.54/cwt	125.00–137.00	2,075	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,567	136.16/cwt	136.00–136.50	2,134	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,621	140.27/cwt	137.50–141.00	2,274	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	2,048	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows13 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	745	209.87/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,564	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	825	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,310	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	937	288.87/cwt	270.00–291.00	2,707	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	223.08/cwt	187.50–230.00	2,108	20
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	949	219.38/cwt	185.00–225.00	2,082	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	997	279.07/cwt	187.50–291.00	2,782	29
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,013	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,431	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	214.25/cwt	200.00–245.00	2,196	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,048	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,939	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,079	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,672	9
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,150	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,811	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,249	169.43/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,116	33
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	142.80/cwt	137.50–147.50	1,911	3

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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 670Last week 277Year ago 820

Slaughter CattleReceipts 239Last week 108Year ago 215

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 40Year ago 101

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	29	—	997	187.50–291.00	279.07
(<2 yrs)	Open	36	—	937	270.00–291.00	288.87
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,249	160.00–170.00	169.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,013	240.00	240.00

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	20	—	945	187.50–230.00	223.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	200.00–245.00	214.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,338	137.50–147.50	142.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,079	155.00	155.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	745	190.00–230.00	209.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	280.00	280.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,048	185.00	185.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	157.50	157.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	949	185.00–225.00	219.38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	373	510.00	510.00
34	400–450	425	461.00–462.00	461.94
4	550–600	555	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
49	750–800	782	340.00–344.00	343.28
56	800–850	827	315.00–321.00	319.86
6	850–900	896	307.00	307.00
94	900–950	910	292.50–310.50	307.70
14	950–1000	966	290.00	290.00
22	1000–1050	1,013	282.00–292.00	285.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	700–750	741	335.00	335.00
2	750–800	790	313.00	313.00
2	800–850	813	306.00	306.00
3	850–900	894	295.00–296.00	295.67
2	950–1000	990	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	474	360.00–370.00	366.59
3	550–600	583	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	950–1000	960	283.50	283.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	750–800	772	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	583	358.00	358.00
5	650–700	675	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	1050–1100	1,065	282.50–283.00	282.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	482	430.00–444.00	442.33
10	550–600	599	387.00	387.00
16	600–650	612	378.00–385.00	383.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	800–850	813	345.00–351.00	348.79
23	850–900	882	339.00	339.00
100	900–950	923	336.25	336.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	445.00–462.50	459.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	588	372.00	372.00
6	850–900	852	332.00–335.00	333.00
12	900–950	929	310.00–321.00	317.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	813	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	660	372.00	372.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1050–1100	1,072	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1000–1050	1,040	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	945	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,120	247.50	247.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,095	227.50	227.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,105	235.00	235.00
1	1200–1250	1,245	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,622	158.00–171.50	166.93
14	—	1,759	170.00–176.50	174.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,845	159.00–168.00	163.59
19	—	1,863	172.00–182.50	178.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,165	160.00	160.00
23	—	1,204	115.00–130.00	120.76
24	—	1,232	143.00–155.50	152.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,338	115.00–142.50	138.09
39	—	1,322	143.00–153.50	149.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,665	123.00	123.00
3	—	1,567	136.00–136.50	136.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	85.00–90.00	86.81
4	—	1,186	95.00–122.50	108.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	803	125.00	125.00
2	—	898	72.50–85.00	79.05
2	—	878	90.00–110.00	100.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,408	148.00	148.00
10	—	1,621	137.50–141.00	140.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,554	125.00–137.00	133.54

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.