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Miles City Livestock Commission

Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

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

● Final37 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773

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Feeder Cattle receipts

266 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 224▼ 6 vs year ago 272 · −2.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

340 head

▲ 190 vs last sale 150▲ 150 vs year ago 190 · +78.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▲ 79 vs last sale 20▲ 98 vs year ago 1 · +9,800.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale (8-11-26): Feeder steers were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Feeder heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for feeders was mostly light. CME positions have fallen sharply since last sale and buyers adjusted prices to match lower expected break evens. CME positions were lower today as well which caused buyers to pause as they bid on offerings. Demand for light weight yearlings was stronger than demand for heavy weight yearlings as buyers attempt to back up marketing dates. Light weight yearlings were also in lighter flesh making these offerings more attractive to buyers. Market activity was slow to moderate with a small buyer pool noticed. Weigh up cows sold on light to moderate demand and offerings. Feeding cow demand was mostly light this week as buyers cite uncertainty for fed cow prices going into fall. Many private feeders worry of the impact additional meat imports will have on the fed cow market and adjusted sell prices reflected these uncertainties. Feeding cows sold mostly 10.00-15.00 lower. Cow quality was mostly average this week. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 15.00-20.00 lower. Demand for slaughter bulls was light. Feeding bull demand was very light and private buyers sidelined themselves and allowed packers to buy all bulls lower. Bull quality was mostly plain to average this week. Most bulls continue to come off pasture and range after breeding season. Yields continue to be mostly average to below average as a result. Weigh up conditions were mixed today with both full and empty cows and bulls noticed. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. A few sets of bred cows were seen this week. Demand for bred offerings was light to moderate. Very little premium was seen for bred cows this sale as buyers weight the economics of feeding and maintaining cows from now until spring calving.

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 $357.36/cwt on 11 head, down $67.94 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 14 comparable sales and sits −56.56 against this barn's trailing median of $413.93.

Average price

$357.36

▼ 67.94 vs prior sale

11 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,012

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$142

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1

$39.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.94

vs MT average

+19.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	382.50	1,913	4thin
Medium 1	599	343.00	2,055	7thin

One grade step is worth $39.50/cwt here — about −$142 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale11 hd

357.36

—

MT average2 barns · 28 hd

353.43

+3.94

National average160 barns · 6,296 hd

338.02

+19.34

This barn, trailing median14 sales

413.93

−56.56

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	1,781	179.45	3,196	51
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,348	161.55	2,178	199
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	158.53	2,546	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,185	155.43	1,842	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,384	$2,481	32
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	752	$2,795	57

Every lot

37 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 · Steers3 lots · lightest first
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	673	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,255	2
Steers	1150–1200	Large 2	1,185	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,560	3
Steers	1200–1250	Large 1Full	1,211	226.88/cwt	226.00–229.00	2,748	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,913	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium 1	599	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,055	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium 1	692	328.93/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,276	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	743	326.48/cwt	322.00–329.00	2,426	53
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	748	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,394	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,402	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,379	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	828	310.57/cwt	304.00–313.25	2,572	84
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	877	300.58/cwt	299.00–302.00	2,636	26
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	887	297.35/cwt	296.00–300.00	2,637	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	926	293.50/cwt	293.50–293.50	2,718	21
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	960	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	2,765	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,263	166.86/cwt	162.50–170.00	2,107	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,308	182.56/cwt	178.00–187.50	2,388	2
Bulls	—	—Natural	1,655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	2,938	1
Bulls	—	—	1,745	174.94/cwt	164.00–180.50	3,053	22
Bulls	—	—	1,912	184.53/cwt	182.00–195.00	3,528	19
Bulls	—	—Natural	2,016	188.51/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,800	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	961	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,150	146.37/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,683	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,186	124.78/cwt	121.00–127.50	1,480	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,194	164.02/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,958	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,208	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,297	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,341	165.04/cwt	161.00–167.00	2,213	145
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,352	155.36/cwt	152.00–156.50	2,100	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,429	130.35/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,863	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,477	147.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,186	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,606	158.53/cwt	156.50–160.00	2,546	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	7
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	752	2,766.73/head	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,767	50
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,140	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,622	1
Stock Cows	—	Large 1	1,305	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,571	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	1,306	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	28

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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 266Last week 224Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 340Last week 150Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 20Year ago 1

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	105.00–110.00	107.39
8	—	1,186	121.00–127.50	124.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,352	152.00–156.50	155.36
145	—	1,341	161.00–167.00	165.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,194	164.00–165.00	164.02
8	—	1,150	130.00–155.00	146.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,429	120.00–137.50	130.35
3	—	1,477	145.00–153.00	147.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,606	156.50–160.00	158.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,912	182.00–195.00	184.53
22	—	1,745	164.00–180.50	174.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,016	184.00–195.00	188.51
1	—	1,655	177.50	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,263	162.50–170.00	166.86
2	—	1,308	178.00–187.50	182.56

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
53	700–750	743	322.00–329.00	326.48
6	750–800	760	316.00	316.00
84	800–850	828	304.00–313.25	310.57
26	850–900	877	299.00–302.00	300.58
21	900–950	926	293.50	293.50
10	950–1000	960	288.00	288.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	748	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	770	309.00	309.00
3	850–900	887	296.00–300.00	297.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	500	382.50	382.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	599	343.00	343.00
9	650–700	692	325.00–330.00	328.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	1150–1200	1,185	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	673	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	1200–1250	1,211	226.00–229.00	226.88

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	750	3,000.00	3,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	50	—	752	2,450.00–2,850.00	2,766.73

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	230.00	230.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	197.00	197.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,306	2,350.00	2,350.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	28	—	1,395	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.