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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Aug 26

● Final47 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

272 head

▼ 346 vs last sale 618▼ 303 vs year ago 575 · −52.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 172▲ 30 vs year ago 160 · +18.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

1 head

▼ 189 vs last sale 190▼ 86 vs year ago 87 · −98.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested today to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were notice on all offerings. Quality this week was mostly average and not as attractive as last week. Most yearlings were offered in a small groups with no load lots seen this week. Demand for all yearlings was mostly good despite a lower quality offering. Offerings were light. Market activity was mostly active with a good crowd in the seats and several buyers actively bidding over the internet. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was very good. While prices were lower on paper for lean cows, quality this week on many sets were significantly lower. Several large packages of low dressing, thin fleshed, blemished cows were purchased to feed this week. High quality, non blemished, feeding cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher in a narrow comparison. All cows were pushing light to moderate amounts of fill today. Very few cows were purchased for slaughter this week as very good feeding demand kept cow prices above slaughter cow tickets and packers passed and allowed private feeders to purchase most of these cows. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Packer buyers purchased a large portion of the bull offering for feed this week. Feeding bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed were too lightly tested to develop any market trend.

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 $375.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 14 comparable sales and sits −38.93 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$375.00

19 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,078

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

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

$116.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.21

vs MT average

+5.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	529	401.00	2,121	10thin
Medium 1	577	395.00	2,279	5thin
Medium 2	588	285.00	1,676	4thin

One grade step is worth $116.00/cwt here — about $445 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 sale19 hd

375.00

—

MT average2 barns · 24 hd

369.79

+5.21

National average160 barns · 10,603 hd

369.81

+5.19

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−38.93

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	1,770	192.33	3,404	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,895	167.00	3,165	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,406	165.39	2,326	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,154	142.41	1,644	66
Dairy Bulls	—	Low	1,490	174.00	2,593	1thin

Every lot

47 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	493	408.00/cwt	408.00–408.00	2,011	4
Steers	550–600	Medium 1-2	563	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,246	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	646	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,616	6
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	692	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,595	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,831	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	833	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,866	4
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	864	352.77/cwt	344.00–355.00	3,048	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	906	346.50/cwt	346.50–346.50	3,139	9
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	972	320.42/cwt	320.00–321.00	3,114	7
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,029	309.52/cwt	307.00–312.00	3,185	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	494	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,729	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,121	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	577	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,279	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium 2	588	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,676	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,322	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,606	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	779	355.32/cwt	352.50–358.50	2,768	43
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	343.43/cwt	343.00–344.00	2,833	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	838	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	2,883	9
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	885	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,841	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	887	337.25/cwt	336.50–338.00	2,991	27
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	918	333.45/cwt	329.00–336.00	3,061	35
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Full	972	312.26/cwt	308.00–315.00	3,035	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1Full	1,017	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	3,071	3
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1Full	1,109	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	3,039	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1	1,140	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	3,221	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,345	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,179	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,639	187.41/cwt	184.00–191.00	3,072	7
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,741	192.65/cwt	188.00–199.00	3,354	25
Bulls	—	—	1,788	197.04/cwt	191.00–203.00	3,523	10
Bulls	—	—	1,790	182.99/cwt	170.00–189.00	3,276	7
Bulls	—	—	1,815	206.80/cwt	204.00–210.00	3,753	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,850	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	3,774	1
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,982	196.65/cwt	193.00–200.00	3,898	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	2,065	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,151	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	815	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	921	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	909	127.63/cwt	122.50–130.00	1,160	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,124	138.73/cwt	135.50–147.00	1,559	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,254	143.04/cwt	122.00–146.00	1,794	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,297	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,205	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,368	154.69/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,116	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,376	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,160	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,410	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,129	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,423	170.53/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,427	34
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,895	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	3,165	1
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Bulls	—	—	1,490	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,593	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 272Last week 618Year ago 575

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 172Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 190Year ago 87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,124	135.50–147.00	138.73
8	—	1,297	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,368	151.00–161.00	154.69
1	—	1,410	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,254	122.00–146.00	143.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,423	161.00–171.00	170.53
14	—	1,376	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	909	122.50–130.00	127.63
1	—	815	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,982	193.00–200.00	196.65
1	—	1,850	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,741	188.00–199.00	192.65
1	—	2,065	201.00	201.00
7	—	1,639	184.00–191.00	187.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,790	170.00–189.00	182.99
10	—	1,788	191.00–203.00	197.04
2	—	1,815	204.00–210.00	206.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,345	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	174.00	174.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	646	405.00	405.00
2	750–800	765	370.00	370.00
9	900–950	906	346.50	346.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	833	344.00	344.00
5	850–900	864	344.00–355.00	352.77
7	950–1000	972	320.00–321.00	320.42
4	1000–1050	1,029	307.00–312.00	309.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	493	408.00	408.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	563	399.00	399.00
3	650–700	692	375.00	375.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	615	377.50	377.50
2	700–750	730	357.00	357.00
43	750–800	779	352.50–358.50	355.32
9	800–850	838	344.00	344.00
27	850–900	887	336.50–338.00	337.25
35	900–950	918	329.00–336.00	333.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	494	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	529	401.00	401.00
8	800–850	825	343.00–344.00	343.43
3	850–900	885	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	588	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	950–1000	972	308.00–315.00	312.26
3	1000–1050	1,017	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	1100–1150	1,109	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	577	395.00	395.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1100–1150	1,140	282.50	282.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	840	220.00	220.00

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.