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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Dec 10

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,021 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 2,139▲ 722 vs year ago 1,299 · +55.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

283 head

▼ 222 vs last sale 505▼ 70 vs year ago 353 · −19.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

191 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 225▲ 83 vs year ago 108 · +76.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 450 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Steers over 450 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifers under 450 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on a lower quality offering. Heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly 10.00-15.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Large packages and load lots sold on very good demand as quality was mostly attractive to very attractive. Small packages of calves sold with significant discounts to load lots and large packages. Quality on small packages was also significantly lower than large packages. Demand for heifers was good to very good this sale as ranchers and order buyers both showed good demand for high quality offerings. All light weight offerings were not as attractive this week which hampered demand for this class of feeders. Market activity was mostly active today with a large buyer pool on hand. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows remains light while feeding cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand. Slaughter cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison on boning and lean cows, Breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Feeding cow demand remains moderate to good. Private buyers continue to buy slightly lame or slightly blemished cows to but away on feed. Packer buyers were also active and buying slightly lame or blemished cows to put away to feed for the upcoming holidays. Feeding cows sold steady on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin feeding cows sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Cow quality this week was average to attractive. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower on a significantly lower quality offering. Young age cows sold on mostly light to moderate demand for light offerings. Quality was mostly plain to average and overall less attractive compared to last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.60/cwt on 532 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −117.97 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$333.60

532 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,858

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$42.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs MT average

+9.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	335.38	1,870	510
Medium and Large 1-2	536	292.41	1,567	22

One grade step is worth $42.97/cwt here — about $304 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale532 hd

333.60

—

MT average4 barns · 1,747 hd

334.44

−0.84

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

+9.25

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

−117.97

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

11 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.23, low $384.50, median $451.58 across 11 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	1,653	134.66	2,225	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,583	120.64	1,910	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,399	118.66	1,660	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,163	110.94	1,290	139

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	849	$2,300	7

Every lot

81 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	457.65/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,551	16
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	433.57/cwt	415.00–437.00	1,604	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	374	416.33/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,557	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	393	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,592	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,612	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	406	390.79/cwt	390.00–392.00	1,587	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	408	407.20/cwt	404.00–408.00	1,661	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	430	370.58/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,593	28
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	438	401.75/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,760	86
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	467	352.59/cwt	341.00–364.00	1,647	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	392.46/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,841	55
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	488	366.17/cwt	357.50–391.00	1,787	114
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	515	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,715	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	346.76/cwt	346.00–352.00	1,831	51
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	348.88/cwt	346.00–364.50	1,877	144
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	539	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,542	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	340.43/cwt	320.50–345.50	1,910	157
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	582	314.39/cwt	307.75–338.00	1,830	158
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,857	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	311.36/cwt	302.00–314.00	1,893	80
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	295.74/cwt	287.50–296.00	1,937	65
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	955	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,206	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,370	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	393.54/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,480	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	389	371.71/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,446	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,374	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	408	328.45/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,340	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	354.34/cwt	346.00–366.00	1,492	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	437	347.11/cwt	341.00–352.50	1,517	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	447	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,421	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	346.85/cwt	321.00–349.00	1,585	83
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	479	334.25/cwt	314.00–338.50	1,601	178
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	506	322.33/cwt	305.50–326.00	1,631	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	510	298.11/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,520	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	542	298.19/cwt	292.00–301.00	1,616	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Replacement	556	308.20/cwt	302.00–309.50	1,714	109
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,646	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,673	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	570	302.49/cwt	280.00–307.00	1,724	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	282.62/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,755	48
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,777	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	254.68/cwt	254.00–255.00	1,813	74
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	778	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,906	12
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	248.54/cwt	247.00–249.50	2,048	16
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	861	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,946	8
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,149	5
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,069	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	213.75/cwt	213.75–213.75	2,138	23
Heifers	1200–1250	Large 1	1,205	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	2,193	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	794	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,890	12
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium 2	1,005	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,201	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,297	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,634	3
Bulls	—	—	1,562	128.76/cwt	117.50–137.00	2,011	8
Bulls	—	—	1,823	141.77/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,584	8
Bulls	—	—	2,080	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	3,141	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	865	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	670	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	934	91.16/cwt	82.50–99.00	851	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	80.36/cwt	77.50–84.00	896	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,130	106.37/cwt	92.00–114.00	1,202	38
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	93.99/cwt	87.50–101.00	1,081	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,175	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,469	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,198	118.55/cwt	112.00–122.00	1,420	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	95.93/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,383	105.10/cwt	103.00–107.00	1,454	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,391	125.77/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,749	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	119.50/cwt	114.00–124.50	1,675	77
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,413	104.67/cwt	96.00–111.00	1,479	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,561	122.13/cwt	120.00–122.50	1,906	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,618	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,925	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,638	116.32/cwt	112.00–120.50	1,905	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	187.95/cwt	161.00–193.00	1,618	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	953	186.20/cwt	140.00–203.50	1,774	79
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,033	157.74/cwt	125.00–192.50	1,629	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	125.87/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,364	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,147	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,617	12
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	849	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,303	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,707	34
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,392	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,754	12

