Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

1,367 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.22/cwt +13.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 681 lb · 131 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $167.96/cwt ≈ $1,149/hd at 684 lb · 78 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.00/cwt +16.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,088/hd at 702 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,367	531	1,337
Feeder cattle	974	145	678
Slaughter cattle	275	165	271
Replacement cattle	118	221	388

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, no comparison available for feeder cattle due to a very light offering last week, however a firm undertone was noted. Buyer demand was moderate for mostly average quality feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold uneven; breakers firm, while boners and leans 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Buyer demand was moderate for slaughter cattle.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	16	194.00	$194.00	$1,034	—
556–598	568	24	172.00–185.00	$180.89	$1,027	—
623	623	3	164.00	$164.00	$1,022	—
665–693	684	78	164.00–170.75	$167.96	$1,149	—
705–735	725	6	154.00–158.00	$156.70	$1,136	—
817	817	18	153.00	$153.00	$1,250	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
618	618	6	144.00	$144.00	$890	—
800–841	834	6	140.00–142.00	$140.32	$1,170	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–504	501	19	175.00–182.00	$180.89	$906	—
550–595	582	32	158.00–169.00	$160.92	$937	—
623	623	26	157.00	$157.00	$978	+1.00
671–696	681	131	157.00–158.75	$158.22	$1,077	+13.61
702	702	42	155.00	$155.00	$1,088	—
821–831	824	18	135.00	$135.00	$1,112	+3.00
908	908	10	126.00	$126.00	$1,144	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	9	160.00	$160.00	$560	—
543–545	543	9	162.00–164.00	$163.78	$889	—
674	674	6	147.00	$147.00	$991	+9.00
772	772	3	137.50	$137.50	$1,062	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
487	487	5	174.00	$174.00	$847	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1535	1288	80-85%	29	77.50–79.50	$78.57	$1,012	—
945–1725	1350	80-85%	139	80.00–86.00	$82.16	$1,109	-3.47

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1220	1152	85-90%	3	72.50–73.00	$72.66	$837	-2.01
988–1490	1201	85-90%	24	75.50–79.00	$77.27	$928	-5.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1720	1511	75-80%	14	82.00–88.00	$85.31	$1,289	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–2320	1589	22	94.00–100.00	$98.20	$1,560	-3.35
1263–2000	1601	19	92.00–98.00	$94.75	$1,517	+1.98
1600–2215	1962	11	101.00–109.00	$104.47	$2,050	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
775–970	909	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	118.00–129.50	$122.31	$1,112
805–1070	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	42	107.00–116.00	$111.52	$1,132

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–1293	1064	(<2 yrs)	Open	11	99.50–105.00	$102.98	$1,096
960–1460	1147	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	20	89.00–102.00	$97.11	$1,114

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1003–1103	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	25	1,350.00–1,435.00	$1,425.30
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,060.00	$1,060.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.