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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 3

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

167 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 62▲ 112 vs year ago 55 · +203.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

471 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 428▼ 378 vs year ago 849 · −44.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

230 head

▼ 131 vs last sale 361▼ 168 vs year ago 398 · −42.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Feeder quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand for feeders was mostly good. A large portion of the feeder offering was comprised of fall and winter born calves. Some sets were weaned 60 days while others sold straight off the cow. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows comprised a majority of the offering this week. Demand was mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate. Packers pick around to try to find cows to fit slaughter cow buying orders. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on all classes in a narrow comparison. Feeding cow demand was good to very good again this week which kept most prices mostly over slaughter ticket prices. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to above average again this week. Many cows continue to come off grass and are mostly empty as a result. Slaughter bulls sold on good demand this week as additional packer buyers were in the stands actively buying bulls for harvest. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality was average to very attractive this week and slightly better than last week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Most offerings sold with steady undertones. Quality was mostly average to very attractive today. 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 $336.35/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −77.58 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$336.35

29 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$61.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs MT average

−1.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	343.36	1,926	25
Medium and Large 1-2	540	325.00	1,755	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	281.67	1,592	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.70/cwt here — about $333 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 sale29 hd

336.35

—

MT average3 barns · 86 hd

336.21

+0.14

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−1.89

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−77.58

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	1,796	183.73	3,299	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,395	156.80	2,187	243
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	152.28	2,465	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	149.31	1,721	126

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$3,000	10

Every lot

77 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 1Unweaned	325	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,487	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,527	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	439.93/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,672	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	510	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,951	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,966	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	343.98/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,119	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	190	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,214	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	347	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,509	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	438.27/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,630	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	429	382.58/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,641	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,439	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,871	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	554	349.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,935	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,660	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,833	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	488	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,854	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,073	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	667	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,968	5
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	973	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,360	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,071	233.43/cwt	232.50–240.00	2,500	8
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,125	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,559	1
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,573	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,087	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,550	161.68/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,506	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,623	174.82/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,837	10
Bulls	—	—	1,755	158.58/cwt	143.00–170.00	2,783	6
Bulls	—	—	1,775	176.46/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,132	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,449	1
Bulls	—	—	1,873	178.61/cwt	171.00–188.00	3,345	14
Bulls	—	—	1,893	199.19/cwt	191.00–207.00	3,771	14
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,896	207.44/cwt	203.00–212.00	3,933	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	818	118.11/cwt	111.00–127.50	966	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	965	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,322	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,045	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,066	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,091	139.86/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,526	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,148	129.28/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,484	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	151.71/cwt	145.50–157.00	1,767	67
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	140.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,673	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,218	161.49/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,967	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,220	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,940	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	163.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,212	44
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,389	136.56/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,897	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	156.45/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,193	180
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,419	143.11/cwt	125.00–149.00	2,031	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,245	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,482	151.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,252	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,513	159.10/cwt	158.00–159.50	2,407	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,627	151.10/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,458	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,620	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,737	145.40/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,526	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows10 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	703	212.84/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,496	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,711	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	218.95/cwt	187.50–245.00	2,069	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	990	248.43/cwt	207.50–290.00	2,459	69
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	177.64/cwt	164.00–187.50	1,819	4
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,155	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,368	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,161	183.61/cwt	165.00–202.50	2,132	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,165	194.83/cwt	170.00–250.00	2,270	106
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,528	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,389	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	10

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 62Year ago 55

Slaughter CattleReceipts 471Last week 428Year ago 849

Replacement CattleReceipts 230Last week 361Year ago 398

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	436	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	510	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	593	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	190	1,025.00	1,025.00
7	300–350	347	435.00	435.00
8	350–400	372	425.00–450.00	438.27
9	400–450	429	380.00–387.50	382.58
2	500–550	528	340.00	340.00
9	550–600	554	330.00–355.00	349.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	355.00	355.00
5	450–500	490	252.50	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	390.00	390.00
1	400–450	445	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	481	389.00	389.00
14	550–600	570	340.00	340.00
1	650–700	670	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	435.00–455.00	439.93
3	500–550	510	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	442.50	442.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	457.50	457.50
1	350–400	350	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	418	440.00	440.00
17	500–550	530	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	490.00	490.00
10	600–650	616	342.50–350.00	343.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
5	650–700	667	295.00	295.00
2	950–1000	973	240.00–245.00	242.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	500	367.50	367.50
3	600–650	608	341.00	341.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	445.00	445.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	1050–1100	1,071	232.50–240.00	233.43
1	1100–1150	1,125	227.50	227.50
1	1200–1250	1,240	207.50	207.50

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	106	—	1,165	170.00–250.00	194.83
(<2 yrs)	Open	69	—	990	207.50–290.00	248.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,161	165.00–202.50	183.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	205.00	205.00

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	7	—	945	187.50–245.00	218.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,024	164.00–187.50	177.64

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	703	207.50–217.50	212.84

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	—	1,470	172.00	172.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	202.50	202.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	185.00	185.00

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	10	—	1,389	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,148	127.00–133.00	129.28
1	—	1,220	159.00	159.00
4	—	1,190	135.00–145.00	140.57
1	—	1,045	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,737	144.00–146.00	145.40
8	—	1,513	158.00–159.50	159.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,419	125.00–149.00	143.11
44	—	1,352	161.00–170.00	163.62
180	—	1,402	151.00–161.00	156.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,218	158.00–164.50	161.49
18	—	1,091	132.00–150.00	139.86
67	—	1,165	145.50–157.00	151.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
3	—	818	111.00–127.50	118.11
1	—	965	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,627	149.00–153.00	151.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,482	149.00–153.00	151.97
4	—	1,389	132.00–138.00	136.56
1	—	1,430	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,873	171.00–188.00	178.61
6	—	1,755	143.00–170.00	158.58
2	—	1,775	175.00–178.00	176.46
14	—	1,893	191.00–207.00	199.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,896	203.00–212.00	207.44
1	—	1,825	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,550	161.00–163.00	161.68
10	—	1,623	171.00–182.00	174.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,265	165.00	165.00

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.