Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 5, 2021

934 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.16/cwt ≈ $800/hd at 567 lb · 31 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.17/cwt -0.58 vs last sale · ≈ $816/hd at 526 lb · 30 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $138.93/cwt +7.52 vs last sale · ≈ $911/hd at 656 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	934	825	960
Feeder cattle	728	635	632
Slaughter cattle	117	133	190
Replacement cattle	89	57	138

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly 5.00-8.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Trade active, demand good on much improved quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	212.00	$212.00	$488	—
265 fancy	265	2	216.00	$216.00	$572	—
275–298	295	13	180.00–190.00	$188.02	$555	—
310–345	335	14	180.00–190.00	$185.53	$622	+19.41
350–395	373	18	171.00–185.00	$180.02	$671	+3.12
405–447	433	23	166.00–181.00	$171.25	$742	+6.94
443 thin fleshed	443	3	183.50	$183.50	$813	—
450–494	479	17	160.00–176.00	$168.74	$808	+9.75
505–549	526	30	150.00–167.00	$155.17	$816	-0.58
555–596	584	19	142.00–154.00	$144.61	$845	-4.30
607–638	625	22	135.00–147.00	$142.96	$894	+0.54
653–665	656	29	131.00–140.00	$138.93	$911	+6.07
703–726	714	12	128.00–132.25	$130.26	$930	—
760–764	763	5	124.00–128.50	$127.60	$974	—
913	913	2	110.00	$110.00	$1,004	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	182.00	$182.00	$410	—
285–290	287	3	172.00–179.00	$176.64	$507	—
315–345	333	4	152.00–167.00	$158.93	$529	-1.07
375–385	382	3	160.00–165.00	$162.02	$619	+8.24
400–430	413	7	147.00–162.00	$153.96	$636	+3.77
457–490	473	10	145.00–158.00	$151.82	$718	+9.33
500–548	532	17	139.00–148.50	$145.77	$775	+6.15
555–585	572	3	137.00–139.00	$138.01	$789	+6.37
640	640	2	133.00	$133.00	$851	+4.77
695	695	2	125.00	$125.00	$869	-0.90
840	840	2	115.00	$115.00	$966	-3.64
870–895	887	3	109.00–112.00	$109.98	$976	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
253	253	2	170.00	$170.00	—
413	413	4	260.00–380.00	$320.00	—
492	492	3	275.00	$275.00	—
570	570	2	250.00	$250.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	41.00	$41.00	$215	—
729	729	9	45.00	$45.00	$328	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	155.00	$155.00	$442	+5.00
470	470	2	130.00	$130.00	$611	-4.00
530	530	2	125.00	$125.00	$662	-5.00
635	635	2	108.00	$108.00	$686	-11.00
745	745	2	106.00	$106.00	$790	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
638	638	2	96.50	$96.50	$616	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	180.00–193.00	$186.22	$438	—
275–298	291	5	178.00–181.00	$179.77	$523	—
310–345	329	7	165.00–178.00	$169.28	$557	+8.60
368–396	391	23	162.00–179.00	$173.09	$677	+21.77
402–445	419	16	166.00–172.00	$168.99	$708	+22.13
450–495	461	14	149.00–165.00	$153.97	$710	+7.47
501–545	520	14	142.50–158.00	$150.58	$783	—
550–599	567	31	135.00–150.00	$141.16	$800	—
603–645	613	23	126.00–132.00	$127.75	$783	-0.75
655–670	667	18	124.50–128.00	$124.86	$833	+5.86
780	780	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,022	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	2	160.00	$160.00	$440	—
315–340	328	3	135.00–165.00	$149.77	$491	+7.24
350–380	363	3	145.00–160.00	$151.21	$549	+13.59
410–440	424	11	142.00–158.00	$151.42	$642	+21.15
455–498	481	9	140.00–149.00	$144.45	$695	+9.95
510–545	535	4	136.00–140.00	$137.21	$734	+11.17
555–570	565	4	130.00–132.00	$131.00	$740	+6.00
625–633	630	3	120.00–125.00	$121.65	$766	+4.65
805	805	2	116.00	$116.00	$934	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	140.00	$140.00	$392	-4.00
360–380	370	2	135.00–140.00	$137.57	$509	+5.06
410	410	2	140.00	$140.00	$574	—
500–530	520	3	124.00–124.50	$124.34	$647	—
790	790	2	111.00	$111.00	$877	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
405–440	429	7	265.00–460.00	$329.28	—
450–495	480	3	260.00–300.00	$272.50	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604	604	5	130.00	$130.00	$785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–590	587	85-90%	3	29.50–30.00	$29.67	$174	—
675–845	747	85-90%	5	34.00–40.00	$37.69	$282	+1.49
735–1180	881	85-90%	16	44.00–50.00	$47.63	$420	—
933	933	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$588	+17.94
845–1140	954	85-90%	7	56.00–62.00	$58.79	$561	—
840–1100	969	85-90%	12	55.50–61.00	$57.54	$558	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1470	1104	80-85%	9	52.00–57.00	$54.86	$606	—
893–1440	1109	80-85%	24	58.00–66.00	$61.97	$687	—
1080–1336	1256	80-85%	6	59.00–62.50	$60.21	$756	—
1150–1580	1293	80-85%	3	66.00–68.00	$67.19	$869	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1243–1970	1502	75-80%	8	61.00–65.00	$63.69	$957	—
1588	1588	75-80%	3	56.00	$56.00	$889	—
1355–1740	1589	75-80%	4	66.25–70.00	$67.98	$1,080	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1550	1320	5	73.00–85.00	$78.91	$1,042	—
1310–2060	1759	5	85.00–95.00	$89.51	$1,574	+10.95
2140	2140	1	95.00	$95.00	$2,033	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–1100	891	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	700.00–875.00	$749.17
705–1330	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	700.00–800.00	$746.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
863	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	500.00	$500.00
690–1050	884	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	500.00–685.00	$581.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
639	639	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	450.00	$450.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095–1285	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,100.00	$1,012.50	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—

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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.