Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 28, 2025

4,843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $395.63/cwt -43.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,054/hd at 519 lb · 545 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $407.25/cwt -54.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,955/hd at 480 lb · 502 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $412.18/cwt -46.80 vs last sale · ≈ $2,374/hd at 576 lb · 467 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	4,843	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
303–346 unweaned	322	34	575.00–630.00	$610.36	$1,965	-24.64
355–397 unweaned	373	80	515.00–560.00	$529.89	$1,976	-96.10
403	403	8	500.00	$500.00	$2,015	—
405–448 unweaned	430	113	487.50–522.50	$500.08	$2,150	-66.70
450–497 unweaned	478	307	446.00–496.00	$472.62	$2,259	-71.17
504	504	37	432.50	$432.50	$2,180	—
500–543 unweaned	527	279	423.00–457.00	$438.09	$2,309	-70.54
560–598 unweaned	576	467	400.00–436.00	$412.18	$2,374	-46.80
600–649 unweaned	619	363	387.50–410.00	$395.44	$2,448	-45.15
650–676 unweaned	657	210	370.00–393.00	$384.73	$2,528	-30.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
296 unweaned	296	4	480.00	$480.00	$1,421	—
339 unweaned	339	4	557.50	$557.50	$1,890	—
358–394 unweaned	381	20	477.50–505.00	$494.50	$1,884	-78.60
410–436 unweaned	426	28	462.50–475.00	$467.37	$1,991	-73.20
489–491 unweaned	490	13	431.00–442.50	$437.18	$2,142	-77.77
519–543 unweaned	530	66	409.00–423.00	$421.76	$2,235	-54.43
550–585 unweaned	565	43	365.00–398.00	$384.75	$2,174	-47.77
628 unweaned	628	2	378.00	$378.00	$2,374	-76.85
667 unweaned	667	5	355.00	$355.00	$2,368	-32.50
718	718	22	352.50	$352.50	$2,531	-30.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265 unweaned	265	3	420.00	$420.00	$1,113	—
373 unweaned	373	3	390.00	$390.00	$1,455	—
405–440 unweaned	431	28	410.00	$410.00	$1,767	—
519 unweaned	519	14	397.50	$397.50	$2,063	—
802	802	5	315.00	$315.00	$2,526	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
382 unweaned	382	5	490.00	$490.00	$1,872	—
553–596 unweaned	585	25	382.00–400.00	$388.22	$2,271	-45.66
614 unweaned	614	4	380.00	$380.00	$2,333	-37.50
699 unweaned	699	7	357.50	$357.50	$2,499	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
376 unweaned	376	4	502.50	$502.50	$1,889	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
307–310 unweaned	309	32	510.00–550.00	$540.07	$1,669	-70.91
350–397 unweaned	382	123	465.00–510.00	$493.89	$1,887	-48.57
403–446 unweaned	420	161	425.00–470.00	$444.03	$1,865	-75.44
468	468	36	397.50	$397.50	$1,860	—
455–498 unweaned	481	466	395.00–428.00	$408.00	$1,962	-54.16
502 fancy	502	141	416.00	$416.00	$2,088	-66.00
500–549 unweaned	525	404	370.00–404.00	$388.52	$2,040	-47.93
566	566	18	385.00	$385.00	$2,179	—
558–573 unweaned	567	160	370.00–374.00	$371.24	$2,105	-35.26
590	590	12	335.00	$335.00	$1,976	—
600 unweaned	600	27	356.00	$356.00	$2,136	-26.20
612	612	26	371.00	$371.00	$2,271	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
267 unweaned	267	9	480.00	$480.00	$1,282	—
300–349 unweaned	337	39	440.00–497.50	$476.67	$1,606	—
365–391 unweaned	382	75	377.50–450.00	$423.46	$1,618	-51.56
398	398	9	450.00	$450.00	$1,791	—
412–435 unweaned	430	43	395.00–420.00	$411.21	$1,768	-34.31
464 unweaned	464	4	385.00	$385.00	$1,786	-45.66
523–533 unweaned	532	22	337.50–350.00	$348.88	$1,856	-63.62
567–583 unweaned	577	8	340.00–351.00	$346.95	$2,002	-29.43
600–634 unweaned	617	13	335.00–352.50	$342.70	$2,114	—
762	762	10	315.00	$315.00	$2,400	—
915	915	6	282.50	$282.50	$2,585	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340 unweaned	340	6	487.50	$487.50	$1,658	—
389 unweaned	389	9	462.50	$462.50	$1,799	-42.50
582 unweaned	582	7	346.00	$346.00	$2,014	—
600 unweaned	600	2	357.00	$357.00	$2,142	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
459 unweaned	459	5	315.00	$315.00	$1,446	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392 unweaned	392	3	475.00	$475.00	$1,862	—
517 unweaned	517	27	370.00	$370.00	$1,913	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
316 unweaned	316	4	570.00	$570.00	$1,801	—
351 unweaned	351	10	497.50	$497.50	$1,746	—
455 unweaned	455	11	437.50	$437.50	$1,991	-77.50
610 unweaned	610	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,303	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–920	885	85-90%	2	60.00–72.50	$66.00	$584	—
755–995	900	85-90%	3	105.00–122.50	$113.91	$1,025	—
1060	1060	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$901	-72.50
885–1290	1134	85-90%	59	164.00–179.00	$172.71	$1,959	+70.19
975–1385	1173	85-90%	41	125.00–164.00	$150.26	$1,763	-5.97
1000–1320	1179	85-90%	27	102.50–129.00	$117.40	$1,384	-38.83
890–1271	1235	85-90%	61	179.50–185.50	$181.79	$2,245	+2.68

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	80-85%	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,788	—
1300–1350	1325	80-85%	2	122.50–131.00	$126.83	$1,680	—
1260–1490	1369	80-85%	54	179.00–184.00	$181.17	$2,480	+1.32
1272–1650	1378	80-85%	93	165.00–179.00	$173.32	$2,388	-6.53
1323–1515	1420	80-85%	8	152.00–165.00	$158.14	$2,246	+33.51

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1680–1686	1683	66	174.00	$174.00	$2,928	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320	1320	75-80%	1	170.00	$170.00	$2,244	—
1380	1380	75-80%	1	166.00	$166.00	$2,291	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1650	1549	8	161.00–183.00	$177.65	$2,752	—
1360–1935	1637	13	181.00–191.00	$187.68	$3,072	+12.38
1520–1945	1733	2	175.00–176.00	$175.44	$3,040	-12.90
1845–2045	1945	2	182.00–194.00	$187.69	$3,651	-5.66

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
798–1155	948	(<2 yrs)	Open	159	256.00–347.50	$311.46	$2,953
890–1275	1024	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	62	192.50–297.50	$270.39	$2,769
1195	1195	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,689

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	285.00	$285.00	$2,237

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–910	792	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	255.00–322.50	$292.66	$2,318

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1343–1385	1351	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	3,300.00–3,400.00	$3,379.50
1507	1507	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	2,875.00	$2,875.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1208–1323	1232	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	2,600.00–2,650.00	$2,635.02

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1223	1223	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	217.50	$217.50	$2,660

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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.