Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested this week to develop any market trend. Feeder quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand for feeders was mostly good. A large portion of the feeder offering was comprised of fall and winter born calves. Some sets were weaned 60 days while others sold straight off the cow. Market activity was mostly moderate to active today. Weigh up cows comprised a majority of the offering this week. Demand was mostly moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate. Packers pick around to try to find cows to fit slaughter cow buying orders. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher on all classes in a narrow comparison. Feeding cow demand was good to very good again this week which kept most prices mostly over slaughter ticket prices. Feeding cows sold fully steady. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were average to above average again this week. Many cows continue to come off grass and are mostly empty as a result. Slaughter bulls sold on good demand this week as additional packer buyers were in the stands actively buying bulls for harvest. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Bull quality was average to very attractive this week and slightly better than last week. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Most offerings sold with steady undertones. Quality was mostly average to very attractive today. Very little difference in price was seen between 2 and 3 year old cows which had lost calves as demand for rebreed and recip cows remains very good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.35/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 16 comparable sales and sits −104.09 against this barn's trailing median of $440.43.

Average price

$336.35

29 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$333

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

$61.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs MT average

−1.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	343.36	1,926	25
Medium and Large 1-2	540	325.00	1,755	1thin
Medium and Large 2	565	281.67	1,592	3thin

One grade step is worth $61.70/cwt here — about $333 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

16 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $468.13, low $352.48, median $440.43 across 16 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 sale29 hd

336.35

—

MT average3 barns · 86 hd

336.21

+0.14

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−1.89

This barn, trailing median16 sales

440.43

−104.09

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	1,796	183.73	3,299	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,395	156.80	2,187	243
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,619	152.28	2,465	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,152	149.31	1,721	126

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$3,000	10

Every lot, as filed

77 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	347	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	439.93/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	450–500	490	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	1,951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	488	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	540	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	345	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	1,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	457.50/cwt	457.50–457.50	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	242.51/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,360	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	429	382.58/cwt	380.00–387.50	1,641	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	528	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	343.98/cwt	342.50–350.00	2,119	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	372	438.27/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	530	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,966	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	418	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,839	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	500	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,838	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	194.83/cwt	170.00–250.00	2,270	106
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	608	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	554	349.34/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,935	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,833	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	248.43/cwt	207.50–290.00	2,459	69
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,161	183.61/cwt	165.00–202.50	2,132	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	129.28/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,484	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,940	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	140.57/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,066	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,620	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,737	145.40/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,526	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,419	143.11/cwt	125.00–149.00	2,031	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,218	161.49/cwt	158.00–164.50	1,967	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,091	139.86/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,526	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	118.11/cwt	111.00–127.50	966	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,352	163.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,212	44
Bulls	—	—	1,873	178.61/cwt	171.00–188.00	3,345	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	965	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,322	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,513	159.10/cwt	158.00–159.50	2,407	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	151.71/cwt	145.50–157.00	1,767	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	151.10/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,458	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,402	156.45/cwt	151.00–161.00	2,193	180
Bulls	—	—	1,755	158.58/cwt	143.00–170.00	2,783	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,482	151.97/cwt	149.00–153.00	2,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,389	136.56/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,897	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,430	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,245	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	176.46/cwt	175.00–178.00	3,132	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,896	207.44/cwt	203.00–212.00	3,933	8
Stock Cows	Large 1	—	1,155	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,368	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,550	161.68/cwt	161.00–163.00	2,506	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,623	174.82/cwt	171.00–182.00	2,837	10
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	3,449	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,265	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,087	1
Bulls	—	—	1,893	199.19/cwt	191.00–207.00	3,771	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	218.95/cwt	187.50–245.00	2,069	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	177.64/cwt	164.00–187.50	1,819	4
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	703	212.84/cwt	207.50–217.50	1,496	2
Bulls	Large 1	1100–1150	1,125	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,559	1
Bulls	Large 1	1200–1250	1,240	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,573	1
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,071	233.43/cwt	232.50–240.00	2,500	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,214	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,470	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,528	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,389	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,711	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,968	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,439	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	305	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,083	1

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.

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