Miles City Livestock Commission
Miles City, MT
Market information provided by USDA
2026-08-04T00:00:00Z
Compared to last sale (6-30-26): Feeder cattle were all too lightly tested last sale to develop any market trend. A few yearlings are beginning to come off grass. Quality this week was mostly average to attractive. Demand for feeders was mostly moderate, but suffered slightly as buyers struggled to build loads. CME Positions traded with strong premiums throughout the morning and remained strong though the conclusion of todays sale. Market activity was mostly moderate to active despite a small crowd of buyers on hand. Weigh up cows sold on moderate to good demand for light offerings. The last sale was over a month ago so no comparisons can be made. Quality this week was mostly plain to average. Weigh up conditions were mixed with both full and empty cows noticed. Slaughter cows sold on mostly good demand as packers showed need for cows for immediate harvest. Packers purchased most of the cow offering for harvest this week as a result. Slaughter bulls sold on moderate demand for light offerings. Feeding bulls sold on mostly moderate to good demand for very light offerings. Bull quality this week was plain to average as most were coming off grass and out of breeding pastures. Yielding conditions have deteriorated drastically since last sale over a month ago. Young age cows sold on good demand for light offerings. Many young cows were pushing moderate to moderate plus flesh as pasture conditions in eastern Montana have been mostly good. Quality this week was mostly attractive this week.
CATTLE
BULLS / LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1290.00-1290.00 |
1290.00 |
2.37-2.37 |
2.37 |
| 1 |
1220.00-1220.00 |
1220.00 |
2.53-2.53 |
2.53 |
BULLS / LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
1320.00-1340.00 |
1330.00 |
2.15-2.18 |
2.16 |
| 1 |
1145.00-1145.00 |
1145.00 |
2.48-2.48 |
2.48 |
| 1 |
1265.00-1265.00 |
1265.00 |
2.23-2.23 |
2.23 |
BULLS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
1530.00-2165.00 |
1742.00 |
2.17-2.18 |
2.17 |
| 1 |
2135.00-2135.00 |
2135.00 |
2.10-2.10 |
2.10 |
| 1 |
1735.00-1735.00 |
1735.00 |
2.07-2.07 |
2.07 |
| 8 |
1625.00-2035.00 |
1764.00 |
2.04-2.15 |
2.07 |
| 1 |
1390.00-1390.00 |
1390.00 |
1.98-1.98 |
1.98 |
| 2 |
1250.00-1420.00 |
1335.00 |
2.10-2.17 |
2.14 |
| 10 |
1605.00-2170.00 |
1810.00 |
1.80-1.98 |
1.89 |
| 3 |
1305.00-1490.00 |
1428.00 |
1.77-1.85 |
1.82 |
| 1 |
1420.00-1420.00 |
1420.00 |
2.01-2.01 |
2.01 |
COWS / N/A / N/A
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 3 |
1385.00-1403.00 |
1397.00 |
1.50-1.54 |
1.53 |
| 2 |
1165.00-1255.00 |
1210.00 |
1.23-1.25 |
1.24 |
| 10 |
1230.00-1400.00 |
1357.00 |
1.71-1.77 |
1.75 |
| 2 |
1510.00-1655.00 |
1583.00 |
1.52-1.59 |
1.56 |
| 11 |
1500.00-1567.00 |
1560.00 |
1.63-1.73 |
1.72 |
| 2 |
1430.00-1480.00 |
1455.00 |
1.51-1.51 |
1.51 |
| 2 |
1180.00-1220.00 |
1200.00 |
1.42-1.43 |
1.42 |
| 1 |
1210.00-1210.00 |
1210.00 |
1.50-1.50 |
1.50 |
| 2 |
1020.00-1030.00 |
1025.00 |
1.05-1.05 |
1.05 |
| 9 |
1200.00-1425.00 |
1356.00 |
1.56-1.69 |
1.65 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
530.00-530.00 |
530.00 |
3.65-3.65 |
3.65 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 25 |
870.00-870.00 |
870.00 |
3.28-3.28 |
3.28 |
| 46 |
905.00-936.00 |
908.00 |
3.16-3.16 |
3.16 |
HEIFERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 4 |
634.00-634.00 |
634.00 |
3.50-3.50 |
3.50 |
| 2 |
980.00-980.00 |
980.00 |
2.82-2.82 |
2.82 |
| 10 |
844.00-844.00 |
844.00 |
3.16-3.16 |
3.16 |
STEERS / LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 2 |
1083.00-1083.00 |
1083.00 |
2.72-2.72 |
2.72 |
STEERS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 7 |
839.00-839.00 |
839.00 |
3.21-3.21 |
3.21 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 17 |
1410.00-1410.00 |
1410.00 |
2.05-2.05 |
2.05 |
| 17 |
912.00-1120.00 |
983.00 |
2.58-3.05 |
2.86 |
| 36 |
1229.00-1410.00 |
1236.00 |
2.00-2.38 |
2.35 |
STOCK COWS / MEDIUM AND LARGE / 1-2
| Hd |
Wt Range |
Avg Wt |
Price Range |
Avg Price |
| 1 |
1090.00-1090.00 |
1090.00 |
2.48-2.48 |
2.48 |
| 1 |
965.00-965.00 |
965.00 |
2.50-2.50 |
2.50 |
