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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 6

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

479 head

▼ 147 vs last sale 626▼ 89 vs year ago 568 · −15.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

394 head

▲ 230 vs last sale 164▲ 240 vs year ago 154 · +155.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 51▲ 141 vs year ago 25 · +564.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (12-16-25): Steers under 500 lbs were too lightly tested to develop a full market trend, however sharply higher undertones were noticed. Steers over 500 lbs were also too lightly tested to trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Heifers were too lightly tested last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed on all weight classes. Demand for all feeders was good to very good on light offerings. Demand for light weight cattle suitable to develop into yearlings was very good. Quality this week was mostly plain to average with a limited selection of attractive quality cattle noticed. No load lots were seen this week and most feeders were offered in small packages forcing buyers to piece together loads. CME positions continue to march higher driven by lighter supplies and very good feeding demand. Market activity was mostly active this week with a good mix of order buyers and ranchers actively bidding on offerings. Weigh up cows sold on mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Feeding cow demand continues to drive the weigh up market as a large buyer pool of feeding cow buyers were present actively bidding on cows. Feeding cows sold mostly 4.00-5.00 higher on boning and lean fleshed cows. Breaking flesh feeding cows sold mostly 5.00 lower as demand for fleshy cows was significantly lighter. Slaughter cows sold mostly 3.00-6.00 lower on boning and lean cows. Breaking slaughter cows sold 6.00-12.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Very few cows continue to be purchased for immediate harvest as feeding cow demand continues to keep cow prices above where packers want to buy slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. Feeding bull demand was mostly moderate to good as most sound bulls were purchased to feed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on moderate to good demand. Too few young cows were seen last sale to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly average this week.

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 $419.61/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +5.68 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$419.61

70 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,409

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$19.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs MT average

+9.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	424.99	2,480	51
Medium and Large 1-2	549	405.18	2,223	19thin

One grade step is worth $19.80/cwt here — about $257 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale70 hd

419.61

—

MT average1 barns · 70 hd

419.61

+0.00

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

+9.51

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

+5.68

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	1,747	166.67	2,912	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,367	167.06	2,284	190
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	Average	2,125	159.00	3,379	1thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,634	147.30	2,407	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,141	139.28	1,589	98

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$2,950	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$2,500	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,195	$2,458	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,307	$2,380	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,085	7

