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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

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

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

499 head

▼ 202 vs last sale 701▲ 232 vs year ago 267 · +86.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

156 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 112▼ 48 vs year ago 204 · −23.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

243 head

▲ 112 vs last sale 131▲ 42 vs year ago 201 · +20.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed on like quality offerings. Feeder quality this week was mostly plain to average with a limited offering of attractive quality offerings. Heifer quality was more attractive this week than steer quality as several packages of replacement quality heifers sold. These offerings sold on mostly good demand. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good for light offerings. CME positions continue to push higher as all nearby contracts hit contract highs again today. Quality limited demand at times. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate to good. Packers tried to buy slaughter cows lower this week as many cow packers are operating in the red. The cutter cow cutout has been stuck hovering between the upper 280.00s to the upper 290.00s since early February, but many of the cows are selling from 280.00-305.00+ on a dressed basis standing in the ring prior to freighting them to the plant. The cutter cow cutout as of todays close was 291.22, up 0.51 from yesterdays close. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however weak undertones were noticed. Fewer slaughter cow buyers were noticed this week compared to last week. Major packers continue to buy cows to feed. Feeding cows sold on very good demand as private feeders and packer buyers both showed good demand for high quality cows to feed. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls sold on good demand this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher a narrow comparison. Bull quality was average to attractive this week with more high yielding bulls noticed. Weigh up conditions were mostly average. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good to very good demand. Most offerings sold steady to 5.00 higher on like quality offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive today. Very good demand was seen for wet bagged offerings which had recently lost calves and for light weight offerings which buyers could buy to blend on yearling offerings.

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 $338.41/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −75.52 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$338.41

44 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$86

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

$24.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.40

vs MT average

+9.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	352.11	1,856	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	592	328.00	1,942	25

One grade step is worth $24.11/cwt here — about −$86 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale44 hd

338.41

—

MT average2 barns · 73 hd

338.01

+0.40

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

+9.07

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−75.52

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	1,779	172.50	3,068	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,398	155.85	2,179	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	149.92	2,577	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,141	142.57	1,627	30

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 Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,216	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,868	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,446	$2,700	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,465	$3,182	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,188	$3,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,468	$3,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,830	9
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,214	$3,400	5

Every lot

63 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	350–400	Medium 1-2	368	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,435	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,620	3
Steers	400–450	Medium 1	433	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,814	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	1,783	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,065	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	1,936	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	371.82/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,145	43
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	694	316.17/cwt	316.00–317.50	2,194	42
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,293	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,272	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	394	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,418	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	384.79/cwt	375.00–397.50	1,635	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,713	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	479	352.58/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,689	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium 1	498	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,773	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	352.11/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,856	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	328.00/cwt	328.00–328.00	1,942	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,971	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	303.41/cwt	302.50–304.00	1,893	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,039	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	280.81/cwt	277.50–282.50	1,893	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Full	678	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,959	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	779	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,337	26
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	800	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,416	53
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,564	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,754	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,776	12
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	960	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	2,299	8
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,070	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,461	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,173	203.73/cwt	202.50–205.00	2,390	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,524	160.53/cwt	145.00–165.00	2,446	7
Bulls	—	—	1,593	151.48/cwt	145.00–160.00	2,413	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,712	173.56/cwt	170.00–181.00	2,971	9
Bulls	—	—	1,925	179.52/cwt	171.00–185.00	3,456	11
Bulls	—	—	2,159	192.77/cwt	191.00–197.00	4,162	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	117.42/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,039	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	895	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	917	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	132.85/cwt	122.50–145.00	1,432	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,170	151.73/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,775	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	159.87/cwt	159.00–160.00	1,912	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,272	135.59/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,725	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,336	160.45/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,144	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,390	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,210	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,408	156.32/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,201	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,447	143.87/cwt	140.00–150.50	2,082	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,491	140.85/cwt	137.00–145.00	2,100	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,714	151.40/cwt	149.00–157.00	2,595	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,506	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	231.08/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,964	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	945	241.42/cwt	190.00–267.50	2,281	90
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	1,080	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,025	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	180.53/cwt	167.00–188.00	2,013	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	190.88/cwt	162.50–235.00	2,195	37
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	166.68/cwt	164.00–172.50	1,917	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,355	2,829.82/head	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,830	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	3,181.96/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,182	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,468	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,216	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	2,868.15/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,868	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,446	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	7
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,214	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	2,644	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.

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Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT

Tue Apr 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 701Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 112Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 243Last week 131Year ago 201

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
26	750–800	779	300.00	300.00
53	800–850	800	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	400.00	400.00
23	400–450	425	375.00–397.50	384.79
22	450–500	479	340.00–360.00	352.58
25	550–600	592	328.00	328.00
5	600–650	624	302.50–304.00	303.41
6	650–700	674	277.50–282.50	280.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	370.00	370.00
19	500–550	527	350.00–360.00	352.11
5	600–650	616	320.00	320.00
9	650–700	662	308.00	308.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	394	360.00	360.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	678	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	498	356.00	356.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	387.50	387.50
5	500–550	534	362.50	362.50
42	650–700	694	316.00–317.50	316.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	500–550	513	402.50	402.50
43	550–600	577	365.00–375.00	371.82
12	700–750	742	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	368	390.00	390.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	433	419.00	419.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	460	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,070	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1150–1200	1,173	202.50–205.00	203.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	391	400.00	400.00
7	450–500	474	370.00	370.00
12	550–600	573	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	950–1000	960	239.50	239.50

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	4	—	1,150	164.00–172.50	166.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	37	—	1,150	162.50–235.00	190.88
(<2 yrs)	Open	90	—	945	190.00–267.50	241.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,080	187.50	187.50

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	—	850	210.00–245.00	231.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,115	167.00–188.00	180.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,468	3,050.00	3,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	3,075.00	3,075.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,355	2,700.00–2,875.00	2,829.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,465	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,181.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,350	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,868.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,216	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,446	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,214	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	234.00	234.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,714	149.00–157.00	151.40
1	—	1,740	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,491	137.00–145.00	140.85
15	—	1,336	160.00–162.00	160.45
44	—	1,408	151.00–159.00	156.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,272	125.00–144.00	135.59
8	—	1,196	159.00–160.00	159.87
8	—	1,170	147.00–157.00	151.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,447	140.00–150.50	143.87
2	—	1,390	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	102.50	102.50
4	—	885	112.00–121.00	117.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	122.50–145.00	132.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,524	145.00–165.00	160.53
9	—	1,712	170.00–181.00	173.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,593	145.00–160.00	151.48
4	—	2,159	191.00–197.00	192.77
11	—	1,925	171.00–185.00	179.52

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.