Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 18, 2025

2,343 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $397.36/cwt -0.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,442/hd at 615 lb · 343 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $448.52/cwt -7.82 vs last sale · ≈ $2,355/hd at 525 lb · 305 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.38/cwt -24.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,064/hd at 576 lb · 167 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	2,343	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–347 unweaned	339	15	610.00–645.00	$627.82	$2,128	+38.12
350–368 unweaned	361	9	580.00–620.00	$608.79	$2,198	+42.18
407	407	19	550.00	$550.00	$2,238	—
406–437 unweaned	420	86	510.00–548.00	$538.41	$2,261	+0.19
473–484 unweaned	481	32	467.00–470.00	$467.74	$2,250	-20.64
482	482	7	440.00	$440.00	$2,121	—
504–545 unweaned	525	305	435.00–477.50	$448.52	$2,355	-5.62
555–595 unweaned	569	71	408.50–440.00	$418.07	$2,379	+4.89
570	570	3	417.50	$417.50	$2,380	-1.38
609	609	25	398.00	$398.00	$2,424	—
603–636 unweaned	615	318	380.00–406.00	$397.31	$2,443	-0.83
650–697 unweaned	684	67	355.00–374.50	$369.13	$2,525	-11.11
700–723 unweaned	714	5	345.00–352.50	$347.94	$2,484	-33.52
759 unweaned	759	8	342.50	$342.50	$2,600	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335 unweaned	324	5	575.00–600.00	$586.95	$1,902	+31.95
353	353	6	550.00	$550.00	$1,942	—
362–394 unweaned	378	21	510.00–570.00	$549.30	$2,076	+17.24
422–448	435	14	468.00–505.00	$485.95	$2,114	—
446–448 unweaned	446	17	450.00–515.00	$475.31	$2,120	-4.51
457–476 unweaned	471	24	450.00–470.00	$454.85	$2,142	+3.58
503–545 unweaned	515	15	430.00–447.50	$438.38	$2,258	+20.10
570 unweaned	570	2	367.50	$367.50	$2,095	+0.82
640–647 unweaned	644	6	356.50–366.00	$361.28	$2,327	-0.86
655 unweaned	655	2	352.50	$352.50	$2,309	—

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 unweaned	345	1	590.00	$590.00	$2,036	—
632	632	3	330.00	$330.00	$2,086	—
670 unweaned	670	2	352.00	$352.00	$2,358	-2.18
725 unweaned	725	2	337.50	$337.50	$2,447	—
827 unweaned	827	7	314.00	$314.00	$2,597	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419 unweaned	419	4	470.00	$470.00	$1,969	—
490 unweaned	490	4	421.00	$421.00	$2,063	—
500 unweaned	500	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–346 unweaned	341	10	495.00–500.00	$495.94	$1,691	-7.39
382	382	14	465.00	$465.00	$1,776	—
394–395 unweaned	395	8	475.00–482.50	$478.75	$1,891	-7.82
401–443 unweaned	429	54	447.50–455.00	$451.46	$1,937	-2.74
458–498 unweaned	482	43	400.00–440.00	$411.14	$1,982	-18.75
502–535 unweaned	507	142	377.50–409.00	$401.18	$2,034	+4.55
552–587 unweaned	576	167	347.00–370.00	$358.38	$2,064	-25.10
614 unweaned	614	4	347.00	$347.00	$2,131	-15.62
692 unweaned	692	5	312.50	$312.50	$2,162	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
313–346 unweaned	337	14	425.00–485.00	$453.26	$1,527	+4.38
390 unweaned	390	4	460.00	$460.00	$1,794	+6.59
400–446 unweaned	435	46	410.00–437.50	$430.69	$1,874	+2.50
460–474	472	7	375.00–387.50	$385.76	$1,821	—
461–497 unweaned	483	27	370.00–386.00	$378.88	$1,830	-25.91
521 unweaned	521	28	377.00	$377.00	$1,964	+1.48
675 unweaned	675	3	300.00	$300.00	$2,025	—
832	832	3	307.50	$307.50	$2,558	+2.45
880–898	885	7	290.00–305.00	$294.35	$2,605	—
937	937	8	267.00	$267.00	$2,502	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
411–418 unweaned	413	12	403.00	$403.00	$1,664	+18.00

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	3	382.50	$382.50	$1,867	—
660 unweaned	660	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,996	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337 unweaned	337	3	415.00	$415.00	$1,399	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
409	409	8	522.50	$522.50	$2,137	—
512 unweaned	512	5	411.00	$411.00	$2,104	-4.00
590 unweaned	590	3	335.00	$335.00	$1,976	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
479 unweaned	479	4	425.00	$425.00	$2,036	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–940	927	85-90%	3	107.50–115.00	$111.65	$1,035	+4.60
1020–1285	1136	85-90%	12	71.00–85.00	$79.96	$908	—
980–1278	1153	85-90%	82	120.00–159.00	$144.59	$1,667	+36.85
1050–1248	1155	85-90%	9	92.50–115.00	$106.92	$1,235	-0.82
1025–1255	1191	85-90%	51	160.00–169.00	$164.32	$1,957	+17.90
1155–1218	1201	85-90%	8	171.00–172.00	$171.12	$2,055	+5.27
1220	1220	85-90%	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,635	+13.08

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1355	1302	80-85%	3	105.00–120.00	$109.82	$1,430	—
1155–1670	1318	80-85%	112	163.00–173.50	$167.52	$2,208	—
1230–1745	1371	80-85%	12	120.00–149.00	$135.51	$1,858	+21.96
1430	1430	80-85%	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,502	-2.00

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1625	1509	75-80%	58	167.00–173.00	$169.77	$2,562	—
1535	1535	75-80%	1	173.50	$173.50	$2,663	—
1545	1545	75-80%	1	169.50	$169.50	$2,619	—
1510–1615	1563	75-80%	2	148.00–158.00	$152.83	$2,389	—
1480–1630	1572	75-80%	8	142.00–147.00	$146.23	$2,299	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1840	1619	5	161.00–174.00	$170.52	$2,761	—
1631–1690	1643	5	174.00–179.00	$177.97	$2,924	—
1600–2040	1792	6	146.00–172.00	$160.66	$2,879	-22.50
1578–2040	1872	11	172.00–183.00	$177.30	$3,319	—
2005	2005	1	184.00	$184.00	$3,689	—

YG2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1755–2270	2013	2	175.00–176.00	$175.44	$3,532	-1.56

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
703–1205	969	(<2 yrs)	Open	147	222.00–314.00	$278.99	$2,703
986	986	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	254.00	$254.00	$2,504
890–1328	1132	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	35	175.00–282.50	$224.57	$2,542

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
923	923	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	240.00	$240.00	$2,215
880–1215	1036	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	177.50–252.50	$201.06	$2,083

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1158–1605	1185	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	2,475.00–2,700.00	$2,527.43

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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.