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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 6May 13May 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

174 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 374▼ 135 vs year ago 309 · −43.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

300 head

▲ 48 vs last sale 252▼ 280 vs year ago 580 · −48.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

448 head

▲ 250 vs last sale 198▼ 26 vs year ago 474 · −5.5%

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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 any market trend. Feeder quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand for feeders was mostly good, despite a low quality and light offering. Quality limited demand at times. CME positions continue to push higher following the decision to close the southern border to Mexican cattle imports which was released Sunday 5/11/25 and effective immediately. CME positions were mixed today following sharply higher movement yesterday. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly light to moderate. Packers continue to try to buy slaughter cows lower, however demand from feeding buyers kept slaughter cow prices generally steady. 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 generally steady on all classes. 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. Quality this week was average to attractive and overall better than last weeks sale. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand this week. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Bull quality was not as attractive this week. A large offering of fed bulls were seen this week. Fed bulls were met with light to moderate demand as many were very fleshy. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average this week for cows while bulls were average to below average. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Most offerings sold 5.00 higher on a slightly more attractive offering this week. Quality was mostly average to attractive today. A large portion of the young cows were baron and had never had a calf. Offerings with bags continue to sell with the best demand. Very little difference in price was seen between 2 and 3 year old cows which had lost calves as demand for rebreed and recip cows remains very good.

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 $353.39/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −60.54 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$353.39

23 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+40.39

vs MT average

+13.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	353.39	1,833	23

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 sale23 hd

353.39

—

MT average3 barns · 76 hd

313.00

+40.39

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

+13.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−60.54

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	1,922	172.51	3,315	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,400	153.10	2,143	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,588	148.01	2,350	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,163	144.85	1,684	68

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)	1,285	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,289	$2,050	4thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,265	$3,360	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,315	$3,617	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,491	$3,360	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,650	$3,087	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,473	$2,788	17
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,023	$3,354	13

Every lot

69 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	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,934	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	501	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,999	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,038	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	596	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,199	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	361.44/cwt	354.00–364.50	2,263	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	643	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,064	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	343.44/cwt	325.00–344.50	2,294	19
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,225	2
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,656	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,872	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	444	375.89/cwt	375.00–376.00	1,669	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,775	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	1,848	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	509	356.00/cwt	354.00–357.00	1,812	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,906	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,955	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	443	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,772	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,953	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	751	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,005	4
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	929	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,220	4
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1-2	1,268	177.98/cwt	175.00–181.00	2,257	2
Bulls	1250–1300	Large 1	1,285	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,467	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,611	160.60/cwt	151.00–168.00	2,587	9
Bulls	—	—	1,717	159.64/cwt	142.00–168.00	2,741	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,871	176.58/cwt	168.50–179.00	3,304	19
Bulls	—	—	1,876	176.18/cwt	171.50–182.00	3,305	12
Bulls	—	—	2,059	186.72/cwt	182.50–191.50	3,845	5
Bulls	—	—	2,180	174.91/cwt	174.50–176.50	3,813	9
Bulls	—	—	2,196	170.74/cwt	167.50–173.00	3,749	7
Bulls	—	—Heavy Weight	2,515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,898	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	753	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	790	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	960	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,224	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	129.62/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,430	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,143	134.82/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,541	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	159.04/cwt	156.50–160.50	1,901	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,196	151.03/cwt	146.00–155.50	1,806	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	123.04/cwt	119.00–126.50	1,492	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,377	160.12/cwt	158.50–164.00	2,205	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,400	141.85/cwt	130.00–149.50	1,986	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,405	154.12/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,165	47
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,427	144.71/cwt	143.50–145.50	2,065	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,442	128.43/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,852	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,300	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,379	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,595	144.02/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,297	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,506	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,265	3,360.18/head	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,360	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,218	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	3,616.81/head	3,450.00–3,725.00	3,617	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,443	2,772.67/head	2,725.00–3,150.00	2,773	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,540	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,579	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,621	3,093.07/head	3,075.00–3,175.00	3,093	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,681	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,702	3,075.00/head	3,075.00–3,075.00	3,075	10
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	735	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,746	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	219.50/cwt	180.00–242.50	2,037	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	933	250.66/cwt	192.00–277.00	2,339	129
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	159.27/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,757	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,104	200.57/cwt	163.00–258.00	2,214	93
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,181	165.52/cwt	157.00–205.00	1,955	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,200	183.17/cwt	177.50–186.00	2,198	3
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,010	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	8
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,285	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,289	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 174Last week 374Year ago 309

Slaughter CattleReceipts 300Last week 252Year ago 580

Replacement CattleReceipts 448Last week 198Year ago 474

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	483	367.50	367.50
5	650–700	680	287.50	287.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	382	490.00	490.00
17	400–450	444	375.00–376.00	375.89
11	450–500	485	381.00	381.00
18	500–550	509	354.00–357.00	356.00
5	550–600	554	344.00	344.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	455	425.00	425.00
4	500–550	501	399.00	399.00
1	550–600	560	364.00	364.00
7	600–650	626	354.00–364.50	361.44
19	650–700	668	325.00–344.50	343.44
2	700–750	713	312.00	312.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	596	369.00	369.00
2	600–650	643	321.00	321.00
2	1050–1100	1,058	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	443	400.00	400.00
2	450–500	490	365.00	365.00
4	700–750	730	267.50	267.50
4	750–800	751	267.00	267.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	900–950	929	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1250–1300	1,268	175.00–181.00	177.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1250–1300	1,285	192.00	192.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,621	3,075.00–3,175.00	3,093.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,315	3,450.00–3,725.00	3,616.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,579	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,540	3,400.00	3,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,702	3,075.00	3,075.00

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	—	1,245	3,200.00	3,200.00

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	11	—	1,443	2,725.00–3,150.00	2,772.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,681	2,975.00	2,975.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	129	—	933	192.00–277.00	250.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,181	157.00–205.00	165.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	93	—	1,104	163.00–258.00	200.57

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	10	—	1,103	155.00–162.50	159.27
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	928	180.00–242.50	219.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	177.50–186.00	183.17

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	237.50	237.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,045	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,010	3,450.00	3,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,700.00	2,700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,289	2,050.00	2,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,265	3,250.00–3,750.00	3,360.18

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,595	142.00–145.00	144.02
1	—	1,465	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	127.50	127.50
2	—	753	100.00–110.00	104.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,143	120.00–145.00	134.82
10	—	1,195	156.50–160.50	159.04
34	—	1,196	146.00–155.50	151.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,400	130.00–149.50	141.85
24	—	1,377	158.50–164.00	160.12
47	—	1,405	145.00–158.00	154.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	144.00	144.00
1	—	1,535	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,442	127.00–132.00	128.43
3	—	1,427	143.50–145.50	144.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	127.00–134.00	129.62
2	—	1,213	119.00–126.50	123.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,515	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,717	142.00–168.00	159.64
12	—	1,876	171.50–182.00	176.18
5	—	2,059	182.50–191.50	186.72
9	—	2,180	174.50–176.50	174.91
7	—	2,196	167.50–173.00	170.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,611	151.00–168.00	160.60
19	—	1,871	168.50–179.00	176.58

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.