USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 12/16 16:55
12/16/2025 | 4:55 pm CST USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 12/16 16:55
AMS_1773 MARS
Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
Miles City Livestock Commission-Miles City,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 12/16/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 164 622 420
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 51 100 355
FEEDER CATTLE 626 949 1243
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested last
sale to develop any market trend. A few remanent yearlings continue to be
marketed. Demand for yearling cattle was mostly moderate to good. Demand
continues to improve as CME positions continue to inch higher. 550-599 lbs
feeder steers offered the best test this week, selling mostly 25.00-35.00
higher. All other weights of steers were too lightly tested to develop an
accurate market trend, however sharply higher undertones were noticed. Feeder
heifers were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however
higher to sharply higher undertones were noticed. Quality this week was mixed
from plain to attractive with a wide range of quality and breeds represented.
Group sizes were small to moderate this week, with many singles noticed. Demand
for attractive offerings was mostly very good, while plain to average quality
offerings sold on mostly moderate to good demand. CME positions traded higher
today with all contracts January through September 2026 up over 2.00 higher.
Offerings were light. Market activity was mostly moderate to active this week
with a significantly larger buyer pool noticed for the last sale of the year.
Weigh up cows sold on mostly good demand for light to moderate offerings.
Feeding cow demand improved slightly this week as additional buyers were
present buying feeding cows this week. Feeding cows sold mostly 3.00-5.00
higher with the largest price increases seen on lower yielding offerings.
Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 higher on breaking and boning cows, lean cows
sold steady to 3.00 higher. Demand for slaughter cows was mostly moderate. Cow
quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Slaughter bulls were too
lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones
were noticed. Lighter demand from feeding bull buyers was seen this week. Young
age cows suitable to feed or rebreed sold on light to moderate demand. Too few
young cows were seen this week to develop an accurate market trend, however
lower undertones were noticed. Quality was mostly plain to average again this
week.
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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
9 1425-2125 1704 152-168 158.32 Low
1 1830-1830 1830 167-167 167 Low Return to Feed
2 1870-1890 1880 167-169.5 168.24 Average
BULLS - 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1325-1325 1325 153-153 153 Low
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1240-1355 1298 115-122 118.23 Low
1 1320-1320 1320 90-90 90 Very Low
16 1230-1350 1342 168-169.5 168.09 High Return to Feed
18 1265-1715 1373 157-168 164.81 Average Return to Feed
7 1285-1625 1395 134-155 147.13 Low Return to Feed
2 1275-1630 1453 132-138 134.63 Average
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 1425-1577 1539 158-165 163.38 Average Return to Feed
14 1539-1675 1570 152-161 158.48 Average
2 1685-1875 1780 146-152 148.84 Low
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1075-1075 1075 105-105 105 Low Light Weight
10 905-1220 1093 115-152.5 138.54 Low Return to Feed
6 1015-1215 1119 72.5-100 88.03 Very Low
15 1070-1270 1140 147-166 158.41 Average Return to Feed
9 1075-1222 1165 167-171 168.18 High Return to Feed
12 1000-1415 1170 102.5-127.5 111.91 Low
1 1270-1270 1270 132.5-132.5 132.5 Average
1 935-935 935 117.5-117.5 117.5 Average Light Weight
1 950-950 950 85-85 85 Very Low Light Weight
1 970-970 970 143-143 143 High Light Weight
DAIRY COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1285-1285 1285 111-111 111 Low
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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
8 1398-1398 1398 2500-2500 2500 Broken Mouth
T2-3
2 1513-1513 1513 2600-2600 2600 T2-3
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
9 1055-1235 1116 180-227.5 199.74 O
17 840-1110 946 220-292.5 268.6 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 970-1075 1021 180-245 216.26 O
4 875-1023 954 230-271 242.08 O
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 597-597 597 362.5-362.5 362.5
HEIFERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 536-536 536 352.5-352.5 352.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 413-413 413 502.5-502.5 502.5
29 451-451 451 484-484 484
8 558-590 562 355-357.5 355.33 Unweaned
2 568-568 568 352.5-352.5 352.5
3 608-608 608 351-351 351
10 828-828 828 310-310 310
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 324-338 333 447.5-460 452.18
24 357-395 386 430-455 447.42
34 404-431 420 440-453 445.15
12 461-498 474 363-385 380.37
2 558-558 558 341-341 341
2 630-630 630 322-322 322
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 370-370 370 370-370 370
5 449-449 449 407.5-407.5 407.5
11 453-487 472 370-385 376.55
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 417-417 417 312.5-312.5 312.5
STEERS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 564-564 564 445-445 445
STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 806-806 806 250-250 250
STEERS - Medium 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 509-509 509 250-250 250
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 335-335 335 620-620 620
5 360-395 387 562.5-570 567.54
10 416-420 417 540-555 552.48
45 465-485 479 507.5-542.5 534.57
22 503-524 521 483-500 485.24
105 564-584 574 435-467.5 457.51
3 597-597 597 414-414 414 Full
6 656-656 656 403-403 403 Unweaned
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 325-325 325 600-600 600 Unweaned
5 370-381 379 550-552.5 550.49
3 448-448 448 487.5-487.5 487.5
22 450-490 476 475-487.5 477.9
2 495-495 495 450-450 450 Unweaned
14 501-545 521 440-455 449.12
6 555-599 584 407.5-430 414.62
1 605-605 605 402.5-402.5 402.5
5 678-678 678 345-353 349.8
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 704-704 704 312.5-312.5 312.5
31 797-797 797 323.5-323.5 323.5
3 825-825 825 305-305 305
STEERS - Medium and Large 2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 518-518 518 330-330 330
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