Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 11, 2025

2,627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $414.95/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $2,424/hd at 584 lb · 290 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.88/cwt +0.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,084/hd at 480 lb · 252 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $456.34/cwt -8.57 vs last sale · ≈ $2,443/hd at 535 lb · 234 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,627	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340 unweaned	337	3	575.00–620.00	$589.70	$1,987	-80.62
363–382 unweaned	374	16	560.00–580.00	$566.61	$2,119	-27.73
418–435 unweaned	420	32	520.00–550.00	$538.22	$2,261	-9.79
450–482 unweaned	466	56	480.00–500.00	$488.38	$2,276	-9.23
510	510	22	477.50	$477.50	$2,435	+29.50
523–547 unweaned	538	212	440.00–465.00	$454.14	$2,443	-11.44
555–584	576	90	412.50–424.00	$418.88	$2,413	—
550–597 unweaned	588	200	402.00–445.00	$413.18	$2,429	-0.56
600–649 unweaned	619	113	390.00–412.00	$398.14	$2,464	-2.92
655–688 unweaned	667	40	360.00–394.00	$380.24	$2,536	-9.97
700	700	4	382.50	$382.50	$2,678	—
700–743 unweaned	715	25	365.00–385.50	$381.46	$2,727	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 unweaned	320	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,776	-35.11
350–385 unweaned	365	5	512.50–545.00	$532.06	$1,942	-2.94
425–444 unweaned	442	51	452.50–485.00	$479.82	$2,121	-41.89
457–498 unweaned	472	33	427.50–467.50	$451.27	$2,130	-6.93
505–528 unweaned	508	45	418.00–420.00	$418.28	$2,125	-18.17
558–599 unweaned	585	6	350.00–402.50	$366.68	$2,145	-27.16
603–639 unweaned	627	30	350.00–385.00	$362.14	$2,271	-26.84
682	682	3	350.00	$350.00	$2,387	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
494	494	4	432.50	$432.50	$2,137	—
514 unweaned	514	5	410.00	$410.00	$2,107	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	8	432.50	$432.50	$1,483	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
391 unweaned	391	7	430.00	$430.00	$1,681	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678–682 unweaned	680	5	349.00–362.00	$354.18	$2,408	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325 unweaned	325	3	500.00–505.00	$503.33	$1,636	-62.20
350–373 unweaned	363	23	460.00–502.50	$486.57	$1,766	-21.94
406–443 unweaned	423	61	435.00–477.50	$454.20	$1,921	-21.09
441	441	15	431.00	$431.00	$1,901	—
454 fancy	454	13	461.00	$461.00	$2,093	—
458–498 unweaned	473	148	412.50–442.50	$429.89	$2,033	-3.80
496	496	91	436.50	$436.50	$2,165	—
500–541 unweaned	521	111	381.00–414.00	$396.63	$2,066	-9.61
554	554	6	379.00	$379.00	$2,100	—
565–584 unweaned	575	131	375.00–389.00	$383.48	$2,205	-1.70
609–627 unweaned	613	64	357.00–374.00	$362.62	$2,223	-3.27
968	968	2	292.50	$292.50	$2,831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–348 unweaned	321	16	420.00–495.00	$448.88	$1,441	-86.12
369–395 unweaned	372	10	440.00–455.00	$453.41	$1,687	-31.58
427–440 unweaned	430	4	420.00–431.00	$428.19	$1,841	+3.19
455–494 unweaned	483	11	402.50–407.50	$404.79	$1,955	+24.79
513–535 unweaned	519	10	365.00–382.50	$375.52	$1,949	-14.48
504–536	526	16	375.00–379.00	$377.80	$1,987	—
555–591 unweaned	582	30	340.00–362.50	$357.63	$2,081	-7.57
622–626 unweaned	624	9	350.00	$350.00	$2,184	-10.55
771	771	5	318.00	$318.00	$2,452	—
808–828	821	8	300.00–308.00	$305.05	$2,504	-12.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 unweaned	405	14	385.00	$385.00	$1,559	—

Medium 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
323	323	7	435.00	$435.00	$1,405	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095	1095	5	284.00	$284.00	$3,110	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1134	1134	4	260.00	$260.00	$2,948	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 unweaned	280	1	670.00	$670.00	$1,876	—
465 unweaned	465	1	480.00	$480.00	$2,232	-2.50
506 unweaned	506	7	415.00	$415.00	$2,100	-1.51
553 unweaned	553	2	402.50	$402.50	$2,226	—
660 unweaned	660	2	342.50	$342.50	$2,260	—
760 unweaned	760	2	267.50	$267.50	$2,033	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860	860	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$516	—
825–985	945	85-90%	8	100.00–115.00	$107.05	$1,012	-0.56
1000–1310	1153	85-90%	25	102.50–117.50	$107.74	$1,242	-69.38
1005–1395	1169	85-90%	5	82.50–87.50	$85.01	$994	-92.11
1165–1215	1169	85-90%	12	171.00	$171.00	$1,999	-6.12
965–1320	1183	85-90%	118	127.00–160.00	$146.42	$1,732	-30.70
1098–1245	1200	85-90%	90	161.00–169.00	$165.85	$1,990	-5.15
1135–1320	1228	85-90%	2	120.00–122.00	$120.92	$1,485	-50.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1217–1590	1357	80-85%	166	162.00–175.00	$167.96	$2,279	-1.90
1300–1465	1364	80-85%	17	102.50–125.00	$113.55	$1,549	-56.31
1270–1600	1402	80-85%	25	111.00–160.00	$147.07	$2,062	-8.16
1433	1433	80-85%	2	177.00	$177.00	$2,536	-1.17

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1723	1723	26	165.00	$165.00	$2,843	—
1705–1775	1730	4	157.00–162.00	$159.28	$2,756	—
2029	2029	4	165.00	$165.00	$3,348	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1366–1570	1454	75-80%	17	166.00–171.00	$169.58	$2,466	—
1455	1455	75-80%	2	168.50	$168.50	$2,452	—
1685–1895	1756	75-80%	5	155.00–164.00	$158.02	$2,775	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1565–1935	1770	6	134.00–164.00	$145.76	$2,580	—
1440–2000	1775	13	180.00–187.00	$183.16	$3,251	—
1785–1880	1833	2	172.00–178.00	$175.08	$3,209	—
1890–2135	1971	4	177.00–185.00	$182.08	$3,589	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
2030	2030	1	177.00	$177.00	$3,593	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
733–1135	910	(<2 yrs)	Open	103	240.00–332.50	$292.43	$2,661
830–1230	1056	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	67	177.00–310.00	$241.57	$2,551
1099–1320	1127	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	172.00–185.00	$179.83	$2,027

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
851–950	877	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	250.00–295.00	$286.94	$2,516
870–1370	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	170.00–190.00	$181.50	$2,044

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,884

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1356 thin fleshed	1356	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	174.00	$174.00	$2,359

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1231 thin fleshed	1231	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	167.00	$167.00	$2,056

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$744	—

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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.