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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, May 19

● Final34 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 237 vs last sale 275▼ 18 vs year ago 56 · −32.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

275 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 260▲ 149 vs year ago 126 · +118.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 395 vs last sale 544▲ 71 vs year ago 78 · +91.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (5-12-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly moderate to good for very light offerings. Most feeders were offered in small packages or as singles. Quality this week was mostly average. CME feeder cattle positions moved sharply higher today, with most contracts from August 2026-Janurary 2027 showing over 4.00 gains. The May contract moved over 1.00 higher as it nears expiration. Market activity was moderate. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand for light offerings. Feeding cows sold on very good demand for all cows which would feed. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on all classes of cows. Quality this week was mostly attractive to very attractive. Many very empty cows were on offer this week as most were coming off grass. Demand for slaughter cows remains good. Packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. A very limited portion of the offering was purchased for slaughter this week as feeding buyers pushed prices well over packer buyers orders for slaughter cows. Weigh up conditions were mostly above average this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Private feeding bull buyers were back in the market this week and showed very good demand for any bulls which would feed. Feeding bulls sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality this week was average to very attractive. Young age cows sold generally steady. Quality this week was mostly average with a few attractive offerings.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb bulls averaged $345.00/cwt on 1 head, down $6.18 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 1 comparable sales and sits −6.18 against this barn's trailing median of $351.18.

Average price

$345.00

▼ 6.18 vs prior sale

1 head · 730 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,519

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+2.00

vs MT average

Price by quality 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	730	345.00	2,519	1thin

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale1 hd

345.00

—

MT average2 barns · 5 hd

343.00

+2.00

This barn, trailing median1 sales

351.18

−6.18

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,813	215.58	3,908	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,449	190.07	2,755	158
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,681	186.26	3,131	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,141	167.40	1,910	26

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
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,687	$4,100	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,300	$3,850	1thin

Every lot

34 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 · Steers1 lot · lightest first
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,471	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,405	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	730	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,519	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	965	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	2,533	1
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	2,493	3
Bulls	1050–1100	Large 1-2	1,060	236.66/cwt	232.50–237.50	2,509	6
Bulls	1200–1250	Large 1-2	1,245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,864	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,533	205.08/cwt	195.00–210.00	3,144	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,557	218.19/cwt	213.00–222.50	3,397	8
Bulls	—	—	1,682	214.96/cwt	207.50–221.00	3,616	6
Bulls	—	—	1,880	191.70/cwt	182.00–202.00	3,604	6
Bulls	—	—	2,053	229.15/cwt	225.00–238.00	4,704	12
Bulls	—	—	2,480	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	5,481	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,297	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	133.94/cwt	125.00–143.00	1,460	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,142	171.13/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,954	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,158	149.49/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,731	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,195	186.72/cwt	181.00–189.00	2,231	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,240	191.74/cwt	191.50–192.00	2,378	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,365	176.85/cwt	172.00–178.00	2,414	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,309	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,444	192.64/cwt	191.00–195.00	2,782	91
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,465	187.79/cwt	181.50–190.50	2,751	61
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,654	188.32/cwt	186.00–191.00	3,115	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,790	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	3,186	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,300	3,850.00/head	3,850.00–3,850.00	3,850	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,687	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1	872	299.50/cwt	195.00–316.00	2,612	11
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	249.09/cwt	215.00–287.50	2,558	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,053	285.38/cwt	230.00–340.00	3,005	52
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	205.63/cwt	195.00–237.50	2,262	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,213	222.61/cwt	194.00–285.00	2,700	53
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,280	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,496	1

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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 38Last week 275Year ago 56

Slaughter CattleReceipts 275Last week 260Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 149Last week 544Year ago 78

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,654	186.00–191.00	188.32
1	—	1,790	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,158	145.00–155.00	149.49
4	—	1,090	125.00–143.00	133.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	142.50	142.50
1	—	840	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,195	181.00–189.00	186.72
2	—	1,240	191.50–192.00	191.74
6	—	1,142	150.00–179.00	171.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,444	191.00–195.00	192.64
61	—	1,465	181.50–190.50	187.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,365	172.00–178.00	176.85
1	—	1,425	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,557	213.00–222.50	218.19
4	—	1,533	195.00–210.00	205.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,880	182.00–202.00	191.70
12	—	2,053	225.00–238.00	229.15
6	—	1,682	207.50–221.00	214.96
1	—	2,480	221.00	221.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,100	195.00–237.50	205.63
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,027	215.00–287.50	249.09

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	52	—	1,053	230.00–340.00	285.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	195.00	195.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	53	—	1,213	194.00–285.00	222.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	11	—	872	195.00–316.00	299.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,300	3,850.00	3,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,687	4,100.00	4,100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	1050–1100	1,060	232.50–237.50	236.66
1	1200–1250	1,245	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	345.00	345.00
1	950–1000	965	262.50	262.50
3	1000–1050	1,028	242.50	242.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	633	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	568	435.00	435.00

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.