USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 10/22 00:00
10/22/2025 | 12:00 am CDT USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 10/22 00:00
AMS_1773 MARS
Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
Miles City Livestock Commission-Miles City,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 10/21/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 4198 2522 4379
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 198 337 463
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 724 552 888
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested
develop any market trend. Steer calves all sold steady to firm. Heifer calves
under 450 sold steady to firm, heifers over 450 sold steady to 8.00 lower.
Demand was mostly good to very good for moderate offerings. A few load lots of
calves were seen this sale and demand was good to very good for these
offerings. Packages of calves sold on good demand as buyers showed need for
calves to fill loads. Quality this week was average to very attractive. Demand
for heifers was softer this sale, but improved as the sale progressed. Buyers
showed very good demand for calves with 2 rounds of vaccinations. Some
offerings bring as much as 10.00-15.00 cwt premium for calves with two rounds
of vaccinations. A large buyer pool was on hand for todays sale which stretched
late into the evening. Some of the highest offerings sold late in the day as a
large pool of buyers pushed to fill loads. Market activity was mostly active
with many order buyers, ranchers and farmer feeders in the stands rapidly
bidding on calves. Weigh up cows sold on good to very good demand. Slaughter
cows sold mostly steady to 5.00 lower on boning and lean cows, breaking cows
were too lightly tested to develop any market trend. Most cows on offer this
week were purchased for either long term feed or to hold until the holidays.
Many lame or blemished cows were purchased to put on a holding ration until the
holidays. High quality cows suitable for long term feed sold generally steady.
A wider variety of cows were purchased for feed this week as more blemished and
lame cows were purchased for short term feed. Slaughter bulls and feeding bulls
were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however steady to
lower undertones were noticed. Weigh up conditions were mixed this week. Demand
for all replacement cows was very good. Buyers showed good demand for all ages
of cows to return to the country to pregnancy test, or put in a rebreeding
program. Young age replacement sold mostly steady in a narrow comparison.
Demand for bred cows was very good for light offerings. A few ranch tested bred
cows were offered this week, these bred offerings are in the report below sold
per cwt as they were not worked at the yards.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
25 392-392 392 540.5-540.5 540.5 Unweaned
133 474-482 476 510-510 510 Unweaned
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1205-1205 1205 230-230 230
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 464-464 464 515-515 515 Unweaned
6 592-592 592 400-400 400 Unweaned
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 376-376 376 505-505 505 Unweaned
50 427-427 427 480-480 480 Unweaned
14 549-549 549 397.5-397.5 397.5
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 530-530 530 402.5-402.5 402.5 Unweaned
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 1000-1030 1014 302-312 304.72
5 328-343 334 555-650 610.98 Unweaned
24 382-399 393 525-557.5 542.46 Unweaned
129 404-447 424 481-549 519.47 Unweaned
354 450-495 471 440-503 462.16 Unweaned
21 523-523 523 482-482 482 Fancy
300 507-545 524 419-450 436.45 Unweaned
348 551-599 568 381-420 406.5 Unweaned
28 607-648 617 361-392.5 382.2 Unweaned
11 845-849 848 341-341 341
17 886-886 886 339-339 339
28 927-936 930 323.5-324.5 323.97
14 957-962 961 315-322.5 317.79
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
15 371-382 376 420-512.5 475.02 Unweaned
42 411-447 436 435-461 445.52 Unweaned
11 465-493 475 425-440 430.66 Unweaned
6 503-503 503 412.5-412.5 412.5 Unweaned
32 553-588 559 371-377.5 376.38 Unweaned
8 700-732 716 345-351 347.93
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 411-411 411 547.5-547.5 547.5 Unweaned
4 535-535 535 482.5-482.5 482.5 Unweaned
12 558-585 563 419-437 433.88 Unweaned
37 648-648 648 417.5-417.5 417.5 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 309-309 309 635-635 635 Unweaned
21 353-388 366 602.5-642.5 625.99 Unweaned
127 410-449 438 545-592.5 566.78 Unweaned
218 453-498 467 525-555 543.79 Unweaned
554 501-544 524 490-530 508.63 Unweaned
368 550-598 566 440-492.5 458.98 Unweaned
416 604-645 621 420-455 440.59 Unweaned
73 650-670 662 400-419 415.23 Unweaned
4 720-735 725 375-382.5 378.36 Unweaned
7 768-768 768 382.5-382.5 382.5
13 920-920 920 338-338 338
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
22 361-385 377 550-585 573.1 Unweaned
36 400-442 426 537.5-543 540.57 Unweaned
22 463-489 486 502.5-517.5 514.95 Unweaned
57 503-548 534 467.5-483 476.19 Unweaned
10 558-562 560 427.5-437.5 432.52 Unweaned
14 610-632 622 390-632 454.85 Unweaned
9 652-652 652 387.5-387.5 387.5 Unweaned
3 738-738 738 383-383 383
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
19 1251-1251 1251 227.5-227.5 227.5 T1
2 1355-1355 1355 212.5-212.5 212.5 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1293-1480 1355 3250-3250 3250
23 1452-1493 1488 3100-3225 3209.09 Broken Mouth
2 1485-1545 1515 3250-3300 3274.5
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
55 805-1232 1093 182.5-307.5 231.49 O
2 1275-1275 1275 182.5-182.5 182.5 O
23 898-1170 991 220-337.5 305.31 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 980-1240 1081 180-185 182.83 O
6 902-902 902 297.5-297.5 297.5 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
6 1305-1930 1634 166-181 175.3 Low Return to Feed
3 1615-1905 1745 184-191 188.34 Average Return to Feed
3 1530-2095 1795 161-171 165.54 Low
2 1740-2140 1940 192-195 193.35 High
5 1595-2270 1957 187-192 190.81 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
52 1299-1448 1375 179-181 179.85 High Return to Feed
135 1243-1633 1387 165-179 175.33 Average Return to Feed
25 1290-1589 1393 124-161 150.77 Low Return to Feed
3 1315-1470 1412 122-126 124.63 Low
6 1460-1466 1465 143-155 153.01 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1505-1505 1505 179.5-179.5 179.5 High Return to Feed
6 1610-1900 1671 165-172 169.93 Average Return to Feed
2 1590-1795 1693 160.5-167 163.55 Low Return to Feed
4 1625-1800 1716 164-167 165.1 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1095-1095 1095 157.5-157.5 157.5 High
2 1085-1170 1128 102-103 102.52 Very Low
39 955-1275 1172 135-165 156.23 Low Return to Feed
29 1025-1340 1203 107-129 118.87 Low
76 970-1298 1227 167-177.5 171.84 Average Return to Feed
9 970-1297 1236 179-180 179.11 High Return to Feed
3 1250-1320 1287 132-142 135.67 Average
1 970-970 970 145-145 145 Average Light Weight
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