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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 7

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Sep 30Oct 7Oct 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,955 head

▲ 1,135 vs last sale 820▲ 638 vs year ago 1,317 · +48.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

269 head

▲ 54 vs last sale 215▼ 117 vs year ago 386 · −30.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 101▲ 29 vs year ago 81 · +35.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested develop any market trend. Steer calves over 450 lbs offered the best comparisons this week selling sharply higher, in a narrow comparison. Heifer calves were too lightly tested last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly good to very good for moderate offerings. Several load lots of calves were seen this sale and demand was good to very good for these offerings. Packages of calves sold on good demand as well as a large crowd was on hand with many buyers actively bidding on offerings. Quality was mostly attractive to very attractive with many reputation ranches offering calves this week. CME positions traded with triple digit gains again today which helped provide additional market support. Market activity was mostly active with many order buyers, ranchers and farmer feeders in the stands rapidly bidding on calves. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Cow quality was mostly average this week. Feeding cow demand remains very good with a large pool of feeding buyers actively bidding on offerings. Feeding cows sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls both sold generally steady. Good demand was seen for both feeding and slaughter bulls this week. Demand for all replacement cows was very good. Buyers showed good demand for all ages of cows to return to the country to pregnancy test, or put in a rebreeding program. Young age replacement cows were too lightly tested last week to develop any market trend.

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 $464.52/cwt on 942 head. That ranks 8 of 11 comparable sales and sits +12.94 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$464.52

942 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,550

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$25.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.40

vs MT average

+18.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	465.95	2,561	874
Large 1	542	446.59	2,421	63
Medium and Large 1-2	545	440.00	2,398	5thin

One grade step is worth $25.95/cwt here — about $163 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 sale942 hd

464.52

—

MT average4 barns · 1,229 hd

463.12

+1.40

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

+18.67

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

+12.94

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	—	High	1,677	184.59	3,096	51
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Low	1,572	172.15	2,707	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,379	171.42	2,365	91
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,630	164.18	2,676	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,168	157.49	1,839	56

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,900	3thin

Every lot

74 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	575.93/cwt	557.50–595.00	2,212	33
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	431	544.07/cwt	527.50–560.00	2,345	81
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	435	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,153	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	445	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,225	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	537.02/cwt	525.00–540.00	2,492	84
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	468	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,270	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	489	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,054	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	514	486.68/cwt	455.00–502.50	2,502	240
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	542	446.59/cwt	445.00–452.50	2,421	63
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	563	458.10/cwt	440.00–467.00	2,579	634
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	417.20/cwt	405.00–426.00	2,578	50
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	621	407.50/cwt	407.50–407.50	2,531	59
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	968	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	3,262	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	344	555.73/cwt	522.50–575.00	1,912	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	384	523.41/cwt	516.00–529.00	2,010	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	454.00/cwt	454.00–454.00	1,952	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	494.32/cwt	486.00–499.00	2,150	67
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	474	478.11/cwt	460.00–487.50	2,266	69
Heifers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	479	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,036	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	483	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,186	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	455.68/cwt	435.00–466.00	2,360	238
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	554	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,133	27
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	572	412.63/cwt	412.50–415.00	2,360	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,205	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	384.93/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,356	15
Heifers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	620	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,294	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	342.77/cwt	342.00–345.00	2,530	13
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	819	339.50/cwt	339.50–339.50	2,781	21
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	323.50/cwt	323.50–323.50	2,866	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	922	321.33/cwt	320.50–322.00	2,963	26
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	957	318.00/cwt	317.00–319.00	3,043	12
Heifers	1050–1100	Large 1	1,080	310.88/cwt	309.00–311.00	3,358	17
Heifers	1100–1150	Large 1	1,109	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	3,305	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,977	2
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,055	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,928	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1	1,083	273.79/cwt	270.00–277.50	2,965	2
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,110	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,692	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,170	154.80/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,811	9
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,480	181.08/cwt	176.50–185.00	2,680	4
Bulls	—	—	1,582	175.05/cwt	170.00–184.00	2,769	7
Bulls	—	—	1,677	190.66/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,197	13
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,117	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,710	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	3,454	1
Bulls	—	—	2,027	200.67/cwt	197.00–203.00	4,068	13
Bulls	—	—	2,160	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	4,298	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	118.79/cwt	110.00–125.00	998	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	870	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,240	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	129.83/cwt	122.50–136.00	1,451	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	175.94/cwt	175.00–177.00	2,066	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,174	147.76/cwt	138.00–160.00	1,735	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,181	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,636	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,243	167.32/cwt	164.00–173.00	2,080	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,343	172.75/cwt	167.00–176.00	2,320	61
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,373	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,643	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Non-Traditional	1,393	166.02/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,313	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,016	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	176.99/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,556	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,469	150.73/cwt	141.00–157.00	2,214	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,558	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,525	150.53/cwt	149.00–152.00	2,296	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,086	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,561	171.40/cwt	170.00–171.50	2,676	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,722	165.03/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,842	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,725	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,002	1
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%	1,761	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,958	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,078	2
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	977	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,418	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	212.89/cwt	187.50–247.50	2,125	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,016	269.96/cwt	237.50–286.00	2,743	30
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,122	236.24/cwt	185.00–270.00	2,651	23
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,355	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	3

