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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jan 13

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← Jan 6Jan 13Jan 20 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

2,423 head

▲ 1,944 vs last sale 479▲ 1,306 vs year ago 1,117 · +116.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

243 head

▼ 151 vs last sale 394▼ 67 vs year ago 310 · −21.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

118 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 166▲ 17 vs year ago 101 · +16.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (1-06-26): Steers under 500 lbs were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop a full market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Steers over 500 lbs sold mostly 10.00-20.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher on all weight classes in a narrow comparison. Demand for all feeders was good to very good on moderate offerings. Demand for light weight cattle suitable to develop into yearlings was very good. Buyers were willing to take steers up to 600 lbs and heifers up to 575 lbs for that purpose. Quality this sale was average to very attractive. Many high quality home raised offerings off local ranchers were on offer this sale. Buyers were able to tie into full load lots as several large consignments were seen this week. CME positions sold sharply higher today fueled by lower feed costs. Corn contracts fell sharply Monday on record high estimated yields and higher ending stocks. 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 light to 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 unevenly steady from 3.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Lower quality blemished feeding cows sold higher while high quality feeding cows soften on lighter demand from private feeders. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 higher on all classes. Packers purchased fewer slaughter cows this week as private feeding buyers were showed willingness to buy slightly blemished cows to feed, this kept cows priced mostly above where packers were willing to purchase slaughter cows. Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to lower undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on moderate to good demand. Young cows sold generally steady to weak in a narrow comparison. Quality was mostly average this week.

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 $486.55/cwt on 408 head. That ranks 10 of 11 comparable sales and sits +34.97 against this barn's trailing median of $451.58.

Average price

$486.55

408 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$38.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.09

vs MT average

+14.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	566	489.87	2,770	373
Medium and Large 1-2	552	451.20	2,491	35

One grade step is worth $38.67/cwt here — about $279 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 sale408 hd

486.55

—

MT average3 barns · 838 hd

485.46

+1.09

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

+14.57

This barn, trailing median11 sales

451.58

+34.97

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	—	Low	1,831	164.52	3,012	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,412	163.27	2,305	121
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,630	155.23	2,530	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,129	146.12	1,650	73

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,392	$2,713	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,178	$2,200	2thin

Every lot

69 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	348	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	2,158	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	373	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,089	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,310	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	522.50/cwt	522.50–522.50	2,236	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	442	562.50/cwt	562.50–562.50	2,486	24
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	2,603	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	485	519.95/cwt	500.00–532.50	2,522	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	526.40/cwt	502.00–532.50	2,721	99
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	532	470.85/cwt	442.50–487.50	2,505	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	427.86/cwt	420.00–432.50	2,464	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	478.10/cwt	462.50–502.50	2,787	257
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	584	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,657	17
Steers	600–650	Large 1	609	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,634	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	450.69/cwt	430.00–469.00	2,758	192
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	363.50/cwt	363.50–363.50	2,265	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	415.98/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,612	30
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	420.03/cwt	401.00–425.00	2,839	276
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	711	380.65/cwt	370.00–388.00	2,706	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	396.12/cwt	396.00–396.50	2,911	125
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	362.32/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,837	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,953	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,030	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	481.51/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,027	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	532.23/cwt	497.50–547.50	2,289	75
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	468	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,106	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	486	448.81/cwt	440.00–460.00	2,181	99
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	491	468.63/cwt	462.00–487.50	2,301	151
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	458.27/cwt	440.00–476.00	2,369	258
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	530	433.00/cwt	433.00–433.00	2,295	18
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	436.28/cwt	412.00–445.00	2,509	317
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	578	408.04/cwt	402.50–410.50	2,358	61
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	602	416.00/cwt	416.00–416.00	2,504	43
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	398.51/cwt	384.00–410.00	2,523	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	368.65/cwt	365.00–376.00	2,334	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	369.06/cwt	355.00–372.00	2,513	29
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,436	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,255	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	613	381.49/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,339	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	663	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,321	15
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1-2	931	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,444	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,710	162.81/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,784	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,748	159.74/cwt	145.00–167.00	2,792	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,176	1
Bulls	—	—	1,962	170.27/cwt	168.00–175.00	3,341	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows16 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	744	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	909	94.41/cwt	85.00–105.00	858	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	927	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,127	140.51/cwt	117.50–154.00	1,584	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,151	164.59/cwt	157.00–167.00	1,894	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,152	173.22/cwt	170.00–173.50	1,995	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,164	109.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,274	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,359	128.53/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,747	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,593	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,395	143.11/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,996	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,409	168.04/cwt	159.00–171.00	2,368	83
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,441	171.45/cwt	171.00–171.50	2,471	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,543	145.48/cwt	145.00–146.00	2,245	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,592	158.35/cwt	154.00–164.50	2,521	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,660	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	2,457	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	765	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,161	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	778	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,159	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	229.78/cwt	195.00–285.00	2,194	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,021	258.55/cwt	200.00–315.00	2,640	64
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	171.99/cwt	169.00–173.50	2,152	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,230	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,446	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,483	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,610	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 Jan 13, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,423Last week 479Year ago 1,117