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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,021Last week 2,139Year ago 1,299

Slaughter CattleReceipts 283Last week 505Year ago 353

Replacement CattleReceipts 191Last week 225Year ago 108

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	409.00	409.00
9	350–400	389	360.00–395.00	371.71
31	400–450	421	346.00–366.00	354.34
83	450–500	457	321.00–349.00	346.85
3	550–600	567	295.00	295.00
2	600–650	630	282.00	282.00
74	700–750	712	254.00–255.00	254.68
16	800–850	824	247.00–249.50	248.54
5	850–900	888	242.00	242.00
3	950–1000	958	216.00	216.00
23	1000–1050	1,000	213.75	213.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	350–400	376	375.00–400.00	393.54
17	400–450	437	341.00–352.50	347.11
178	450–500	479	314.00–338.50	334.25
53	500–550	506	305.50–326.00	322.33
46	550–600	570	280.00–307.00	302.49
48	600–650	621	270.00–286.00	282.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
5	350–400	397	346.00	346.00
3	400–450	447	318.00	318.00
16	500–550	542	292.00–301.00	298.19
2	550–600	560	294.00	294.00
2	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
12	750–800	778	245.00	245.00
8	850–900	861	226.00	226.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	408	325.00–335.00	328.45
10	500–550	510	291.00–300.00	298.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1200–1250	1,205	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
109	550–600	556	302.00–309.50	308.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	374	410.00–430.00	416.33
5	400–450	408	404.00–408.00	407.20
114	450–500	488	357.50–391.00	366.17
51	500–550	528	346.00–352.00	346.76
158	550–600	582	307.75–338.00	314.39
80	600–650	608	302.00–314.00	311.36
65	650–700	655	287.50–296.00	295.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	393	405.00	405.00
5	400–450	406	390.00–392.00	390.79
3	500–550	515	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	405.00	405.00
28	400–450	430	365.00–395.00	370.58
9	450–500	467	341.00–364.00	352.59
19	500–550	539	286.00	286.00
4	950–1000	955	231.00	231.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	339	450.00–495.00	457.65
14	350–400	370	415.00–437.00	433.57
86	400–450	438	400.00–403.00	401.75
55	450–500	469	390.00–400.00	392.46
144	500–550	538	346.00–364.50	348.88
157	550–600	561	320.50–345.50	340.43
4	600–650	605	307.00	307.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	1000–1050	1,005	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	794	238.00	238.00

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	79	—	953	140.00–203.50	186.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,033	125.00–192.50	157.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,147	141.00	141.00

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	6	—	861	161.00–193.00	187.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,084	122.00–130.00	125.87

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	175.00	175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	849	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,392	126.00	126.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,303	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,355	93.00–100.00	95.93
2	—	1,383	103.00–107.00	105.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,413	96.00–111.00	104.67
77	—	1,402	114.00–124.50	119.50
20	—	1,391	125.00–127.00	125.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,130	92.00–114.00	106.37
1	—	1,175	125.00	125.00
80	—	1,198	112.00–122.00	118.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,115	77.50–84.00	80.36
9	—	1,150	87.50–101.00	93.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	112.00–120.50	116.32
8	—	1,561	120.00–122.50	122.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	934	82.50–99.00	91.16
1	—	865	77.50	77.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,562	117.50–137.00	128.76
1	—	2,080	151.00	151.00
8	—	1,823	139.00–147.00	141.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,297	126.00	126.00

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.