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USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 11/11 21:00

USDA Miles City, MT Wtd Avg 11/11 21:00

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Miles City Livestock Commission Auction - Miles City, MT
  
Miles City Livestock Commission-Miles City,MT
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 11/11/2025 - Final
  
Auction                  This Week      Last Reported    Last Year
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Total Receipts:                                           
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FEEDER CATTLE            2166           3290    3502      
REPLACEMENT CATTLE       318            305     595       
SLAUGHTER CATTLE         990            912     955       
  
  
Compared to last week: Yearling steers and heifers were too lightly tested 
develop any market trend. Steer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to 
develop an accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. 
400-500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00 lower in a very narrow comparison on a lower 
quality offering. Steer calves 500 lbs and heavier sold mostly steady to 5.00 
lower. Heifer calves under 400 lbs were too lightly tested to develop an 
accurate market trend, however lower undertones were noticed. 400-449 lbs sold 
mostly 10.00-15.00 lower, heifers over 450 lbs sold mostly steady to 10.00 
lower. Demand was mostly moderate for moderate offerings. Quality this week was 
mostly plain to attractive and noticeably lower than last week. Lightweight 
offerings were mostly plain this week and this hampered demand. Many sets of 
calves were cutbacks off summer video sales. Several sets of weaned calves were 
seen this week, these offerings were met with light to moderate demand as 
buyers continue to prefer to buy fresh appearing calves right off the cow. 
Several short weaned packages were seen this week and these offerings were met 
with the lightest demand. Calves with 2 rounds of vaccinations sold with the 
best demand. This caused some price overlap as calves with both spring and fall 
preconditioning shots sold with strong premiums again this week. CME positions 
pushed higher for the 2nd day in a row with sharply higher movement seen for 
the nearby November contract. Market activity was mostly moderate. A slightly 
smaller crowd of buyers was noticed this week with a few less ranchers in the 
stands bidding on calves. Weigh up cows sold on moderate demand for heavy 
offerings. Feeding cows continue to be driving force in the cow market. A large 
supply of cows was seen again this week and buyers report many lots are 
starting to fill as cow supplies have been heavy in the northern portion of the 
country over the last few weeks. Feeding cows sold mostly 2.00-4.00 lower on 
high quality cows suitable to feed to premium white. Thin feeding cows sold 
mostly 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold generally steady on breaking cows, 
boning and lean cows sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Only severely blemished cows were 
purchased to send to harvest this week as packers continue to buy slightly 
blemished cows to feed and hold for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday week. 
Slaughter bulls were too lightly tested to develop an accurate market trend, 
however lower undertones were noticed. Young age cows suitable to feed or 
rebreed sold on moderate to good demand. These offerings sold 10.00-18.00 
lower. Demand for these offerings was lighter this week as the calendar is 
starting to get to late for many buyers looking to breed for fall calving
  
  
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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         
1      280-280        280     670-670        670                Unweaned 
1      465-465        465     480-480        480                Unweaned 
7      506-506        506     415-415        415                Unweaned 
2      553-553        553     402.5-402.5    402.5              Unweaned 
2      660-660        660     342.5-342.5    342.5              Unweaned 
2      760-760        760     267.5-267.5    267.5              Unweaned 

HEIFERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      1095-1095      1095    284-284        284                Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      1134-1134      1134    260-260        260                

HEIFERS  -  Medium  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      323-323        323     435-435        435                

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      325-325        325     500-505        503.33             Unweaned 
23     350-373        363     460-502.5      486.57             Unweaned 
61     406-443        423     435-477.5      454.2              Unweaned 
15     441-441        441     431-431        431                
13     454-454        454     461-461        461                Fancy 
148    458-498        473     412.5-442.5    429.89             Unweaned 
91     496-496        496     436.5-436.5    436.5              
111    500-541        521     381-414        396.63             Unweaned 
6      554-554        554     379-379        379                
131    565-584        575     375-389        383.48             Unweaned 
64     609-627        613     357-374        362.62             Unweaned 
2      968-968        968     292.5-292.5    292.5              Fleshy 

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
16     310-348        321     420-495        448.88             Unweaned 
10     369-395        372     440-455        453.41             Unweaned 
4      427-440        430     420-431        428.19             Unweaned 
11     455-494        483     402.5-407.5    404.79             Unweaned 
10     513-535        519     365-382.5      375.52             Unweaned 
16     504-536        526     375-379        377.8              
30     555-591        582     340-362.5      357.63             Unweaned 
9      622-626        624     350-350        350                Unweaned 
5      771-771        771     318-318        318                
8      808-828        821     300-308        305.05             

HEIFERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
14     405-405        405     385-385        385                Unweaned 

STEERS  -  Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
5      678-682        680     349-362        354.18             Unweaned 

STEERS  -  Medium  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
4      494-494        494     432.5-432.5    432.5              
5      514-514        514     410-410        410                Unweaned 

STEERS  -  Medium  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
8      343-343        343     432.5-432.5    432.5              

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
3      330-340        337     575-620        589.7              Unweaned 
16     363-382        374     560-580        566.61             Unweaned 
32     418-435        420     520-550        538.22             Unweaned 
56     450-482        466     480-500        488.38             Unweaned 
22     510-510        510     477.5-477.5    477.5              
212    523-547        538     440-465        454.14             Unweaned 
90     555-584        576     412.5-424      418.88             
200    550-597        588     402-445        413.18             Unweaned 
113    600-649        619     390-412        398.14             Unweaned 
40     655-688        667     360-394        380.24             Unweaned 
4      700-700        700     382.5-382.5    382.5              
25     700-743        715     365-385.5      381.46             Unweaned 

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      320-320        320     555-555        555                Unweaned 
5      350-385        365     512.5-545      532.06             Unweaned 
51     425-444        442     452.5-485      479.82             Unweaned 
33     457-498        472     427.5-467.5    451.27             Unweaned 
45     505-528        508     418-420        418.28             Unweaned 
6      558-599        585     350-402.5      366.68             Unweaned 
30     603-639        627     350-385        362.14             Unweaned 
3      682-682        682     350-350        350                

STEERS  -  Medium and Large  2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      391-391        391     430-430        430                Unweaned 

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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         
20     1356-1356      1356    174-174        174                Thin Fleshed T1 

BRED COWS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
7      1231-1231      1231    167-167        167                Thin Fleshed T1 

STOCK COWS  -  Medium  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
1      785-785        785     240-240        240                O 

STOCK COWS  -  Medium and Large  1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
67     830-1230       1056    177-310        241.57             O 
9      1099-1320      1127    172-185        179.83             O 
103    733-1135       910     240-332.5      292.43             O 

STOCK COWS  -  Medium and Large  1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price         
9      870-1370       1126    170-190        181.5              O 
7      851-950        877     250-295        286.94             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      1565-1935      1770    134-164        145.76    Low      
13     1440-2000      1775    180-187        183.16    Average  Return to Feed 
2      1785-1880      1833    172-178        175.08    Low      Return to Feed 
4      1890-2135      1971    177-185        182.08    Average  

BULLS  -  2-3 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
1      2030-2030      2030    177-177        177       Average  

COWS  -  Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
166    1217-1590      1357    162-175        167.96    Average  Return to Feed 
17     1300-1465      1364    102.5-125      113.55    Low      
25     1270-1600      1402    111-160        147.07    Low      Return to Feed 
2      1433-1433      1433    177-177        177       High     Return to Feed 

COWS  -  Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
17     1366-1570      1454    166-171        169.58    Average  Return to Feed 
2      1455-1455      1455    168.5-168.5    168.5     Low      Return to Feed 
5      1685-1895      1756    155-164        158.02    Low      

COWS  -  Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
25     1000-1310      1153    102.5-117.5    107.74    Low      
12     1165-1215      1169    171-171        171       High     Return to Feed 
12     1165-1215      1169    171-171        171       High     Return to Feed 
118    965-1320       1183    127-160        146.42    Low      Return to Feed 
90     1098-1245      1200    161-169        165.85    Average  Return to Feed 
2      1135-1320      1228    120-122        120.92    Average  
1      860-860        860     60-60          60        Very Low Light Weight 
8      825-985        945     100-115        107.05    Low      Light Weight 

COWS  -  Premium White 65-75% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
26     1723-1723      1723    165-165        165       Average  
4      1705-1775      1730    157-162        159.28    Low      
4      2029-2029      2029    165-165        165       Average  Heavy Weight 

DAIRY COWS  -  Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head   Wt Range       Avg Wt  Price Range    Avg Price Dressing
1      875-875        875     85-85          85        Low      Light Weight

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