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Miles City Livestock Commission

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Miles City, Montana · Tue, Jun 23
● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1773
Feeder Cattle receipts
70 head
7 vs last sale 63 15 vs year ago 55 · +27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
411 head
5 vs last sale 416 254 vs year ago 665 · 38.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
56 vs last sale 145 136 vs year ago 225 · 60.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week (6-16-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand for feeder cattle was mostly good for very light offerings. Most feeders were offered in small packages or as singles. Most buyers sat on the sidelines as there were not enough feeders for buyers to build loads. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. CME feeder cattle positions were slightly lower today, however contracts have moved higher over the last week. Market activity was slow to moderate with a small crowd on hand. Weigh up cows sold on good demand for moderate offerings. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher on all classes. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to above average today, and better than last week. A large crowd of feeding cow buyers were on hand for todays sale. Buyers showed good demand for all cows that would feed. Private buyers were willing to take blemished cows to feed and pushed most cows over slaughter cow orders. Demand for slaughter cows remained good this week as new slaughter cow buyers were in the market again. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady undertones were noticed. Very few cows were purchased for immediate slaughter this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 1.00 lower. Feeding bulls were scarcely tested this week as most offerings were purchased for immediate harvest. Bull quality this week was average to very attractive. Young age cows sold 15.00-18.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. These offerings were met with good to very good demand as additional buyers were in the market this week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $512.23/cwt on 28 head, up $26.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 13 comparable sales and sits +26.00 against this barn's trailing median of $486.23.
Average price
$512.23
26.00 vs prior sale
28 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,658
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
+16.17
vs MT average
+43.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2519512.232,65828
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales
526493459426median 486.2312/1601/2002/1003/1706/23
Steers 500–600 lb: high $512.23, low $440.01, median $486.23 across 13 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale28 hd
512.23
MT average3 barns · 40 hd
496.06
+16.17
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
+43.77
This barn, trailing median13 sales
486.23
+26.00
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,963212.084,16366
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,442186.662,692235
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,650182.743,01666
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,183171.032,02419

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,033$3,2504thin

Every lot, as filed

40 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsLight Weight1,430190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,7171
CowsBoner 80-85%1,405156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,1921
Bulls2,318218.46/cwt218.00–219.005,0642
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,580187.93/cwt186.00–189.002,9694
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,462189.23/cwt187.00–198.002,767120
BullsReturn to Feed1,475210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,0981
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,250187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,3381
BullsLight Weight1,313165.71/cwt156.00–182.502,1764
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,863174.55/cwt173.50–176.503,2523
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,775182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,2311
Bulls1,869193.41/cwt189.00–201.003,6156
Bulls2,091226.09/cwt219.00–240.004,72821
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight965117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1341
Bulls2,170206.89/cwt198.00–214.004,4903
BullsHeavy Weight2,515240.00/cwt240.00–240.006,0361
Bulls1,949212.16/cwt203.00–220.004,13527
CowsBreaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,631183.11/cwt179.00–184.502,98756
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,171209.91/cwt189.00–247.502,4584
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,007289.83/cwt227.50–309.002,9195
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,178265.44/cwt221.00–327.503,12717
BullsLarge 11300–13501,314231.00/cwt231.00–231.003,0356
BullsLarge 11250–13001,265240.00/cwt240.00–240.003,0361
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,404171.13/cwt166.00–178.502,40312
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2600–650600397.50/cwt397.50–397.502,3851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2350–400390422.50/cwt422.50–422.501,6481
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650635407.50/cwt407.50–407.502,5883
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900–950945327.50/cwt327.50–327.503,0951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 11,236239.79/cwt190.50–315.002,96439
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0333,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2504
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed400–450436565.00/cwt565.00–565.002,4637
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450–500470522.50/cwt522.50–522.502,4561
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed500–550519512.23/cwt505.00–512.502,65828
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2700–750745333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4813
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,955174.50/cwt174.50–174.503,4112
CowsLean 85-90%1,255170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1341
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,227180.74/cwt179.00–184.002,21811
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,171161.75/cwt147.50–172.501,8944
CowsBoner 80-85%Return to Feed1,423185.98/cwt180.00–188.002,646100
CowsBoner 80-85%1,448174.83/cwt174.00–175.502,5322

How this sale compares

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.