Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2025-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested develop any market trend. Steer calves all sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Heifer calves sold steady to 10.00 higher on all calves on offer. Demand was mostly good to very good for moderate offerings. A few load lots of calves were seen this sale and demand was good to very good for these offerings. Packages of calves sold on good demand as buyers showed need for calves to fill loads. Quality this week was average to very attractive, but overall not as attractive as last weeks offering. Market activity was mostly active with many order buyers, ranchers and farmer feeders in the stands rapidly bidding on calves. Demand for heifer calves to develop into replacements was very good with several ranchers in the stands bidding on calves. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. Most cows purchased for slaughter were blemished in some way. Cow quality was mostly average this week. Feeding cow demand remains very good with a large pool of feeding buyers actively bidding on offerings. Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls both sold 2.00-4.00 lower in a narrow comparison. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average this week. Demand for all replacement cows was very good. Buyers showed good demand for all ages of cows to return to the country to pregnancy test, or put in a rebreeding program. Young age replacement sold mostly 15.00-20.00 higher. Many sets of 2 coming 3 year old cows this week out sold yearling heifers of the same weight.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $489.09/cwt on 539 head. That ranks 9 of 13 comparable sales and sits +2.85 against this barn's trailing median of $486.23.

Average price

$489.09

539 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,670

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$975

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

$181.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.31

vs MT average

+20.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	491.63	2,683	524
Large 1	575	434.00	2,496	2thin
Large 1-2	547	432.50	2,366	9thin
Medium and Large 2	551	310.00	1,708	4thin

One grade step is worth $181.63/cwt here — about $975 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 sale539 hd

489.09

—

MT average4 barns · 1,644 hd

474.77

+14.31

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

+20.05

This barn, trailing median13 sales

486.23

+2.85

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	1,724	178.57	3,078	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,413	175.04	2,473	159
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,189	167.89	1,996	279
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,597	165.70	2,646	22
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	137.50	1,382	1thin

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/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,140	$3,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,370	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,403	$2,850	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,445	$2,675	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	525	508.14/cwt	488.00–528.00	2,668	296
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	550–600	579	443.01/cwt	385.00–455.00	2,565	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	896	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	604.90/cwt	585.00–635.00	2,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	408.45/cwt	402.00–413.00	2,700	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	413	509.00/cwt	509.00–509.00	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	427	518.69/cwt	482.50–530.00	2,215	87
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	488.00/cwt	488.00–488.00	2,684	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,236	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	578	465.83/cwt	431.00–477.50	2,692	183
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	428	578.60/cwt	565.00–590.00	2,476	123
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	621	438.10/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,721	138
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	532	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,458	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	262	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	1,939	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	216	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	481	538.03/cwt	520.00–572.50	2,588	223
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	268	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,461	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	385.60/cwt	385.00–386.00	2,738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	421	529.71/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,230	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	388	567.86/cwt	557.50–577.50	2,203	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	442.49/cwt	425.00–450.00	2,106	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	650–700	661	390.02/cwt	384.00–392.00	2,578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	906	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	3,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	565	406.59/cwt	377.50–425.00	2,297	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	371	540.05/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,004	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	361.86/cwt	360.00–362.00	2,823	83
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	2,973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,390	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	321.81/cwt	320.00–327.00	3,163	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	472	483.23/cwt	455.00–496.00	2,281	113
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,597	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,221	183.57/cwt	180.00–185.00	2,241	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Broken Mouth	—	1,445	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	254.77/cwt	188.00–320.00	2,278	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,043	314.87/cwt	312.50–316.00	3,284	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	450–500	489	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,323	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,392	163.45/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,275	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,158	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,147	154.72/cwt	134.00–165.00	1,775	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,263	183.47/cwt	180.00–186.50	2,317	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,855	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	3,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,457	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,600	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,432	1
Bulls	—	—	1,619	166.46/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,695	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,406	181.67/cwt	178.50–187.00	2,554	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	164.24/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,623	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,165	170.70/cwt	163.00–176.00	1,989	102
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Non-Traditional	—	1,335	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	2,570	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,476	146.15/cwt	144.00–149.00	2,157	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,045	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,605	185.93/cwt	184.00–187.00	2,984	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,603	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,757	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	128.35/cwt	112.50–133.00	1,434	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	138.02/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,934	9
Bulls	—	—	1,886	185.88/cwt	178.00–190.00	3,506	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,425	174.39/cwt	167.00–178.00	2,485	40
Bulls	—	—	1,880	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,741	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,625	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	2,990	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	945	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,238	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	121.13/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,056	5
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	400–450	437	547.00/cwt	547.00–547.00	2,390	3
Heifers	Large 1Unweaned	500–550	533	414.00/cwt	414.00–414.00	2,207	8
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,085	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	3,391	1
Heifers	Large 1	1150–1200	1,180	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	3,375	1
Bulls	Large 1	1050–1100	1,080	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	3,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	500–550	511	449.71/cwt	427.50–461.00	2,298	223
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	348	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	392	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	448	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,218	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	484	498.69/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,414	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	430	477.15/cwt	465.00–482.50	2,052	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	528	420.06/cwt	414.00–422.00	2,218	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	603	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,502	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	3,290	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	952	309.29/cwt	222.50–377.50	2,944	107
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	264.24/cwt	191.00–300.00	2,788	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	550–600	573	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	550–600	551	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,708	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	500–550	517	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,810	6
Steers	Large 1Unweaned	550–600	575	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,496	2
Steers	Large 1-2Unweaned	500–550	547	432.50/cwt	432.50–432.50	2,366	9
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	687	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,473	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	233.79/cwt	190.00–285.00	2,424	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Broken Mouth	—	1,195	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	2,145	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	2,849.82/head	2,750.00–2,950.00	2,850	4
Dairy Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,382	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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