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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-11-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Nov 25

● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Nov 18Nov 25Dec 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

924 head

▼ 1,070 vs last sale 1,994▼ 890 vs year ago 1,814 · −49.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

432 head

▼ 274 vs last sale 706▼ 89 vs year ago 521 · −17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 311▼ 198 vs year ago 394 · −50.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. A few remanent yearlings continue to be marketed. Demand for yearlings was mostly light for light offerings. Steer and heifer calves were too lightly tested in any particular weigh to develop an accurate market trend, however sharply lower undertones were noticed with most sales 25.00-40.00 lower on steers and 20.00-30.00 lower on heifers than last week. A combination of factors weighed on the market this week. Limit lower CME feeder contracts were seen yesterday following the announcement of a plant closing in Nebraska and limited buyer participation due to the holiday week. Many buyers stated their customers were off the market this week as a result. Demand was light to moderate for mostly light offerings. Quality this week was mostly average with a few packages of attractive quality cattle noticed. A small crowd of buyers was noticed this week. Market activity was mostly slow as a result. Weigh up cows sold on light demand for light to moderate offerings. Demand for feeding cows was significantly lighter this week as fewer buyers were in the stands to absorb offerings. Demand for high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white was light to moderate this week and significantly lower than last week. High quality feeding cows sold mostly 6.00-12.00 lower. Thin feeding cows sold mostly 12.00-15.00 lower as packers showed significantly lighter demand for thin cows this week. Cow quality was mostly average this week. All slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones noticed. Very few slaughter cows were seen this week as most cows continue to be purchased to feed. Packers continue to buy slightly blemished cows to feed and hold for the upcoming holidays. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on moderate to good demand. These offerings sold mostly 5.00 higher in a narrow comparison.

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 $331.98/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −81.95 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$331.98

142 head · 570 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,893

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$19.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.39

vs MT average

−17.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	511	334.00	1,707	5thin
Medium and Large 1	572	332.71	1,904	131
Medium and Large 1-2	573	314.33	1,801	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.67/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale142 hd

331.98

—

MT average3 barns · 1,053 hd

363.37

−31.39

National average34 barns · 3,821 hd

349.37

−17.39

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−81.95

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	—	Low	1,724	160.99	2,775	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Very Low	1,533	154.51	2,369	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	151.08	2,001	188
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,172	132.47	1,552	113

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,175	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,313	$1,925	2thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	248	552.50/cwt	552.50–552.50	1,370	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	275	542.50/cwt	542.50–542.50	1,492	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	280	621.17/cwt	612.50–640.00	1,739	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,665	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	309	581.94/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,798	7
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	376	490.02/cwt	482.50–545.00	1,842	19
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	388	462.50/cwt	462.50–462.50	1,795	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	411	480.55/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,975	27
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	435	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,990	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,024	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	475	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,043	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	487	429.51/cwt	425.00–457.50	2,092	30
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	513	417.22/cwt	415.00–419.00	2,140	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	539	379.79/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,047	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	568	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,994	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	571	381.63/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,179	64
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,106	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,196	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	335.33/cwt	332.50–349.00	2,056	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	629	368.17/cwt	367.00–372.50	2,316	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	654	348.67/cwt	347.00–352.50	2,280	45
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	338.93/cwt	334.00–349.00	2,305	57
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,410	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Full	788	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,214	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	940	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,515	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	230	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,173	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	327	478.41/cwt	472.50–492.50	1,564	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	348	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,592	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	373	449.28/cwt	442.50–477.50	1,676	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	400	447.50/cwt	447.50–447.50	1,790	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	431	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,595	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	445	391.39/cwt	385.00–452.50	1,742	39
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	460	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,633	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	474	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,659	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	489	379.06/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,854	32
Heifers	500–550	Large 1	511	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,707	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	519	342.63/cwt	339.00–345.00	1,778	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,775	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	562	330.62/cwt	320.00–338.00	1,858	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	573	314.33/cwt	313.00–315.00	1,801	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	330.47/cwt	329.50–330.50	1,953	89
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	315.50/cwt	315.50–315.50	1,915	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	613	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,992	10
Heifers	600–650	Large 1	613	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,906	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	628	292.80/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,839	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	656	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,952	7
Heifers	650–700	Large 1	683	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,998	14
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	709	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,063	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	727	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,970	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	772	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,123	18
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	868	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,300	4
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	915	267.52/cwt	265.00–268.00	2,448	26
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	555	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	2,067	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	692	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,886	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,688	153.08/cwt	130.00–172.00	2,584	10
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,717	156.84/cwt	142.00–161.00	2,693	5
Bulls	—	—	1,773	173.48/cwt	170.00–176.00	3,076	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,035	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,718	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	100.38/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,103	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	79.93/cwt	65.00–87.50	889	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,147	131.43/cwt	112.50–145.00	1,508	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,221	147.35/cwt	141.00–154.00	1,799	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,317	155.44/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,047	155
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,340	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,662	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,360	132.28/cwt	107.00–150.00	1,799	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	108.66/cwt	102.50–115.00	1,478	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,499	156.88/cwt	153.00–160.00	2,352	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,578	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,462	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,605	146.79/cwt	143.00–151.00	2,356	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,669	147.08/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,455	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,740	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,366	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	760	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,995	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	255.58/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,270	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	285.75/cwt	270.00–292.50	2,715	63
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	212.25/cwt	170.00–250.00	2,076	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,096	224.71/cwt	160.00–272.50	2,463	52
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,145	167.29/cwt	162.00–171.00	1,915	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,225	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,313	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	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 Nov 25, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 924Last week 1,994Year ago 1,814

