Name: Miles City Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale (September 1, 2026): Feeder steers and heifers were overall too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend. However, a higher undertone was noted for feeder cattle over 800 lbs. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for feeder cattle was moderate to good, especially for sets of attractive tested open heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls overall sold steady to 2.00 higher. Demand for slaughter cattle was light for a light sale supply.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 700–800 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

700–800 lb heifers averaged $356.00/cwt on 29 head, up $31.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 14 comparable sales and sits +5.58 against this barn's trailing median of $350.42.

Average price

$356.00

▲ 31.28 vs prior sale

29 head · 701 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+16.61

vs MT average

+33.35 vs national

What quality paid 700–800 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	701	356.00	2,496	29

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 700–800 lb

14 sales

Heifers 700–800 lb: high $369.36, low $324.72, median $350.42 across 14 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 700–800 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

356.00

—

MT average2 barns · 60 hd

339.39

+16.61

National average146 barns · 8,125 hd

322.65

+33.35

This barn, trailing median14 sales

350.42

+5.58

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	1,792	172.53	3,091	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,509	152.75	2,305	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,472	146.09	2,151	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,232	117.88	1,452	14

Every lot, as filed

43 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
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,380	198.77/cwt	192.00–205.00	2,743	5
Bulls	—	—	1,824	166.13/cwt	160.00–171.00	3,030	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,302	106.67/cwt	105.00–107.50	1,389	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,237	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	135.15/cwt	132.50–138.00	2,325	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,413	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,317	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,700	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	2,457	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,214	116.64/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,416	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	701	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,496	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	3,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,743	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	334.00/cwt	333.00–350.00	3,090	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	800–850	846	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	900–950	924	312.75/cwt	312.75–312.75	2,890	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	315.18/cwt	315.00–316.00	2,745	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	986	294.52/cwt	292.00–298.00	2,904	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	329.83/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,728	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	298.36/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	311.50/cwt	311.00–314.00	3,031	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	302.50/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,223	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Spayed	950–1000	996	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,829	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	358.48/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Spayed	850–900	858	322.37/cwt	320.00–333.00	2,766	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	308.13/cwt	304.00–311.00	2,983	135
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	309.42/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,884	148
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	295.50/cwt	295.00–296.00	2,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,730	2
Steers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,088	289.07/cwt	289.00–291.00	3,145	27
Heifers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,819	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	277.29/cwt	272.00–279.50	2,995	22
Steers	Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	285.01/cwt	282.50–287.50	2,899	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,356	185.61/cwt	175.00–188.00	2,517	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	349.69/cwt	349.50–350.50	3,074	127
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,520	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	2,622	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	148.70/cwt	148.50–150.00	2,253	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	132.39/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,599	3
Heifers	Large 1	1050–1100	1,059	284.44/cwt	281.00–290.00	3,012	13
Heifers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	295.89/cwt	290.00–300.50	3,018	51
Steers	Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	3,045	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,419	150.57/cwt	141.00–155.50	2,137	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	127.85/cwt	122.00–137.50	1,821	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,576	151.58/cwt	144.00–152.50	2,389	11
Bulls	—	—	1,820	175.41/cwt	172.00–182.50	3,192	39

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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