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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 4

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Oct 28Nov 4Nov 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

3,290 head

▼ 1,462 vs last sale 4,752▲ 1,449 vs year ago 1,841 · +78.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

912 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 949▼ 105 vs year ago 1,017 · −10.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

305 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 268▲ 28 vs year ago 277 · +10.1%

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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 under 450 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 50.00-60.00 higher, steer calves 450-549 lbs sold 20.00-25.00 higher, steer calves over 550 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves under 550 lbs sold sharply higher with most sales 15.00-25.00 higher, heifers over 550 sold mostly 10.00 higher. Demand was mostly moderate to good for moderate to heavy offerings. A few load lots of calves were seen this sale and demand was mostly good for these offerings. Packages of calves sold on mostly moderate demand. The best demand was for light weight offerings suitable to develop into yearlings. Many sets of lightweight offerings were purchased to go to wheat pastures in the south and demand was very good for calves of both sexes. Quality this week was mixed from average to very attractive, however overall quality was not as attractive as last week. Most calves were unweaned with a few packages of weaned calves seen this week. CME feeder cattle positions traded with a large trading range today before finishing the day sharply lower. Despite lower CME positions, demand for feeders was mostly good. Many sets of calves continue to leave the state with good demand seen for large steers to ship north to Canada. Calves with 2 rounds of vaccinations sold with the best demand. This caused some price overlap as calves with both spring and fall preconditioning shots sold with strong premiums again this week. This weeks buyer pool was not as large as last week but demand for calves was stronger on all classes this week compared to last week. Market activity was mostly active throughout the day. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand. Feeding cow demand was very good again this week. Feeding cows sold generally steady on to weak on high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Cow quality was not as attractive this week as last week. Buyers continue to show very good demand for lean cows as buyers seek cows with lots of quick compensatory gain. Thin feeding cows steady to 2.00 higher. Too few slaughter cows sold this week to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. The quality of cows destined for slaughter is very poor as even slightly blemished cows continue to be purchased to feed. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to weak undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand. These offerings sold 5.00-10.00 higher in a narrow comparison.

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 $443.78/cwt on 690 head. That ranks 5 of 11 comparable sales and sits −7.79 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$443.78

690 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,423

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$43.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.39

vs MT average

+24.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	448.69	2,434	612
Medium and Large 1-2	573	405.31	2,324	78

One grade step is worth $43.38/cwt here — about $109 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale690 hd

443.78

—

MT average4 barns · 1,582 hd

432.39

+11.39

National average195 barns · 36,957 hd

419.10

+24.68

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

−7.79

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	1,738	179.59	3,121	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,371	167.51	2,297	162
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,174	163.80	1,923	318
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,817	161.61	2,936	3thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	245	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,740	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	270	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	1,958	5
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	295	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,947	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	318	670.32/cwt	660.00–690.00	2,132	20
Steers	300–350	Large 1Unweaned	332	632.40/cwt	625.00–655.00	2,100	12
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	340	590.11/cwt	580.00–645.00	2,006	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	360	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,926	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	367	594.34/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,181	55
Steers	350–400	Large 1Unweaned	389	557.50/cwt	557.50–557.50	2,169	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	423	521.71/cwt	512.50–542.50	2,207	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	426	548.01/cwt	522.50–580.00	2,335	184
Steers	450–500	Large 1Unweaned	471	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,284	22
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	473	497.61/cwt	477.50–521.00	2,354	161
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	485	458.20/cwt	442.50–472.50	2,222	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Full	522	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,339	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	528	465.58/cwt	440.00–475.00	2,458	402
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	534	436.45/cwt	430.00–437.50	2,331	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	574	413.74/cwt	402.50–455.00	2,375	194
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	588	393.84/cwt	386.00–407.50	2,316	57
Steers	600–650	Medium 1	611	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,108	8
Steers	600–650	Large 1Unweaned	615	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,368	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	616	401.06/cwt	384.50–424.00	2,471	198
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	388.98/cwt	362.50–394.00	2,497	100
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	365.74/cwt	365.00–367.50	2,454	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	390.21/cwt	375.00–397.00	2,634	322
Steers	700–750	Large 1Unweaned	733	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,511	3
Steers	700–750	Medium 1	740	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	2,498	3
Steers	750–800	Large 1Full	797	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,574	22
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	215	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,398	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	268	612.72/cwt	590.00–625.00	1,642	9
Heifers	250–300	Large 1Unweaned	273	602.50/cwt	602.50–602.50	1,645	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,605	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	335	565.53/cwt	555.00–590.00	1,895	54
Heifers	300–350	Large 1Unweaned	342	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,768	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	372	508.51/cwt	487.50–540.00	1,892	46
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	390	484.99/cwt	480.00–487.50	1,891	9
Heifers	400–450	Large 1Unweaned	415	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	1,772	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	475.29/cwt	457.50–488.00	1,987	67
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	430	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,828	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	469	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,782	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	433.69/cwt	415.00–454.00	2,073	163
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	524	406.24/cwt	382.00–423.00	2,129	141
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	525	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,048	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	565	385.18/cwt	381.00–388.00	2,176	64
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	568	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,829	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	589	365.20/cwt	365.00–366.00	2,151	77
Heifers	550–600	Large 1Unweaned	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	21
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	603	391.19/cwt	387.00–391.50	2,359	119
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	365.89/cwt	351.00–380.00	2,217	62
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	622	360.55/cwt	347.50–365.00	2,243	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	671	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,295	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	703	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,285	11
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	813	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,581	6
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	881	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,687	8
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,892	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,920	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,181	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	418	538.57/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,251	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	461	482.50/cwt	482.50–482.50	2,224	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	530	416.51/cwt	357.50–435.00	2,208	25
Bulls	1100–1150	Large 1-2	1,100	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,448	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,641	181.64/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,981	6
Bulls	—	—	1,727	171.82/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,967	5
Bulls	—	—	1,865	184.90/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,448	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	928	107.61/cwt	100.00–112.00	999	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,103	156.22/cwt	120.00–162.50	1,723	94
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	114.34/cwt	102.50–125.00	1,279	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,165	177.12/cwt	177.00–177.50	2,063	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,214	171.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,076	198
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,245	128.00/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,594	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,323	124.52/cwt	115.00–130.00	1,647	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,364	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,317	125
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,402	155.23/cwt	127.50–165.00	2,176	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,404	178.17/cwt	178.00–179.00	2,502	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,698	164.91/cwt	162.00–168.00	2,800	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Heavy Weight	2,055	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	3,185	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,485	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	261.56/cwt	180.00–300.00	2,519	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	969	283.11/cwt	220.00–294.00	2,743	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	972	313.03/cwt	232.50–345.00	3,043	80
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,132	236.21/cwt	185.00–315.00	2,674	60
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,418	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,652	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,465	181.38/cwt	179.50–185.00	2,657	22

