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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Mar 11

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

348 head

▼ 850 vs last sale 1,198▼ 215 vs year ago 563 · −38.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 368▲ 70 vs year ago 212 · +33.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

78 head

▼ 807 vs last sale 885▼ 2 vs year ago 80 · −2.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers were all too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed on steers under 500 lbs and steady undertones were noticed on steers over 500 lbs. 650-699 lbs heifers offered the best test this week, these offerings sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. All other weights of heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to higher undertones were noticed. Feeder quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly good for light offerings. CME feeder cattle positions traded firm today on nearby contracts, with differed contracts trading with gains of 100.00 or more. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today with a large buyer pool on hand despite a small offering of feeder cattle. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate to good. Small regional packers were in the market this week and helped push fed cows mostly higher. Premium white and breaking cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Boning and lean cows sold mostly steady.Most fed cows had been on feed for over 100 days. Cows were mixed for grade but most fed cows were purchased to slaughter this week. Packers and private feeding buyers both showed good demand for all cows suitable to feed. Demand for feeding cows was stronger this week with a larger buyer pool noticed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the largest gains seen on lean cows. Cow quality was mostly average to attractive this week. Slaughter bulls sold on very good demand this week. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed, on a higher quality offering. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly steady to 5.00 higher. Quality was mostly average to attractive today. Many sets of light weight offerings were purchased to feed, while heavier offerings which had recently lost calves sold to rebreed or use as recips.

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 $312.71/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −101.21 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$312.71

18 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$1.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.75

vs MT average

−2.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	550	313.28	1,722	10thin
Large 1	523	312.00	1,632	8thin

One grade step is worth $1.28/cwt here — about $90 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 sale18 hd

312.71

—

MT average2 barns · 273 hd

326.47

−13.75

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−2.25

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−101.21

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	1,846	159.65	2,947	16
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	1,584	143.27	2,269	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	142.02	2,106	96
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,365	134.38	1,835	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	133.84	1,563	54

Every lot

45 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	357	503.30/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,797	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	430.25/cwt	430.25–430.25	1,902	96
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	393.73/cwt	392.50–395.00	1,843	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,891	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	560	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,946	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	596	341.19/cwt	341.00–344.00	2,033	15
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	692	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,024	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,175	19
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	1,234	3
Heifers	400–450	Large 1	418	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,453	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,434	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	523	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,632	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	525	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,654	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	311.57/cwt	310.00–314.00	1,788	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,961	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,747	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	687	288.52/cwt	287.00–289.50	1,982	103
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,895	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	821	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,905	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,285	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,370	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,795	1
Bulls	—	—	1,695	139.77/cwt	131.00–150.00	2,369	5
Bulls	—	—	1,894	169.12/cwt	162.00–178.50	3,203	7
Bulls	—	—	2,143	180.21/cwt	179.50–181.00	3,862	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	111.62/cwt	101.00–125.00	1,214	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,135	125.72/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,427	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	98.98/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,143	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	141.93/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,696	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,913	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,313	138.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,822	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	135.07/cwt	129.00–143.50	1,846	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	2,088	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,456	117.97/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,718	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	142.73/cwt	140.00–144.50	2,090	50
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,480	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,102	40
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,500	127.80/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,917	3
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,584	143.27/cwt	139.50–149.00	2,269	62
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,665	136.22/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,268	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,560	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	977	228.38/cwt	209.00–241.00	2,231	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,113	180.51/cwt	148.00–214.00	2,009	24
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,159	165.67/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,920	6

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 Mar 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 348Last week 1,198Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 368Year ago 212

Replacement CattleReceipts 78Last week 885Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	337.50	337.50
5	500–550	525	315.00	315.00
5	550–600	574	310.00–314.00	311.57
2	600–650	613	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	437.50	437.50
7	600–650	608	322.50	322.50
103	650–700	687	287.00–289.50	288.52
4	750–800	780	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	821	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	347.50	347.50
8	500–550	523	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	505.00	505.00
3	350–400	357	500.00–505.00	503.30
96	400–450	442	430.25	430.25
2	450–500	468	392.50–395.00	393.73
4	500–550	501	377.50	377.50
15	550–600	596	341.00–344.00	341.19
19	700–750	704	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	560	347.50	347.50
3	650–700	692	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1150–1200	1,160	197.00	197.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,159	147.00–170.00	165.67
(<2 yrs)	Open	37	—	977	209.00–241.00	228.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	24	—	1,113	148.00–214.00	180.51

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	162.50	162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,894	162.00–178.50	169.12
5	—	1,695	131.00–150.00	139.77
3	—	2,143	179.50–181.00	180.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,665	130.00–138.00	136.22
50	—	1,464	140.00–144.50	142.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,480	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	146.50	146.50
6	—	1,367	129.00–143.50	135.07
5	—	1,456	110.00–124.00	117.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,135	110.00–134.00	125.72
35	—	1,195	140.00–142.50	141.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	150.00	150.00
16	—	1,313	135.00–145.00	138.75
3	—	1,500	122.00–132.00	127.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,155	95.00–103.00	98.98
3	—	1,088	101.00–125.00	111.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,584	139.50–149.00	143.27

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.