Slaughter CattleReceipts 432Last week 706Year ago 521

Replacement CattleReceipts 196Last week 311Year ago 394

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	940	267.50	267.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	612.50–640.00	621.17
7	300–350	309	565.00–585.00	581.94
19	350–400	376	482.50–545.00	490.02
27	400–450	411	480.00–495.00	480.55
30	450–500	487	425.00–457.50	429.51
9	500–550	513	415.00–419.00	417.22
64	550–600	571	365.00–400.00	381.63
14	600–650	629	367.00–372.50	368.17
45	650–700	654	347.00–352.50	348.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	440	460.00	460.00
8	550–600	581	362.50	362.50
5	600–650	600	366.00	366.00
57	650–700	680	334.00–349.00	338.93
5	700–750	737	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	788	281.00	281.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	248	552.50	552.50
1	250–300	275	542.50	542.50
1	300–350	300	555.00	555.00
12	350–400	388	462.50	462.50
3	400–450	435	457.50	457.50
2	450–500	475	430.00	430.00
7	500–550	539	350.00–392.00	379.79
3	550–600	568	351.00	351.00
6	600–650	613	332.50–349.00	335.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	510.00	510.00
5	300–350	327	472.50–492.50	478.41
23	350–400	373	442.50–477.50	449.28
39	400–450	445	385.00–452.50	391.39
32	450–500	489	360.00–392.00	379.06
13	500–550	519	339.00–345.00	342.63
10	550–600	562	320.00–338.00	330.62
10	600–650	613	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	450–500	474	350.00	350.00
7	650–700	656	297.50	297.50
3	700–750	727	271.00	271.00
18	750–800	772	275.00	275.00
4	850–900	868	265.00	265.00
26	900–950	915	265.00–268.00	267.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
1	400–450	400	447.50	447.50
19	500–550	526	337.50	337.50
89	550–600	591	329.50–330.50	330.47
19	600–650	607	315.50	315.50
8	700–750	709	291.00	291.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	511	334.00	334.00
6	600–650	613	311.00	311.00
14	650–700	683	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	348	457.50	457.50
9	400–450	431	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	460	355.00	355.00
6	550–600	573	313.00–315.00	314.33
5	600–650	628	291.00–300.00	292.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	478	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	372.50	372.50
3	650–700	692	272.50	272.50

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,096	160.00–272.50	224.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	63	—	950	270.00–292.50	285.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,145	162.00–171.00	167.29

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	17	—	888	235.00–270.00	255.58
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	978	170.00–250.00	212.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	262.50	262.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,313	1,925.00	1,925.00

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)	18	—	1,225	2,175.00	2,175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
155	—	1,317	150.00–164.00	155.44
30	—	1,360	107.00–150.00	132.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	102.50–115.00	108.66
1	—	1,340	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,740	136.00	136.00
4	—	1,605	143.00–151.00	146.79
29	—	1,499	153.00–160.00	156.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,147	112.50–145.00	131.43
1	—	1,035	166.00	166.00
48	—	1,221	141.00–154.00	147.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,112	65.00–87.50	79.93
7	—	1,099	100.00–102.50	100.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,669	145.00–148.00	147.08
2	—	1,578	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,717	142.00–161.00	156.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,688	130.00–172.00	153.08
8	—	1,773	170.00–176.00	173.48

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.