Miles City Livestock Commission Auction Market Report

Miles City, Montana · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 25, 2025

1,272 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $343.23/cwt -25.90 vs last sale · ≈ $2,295/hd at 669 lb · 102 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.49/cwt -27.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,943/hd at 588 lb · 99 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $379.50/cwt -38.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,171/hd at 572 lb · 72 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,272	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–288 unweaned	280	3	612.50–640.00	$621.17	$1,739	—
305–330 unweaned	309	7	565.00–585.00	$581.94	$1,798	-45.88
355–382 unweaned	376	19	482.50–545.00	$490.02	$1,842	-118.77
403–428 unweaned	411	27	480.00–495.00	$480.55	$1,975	-57.86
440	440	5	460.00	$460.00	$2,024	-90.00
457–492 unweaned	487	30	425.00–457.50	$429.51	$2,092	-38.23
512–515 unweaned	513	9	415.00–419.00	$417.22	$2,140	-31.30
550–596 unweaned	571	64	365.00–400.00	$381.63	$2,179	-36.44
581	581	8	362.50	$362.50	$2,106	-55.00
600	600	5	366.00	$366.00	$2,196	-32.00
625–630 unweaned	629	14	367.00–372.50	$368.17	$2,316	-29.14
651–659 unweaned	654	45	347.00–352.50	$348.67	$2,280	-20.46
671–685	680	57	334.00–349.00	$338.93	$2,305	—
737	737	5	327.00	$327.00	$2,410	—
788	788	6	281.00	$281.00	$2,214	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
248 unweaned	248	3	552.50	$552.50	$1,370	—
275 unweaned	275	1	542.50	$542.50	$1,492	—
300 unweaned	300	1	555.00	$555.00	$1,665	-31.95
388 unweaned	388	12	462.50	$462.50	$1,794	-86.80
435 unweaned	435	3	457.50	$457.50	$1,990	-17.81
475 unweaned	475	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,042	-24.85
535–548 unweaned	539	7	350.00–392.00	$379.79	$2,047	-58.59
568 unweaned	568	3	351.00	$351.00	$1,994	-16.50
609–630 unweaned	613	6	332.50–349.00	$335.33	$2,056	-25.95
940	940	5	267.50	$267.50	$2,514	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 unweaned	230	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,173	—
315	315	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,528	—
318–338 unweaned	327	5	472.50–492.50	$478.41	$1,564	-17.53
360–389 unweaned	373	23	442.50–477.50	$449.28	$1,676	-29.47
400	400	1	447.50	$447.50	$1,790	—
411–449 unweaned	445	39	385.00–452.50	$391.39	$1,742	-60.07
473–493 unweaned	489	32	360.00–392.00	$379.06	$1,854	-32.08
511–533 unweaned	519	13	339.00–345.00	$342.63	$1,778	-58.55
526	526	19	337.50	$337.50	$1,775	—
553–576 unweaned	562	10	320.00–338.00	$330.62	$1,858	-27.76
591–598	591	89	329.50–330.50	$330.47	$1,953	—
607	607	19	315.50	$315.50	$1,915	—
613 unweaned	613	10	325.00	$325.00	$1,992	-22.00
709	709	8	291.00	$291.00	$2,063	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
348 unweaned	348	6	457.50	$457.50	$1,592	+4.24
431 unweaned	431	9	370.00	$370.00	$1,595	-60.69
460 unweaned	460	2	355.00	$355.00	$1,633	-23.88
474	474	11	350.00	$350.00	$1,659	-35.76
570–578 unweaned	573	6	313.00–315.00	$314.33	$1,801	—
628–630 unweaned	628	5	291.00–300.00	$292.80	$1,839	—
656	656	7	297.50	$297.50	$1,952	—
727	727	3	271.00	$271.00	$1,970	—
772	772	18	275.00	$275.00	$2,123	—
868	868	4	265.00	$265.00	$2,300	-29.35
909–948	915	26	265.00–268.00	$267.52	$2,448	+0.52

Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
511	511	5	334.00	$334.00	$1,707	—
613	613	6	311.00	$311.00	$1,906	—
683	683	14	292.50	$292.50	$1,998	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
478 unweaned	478	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,673	—
555 unweaned	555	1	372.50	$372.50	$2,067	+37.50
692 unweaned	692	3	272.50	$272.50	$1,886	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1665	1317	80-85%	155	150.00–164.00	$155.44	$2,047	-12.08
1340	1340	80-85%	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,662	-43.52
1245–1530	1360	80-85%	30	107.00–150.00	$132.28	$1,799	-3.23
1340–1380	1360	80-85%	2	102.50–115.00	$108.66	$1,478	-26.85

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	85-90%	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,718	—
1056–1250	1099	85-90%	7	100.00–102.50	$100.38	$1,103	—
945–1250	1112	85-90%	9	65.00–87.50	$79.93	$889	-0.03
965–1250	1147	85-90%	48	112.50–145.00	$131.43	$1,508	+51.47
1070–1270	1221	85-90%	48	141.00–154.00	$147.35	$1,799	+13.35

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1730	1499	75-80%	29	153.00–160.00	$156.88	$2,352	—
1578	1578	75-80%	2	156.00	$156.00	$2,462	+9.77
1555–1680	1605	75-80%	4	143.00–151.00	$146.79	$2,356	—
1540–1733	1669	75-80%	3	145.00–148.00	$147.08	$2,455	—
1740	1740	75-80%	1	136.00	$136.00	$2,366	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–2155	1688	10	130.00–172.00	$153.08	$2,584	—
1676–1880	1717	5	142.00–161.00	$156.84	$2,693	—
1625–1935	1773	8	170.00–176.00	$173.48	$3,076	+12.82

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
821–1055	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	63	270.00–292.50	$285.75	$2,715
855–1245	1096	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	52	160.00–272.50	$224.71	$2,463
1067–1255	1145	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	162.00–171.00	$167.29	$1,915

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
804–978	888	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	235.00–270.00	$255.58	$2,270
925–1125	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	170.00–250.00	$212.25	$2,076

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760	760	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	262.50	$262.50	$1,995

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1225	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	18	2,175.00	$2,175.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1313	1313	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,925.00	$1,925.00

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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.