USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 09/09 16:45
09/09/2025 | 4:45 pm CDT USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 09/09 16:45
AMS_1773 MARS
Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
Miles City Livestock Commission-Miles City,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 09/09/2025 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE 206 190 223
FEEDER CATTLE 869 272 1141
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 78 1 10
Compared to last sale(8/26/25): Feeder steers were too lightly tested today to
develop any market trend. Yearling heifers under 850 lbs sold steady to 5.00
higher, heifers over 850 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Demand for all feeder
offerings was moderate to good. Quality this week was mostly average to very
attractive with many sets of replacement quality, tested open heifers coming
off grass. Most yearlings were offered in a small to moderate size packages.
Demand was mostly moderate to good as buyers pieced together loads. A large
crowd was on hand for todays sale with many order buyers in the stands actively
bidding on offerings. CME positions sold off sharply today with limit lower
movement noted on all contracts through August 2026. Despite this, demand for
feeder cattle remained moderate to good as buyers continue to show need to fill
pen space. Market activity was mostly moderate to active. Weigh up cows sold on
good to very good demand. Slaughter cows were too lightly tested to develop any
market trend. Cow quality was very poor this week with many very blemished cows
in the offering. Additionally most offerings were pushing heavy amounts of
fill. While cows look lower on paper, yielding conditions were lower this week
making cows many cows steady on a dressed basis. Feeding cow demand remains
very good with a large pool of feeding buyers actively bidding on offerings.
Feeding cows sold generally steady in a narrow comparison. Again, quality and
fill both weighed on the market. Slaughter bulls sold generally steady. Demand
for feeding bulls was very good as packers opted to send most of the bulls to
feed to regain some of the yield lost during breeding season. Demand for
replacement cows was very good this week. Several packages of middle age to
aged cows sold as exposed with no guarantee that they were bred. Demand for all
replacement cows was 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
6 1114-1245 1152 165-178 174.43 Low Light Weight
9 1255-1845 1476 164-186 178.72 Low Return to Feed
10 1530-1755 1659 165-187 180.21 Low
65 1120-2180 1686 187-200 192.75 Average Return to Feed
9 1717-1885 1750 195-206 202.94 Average Natural
17 1365-2255 1876 187-201 193.35 Average
2 1950-1970 1960 221-221 221 High Natural
4 1855-2220 2008 205-212.5 208.57 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
13 1350-1565 1424 160-172 166.88 Average Return to Feed
9 1310-1565 1425 173-177 176.22 High Return to Feed
5 1335-1630 1456 136-156 145.93 Low Return to Feed
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1585-1585 1585 159-159 159 Low Return to Feed
2 1635-1705 1670 170-172 171.02 High
2 1750-1855 1803 165-165 165 Average
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1175-1175 1175 174-174 174 High Return to Feed
22 1035-1280 1195 122-144 135.18 Low
3 1140-1280 1225 131-140 135.93 Low Return to Feed
3 1155-1310 1227 112-116 114.41 Very Low
7 1237-1237 1237 162-162 162 Average Return to Feed
1 1295-1295 1295 148-148 148 Average
2 950-960 955 127-132 129.49 Low Light Weight
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
7 978-978 978 305-305 305
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1035-1035 1035 280-280 280
HEIFERS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
13 619-619 619 385-385 385
7 749-749 749 351-351 351
4 855-855 855 307.5-307.5 307.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
31 1015-1043 1025 295-305.5 302.37
12 730-733 733 360-362.5 362.29
49 750-765 758 350-367 364.67
42 801-848 835 337-350 345.37
171 860-899 878 317-331 323.35
238 900-949 915 311-320 316.49
7 946-946 946 306-306 306 Full
28 955-985 968 305-317 311.02
6 988-988 988 303-303 303 Fleshy
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
32 763-796 793 337.5-347.5 346.6
9 827-839 835 320-326 324.02
3 895-895 895 311.5-311.5 311.5
4 949-949 949 308-308 308
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 1015-1015 1015 312.5-312.5 312.5
9 840-849 848 347.5-347.5 347.5
12 855-874 872 347-353 347.49
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
8 744-744 744 381.5-381.5 381.5
4 968-968 968 325-325 325
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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STOCK COWS - Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1110-1110 1110 185-185 185 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 823-823 823 195-195 195 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 1088-1435 1125 177-194 178.89 O
3 1143-1143 1143 240-240 240 O
2 1288-1288 1288 169-169 169 Thin Fleshed O
36 1218-1543 1340 174-190 185.3 Broken Mouth O
8 892-919 909 237.5-285 267.52 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 810-810 810 262.5-262.5 262.5 O
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