Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.00/cwt ≈ $1,575/hd at 726 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.00/cwt ≈ $1,398/hd at 566 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	766	611	843
Feeder cattle	54	51	45
Slaughter cattle	582	469	684
Replacement cattle	130	91	114

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Quality this sale was mostly plain. Demand was mostly good for very light offerings. Most feeder cattle were offered as singles or in very small groups. Market activity was mostly active this week. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for moderate offerings. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Packers showed mostly good demand for slaughter cows this week as they pushed to meet needs for the upcoming holiday week. Most sales including this one will not have a sale next week. Packers were aggressive as they pushed to fill slaughter needs and demand improved throughout the sale. Several loads of cows were purchased to feed to premium white as cow quality was very attractive. Feeding cows sold steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Weigh up conditions were average to above average. Young age cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to firm undertones were noticed. Demand was mostly moderate to good. Quality was mostly average. Most offerings sold to feeding buyers this week as rebreed buyers were mostly out of the market.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–640	620	3	240.00–253.00	$248.53	$1,541	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
566	566	13	247.00	$247.00	$1,398	—
668	668	4	218.00	$218.00	$1,456	—
726	726	14	217.00	$217.00	$1,575	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478	478	6	241.00	$241.00	$1,152	—

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030	1030	—	—	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,648	—
1050	1050	—	—	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,690	+10.00
1170	1170	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,954	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
907	907	3	167.00	$167.00	$1,515	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1580	1284	80-85%	9	86.00–94.00	$92.47	$1,187	—
1217–1487	1340	80-85%	85	96.00–105.00	$102.39	$1,372	-2.07
1260–1700	1364	80-85%	17	104.00–109.00	$105.98	$1,446	-1.84
1180–1515	1369	80-85%	68	99.00–106.00	$104.68	$1,433	-3.14
1163–1528	1409	80-85%	140	106.00–112.00	$107.46	$1,514	+15.86

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$648	—
925–928	927	85-90%	3	81.50–85.00	$83.84	$777	+4.47
1000–1290	1155	85-90%	38	77.00–88.50	$84.79	$979	-21.16
1005–1288	1186	85-90%	71	89.00–102.00	$94.83	$1,125	+1.85
1200–1375	1242	85-90%	6	102.50–105.50	$103.05	$1,280	—
1215–1280	1263	85-90%	4	104.00–106.00	$104.61	$1,321	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1540	1472	75-80%	3	104.00–105.50	$104.52	$1,539	-0.22
1520–1680	1587	75-80%	15	111.00–113.00	$112.04	$1,778	+10.80
1530–1765	1669	75-80%	6	106.00–110.50	$107.20	$1,789	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1265	1168	2	94.00–95.00	$94.46	$1,103	—
1190–1350	1246	5	109.50–118.00	$114.97	$1,433	+12.48
1245–1370	1308	2	106.50–108.50	$107.45	$1,405	-9.25
1320–1775	1518	5	102.00–110.00	$105.06	$1,595	—
1405–1995	1751	29	113.00–122.00	$116.86	$2,046	+0.43
1515–1965	1930	13	116.00–124.00	$123.52	$2,384	—
1650–2230	1947	31	122.00–130.00	$125.48	$2,443	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2435	2435	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,849	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1245	1081	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	134.00–164.00	$150.21	$1,624
930–1315	1161	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	105.00–140.00	$124.08	$1,441

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960	960	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,382

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1347	1347	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	23	3,225.00	$3,225.00	—
1470	1470	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,835.00	$2,835.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1248	1248	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	3,000.00	$3,000.00	—

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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.