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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 5

● Final43 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

160 head

▲ 80 vs last sale 80▼ 29 vs year ago 189 · −15.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▼ 145 vs last sale 302▼ 13 vs year ago 170 · −7.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▼ 167 vs last sale 222▲ 26 vs year ago 29 · +89.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale(7-08-25): Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were notice on all offerings. Demand was mostly very good for light offerings. Quality this week was average with a few attractive packages noticed. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers were looking for bulls to cut and make steers. Market activity was mostly active today with very good buyer participation seen on all classes. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good for light offerings. Demand for cows to slaughter and feed was both good. Packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest this week as they purchased several high quality, high yielding cows to send to immediate slaughter. The last sale was 4 weeks ago thus no comparison is available for slaughter or feeding cows, however higher undertones were noticed on all offerings. A large portion of the cow offering was lame or blemished in some way, however all offerings sold on good demand as cow supplies remain tight. Quality this week was mostly average, and lower overall compared to last months sale. Weigh up conditions were mixed with lots of variation noticed. Several packages of exposed cows were seen this week. These offerings are in the report below as open replacement cows, as these cows were not tested. Slaughter bulls sold on mostly good to very good demand this week. Bull yield has decreased over the last month as most bulls have been turned out with cows. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady compared to the last sale however yielding conditions have decreased drastically making bulls much higher on a dressed basis. Several thin fleshed bulls continue to be purchased to feed. Feeding bulls sold 2.00-6.00 higher than last sale. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand for light offerings. Quality was mostly average to attractive. Too few young cows were seen to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $340.00/cwt on 6 head. That ranks 6 of 14 comparable sales and sits −10.42 against this barn's trailing median of $350.42.

Average price

$340.00

6 head · 723 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,459

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$187

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

$0.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.07

vs MT average

+12.43 vs national

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	705	340.00	2,397	4thin
Medium and Large 1	760	340.00	2,584	2thin

One grade step is worth $0.00/cwt here — about −$187 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale6 hd

340.00

—

MT average2 barns · 15 hd

320.93

+19.07

National average127 barns · 5,434 hd

327.57

+12.43

This barn, trailing median14 sales

350.42

−10.42

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 700–800 lb

14 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $369.36, low $324.72, median $350.42 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	1,703	185.57	3,159	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,508	167.34	2,524	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,115	139.06	1,551	12

Every lot

43 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	844	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,933	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	897	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,960	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	975	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,964	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	979	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,201	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,397	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,584	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,666	14
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Replacement	815	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,771	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	866	330.08/cwt	325.00–330.50	2,858	39
Heifers	850–900	Large 1	893	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,768	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,886	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,900	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,130	268.06/cwt	267.00–277.50	3,029	10
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	3,335	1
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1-2	1,151	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,050	8
Bulls	1150–1200	Large 1	1,160	274.22/cwt	262.50–280.00	3,181	3
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1	1,233	254.99/cwt	250.00–260.00	3,144	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,135	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,788	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,404	180.20/cwt	172.00–183.00	2,530	7
Bulls	—	—	1,601	172.45/cwt	161.00–182.00	2,761	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,656	187.99/cwt	185.00–192.00	3,113	8
Bulls	—	—	1,796	191.68/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,443	20
Bulls	—	—	1,896	205.28/cwt	202.00–208.00	3,892	4
Bulls	—	—	2,005	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	3,729	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	2,040	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	4,243	1
Bulls	—	—	2,105	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,621	1
Bulls	—	—	2,370	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	4,550	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	945	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,110	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,026	139.24/cwt	127.50–147.00	1,429	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,110	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,173	135.60/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,591	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,180	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,959	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,208	154.52/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,867	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,894	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,307	152.03/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,987	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,399	162.17/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,269	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,327	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,504	169.79/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,554	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,649	169.80/cwt	168.00–171.00	2,800	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,050	260.45/cwt	256.00–267.50	2,735	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,260	224.96/cwt	181.00–250.00	2,834	28
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,425	176.37/cwt	176.00–176.50	2,513	12

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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 160Last week 80Year ago 189

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 302Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 222Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	760	340.00	340.00
14	800–850	808	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	705	340.00	340.00
2	850–900	895	322.50	322.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	815	340.00	340.00
39	850–900	866	325.00–330.50	330.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	850–900	893	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	475.00	475.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,140	292.50	292.50
3	1150–1200	1,160	262.50–280.00	274.22
2	1200–1250	1,233	250.00–260.00	254.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	1100–1150	1,130	267.00–277.50	268.06
8	1150–1200	1,151	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	650	385.00	385.00
5	800–850	844	347.50	347.50
3	850–900	897	330.00	330.00
15	950–1000	979	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	975	304.00	304.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	154.00–155.00	154.52
4	—	1,026	127.50–147.00	139.24
1	—	1,180	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	165.00	165.00
16	—	1,649	168.00–171.00	169.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	134.00–137.50	135.60
1	—	1,110	100.00	100.00
1	—	1,280	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,307	149.00–153.00	152.03
9	—	1,399	156.00–166.00	162.17
35	—	1,504	167.00–173.00	169.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,796	185.00–199.00	191.68
1	—	2,005	186.00	186.00
4	—	1,896	202.00–208.00	205.28
13	—	1,601	161.00–182.00	172.45
1	—	2,105	172.00	172.00
1	—	2,370	192.00	192.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,040	208.00	208.00
8	—	1,656	185.00–192.00	187.99
7	—	1,404	172.00–183.00	180.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,135	157.50	157.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,425	176.00–176.50	176.37
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,050	256.00–267.50	260.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	28	—	1,260	181.00–250.00	224.96

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.