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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Oct 21

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 14Oct 21Oct 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

4,198 head

▲ 1,676 vs last sale 2,522▼ 181 vs year ago 4,379 · −4.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

724 head

▲ 172 vs last sale 552▼ 164 vs year ago 888 · −18.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

198 head

▼ 139 vs last sale 337▼ 265 vs year ago 463 · −57.2%

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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 all sold steady to firm. Heifer calves under 450 sold steady to firm, heifers over 450 sold steady to 8.00 lower. Demand was mostly good to very good for moderate offerings. A few 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 buyers showed need for calves to fill loads. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Demand for heifers was softer this sale, but improved as the sale progressed. Buyers showed very good demand for calves with 2 rounds of vaccinations. Some offerings bring as much as 10.00-15.00 cwt premium for calves with two rounds of vaccinations. A large buyer pool was on hand for todays sale which stretched late into the evening. Some of the highest offerings sold late in the day as a large pool of buyers pushed to fill loads. 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 sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Most cows on offer this week were purchased for either long term feed or to hold until the holidays. Many lame or blemished cows were purchased to put on a holding ration until the holidays. High quality cows suitable for long term feed sold generally steady. A wider variety of cows were purchased for feed this week as more blemished and lame cows were purchased for short term feed. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed 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 sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison. Demand for bred cows was very good for light offerings. A few ranch tested bred cows were offered this week, these bred offerings are in the report below sold per cwt as they were not worked at the yards.

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 $486.86/cwt on 1,005 head. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +35.28 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$486.86

1,005 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,633

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 1

$42.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.75

vs MT average

+28.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	488.81	2,643	922
Medium and Large 1-2	538	469.67	2,526	67
Large 1	556	446.03	2,480	16thin

One grade step is worth $42.78/cwt here — about $163 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale1,005 hd

486.86

—

MT average5 barns · 2,429 hd

475.10

+11.75

National average182 barns · 38,495 hd

458.14

+28.72

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

+35.28

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	—	Average	1,794	181.80	3,262	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	172.32	2,391	221
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,675	168.20	2,818	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,207	157.04	1,896	160

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,515	$3,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,355	$3,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,488	$3,209	23

Every lot

83 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	309	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	1,962	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	366	625.99/cwt	602.50–642.50	2,291	21
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	377	573.10/cwt	550.00–585.00	2,161	22
Steers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	411	547.50/cwt	547.50–547.50	2,250	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	426	540.57/cwt	537.50–543.00	2,303	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	438	566.78/cwt	545.00–592.50	2,482	127
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	467	543.79/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,539	218
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	486	514.95/cwt	502.50–517.50	2,503	22
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	508.63/cwt	490.00–530.00	2,665	554
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	476.19/cwt	467.50–483.00	2,543	57
Steers	500–550	Large 1Unweaned	535	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,581	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	560	432.52/cwt	427.50–437.50	2,422	10
Steers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	563	433.88/cwt	419.00–437.00	2,443	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	566	458.98/cwt	440.00–492.50	2,598	368
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	440.59/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,736	416
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	454.85/cwt	390.00–632.00	2,829	14
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	648	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,705	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	652	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,527	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	415.23/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,749	73
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	725	378.36/cwt	375.00–382.50	2,743	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	738	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,827	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,938	7
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	3,110	13
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	334	610.98/cwt	555.00–650.00	2,041	5
Heifers	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	376	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,899	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	376	475.02/cwt	420.00–512.50	1,786	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	393	542.46/cwt	525.00–557.50	2,132	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	424	519.47/cwt	481.00–549.00	2,203	129
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	427	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,050	50
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	436	445.52/cwt	435.00–461.00	1,942	42
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	471	462.16/cwt	440.00–503.00	2,177	354
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	430.66/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,046	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	503	412.50/cwt	412.50–412.50	2,075	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	523	482.00/cwt	482.00–482.00	2,521	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	436.45/cwt	419.00–450.00	2,287	300
Heifers	500–550	Medium 1Unweaned	530	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,133	2
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	549	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	2,182	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	559	376.38/cwt	371.00–377.50	2,104	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	568	406.50/cwt	381.00–420.00	2,309	348
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	617	382.20/cwt	361.00–392.50	2,358	28
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	716	347.93/cwt	345.00–351.00	2,491	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	848	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,892	11
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	886	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	3,004	17
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	323.97/cwt	323.50–324.50	3,013	28
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	961	317.79/cwt	315.00–322.50	3,054	14
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,014	304.72/cwt	302.00–312.00	3,090	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	392	540.50/cwt	540.50–540.50	2,119	25
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	464	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,390	6
Bulls	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	476	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,428	133
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	592	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,368	6
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,205	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,772	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,634	175.30/cwt	166.00–181.00	2,864	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,745	188.34/cwt	184.00–191.00	3,287	3
Bulls	—	—	1,795	165.54/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,971	3
Bulls	—	—	1,940	193.35/cwt	192.00–195.00	3,751	2
Bulls	—	—	1,957	190.81/cwt	187.00–192.00	3,734	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows17 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,725	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	102.52/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,156	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,172	156.23/cwt	135.00–165.00	1,831	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,203	118.87/cwt	107.00–129.00	1,430	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,227	171.84/cwt	167.00–177.50	2,108	76
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,236	179.11/cwt	179.00–180.00	2,214	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,287	135.67/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,746	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,375	179.85/cwt	179.00–181.00	2,473	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,387	175.33/cwt	165.00–179.00	2,432	135
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,393	150.77/cwt	124.00–161.00	2,100	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,412	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,760	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,465	153.01/cwt	143.00–155.00	2,242	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,505	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,701	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,671	169.93/cwt	165.00–172.00	2,840	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,693	163.55/cwt	160.50–167.00	2,769	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,716	165.10/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,833	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	2,683	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	991	305.31/cwt	220.00–337.50	3,026	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,081	182.83/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,976	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	231.49/cwt	182.50–307.50	2,530	55
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,275	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,327	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,846	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,355	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,879	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,488	3,209.09/head	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,209	23
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,515	3,274.50/head	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,275	2