Slaughter CattleReceipts 243Last week 394Year ago 310

Replacement CattleReceipts 118Last week 166Year ago 101

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	421	470.00–495.00	481.51
99	450–500	486	440.00–460.00	448.81
18	500–550	530	433.00	433.00
61	550–600	578	402.50–410.50	408.04
6	600–650	633	365.00–376.00	368.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	602	416.00	416.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	315	620.00	620.00
9	350–400	376	540.00	540.00
75	400–450	430	497.50–547.50	532.23
151	450–500	491	462.00–487.50	468.63
258	500–550	517	440.00–476.00	458.27
317	550–600	575	412.00–445.00	436.28
9	600–650	633	384.00–410.00	398.51
29	650–700	681	355.00–372.00	369.06
5	750–800	771	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	468	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	620.00	620.00
6	350–400	373	560.00	560.00
6	400–450	420	550.00	550.00
9	450–500	485	500.00–532.50	519.95
19	500–550	532	442.50–487.50	470.85
16	550–600	576	420.00–432.50	427.86
30	600–650	628	415.00–420.00	415.98
9	700–750	711	370.00–388.00	380.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	400–450	442	562.50	562.50
8	450–500	469	555.00	555.00
99	500–550	517	502.00–532.50	526.40
257	550–600	583	462.50–502.50	478.10
192	600–650	612	430.00–469.00	450.69
276	650–700	676	401.00–425.00	420.03
125	700–750	735	396.00–396.50	396.12
7	750–800	783	350.00–395.00	362.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
17	550–600	584	455.00	455.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	600–650	609	432.50	432.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	522.50	522.50
4	600–650	623	363.50	363.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	613	360.00–387.50	381.49
15	650–700	663	350.00	350.00
6	900–950	931	262.50	262.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	537	420.00	420.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	Open	64	—	1,021	200.00–315.00	258.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,251	169.00–173.50	171.99

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	275.00–280.00	277.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	282.50	282.50

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	4	—	955	195.00–285.00	229.78

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,483	176.00	176.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,850.00	1,850.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,200.00	2,200.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,446	3,000.00	3,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,127	117.50–154.00	140.51
18	—	1,152	170.00–173.50	173.22
19	—	1,151	157.00–167.00	164.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,409	159.00–171.00	168.04
7	—	1,395	130.00–150.00	143.11
19	—	1,441	171.00–171.50	171.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,543	145.00–146.00	145.48
8	—	1,359	125.00–134.00	128.53
2	—	1,385	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	85.00	85.00
4	—	909	85.00–105.00	94.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	85.00	85.00
11	—	1,164	105.00–115.00	109.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,750	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,592	154.00–164.50	158.35
1	—	1,660	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,925	165.00	165.00
2	—	1,710	162.00–164.00	162.81
3	—	1,962	168.00–175.00	170.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,748	145.00–167.00	159.74

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.