USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 06/24 16:30
06/24/2025 | 4:30 pm CDT USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 06/24 16:30
AMS_1773 MARS
Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
Miles City Livestock Commission-Miles City,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 06/24/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 665 518 924
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 225 105 235
FEEDER CATTLE 55 70 49
Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers were both too lightly tested
to develop any market trend. Demand was mostly moderate to good for very light
offerings. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Demand for cutting
bulls remains very good as several buyers were looking for bulls to cut and
make steers. Market activity was mostly active today. Weigh up cows comprised
the majority of the offering this week. Demand was mostly good to very good for
light to moderate offerings. Demand for slaughter cows was slightly stronger
this week as this is the last sale prior to the 4th of July holiday. Slaughter
cows were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however
higher undertones were noticed. Very good demand was seen for feeding cows this
week with a large buyer pool on hand for todays sale. Quality this week was
mostly attractive to very attractive, however offerings were overall not as
attractive as last week. Weigh up conditions were mostly average to above
average, however weigh up conditions were not as attractive as last weeks sale.
Feeding cows sold mostly steady to 2.00 higher, with the largest increases seem
in low dressing cows as private feeders opted to feed cows with blemishes.
Slaughter bulls sold on mostly good demand this week. Packers showed strong
demand for bulls as this is the last sale prior to the 4th of July holiday.
Slaughter bulls sold mostly 1.00-3.00 higher. Bull quality was attractive this
week and overall more attractive than last week. A portion of the bull offering
was purchased to feed again this week, mostly by private feeders. Feeding bulls
sold mostly generally steady. Young cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on
very good demand for light to moderate offerings. Young offerings sold steady
to firm in a narrow comparison. Quality was mostly average to attractive this
week. Very little difference in price was seen between high quality 2 and 3
year old cows which had lost calves as demand for rebreed and recip cows
remains very good.
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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
4 1280-1615 1423 158-173 165.52 Low Return to Feed
2 1435-1455 1445 131-151 141.07 Low Light Weight
17 1195-1945 1576 174-193 181.68 Average Return to Feed
3 1600-1730 1660 151-173 158.29 Low
13 1560-2165 1828 175-190 184.53 Average
6 1733-2075 1907 189-198 194.19 High Return to Feed
44 1855-2295 2067 190-205 198.05 High
9 1955-2235 2096 201-226 211.56 High Natural
1 2140-2140 2140 195-195 195 Average Natural
BULLS - 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1280-1280 1280 146-146 146 Low
2 1600-1810 1705 182-184 183.06 Average
2 1885-2275 2080 189-191 190.09 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
14 1320-1480 1374 133-152 149.18 Low Return to Feed
246 1279-1528 1399 162-169 164.18 High Return to Feed
1 1405-1405 1405 165-165 165 High
172 1115-1765 1442 150.5-162.5 160.33 Average Return to Feed
4 1300-1650 1459 132-146 139.12 Low
4 1480-1530 1493 153-158 154.28 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
3 1470-1580 1538 160-161 160.51 High Return to Feed
6 1470-1603 1563 149-158 151.72 Average Return to Feed
1 1640-1640 1640 142-142 142 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1065-1065 1065 102-102 102 Very Low
23 960-1210 1109 133-152 144.29 Low Return to Feed
44 985-1300 1206 161-167 163.21 High Return to Feed
4 1055-1405 1228 106-131 122.55 Low
29 1055-1292 1229 151-163 158.79 Average Return to Feed
2 1230-1250 1240 140-142 140.99 Average
1 840-840 840 113-113 113 Low Light Weight
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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
2 1190-1375 1283 197-235 214.63
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 980-1505 1132 2500-2950 2683.48
1 1830-1830 1830 194-194 194
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 920-920 920 2400-2400 2400
5 888-1270 972 2325-2450 2380.82
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 850-850 850 2000-2000 2000
STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 1059-1059 1059 222.5-222.5 222.5 O
1 1185-1185 1185 165-165 165 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 925-925 925 215-215 215 Fleshy O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 748-748 748 225-225 225 O
1 780-780 780 190-190 190 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
41 823-1300 1020 187-275 237.25 O
91 910-1488 1170 167-240 193.9 O
14 1166-1313 1224 166-188 178.95 O
2 1323-1323 1323 170-170 170 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 974-1070 1001 207.5-220 217.63 O
27 945-1365 1091 163-215 188.78 O
1 1175-1175 1175 166-166 166 O
1 1260-1260 1260 172-172 172 O
STOCK COWS - Small 3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 810-810 810 2550-2550 2550 O
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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
7 1075-1075 1075 240-240 240
1 1175-1175 1175 221-221 221
4 1265-1265 1265 207.5-207.5 207.5
BULLS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1155-1155 1155 212.5-212.5 212.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 900-900 900 271-271 271
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 808-808 808 269-269 269
4 970-993 987 248-252.5 249.11
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 423-423 423 367.5-367.5 367.5
6 523-531 528 359-360 359.67
6 626-626 626 342-342 342
4 850-855 854 262-262.5 262.12
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 477-477 477 368-368 368
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