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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 7

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 17Jan 7Jan 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

568 head

▼ 675 vs last sale 1,243▼ 1,141 vs year ago 1,709 · −66.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

154 head

▼ 266 vs last sale 420▼ 509 vs year ago 663 · −76.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 330 vs last sale 355▼ 259 vs year ago 284 · −91.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were too lightly tested either last sale or today to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers under 600 lbs and higher undertones were noticed on both steers and heifers over 600 lbs. Quality this week was mixed from plain to very attractive. Demand was good to very good on all offerings. Most offerings were weaned from 60-90 days, however, demand was similar for both weaned and un-weaned cattle as buyers focused on quality. Market activity was mostly active today. Bidders were active both ringside as well as over the internet this sale. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows improved slightly this sale as packers purchased slightly better yielding cows to send to immediate harvest. Slaughter cows sold mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeding cow demand continues to be good. Both private feeders and packers both showed good demand for cows to feed. Private buyers continue to buy slightly lame or slightly blemished cows to but away on feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin feeding cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Cow quality this week was average to attractive. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested either this sale or last to develop any market trend. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average this week for cows and bulls. Bull quality this week was mostly plain with many low dressing bulls on offer. Young age offerings were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Young age cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for light offerings. Quality was mostly average.

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 $312.27/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −101.65 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$312.27

71 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,719

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

+7.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	312.27	1,719	71

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 sale71 hd

312.27

—

MT average1 barns · 71 hd

312.27

+0.00

National average163 barns · 22,771 hd

305.24

+7.03

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−101.65

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	—	Average	1,809	137.23	2,483	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,465	127.61	1,869	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,109	107.00	1,187	53

Every lot

49 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	250–300	Medium 1	284	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,321	13
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,611	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	419	375.12/cwt	370.00–403.00	1,572	23
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	441	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	1,605	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,770	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,856	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	358.00/cwt	358.00–358.00	1,897	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	327.15/cwt	326.50–335.50	1,930	52
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,037	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	657	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,024	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	293.80/cwt	291.75–297.50	2,112	72
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	898	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,245	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium 1	368	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,343	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	371.43/cwt	370.00–372.50	1,393	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,327	13
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	378.23/cwt	377.00–382.50	1,464	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	366.62/cwt	356.50–369.50	1,595	83
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	446	344.81/cwt	344.50–345.00	1,538	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1	448	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,599	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	453	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,495	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	465	354.00/cwt	354.00–354.00	1,646	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	489	336.98/cwt	332.00–346.00	1,648	31
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	546	314.21/cwt	312.00–315.00	1,716	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	307.53/cwt	303.00–310.50	1,725	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,739	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,781	16
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,838	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,735	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,481	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,538	136.87/cwt	135.00–138.50	2,105	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,633	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,270	2
Bulls	—	—	1,696	129.77/cwt	119.00–139.00	2,201	6
Bulls	—	—	1,980	144.10/cwt	141.00–146.00	2,853	7
Bulls	—	—	2,200	150.25/cwt	150.00–150.50	3,306	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	830	96.48/cwt	92.00–100.00	801	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	988	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,087	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,115	111.59/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,244	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	83.08/cwt	82.00–83.50	930	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	117.35/cwt	117.00–118.00	1,378	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	112.00/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,422	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	95.86/cwt	93.00–99.00	1,227	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,359	123.22/cwt	116.00–130.50	1,675	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	111.59/cwt	109.50–114.00	1,557	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,435	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,535	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,510	134.08/cwt	134.00–134.50	2,025	42
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,653	111.88/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,849	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	174.26/cwt	159.00–197.50	1,830	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,111	175.53/cwt	154.00–183.00	1,950	8

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 Jan 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 568Last week 1,243Year ago 1,709

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 420Year ago 663

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 355Year ago 284

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,980	141.00–146.00	144.10
2	—	2,200	150.00–150.50	150.25
6	—	1,696	119.00–139.00	129.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	139.00	139.00
2	—	1,538	135.00–138.50	136.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,653	111.00–112.50	111.88
1	—	1,435	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,510	134.00–134.50	134.08
6	—	1,395	109.50–114.00	111.59
21	—	1,359	116.00–130.50	123.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,280	93.00–99.00	95.86
5	—	1,270	110.00–115.00	112.00
8	—	1,119	82.00–83.50	83.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,115	100.00–117.00	111.59
11	—	1,174	117.00–118.00	117.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	92.00–100.00	96.48
12	—	988	110.00	110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	477	371.00	371.00
27	500–550	530	358.00	358.00
52	550–600	590	326.50–335.50	327.15
1	650–700	655	311.00	311.00
72	700–750	719	291.75–297.50	293.80
2	850–900	898	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	379	425.00	425.00
23	400–450	419	370.00–403.00	375.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	514	361.00	361.00
10	650–700	657	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	250–300	284	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	441	364.00	364.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	350–400	387	377.00–382.50	378.23
83	400–450	435	356.50–369.50	366.62
31	450–500	489	332.00–346.00	336.98
52	500–550	546	312.00–315.00	314.21
16	550–600	561	303.00–310.50	307.53
16	650–700	650	274.00	274.00
2	700–750	700	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	379	350.00	350.00
3	400–450	440	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	465	354.00	354.00
3	550–600	572	304.00	304.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	375	370.00–372.50	371.43
13	400–450	446	344.50–345.00	344.81
2	450–500	453	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	365.00	365.00
5	400–450	448	357.00	357.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	482	360.00	360.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,111	154.00–183.00	175.53
(<2 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,050	159.00–197.50	174.26

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.