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,198Last week 2,522Year ago 4,379

Slaughter CattleReceipts 724Last week 552Year ago 888

Replacement CattleReceipts 198Last week 337Year ago 463

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	309	635.00	635.00
21	350–400	366	602.50–642.50	625.99
127	400–450	438	545.00–592.50	566.78
218	450–500	467	525.00–555.00	543.79
554	500–550	524	490.00–530.00	508.63
368	550–600	566	440.00–492.50	458.98
416	600–650	621	420.00–455.00	440.59
73	650–700	662	400.00–419.00	415.23
4	700–750	725	375.00–382.50	378.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	350–400	377	550.00–585.00	573.10
36	400–450	426	537.50–543.00	540.57
22	450–500	486	502.50–517.50	514.95
57	500–550	534	467.50–483.00	476.19
10	550–600	560	427.50–437.50	432.52
14	600–650	622	390.00–632.00	454.85
9	650–700	652	387.50	387.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	750–800	768	382.50	382.50
13	900–950	920	338.00	338.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	411	547.50	547.50
4	500–550	535	482.50	482.50
12	550–600	563	419.00–437.00	433.88
37	600–650	648	417.50	417.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	738	383.00	383.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	376	420.00–512.50	475.02
42	400–450	436	435.00–461.00	445.52
11	450–500	475	425.00–440.00	430.66
6	500–550	503	412.50	412.50
32	550–600	559	371.00–377.50	376.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	334	555.00–650.00	610.98
24	350–400	393	525.00–557.50	542.46
129	400–450	424	481.00–549.00	519.47
354	450–500	471	440.00–503.00	462.16
300	500–550	524	419.00–450.00	436.45
348	550–600	568	381.00–420.00	406.50
28	600–650	617	361.00–392.50	382.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	716	345.00–351.00	347.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	800–850	848	341.00	341.00
17	850–900	886	339.00	339.00
28	900–950	930	323.50–324.50	323.97
14	950–1000	961	315.00–322.50	317.79
4	1000–1050	1,014	302.00–312.00	304.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
21	500–550	523	482.00	482.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	500–550	549	397.50	397.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	505.00	505.00
50	400–450	427	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	402.50	402.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	464	515.00	515.00
6	550–600	592	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	350–400	392	540.50	540.50
133	450–500	476	510.00	510.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1200–1250	1,205	230.00	230.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,275	182.50	182.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	991	220.00–337.50	305.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	55	—	1,093	182.50–307.50	231.49

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	6	—	902	297.50	297.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,081	180.00–185.00	182.83

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	23	—	1,488	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,209.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,515	3,250.00–3,300.00	3,274.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,355	212.50	212.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,355	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	19	—	1,251	227.50	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,128	102.00–103.00	102.52
3	—	1,287	132.00–142.00	135.67
29	—	1,203	107.00–129.00	118.87
1	—	1,095	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	179.50	179.50
6	—	1,671	165.00–172.00	169.93
2	—	1,693	160.50–167.00	163.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,227	167.00–177.50	171.84
9	—	1,236	179.00–180.00	179.11
39	—	1,172	135.00–165.00	156.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,716	164.00–167.00	165.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	143.00–155.00	153.01
3	—	1,412	122.00–126.00	124.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,393	124.00–161.00	150.77
52	—	1,375	179.00–181.00	179.85
135	—	1,387	165.00–179.00	175.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,957	187.00–192.00	190.81
2	—	1,940	192.00–195.00	193.35
3	—	1,795	161.00–171.00	165.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,634	166.00–181.00	175.30
3	—	1,745	184.00–191.00	188.34

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.