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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 6

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

374 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 499▲ 107 vs year ago 267 · +40.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

252 head

▲ 96 vs last sale 156▲ 163 vs year ago 89 · +183.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 243▲ 168 vs year ago 30 · +560.0%

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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 to higher undertones were noticed on like quality offerings of both sexes. Feeder quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand for feeders was mostly good, despite lower quality and a light offering. Quality limited demand at times. CME positions continue to push higher as deferred contracts continue to hit new contract highs. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly light to moderate. Packers continue to try to buy slaughter cows lower as many cow packers are operating in the red. Very few slaughter cows were purchased today as most cows were purchased to feed. Slaughter cows were all very poor in quality as most were lame or had major blemishes. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower on boning and breaking cows, lean cows sold mostly 4.00-6.00 lower as many poor quality offerings were noticed. Feeding cows sold on good to 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 weak. Again quality overall was poorer than last week and limited demand in places. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand this week. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 3.00-4.00 lower a narrow comparison. Bull quality was not as attractive this week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to below average and also limited demand for bulls. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand for moderate to heavy offering. Most offerings sold steady to 5.00 lower on a poorer quality offering. Quality was mostly plain to average today, with a limited offering of attractive quality young cows noticed. Many young cows had slight blemishes including short ears or tails, which also hindered demand at times. Many young cows were purchased to feed today as a result.

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 $337.80/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits −113.78 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$337.80

18 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,830

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$90.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−49.03

vs MT average

−40.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	524	372.99	1,956	11thin
Medium and Large 2-3	569	282.50	1,607	7thin

One grade step is worth $90.49/cwt here — about $349 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 sale18 hd

337.80

—

MT average3 barns · 239 hd

386.83

−49.03

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−40.99

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

−113.78

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	1,766	167.82	2,963	49
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	157.63	2,489	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,412	154.16	2,177	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,131	136.19	1,541	69
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	140.00	1,456	1thin

Every lot

64 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	257	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,137	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	314	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,319	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	447.89/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,908	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	462	412.21/cwt	401.00–415.00	1,904	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	377.49/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,925	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	563	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,032	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	569	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	1,607	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	313.93/cwt	310.00–324.00	1,934	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,165	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	340.62/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,258	48
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,250	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,176	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	762	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,416	26
Steers	950–1000	Large 1	970	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,595	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	248	502.50/cwt	502.50–502.50	1,246	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	310	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,318	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	403	381.99/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,539	33
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	418	391.71/cwt	357.50–422.50	1,637	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,421	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	543	353.76/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,921	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	548	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,082	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	550	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,664	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	652	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,884	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	284.27/cwt	277.50–288.00	1,876	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	661	305.50/cwt	305.50–305.50	2,019	14
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,951	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	753	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,033	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	937	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,258	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	2,362	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	2,428	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,061	236.51/cwt	235.00–238.00	2,509	6
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,248	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,270	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,740	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,438	155.69/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,239	10
Bulls	—	—	1,641	154.74/cwt	141.00–164.00	2,539	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,736	173.67/cwt	160.00–181.00	3,015	6
Bulls	—	—	1,825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,891	174.46/cwt	165.00–182.00	3,299	17
Bulls	—	—	2,045	184.88/cwt	183.00–186.00	3,781	6
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,720	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	4,869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	900	112.79/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,015	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	104.16/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,102	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,098	133.95/cwt	117.50–142.00	1,471	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,143	121.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,383	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,185	130.92/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,551	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,211	160.65/cwt	159.00–162.50	1,945	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,227	154.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,898	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,362	161.20/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,196	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,416	155.68/cwt	147.00–160.00	2,204	49
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,450	142.36/cwt	130.00–147.00	2,064	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	129.30/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,910	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,504	139.70/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,101	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,568	158.47/cwt	152.00–159.00	2,485	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,715	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	2,530	2
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,040	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,456	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows8 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	826	238.00/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,966	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	886	223.88/cwt	182.00–245.00	1,984	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	912	241.20/cwt	205.00–268.00	2,200	85
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	168.00/cwt	162.00–187.50	1,751	13
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,051	198.21/cwt	162.00–237.50	2,083	53
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,078	193.89/cwt	175.00–250.00	2,090	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,178	165.24/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,947	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,185	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,932	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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 374Last week 499Year ago 267

Slaughter CattleReceipts 252Last week 156Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 243Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	340.00	340.00
5	650–700	652	289.00	289.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	357.50–422.50	391.71
5	650–700	660	277.50–288.00	284.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	548	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	248	502.50	502.50
11	300–350	310	425.00	425.00
33	400–450	403	375.00–385.00	381.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	543	350.00–355.00	353.76
14	650–700	661	305.50	305.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	302.50	302.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	616	310.00–324.00	313.93
3	700–750	723	301.00	301.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	426	440.00–450.00	447.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	569	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	462	401.00–415.00	412.21
8	500–550	510	370.00–387.50	377.49
3	550–600	563	361.00	361.00
5	600–650	635	341.00	341.00
48	650–700	663	325.00–345.00	340.62
26	750–800	762	317.00	317.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	257	442.50	442.50
10	300–350	314	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	703	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	578	337.50	337.50
2	600–650	640	295.00	295.00
6	750–800	753	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	937	241.00	241.00
1	950–1000	960	246.00	246.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,061	235.00–238.00	236.51
1	1200–1250	1,215	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,227	150.00–158.00	154.70
34	—	1,098	117.50–142.00	133.95
8	—	1,211	159.00–162.50	160.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,185	130.00–132.00	130.92
3	—	1,058	102.50–105.00	104.16
10	—	1,143	115.00–125.00	121.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,450	130.00–147.00	142.36
22	—	1,362	160.00–164.00	161.20
49	—	1,416	147.00–160.00	155.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	900	105.00–120.00	112.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,504	135.00–145.00	139.70
3	—	1,477	128.00–130.00	129.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,568	152.00–159.00	158.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	147.00–148.00	147.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,825	150.00	150.00
7	—	1,641	141.00–164.00	154.74
6	—	2,045	183.00–186.00	184.88
17	—	1,891	165.00–182.00	174.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,438	151.00–165.00	155.69
6	—	1,736	160.00–181.00	173.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,720	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,040	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,078	175.00–250.00	193.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	163.00	163.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	826	230.00–242.50	238.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	85	—	912	205.00–268.00	241.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,178	162.00–171.00	165.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,051	162.00–237.50	198.21

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	17	—	886	182.00–245.00	223.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,042	162.00–187.50	168.00

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.