Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 22, 2021

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $137.04/cwt +8.23 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 627 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.58/cwt +5.53 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 471 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $142.62/cwt +1.44 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 569 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	624	801	947
Feeder cattle	406	533	690
Slaughter cattle	145	206	109
Replacement cattle	73	62	148

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. However, a steady to higher undertone noted. Trade active, demand good. Feeders found support from the higher cattle futures and moisture in the southern plains. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	280	4	175.00–182.50	$177.62	$497	-3.38
305–340	323	2	178.00–184.00	$180.84	$584	+8.66
340 unweaned	340	2	154.00–160.00	$157.00	$534	—
365–395	385	7	166.00–178.00	$175.87	$677	+2.39
400–435	411	7	167.00–177.00	$171.37	$704	+3.84
455 fancy	455	2	176.00	$176.00	$801	+7.00
450–493	470	16	152.00–166.00	$162.47	$764	+8.41
498 unweaned	498	2	150.00	$150.00	$747	—
513	513	2	144.00	$144.00	$739	-1.52
500–545	518	14	147.00–160.00	$152.35	$789	+6.83
550–575	563	11	142.00–150.50	$145.15	$817	+3.28
570–582	580	6	137.00–143.00	$137.98	$800	+2.98
612–645	619	5	131.00–136.00	$134.41	$832	+1.93
605–640	627	15	136.00–146.00	$139.87	$877	+7.39
605–640	634	6	132.00–133.00	$132.16	$838	-0.32
665	665	2	139.00	$139.00	$924	—
680	680	3	125.00–130.00	$128.33	$873	—
743	743	2	120.00	$120.00	$892	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	317	3	156.00–167.00	$159.84	$507	—
360–380	370	2	150.00–152.00	$151.03	$559	—
436	436	4	148.50	$148.50	$647	-4.05
455–490	473	2	143.00–149.00	$145.89	$690	+5.90
510–540	530	3	141.00–146.00	$143.50	$761	+3.07
550	550	2	146.00	$146.00	$803	+8.00
620	620	2	130.00	$130.00	$806	+10.00
690	690	2	116.50	$116.50	$804	—
825	825	2	120.00	$120.00	$990	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	159.00	$159.00	$405	—
315	315	2	150.00	$150.00	$472	—
355	355	2	140.00	$140.00	$497	—
410–445	428	2	130.00–131.00	$130.52	$559	—
518	518	2	131.00	$131.00	$679	+2.00
590	590	2	120.00	$120.00	$708	-5.00
730	730	2	117.00	$117.00	$854	±0.00
870	870	2	113.50	$113.50	$987	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
217	217	5	285.00	$285.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170–195	180	3	335.00–380.00	$359.35	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	171.00	$171.00	$487	—
305–345	334	7	157.00–170.00	$165.16	$552	+6.55
360–395	383	6	156.00–167.00	$160.49	$615	+3.71
400–445	417	11	153.00–165.00	$159.40	$665	+4.00
425 unweaned	425	2	146.00	$146.00	$620	—
433	433	2	147.00	$147.00	$637	-8.40
460–480	473	3	146.00–152.00	$147.94	$700	+1.33
510	510	2	140.00	$140.00	$714	-0.17
560–590	575	2	131.00–140.50	$135.87	$781	+1.44
607	607	3	128.50	$128.50	$780	—
753	753	3	118.00	$118.00	$889	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	165.00	$165.00	$404	—
253–270	257	4	160.00–162.50	$160.66	$413	—
395	395	3	141.00–150.00	$144.00	$569	+2.76
400–428	417	5	135.00–147.00	$138.84	$579	+3.61
450–495	472	6	135.00–146.00	$140.11	$661	+4.77
538	538	2	125.00	$125.00	$672	+8.00
570	570	2	124.00	$124.00	$707	+3.00
615	615	2	124.00	$124.00	$763	+5.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	145.00	$145.00	$355	—
330	330	2	137.00	$137.00	$452	—
415–440	428	2	124.00–130.00	$126.91	$543	—
483–485	484	3	125.00–131.00	$128.99	$624	+5.67
610	610	2	122.00	$122.00	$744	—
705	705	2	107.00	$107.00	$754	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205–225	218	3	370.00–380.00	$376.87	+26.87
587	587	6	740.00	$740.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
429	429	4	300.00	$300.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
634	634	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	910.00	$910.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–890	757	85-90%	5	31.00–39.50	$34.60	$262	+0.27
825	825	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$338	—
730–1025	874	85-90%	15	35.00–46.00	$41.35	$361	-0.49
900–1315	1050	85-90%	43	45.00–52.00	$47.91	$503	—
755–1405	1115	85-90%	12	45.00–56.00	$48.65	$542	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1140	1001	80-85%	8	45.50–48.75	$47.12	$472	—
970–1175	1072	80-85%	3	45.50–54.00	$49.69	$533	-3.14
930–1355	1125	80-85%	13	49.00–55.00	$51.71	$582	+3.65
1155–1255	1205	80-85%	2	56.50–57.00	$56.76	$684	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1493	1442	75-80%	3	51.00–51.50	$51.35	$740	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1205	1205	1	58.00	$58.00	$699	—
1060–1870	1490	30	60.00–75.00	$71.13	$1,060	—
1365–2085	1653	16	76.00–84.00	$78.95	$1,305	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
1066 fancy	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1355	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	700.00–925.00	$830.00
930–1505	1121	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	710.00–825.00	$771.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1063	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	675.00	$675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1180	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.