Every lot

72 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	260	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,846	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	736.00/cwt	736.00–736.00	2,127	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	2,305	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,438	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,091	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	556.00/cwt	556.00–556.00	2,658	25
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	511.36/cwt	487.50–537.50	2,460	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	514	444.36/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,284	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	542	488.33/cwt	481.00–502.50	2,647	27
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	463.47/cwt	445.00–472.50	2,651	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	579	392.94/cwt	387.50–402.00	2,275	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	610	421.26/cwt	407.50–422.50	2,570	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,639	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,780	21
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	678	372.93/cwt	367.50–380.00	2,528	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,740	15
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	652.50/cwt	652.50–652.50	1,820	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	560.37/cwt	557.50–570.00	1,860	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	507.21/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,943	25
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	517.50/cwt	517.50–517.50	2,210	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	446.70/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,099	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	467.27/cwt	457.00–472.50	2,238	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	442.88/cwt	432.50–450.00	2,276	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	516	425.44/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,195	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	386.95/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,237	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	591	423.04/cwt	421.00–433.00	2,500	46
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	407.78/cwt	402.50–410.00	2,483	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,258	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,501	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	744	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,567	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	2,275	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,129	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	415	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,117	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	461.26/cwt	445.00–472.00	2,431	18
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	745	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,496	7
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,627	156.88/cwt	120.00–172.00	2,552	12
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,756	174.32/cwt	173.00–180.00	3,061	10
Bulls	—	—	1,800	164.73/cwt	149.00–171.00	2,965	7
Bulls	—	—	1,942	177.58/cwt	176.00–179.00	3,449	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows20 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	798	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	658	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	983	103.51/cwt	102.00–105.00	1,018	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	110.55/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,213	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,136	86.51/cwt	80.00–92.00	983	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,168	125.06/cwt	122.50–127.50	1,461	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,169	133.87/cwt	112.00–147.00	1,565	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,176	160.77/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,891	44
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,181	170.94/cwt	167.00–174.00	2,019	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,305	168.87/cwt	155.00–173.50	2,204	95
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	114.79/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,509	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,345	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,224	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,356	136.23/cwt	121.00–150.00	1,847	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,411	125.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,769	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,451	177.08/cwt	175.00–177.50	2,569	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,264	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,258	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,606	144.76/cwt	143.50–155.00	2,325	14
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,736	155.93/cwt	149.00–158.00	2,707	6
Cows	—	Premium White 65-75%Heavy Weight	2,125	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,379	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	245.14/cwt	178.00–287.50	2,317	12
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,014	260.48/cwt	217.50–307.50	2,641	97
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,048	235.01/cwt	230.00–242.50	2,463	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	1,190	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,410	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,109	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	2,928	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,174	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	2,049	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	2,458.37/head	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,458	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,213	2,084.80/head	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,085	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,335	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 479Last week 626Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 394Last week 164Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 51Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	398	535.00	535.00
1	400–450	415	510.00	510.00
7	700–750	745	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	610.00	610.00
18	500–550	527	445.00–472.00	461.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	289	736.00	736.00
4	300–350	334	690.00	690.00
14	350–400	384	635.00	635.00
25	450–500	478	556.00	556.00
27	500–550	542	481.00–502.50	488.33
7	550–600	572	445.00–472.50	463.47
7	600–650	621	425.00	425.00
21	650–700	658	422.50	422.50
15	700–750	708	387.00	387.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	710.00	710.00
2	400–450	410	510.00	510.00
7	450–500	481	487.50–537.50	511.36
14	500–550	514	440.00–460.00	444.36
12	600–650	610	407.50–422.50	421.26
5	650–700	678	367.50–380.00	372.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	579	387.50–402.00	392.94
3	600–650	610	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	250–300	279	652.50	652.50
18	300–350	332	557.50–570.00	560.37
25	350–400	383	505.00–535.00	507.21
5	400–450	427	517.50	517.50
37	450–500	479	457.00–472.50	467.27
5	500–550	514	432.50–450.00	442.88
46	550–600	591	421.00–433.00	423.04
7	600–650	609	402.50–410.00	407.78
3	650–700	667	375.00	375.00
7	700–750	744	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	450–500	470	435.00–450.00	446.70
9	500–550	516	420.00–432.50	425.44
10	550–600	578	375.00–390.00	386.95
3	600–650	623	362.50	362.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	202.50	202.50

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	7	—	1,048	230.00–242.50	235.01
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	97	—	1,014	217.50–307.50	260.48

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	12	—	945	178.00–287.50	245.14

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,109	264.00	264.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,174	174.50	174.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	1,335	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,195	2,425.00–2,550.00	2,458.37

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)	3	—	872	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,265	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	973	2,950.00	2,950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Broken Mouth$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,213	1,950.00–2,350.00	2,084.80

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,136	80.00–92.00	86.51
18	—	1,097	100.00–120.00	110.55
4	—	1,168	122.50–127.50	125.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	147.00	147.00
6	—	1,736	149.00–158.00	155.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,590	142.00	142.00
14	—	1,606	143.50–155.00	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,315	110.00–120.00	114.79
1	—	1,345	91.00	91.00
5	—	1,411	120.00–130.00	125.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,305	155.00–173.50	168.87
71	—	1,451	175.00–177.50	177.08
16	—	1,356	121.00–150.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,169	112.00–147.00	133.87
44	—	1,176	150.00–165.00	160.77
8	—	1,181	167.00–174.00	170.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Premium White 65-75% · Heavy Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,125	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	983	102.00–105.00	103.51
2	—	798	82.50	82.50
2	—	890	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,942	176.00–179.00	177.58
7	—	1,800	149.00–171.00	164.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,756	173.00–180.00	174.32
12	—	1,627	120.00–172.00	156.88

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.