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 Oct 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,955Last week 820Year ago 1,317

Slaughter CattleReceipts 269Last week 215Year ago 386

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 101Year ago 81

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	350–400	384	557.50–595.00	575.93
81	400–450	431	527.50–560.00	544.07
84	450–500	464	525.00–540.00	537.02
240	500–550	514	455.00–502.50	486.68
634	550–600	563	440.00–467.00	458.10
50	600–650	618	405.00–426.00	417.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	500.00	500.00
3	450–500	468	485.00	485.00
5	500–550	545	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	968	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	489	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	435	495.00	495.00
63	500–550	542	445.00–452.50	446.59
59	600–650	621	407.50	407.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	450–500	479	425.00	425.00
27	550–600	554	385.00	385.00
1	600–650	620	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	455.00	455.00
12	400–450	430	454.00	454.00
4	450–500	483	452.50	452.50
1	600–650	600	367.50	367.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	1050–1100	1,080	309.00–311.00	310.88
4	1100–1150	1,109	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	700–750	738	342.00–345.00	342.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	344	522.50–575.00	555.73
14	350–400	384	516.00–529.00	523.41
67	400–450	435	486.00–499.00	494.32
69	450–500	474	460.00–487.50	478.11
238	500–550	518	435.00–466.00	455.68
19	550–600	572	412.50–415.00	412.63
15	600–650	612	380.00–415.00	384.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	800–850	819	339.50	339.50
8	850–900	886	323.50	323.50
26	900–950	922	320.50–322.00	321.33
12	950–1000	957	317.00–319.00	318.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	968	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	1050–1100	1,083	270.00–277.50	273.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1050–1100	1,055	277.50	277.50
1	1100–1150	1,110	242.50	242.50

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	3	—	998	187.50–247.50	212.89
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	237.50	237.50

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	23	—	1,122	185.00–270.00	236.24
(<2 yrs)	Open	30	—	1,016	237.50–286.00	269.96

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	977	247.50	247.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,355	2,900.00	2,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	3,050.00	3,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,444	176.00–179.00	176.99
61	—	1,343	167.00–176.00	172.75
5	—	1,469	141.00–157.00	150.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Non-Traditional$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,393	157.00–175.00	166.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	110.00–125.00	118.79
1	—	870	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	142.00	142.00
3	—	1,722	163.00–167.00	165.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	168.00	168.00
32	—	1,561	170.00–171.50	171.40
2	—	1,373	192.50	192.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,470	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,174	175.00–177.00	175.94
7	—	1,174	138.00–160.00	147.76
13	—	1,243	164.00–173.00	167.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	135.00	135.00
2	—	1,525	149.00–152.00	150.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	122.50–136.00	129.83
8	—	1,181	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,160	199.00	199.00
7	—	1,582	170.00–184.00	175.05
13	—	2,027	197.00–203.00	200.67
13	—	1,677	185.00–197.00	190.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,170	154.00–161.00	154.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,685	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,710	202.00	202.00
4	—	1,480	176.50–185.00	181.08

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.