Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop an accurate market trend, however higher undertones were noticed. Feeder quality this week was mixed from plain to attractive. Demand for feeders was mostly good to very good despite a light offering. A single load lot of feeder steers was seen today and these offerings were met with very good demand. CME positions continue to push higher driven by very tight market ready supplies and good demand for box beef items. The boxed beef cutout closed today at 371.76 on choice and 359.84 on select, 4.51 and 0.91 higher respectively. Demand for cutting bulls remains very good as several buyers were looking for bulls to cut and make steers. Market activity was mostly active today with a large number of order buyers on hand as well as internet buyers noticed for todays sale. Weigh up cows comprised a majority of the offering this week. Demand was mostly good for heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate to good. Packers pick around to try to find cows to fit slaughter cow buying orders, however demand for feeding cows kept cow prices mostly above slaughter cow tickets. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold steady to 3.00 higher in a narrow comparison. Additional packer buyers were in the market this week with helped improve slaughter cow prices. Feeding cow demand was good to very good again this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher on a significantly higher quality, higher yielding offering. Quality this week was mostly attractive to very attractive. Weigh up conditions were mostly above average with many very empty cows coming off grass. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate to good demand this week. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Bull quality was average to attractive this week. Bull prices started the day fully steady with last week but prices eased as the sale progressed and additional packer buyers exited the market. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Most offerings sold unevenly steady. Quality was mixed which led to uneven prices. Additionally a large portion of the young cow offering continues to be comprised of open baron cows which have never had a calf. A large offering of 3 and 4 year old cows were seen today. Very little difference in price was seen between high quality 2 and 3 year old cows which had lost calves as demand for rebreed and recip cows remains very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $443.98/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 2 of 13 comparable sales and sits −42.26 against this barn's trailing median of $486.23.

Average price

$443.98

100 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$59.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.19

vs MT average

+62.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	445.75	2,362	97
Medium and Large 1-2	520	386.66	2,011	3thin

One grade step is worth $59.09/cwt here — about $352 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

13 sales

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 sale100 hd

443.98

—

MT average3 barns · 120 hd

425.79

+18.19

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

+62.97

This barn, trailing median13 sales

486.23

−42.26

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	—	Low	1,806	181.17	3,273	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,398	162.65	2,274	433
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,664	158.78	2,642	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,190	153.45	1,826	159

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	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,517	$3,575	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,598	$3,346	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,539	$3,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,219	160.56/cwt	158.00–167.00	1,957	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,582	163.23/cwt	161.50–164.00	2,582	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—Natural	—	1,800	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	3,078	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	165.80/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,838	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,623	176.42/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,863	11
Bulls	—	—	1,908	177.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,377	3
Bulls	—	—	2,260	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	4,543	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,445	146.64/cwt	146.00–148.00	2,119	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,940	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,832	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	164.32/cwt	157.00–165.75	2,460	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,764	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,548	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,380	145.46/cwt	139.00–149.00	2,007	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,381	159.17/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,198	82
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	112.53/cwt	106.00–119.00	1,215	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	920	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,058	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,101	138.65/cwt	117.00–149.00	1,527	28
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,185	207.46/cwt	206.00–209.00	4,533	2
Bulls	—Natural	—	2,195	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	4,258	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,390	164.64/cwt	162.50–168.50	2,288	292
Bulls	Large 1	1200–1250	1,210	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,753	1
Bulls	Large 1Fleshy	1250–1300	1,277	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,452	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	178.63/cwt	172.00–185.00	3,114	6
Bulls	—	—	1,982	193.50/cwt	185.00–207.50	3,835	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,830	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,386	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,552	162.36/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,520	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,283	186.99/cwt	186.00–188.00	2,399	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	2,498	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,450	1
Bulls	Large 1	1150–1200	1,161	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,879	8
Bulls	Large 1	1100–1150	1,120	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,884	1
Bulls	Large 1	1300–1350	1,320	197.80/cwt	193.00–202.50	2,611	2
Steers	Medium 2	700–750	740	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,906	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,208	155.68/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,881	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,836	152.12/cwt	151.00–157.00	2,793	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	160.43/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,556	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,539	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,517	3,575.00/head	3,575.00–3,575.00	3,575	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	735	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	923	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,996	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	386.66/cwt	385.00–387.50	2,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	312.71/cwt	297.00–315.00	2,286	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,431	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	445.75/cwt	445.75–445.75	2,362	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	308.40/cwt	302.50–312.50	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,538	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	204.09/cwt	163.00–254.00	2,312	202
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,279	172.37/cwt	162.00–202.50	2,205	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,009	240.70/cwt	185.00–267.50	2,429	48
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	187.60/cwt	182.50–190.00	2,118	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,453	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,598	3,345.97/head	3,150.00–3,500.00	3,346	19
Bulls	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,085	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,604	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,652	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1	—	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium 2	650–700	692	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,799	3

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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