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Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.00/cwt ≈ $1,972/hd at 580 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 552 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–493 478 8 412.50–435.00 $418.82 $2,002 —
576 576 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,218 —
608–620 612 3 335.00–337.50 $335.84 $2,055 —
660–685 673 2 322.50–327.50 $324.95 $2,187 —
803 803 2 294.00 $294.00 $2,361 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
523 523 2 415.00 $415.00 $2,170 —
725 725 9 335.00 $335.00 $2,429 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,828 —
580 580 13 340.00 $340.00 $1,972 —
611 611 7 332.50 $332.50 $2,032 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
802 802 3 271.00 $271.00 $2,173 +2.00
1010 1010 4 247.50 $247.50 $2,500 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1098 1098 2 232.00 $232.00 $2,547 —
1105 1105 1 232.50 $232.50 $2,569 —
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905 905 1 266.00 $266.00 $2,407 —
960 960 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,448 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,704 —
1300–1665 1360 80-85% 16 130.00–154.00 $149.85 $2,038 +0.67
1235–1645 1380 80-85% 47 163.00–168.00 $164.72 $2,273 +15.54
1225–1590 1409 80-85% 62 154.00–163.00 $160.66 $2,264 -4.34
1350–1640 1459 80-85% 7 157.00–160.00 $158.69 $2,315 +19.57
1440–1770 1605 80-85% 2 156.00–157.00 $156.45 $2,511 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,379 -5.51
1550 1550 75-80% 1 160.00 $160.00 $2,480 +8.28
1516–1733 1573 75-80% 12 160.00–163.00 $161.17 $2,535 +9.45
1680–1815 1720 75-80% 5 154.00–158.50 $155.49 $2,674 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,182 -38.29
885–1280 1142 85-90% 11 135.00–152.00 $147.26 $1,682 +2.97
1120–1260 1190 85-90% 3 154.00–161.00 $157.14 $1,870 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1350 1268 4 149.00–167.50 $160.68 $2,037 —
1210–1995 1457 27 161.00–179.00 $174.20 $2,538 —
1465–1940 1635 11 162.00–176.00 $170.96 $2,795 —
1205–2055 1774 15 178.00–193.00 $186.79 $3,314 —
1725–1890 1835 3 195.00–197.00 $195.63 $3,590 +11.10
1800–1925 1866 4 195.00–208.00 $200.77 $3,746 —
1480–2295 1873 17 180.00–199.00 $192.56 $3,607 —
1730–2275 2011 22 200.00–215.00 $209.46 $4,212 —
2085 2085 1 173.00 $173.00 $3,607 -38.56
1940–2408 2183 8 208.00–221.00 $218.20 $4,763 —
YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
2025 2025 1 208.00 $208.00 $4,212 —
2262 2262 3 216.00 $216.00 $4,886 —
2625 2625 1 202.00 $202.00 $5,302 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
904 904 (<2 yrs)Open 7 251.00 $251.00 $2,269
1003–1390 1147 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 167 166.00–248.00 $214.52 $2,461
1075–1250 1172 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 162.00–178.50 $173.81 $2,037
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1058–1223 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 172.00–207.50 $182.96 $2,067
Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,139
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,614

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1278 1278 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —

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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.