Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 11, 2024

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $286.24/cwt ≈ $1,205/hd at 421 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	717	1,302	775
Feeder cattle	86	55	88
Slaughter cattle	512	849	542
Replacement cattle	119	398	145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were too lightly tested either this week or last week to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate for very light offerings. Feeder cattle quality was mostly plain, and mostly offered in small packages or as singles. Market activity was mostly moderate as quality limited demand this week. Weigh up cows sold on mostly good to very good demand for moderate to heavy offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was good however, most offerings were purchased to feed. Only lame, blemished, or very old cows were sent to immediate harvest. Cow quality today was attractive to very attractive with many sets of high quality cows off reputation ranches. Slaughter cows sold mostly 2.00 higher on breaking cows, boning and lean cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Packers and private buyers both showed very good demand for cows to feed. Cow supplies continue to tighten as spring culling comes to an end. Most ranchers have turned out and branded pairs and seasonal culling is starting to slow. Feeding cows sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher, with 3.00 higher seen at times. Slaughter bulls sold mostly 4.00-8.00 higher with instances of 10.00 higher seen at times as additional packer buyers were in the market this week bidding aggressively on bull offerings. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above average today with most cows emptied out from being out grazing. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold mostly 8.00-10.00 higher as several buyers were in the market this week searching for cows suitable to rebreed. Quality was average to attractive. Demand was good to very good again this week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	2	333.00	$333.00	$1,182	—
458	458	2	325.00	$325.00	$1,488	—
659–693	670	6	247.00–251.00	$249.62	$1,672	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
734	734	4	243.00	$243.00	$1,784	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,750	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,048	—
350–373	367	4	285.00–313.00	$306.33	$1,124	—
402–439	421	11	280.00–290.00	$286.24	$1,205	—
745	745	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,658	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	317.50	$317.50	$1,095	—
500	500	1	278.00	$278.00	$1,390	—
703	703	5	226.00	$226.00	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,521	-32.50
755–795	765	4	230.00–231.00	$230.74	$1,765	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,782	—
950–980	965	2	191.00–195.00	$192.97	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915	915	3	213.00	$213.00	$1,949	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	1	208.00	$208.00	$2,215	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1202–1535	1347	80-85%	163	130.50–141.50	$138.85	$1,870	+16.45
1305–1435	1372	80-85%	7	119.00–128.00	$125.82	$1,726	-11.96
1205–1565	1380	80-85%	103	141.50–146.50	$143.23	$1,977	+22.69
1220–1605	1404	80-85%	7	133.00–140.00	$136.93	$1,922	-4.36
1360–1455	1408	80-85%	2	126.50–128.00	$127.28	$1,792	-14.01
1215–1623	1500	80-85%	38	142.00–145.50	$143.06	$2,146	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
952–995	963	85-90%	4	110.00–116.00	$114.45	$1,102	-6.55
1045–1115	1077	85-90%	3	109.00–124.00	$117.82	$1,269	—
1020–1280	1134	85-90%	14	102.00–125.00	$117.61	$1,334	-19.36
1045–1295	1177	85-90%	15	127.00–137.00	$132.17	$1,556	+2.12
1035–1280	1187	85-90%	6	125.00–130.00	$127.70	$1,516	+1.70
1155–1260	1209	85-90%	41	137.50–143.00	$139.72	$1,689	+7.93
1285	1285	85-90%	1	139.50	$139.50	$1,793	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1568	1568	75-80%	10	144.00	$144.00	$2,258	+1.53
1570–1725	1601	75-80%	8	137.00–142.50	$140.73	$2,253	+2.86
1405–1870	1605	75-80%	15	136.00–142.00	$140.31	$2,252	+2.44
1650–1850	1750	75-80%	2	142.00–145.00	$143.59	$2,513	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1275	1255	2	139.00–148.00	$143.57	$1,802	—
1250–1400	1318	3	142.00–148.00	$144.60	$1,906	—
1465–1580	1523	2	141.00–146.00	$143.41	$2,184	—
1410–2265	1774	21	150.00–165.00	$157.96	$2,802	—
1855	1855	1	184.00	$184.00	$3,413	—
1545–2320	1939	21	165.00–189.00	$176.45	$3,421	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1370	1093	(<2 yrs)	Open	22	156.00–233.00	$197.23	$2,156
845–1300	1094	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	144.00–210.00	$182.01	$1,991
1070–1187	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	144.00–170.00	$163.39	$1,887

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
723–1015	887	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	163.00–210.00	$188.30	$1,670
820–1003	947	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	144.00–151.00	$147.48	$1,397

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,378

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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
1215	1215	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1520	1520	85-90%	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,900	—

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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.