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 Nov 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,290Last week 4,752Year ago 1,841

Slaughter CattleReceipts 912Last week 949Year ago 1,017

Replacement CattleReceipts 305Last week 268Year ago 277

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	700–750	703	325.00	325.00
6	800–850	813	317.50	317.50
8	850–900	881	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	550.00	550.00
1	300–350	300	535.00	535.00
9	350–400	390	480.00–487.50	484.99
20	400–450	430	425.00	425.00
9	450–500	469	380.00	380.00
5	500–550	525	390.00	390.00
77	550–600	589	365.00–366.00	365.20
8	600–650	622	347.50–365.00	360.55
4	650–700	671	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	650.00	650.00
9	250–300	268	590.00–625.00	612.72
54	300–350	335	555.00–590.00	565.53
46	350–400	372	487.50–540.00	508.51
67	400–450	418	457.50–488.00	475.29
163	450–500	478	415.00–454.00	433.69
141	500–550	524	382.00–423.00	406.24
64	550–600	565	381.00–388.00	385.18
62	600–650	606	351.00–380.00	365.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	930	311.00	311.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
119	600–650	603	387.00–391.50	391.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	602.50	602.50
11	300–350	342	517.00	517.00
34	400–450	415	427.00	427.00
21	550–600	590	355.00	355.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	568	322.00	322.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	710.00	710.00
5	250–300	270	725.00	725.00
20	300–350	318	660.00–690.00	670.32
55	350–400	367	585.00–600.00	594.34
184	400–450	426	522.50–580.00	548.01
161	450–500	473	477.50–521.00	497.61
402	500–550	528	440.00–475.00	465.58
194	550–600	574	402.50–455.00	413.74
198	600–650	616	384.50–424.00	401.06
322	650–700	675	375.00–397.00	390.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	660.00	660.00
12	300–350	340	580.00–645.00	590.11
2	350–400	360	535.00	535.00
21	400–450	423	512.50–542.50	521.71
16	450–500	485	442.50–472.50	458.20
21	500–550	534	430.00–437.50	436.45
57	550–600	588	386.00–407.50	393.84
100	600–650	642	362.50–394.00	388.98
10	650–700	671	365.00–367.50	365.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	522	448.00	448.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
22	750–800	797	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	332	625.00–655.00	632.40
21	350–400	389	557.50	557.50
22	450–500	471	485.00	485.00
3	600–650	615	385.00	385.00
3	700–750	733	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	611	345.00	345.00
3	700–750	740	337.50	337.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	300	640.00	640.00
6	350–400	376	580.00	580.00
17	400–450	418	510.00–560.00	538.57
5	450–500	461	482.50	482.50
25	500–550	530	357.50–435.00	416.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	1100–1150	1,100	222.50	222.50

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
(<2 yrs)	Open	80	—	972	232.50–345.00	313.03
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,418	187.00	187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	60	—	1,132	185.00–315.00	236.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,465	179.50–185.00	181.38

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	180.00	180.00

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	8	—	963	180.00–300.00	261.56
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	969	220.00–294.00	283.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,404	178.00–179.00	178.17
23	—	1,402	127.50–165.00	155.23
125	—	1,364	165.00–175.00	169.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	1,103	120.00–162.50	156.22
9	—	1,165	177.00–177.50	177.12
198	—	1,214	165.00–175.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	100.00–112.00	107.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,055	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,323	115.00–130.00	124.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,119	102.50–125.00	114.34
2	—	1,245	126.00–130.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,698	162.00–168.00	164.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,641	178.00–185.00	181.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,727	163.00–174.00	171.82
5	—	1,865	182.00–187.00	184.90

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.