Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 29, 2021

825 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.49/cwt -3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 468 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.89/cwt +0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 518 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $132.51/cwt ≈ $476/hd at 359 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	825	624	1,138
Feeder cattle	635	406	824
Slaughter cattle	133	145	145
Replacement cattle	57	73	169

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower on a few comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Trade moderate and demand moderate. The feeder quality was not as good as a week ago. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded mostly 8.00-9.00 higher on active trading.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	160.00	$160.00	$536	+0.16
352–395	369	5	151.00–160.00	$153.78	$567	+2.75
405–425	410	14	142.00–151.00	$150.19	$616	+1.69
450–495	468	30	137.00–151.00	$142.49	$667	-3.40
505–545	529	18	135.00–145.00	$139.62	$739	-3.88
560–595	577	12	130.00–142.00	$131.64	$760	-14.36
605–645	632	5	125.00–130.00	$128.23	$810	-1.77
665–680	671	5	123.00–129.50	$125.90	$845	+9.40
700–735	710	5	120.00–125.00	$123.68	$878	—
770	770	2	123.00	$123.00	$947	—
810–840	825	4	115.00–122.50	$118.64	$979	-1.36

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	2	200.00	$200.00	$396	—
315–345	324	7	163.00–170.00	$166.12	$538	-14.72
365–377	376	10	176.00–177.00	$176.90	$665	+1.03
420 unweaned	420	2	150.00	$150.00	$630	—
410–437	429	9	158.00–175.00	$164.31	$705	-7.06
462–497	480	8	152.00–169.00	$158.99	$763	-3.48
505–527	514	11	153.00–157.50	$155.75	$801	+11.75
550–595	562	7	146.00–150.00	$148.91	$837	+3.76
600–630	607	5	140.00–147.00	$142.42	$864	+8.01
660–665	664	4	131.00–138.50	$132.86	$882	-6.14
678	678	2	128.50	$128.50	$871	+0.17
815	815	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	150.00	$150.00	$398	-9.00
320–338	334	5	149.00–150.00	$149.19	$498	-0.81
390–391	391	8	145.00–148.00	$145.37	$568	—
405–408	407	4	130.00–137.00	$134.76	$548	+4.24
457	457	3	134.00	$134.00	$612	—
530	530	2	130.00	$130.00	$689	-1.00
635	635	3	116.00–120.50	$119.00	$756	—
668–690	675	3	115.00–121.00	$118.96	$803	—

Small 3-4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
425	425	2	300.00	$300.00	—
528	528	2	300.00	$300.00	—
599	599	4	275.00	$275.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	160.00	$160.00	$368	-5.00
305–330	326	8	140.00–148.00	$142.53	$465	—
360–370	367	3	135.00–143.00	$137.62	$505	-6.38
400–433	419	8	126.00–139.00	$130.27	$546	-8.57
450–490	464	18	130.00–137.00	$134.50	$624	-5.61
504	504	2	124.00	$124.00	$625	-1.00
500–532	519	26	121.00–130.00	$126.04	$654	+1.04
573	573	2	125.00	$125.00	$716	+1.00
620	620	2	117.00	$117.00	$725	-7.00
660–695	673	3	117.00–120.00	$118.97	$801	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	315	3	151.00–166.00	$160.68	$506	-4.48
350–390	383	12	151.00–154.00	$151.32	$580	-9.17
415–425	423	6	141.00–148.50	$146.86	$621	-12.54
455–457	457	4	145.00–147.00	$146.50	$670	-1.44
468	468	3	130.00	$130.00	$608	-17.94
609	609	14	128.50	$128.50	$783	±0.00
664	664	5	119.00	$119.00	$790	—
748	748	2	120.00	$120.00	$898	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	2	144.00	$144.00	$389	—
321–348	326	13	135.00–136.00	$135.16	$441	-1.84
358–380	359	20	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$476	—
446	446	9	125.00	$125.00	$558	-1.91
455–488	477	3	115.00–120.00	$116.59	$556	-12.40
645	645	2	121.00	$121.00	$780	-1.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
347	347	9	123.00	$123.00	$427	—

Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
689	689	5	106.00	$106.00	$730	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
808	808	4	98.00	$98.00	$792	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–795	739	85-90%	12	30.00–40.00	$36.20	$268	—
780	780	85-90%	1	49.00	$49.00	$382	+14.40
720–1225	931	85-90%	6	40.00–49.00	$45.06	$420	—
905–1160	1024	85-90%	10	50.50–56.00	$53.12	$544	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	80-85%	1	41.00	$41.00	$324	—
955–1305	1203	80-85%	13	55.50–65.00	$57.93	$697	+1.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1620	1318	75-80%	2	54.00–57.00	$55.84	$736	—
1170–1635	1363	75-80%	3	60.50–63.50	$61.73	$841	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145	1145	1	72.00	$72.00	$824	—
1740	1740	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,444	—
1385–2105	1766	25	70.00–85.00	$78.56	$1,387	—
1500–2295	1795	16	85.00–91.00	$87.87	$1,577	—
1705–2120	1900	5	92.00–94.50	$93.37	$1,774	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–1045	954	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	800.00–975.00	$896.00
1000–1195	1101	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	685.00–850.00	$750.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–950	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	625.00–700.00	$662.50
785–1125	982	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–670.00	$639.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1030–1165	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	900.00–1,000.00	$953.33	—

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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.