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Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

621 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $288.52/cwt -25.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,982/hd at 687 lb · 103 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $430.25/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,902/hd at 442 lb · 96 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $309.00/cwt +31.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,175/hd at 704 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 621 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 505.00 $505.00 $1,540 —
353–365 357 3 500.00–505.00 $503.30 $1,797 —
442 442 96 430.25 $430.25 $1,902 +10.25
460–475 468 2 392.50–395.00 $393.73 $1,843 +0.45
501 501 4 377.50 $377.50 $1,891 -8.96
575–598 596 15 341.00–344.00 $341.19 $2,033 -26.79
704 704 19 309.00 $309.00 $2,175 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,946 +28.91
692 692 3 292.50 $292.50 $2,024 +7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
282 282 3 437.50 $437.50 $1,234 —
608 608 7 322.50 $322.50 $1,961 +15.07
684–688 687 103 287.00–289.50 $288.52 $1,982 -32.48
780 780 4 243.00 $243.00 $1,895 —
821 821 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,905 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 337.50 $337.50 $1,434 -5.49
515–540 525 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,654 -6.83
563–582 574 5 310.00–314.00 $311.57 $1,788 +26.57
613 613 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,747 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418 418 3 347.50 $347.50 $1,453 —
523 523 8 312.00 $312.00 $1,632 —

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Feeder Bulls

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 1 197.00 $197.00 $2,285 —

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1920 1464 75-80% 50 140.00–144.50 $142.73 $2,090 +8.92
1480 1480 75-80% 40 142.00 $142.00 $2,102 +8.19
1585–1745 1665 75-80% 6 130.00–138.00 $136.22 $2,268 +9.22
N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1497–1634 1584 62 139.50–149.00 $143.27 $2,269 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 92.50 $92.50 $846 +11.50
985–1280 1088 85-90% 3 101.00–125.00 $111.62 $1,214 —
995–1295 1135 85-90% 13 110.00–134.00 $125.72 $1,427 +11.86
1150–1160 1155 85-90% 2 95.00–103.00 $98.98 $1,143 -39.32
1045–1263 1195 85-90% 35 140.00–142.50 $141.93 $1,696 +26.44
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 80-85% 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,912 —
1110–1463 1313 80-85% 16 135.00–145.00 $138.75 $1,822 —
1275–1495 1367 80-85% 6 129.00–143.50 $135.07 $1,846 +8.23
1425 1425 80-85% 1 146.50 $146.50 $2,088 —
1270–1725 1456 80-85% 5 110.00–124.00 $117.97 $1,718 -18.97
1365–1640 1500 80-85% 3 122.00–132.00 $127.80 $1,917 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,795 -14.00
1450–1835 1695 5 131.00–150.00 $139.77 $2,369 —
1545–2185 1894 7 162.00–178.50 $169.12 $3,203 +28.95
1935–2290 2143 3 179.50–181.00 $180.21 $3,862 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805–1110 977 (<2 yrs)Open 37 209.00–241.00 $228.38 $2,231
900–1355 1113 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 24 148.00–214.00 $180.51 $2,009
1129–1310 1159 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 147.00–170.00 $165.67 $1,920
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775 775 (<2 yrs)Open 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,782
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,560

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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.