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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Apr 8

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

229 head

▼ 380 vs last sale 609▲ 179 vs year ago 50 · +358.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 144▲ 117 vs year ago 55 · +212.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 123▲ 12 vs year ago 92 · +13.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on all feeder offerings. Feeder quality this week was mostly plain to average on steers and average to attractive on heifers. Demand was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. CME positions moved sharply lower on outside market pressure over the last few days. Despite lower CME positions buyers continue to show good demand for limited offerings. Demand for cattle suitable to run on grass remains good with several ranchers looking for offerings to run on grass this summer. Market activity was mostly active today. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly good. Small regional packers were in the market again this week buying cows for immediate harvest. Several sets of fed cows were seen this week but these offerings were far from fleshy. Some of the higher quality offerings were purchased to return to feed, however most offerings were purchased for slaughter. Breaking and boning cows sold fully steady in a narrow comparison. Lean slaughter cows were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Feeding cows sold on moderate to good demand this week, however a smaller buyer pool was seen and cows softened slightly as quality this week was not as attractive as last week. Feeding cows sold steady to weak in a narrow comparison. Thin fleshed feeding cows sold steady to 5.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Again, feeding cow quality was not as attractive this week as last. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher a narrow comparison. Bull quality was average this week, with many lightweight feeding type bulls on offer. However, most bull offerings were purchased to slaughter again this week as packers showed stronger demand for slaughter bulls. Weigh up conditions were mostly average this week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand. Most offerings sold steady on like quality offerings. Quality was mostly average today, but not as attractive as last weeks offering. Very good demand was seen for wet bagged offerings which had recently lost calves. Demand for baron heifers was significantly lighter than heifers and cows which lost calves.

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 $338.79/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −75.13 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$338.79

24 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$70

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

$28.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.87

vs MT average

+22.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	341.18	1,860	22
Medium and Large 1-2	573	312.50	1,791	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.68/cwt here — about $70 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

338.79

—

MT average3 barns · 412 hd

345.66

−6.87

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

+22.24

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−75.13

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	—	High	1,718	162.48	2,791	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	151.56	2,224	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,410	145.91	2,058	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,159	134.43	1,557	24

Every lot

52 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 1-2	348	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,705	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,838	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	396.16/cwt	390.00–402.50	1,830	6
Steers	500–550	Medium 1	508	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,885	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	546	371.14/cwt	371.00–372.00	2,026	28
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,002	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	704	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,147	5
Steers	750–800	Large 1	752	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	2,076	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,279	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	390	396.91/cwt	395.00–397.50	1,548	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	392	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	1,578	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	482	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,817	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,839	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	336.60/cwt	335.00–337.00	1,885	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,791	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	321.84/cwt	321.00–322.00	1,970	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	687	281.51/cwt	281.00–282.00	1,934	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	2,011	40
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,120	10
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	888	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,242	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,967	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	975	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,184	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,380	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,015	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,593	167.35/cwt	165.00–169.00	2,666	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,603	158.69/cwt	155.00–161.00	2,544	3
Bulls	—	—	1,632	153.77/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,510	13
Bulls	—	—	1,803	168.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	3,041	12
Bulls	—	—	2,062	181.59/cwt	181.00–183.00	3,744	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	128.08/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,210	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	963	112.72/cwt	103.00–122.00	1,085	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,146	127.51/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,461	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,686	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,231	143.19/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,763	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,270	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,664	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,350	131.58/cwt	114.00–136.00	1,776	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,386	146.07/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,025	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,409	146.60/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,066	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,420	134.58/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,911	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,456	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	2,220	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,462	154.38/cwt	151.00–156.00	2,257	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,463	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,209	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	138.70/cwt	137.50–141.00	2,115	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,585	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,393	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,511	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	775	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,802	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	925	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,100	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	212.02/cwt	178.00–239.00	2,120	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,026	223.60/cwt	189.00–258.00	2,294	66
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,221	179.18/cwt	152.00–217.00	2,188	20
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,820	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,304	1

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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 229Last week 609Year ago 50

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 144Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 123Year ago 92

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	465.00	465.00
7	350–400	392	402.50	402.50
12	500–550	533	345.00	345.00
10	550–600	560	335.00–337.00	336.60
25	600–650	612	321.00–322.00	321.84
40	700–750	703	286.00	286.00
10	750–800	778	272.50	272.50
2	850–900	888	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	390	395.00–397.50	396.91
19	450–500	482	377.00	377.00
2	550–600	573	312.50	312.50
8	650–700	687	281.00–282.00	281.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	975	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	490.00	490.00
3	400–450	435	422.50	422.50
6	450–500	462	390.00–402.50	396.16
28	500–550	546	371.00–372.00	371.14
2	550–600	568	350.00–355.00	352.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	625	330.00	330.00
5	700–750	704	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	752	276.00	276.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	508	371.00	371.00

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	66	—	1,026	189.00–258.00	223.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,221	152.00–217.00	179.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	180.00	180.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	227.00	227.00

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	4	—	1,000	178.00–239.00	212.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	148.00	148.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	232.50	232.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,620	155.00	155.00
3	—	1,525	137.50–141.00	138.70
1	—	1,585	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,350	114.00–136.00	131.58
10	—	1,386	139.00–150.00	146.07
7	—	1,462	151.00–156.00	154.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,456	152.50	152.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,155	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,270	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,146	119.00–133.00	127.51
11	—	1,231	136.00–146.00	143.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,409	139.00–149.00	146.60
5	—	1,463	151.00	151.00
2	—	1,420	133.00–136.00	134.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	103.00–122.00	112.72
2	—	945	126.00–130.00	128.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,062	181.00–183.00	181.59
12	—	1,803	160.00–175.00	168.64
13	—	1,632	141.00–159.00	153.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	165.00–169.00	167.35
3	—	1,603	155.00–161.00	158.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	146.00	146.00

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.