Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 16, 2021

1,087 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $169.22/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $959/hd at 567 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.27/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 370 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $150.94/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 535 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,087	829
Feeder cattle	633	559
Slaughter cattle	282	153
Replacement cattle	172	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

**Correction to Week Ago Receipts** Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower on comparable sales. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	188.00–198.00	$193.16	$460	+3.16
260–285	275	3	181.00–189.00	$184.35	$507	—
301 thin fleshed	301	4	208.00	$208.00	$626	+0.94
305–335	316	11	179.00–189.00	$183.47	$580	-6.20
355–390	372	9	170.00–182.00	$175.70	$654	-9.82
400–445	426	11	165.00–176.00	$170.09	$725	-2.18
450–495	474	11	164.00–175.00	$169.23	$802	+0.59
500–545	519	15	168.00–178.00	$173.25	$899	+2.98
533 thin fleshed	533	2	181.00	$181.00	$965	-2.00
550–587	567	24	167.00–172.00	$169.22	$959	-1.03
605–630	617	7	157.00–165.00	$159.56	$984	-2.94
769	769	5	129.00	$129.00	$992	-1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	175.00	$175.00	$495	-3.52
300–335	316	6	165.00–173.00	$168.31	$532	—
350–395	374	7	153.00–167.00	$159.99	$598	-15.01
385 thin fleshed	385	2	169.00	$169.00	$651	—
400–420	406	7	156.00–162.00	$159.26	$647	+2.52
465–495	483	6	151.00–160.00	$156.14	$754	-0.54
503–545	515	17	148.00–164.50	$156.02	$804	-3.76
550–595	580	14	146.00–160.00	$152.49	$884	-1.94
610–635	621	7	137.00–148.00	$140.62	$873	-6.43
663–690	681	11	135.00–142.00	$136.71	$931	+0.72
730	730	2	129.00	$129.00	$942	-2.32
915	915	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	2	149.00–156.00	$152.69	$428	+9.09
375–380	378	2	135.00–141.00	$137.98	$522	-4.34
435–440	438	2	144.00–146.00	$144.99	$635	+6.29
450–495	473	2	139.00–144.00	$141.38	$669	-2.63
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	+0.33
564–565	564	7	131.50–143.00	$134.79	$760	-4.88
605–645	626	5	125.00–130.00	$126.79	$794	-6.99
695	695	2	125.00	$125.00	$869	-7.01
703–743	730	13	114.00–124.00	$117.49	$858	—
775–780	779	4	104.00–107.00	$106.25	$828	—
810	810	1	104.00	$104.00	$842	-3.05
885	885	1	101.00	$101.00	$894	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	227	3	165.00–173.00	$169.59	$385	-10.41
265–295	273	5	160.00–171.00	$167.05	$456	-2.62
310–335	326	4	158.00–165.00	$160.49	$523	-3.47
320–345 fancy	333	3	170.00–178.00	$172.76	$575	—
350–390	369	17	154.00–165.00	$160.18	$591	-4.24
380 fancy	380	2	180.00	$180.00	$684	+1.00
400–440	427	9	153.00–160.00	$158.17	$675	+0.45
435 fancy	435	3	168.00	$168.00	$731	—
450–492	473	11	144.00–157.00	$147.74	$699	-5.88
515–540	535	18	149.00–157.00	$150.94	$808	+1.27

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	291	5	147.50–158.00	$155.87	$454	-0.17
320–340	330	2	151.00–154.00	$152.45	$503	-2.06
355–395	377	10	140.00–153.00	$148.73	$561	+0.39
410–445	421	10	140.00–145.00	$143.77	$605	+8.26
455–485	474	9	130.00–142.00	$137.38	$651	-0.86
500–536	518	13	130.00–141.00	$135.70	$703	-4.99
560–590	575	14	127.00–136.00	$130.61	$751	-4.55
615–633	625	7	122.00–131.00	$125.60	$785	-4.41
650–682	674	4	120.00–121.00	$120.76	$814	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	121.00	$121.00	$375	-6.00
415–445	430	5	117.00–125.00	$123.15	$530	-8.54
450–475	463	4	120.00–130.00	$125.52	$581	-2.11
500–545	508	12	116.00–127.00	$121.08	$615	-3.04
550–590	570	13	116.00–125.00	$120.37	$686	-0.07
605–630	616	6	108.00–117.00	$113.86	$701	-2.15
650–693	684	11	116.00–119.00	$116.44	$796	-2.06
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	+8.17
835	835	1	105.00	$105.00	$877	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	—
485–490	488	2	155.00	$155.00	$756	+3.39
515–520	517	3	146.00–156.00	$152.35	$788	-3.63
680	680	1	136.00	$136.00	$925	—
706	706	4	104.00	$104.00	$734	-22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–845	725	85-90%	6	25.00–34.00	$30.06	$218	-24.94
600–855	728	85-90%	2	32.00–40.00	$36.70	$267	-18.30
645–1050	820	85-90%	20	33.50–42.50	$38.03	$312	—
865–1130	903	85-90%	15	45.00–56.00	$52.52	$474	—
725–1725	909	85-90%	84	43.00–54.50	$47.70	$434	—
805–1195	993	85-90%	25	54.00–59.00	$56.35	$560	+0.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1500	1132	80-85%	24	60.00–66.00	$63.53	$719	+2.11
1185–1585	1267	80-85%	9	57.50–59.00	$58.30	$739	—
1135–1515	1274	80-85%	9	60.00–70.50	$67.05	$854	—
1135–1620	1314	80-85%	10	66.00–69.00	$67.96	$893	—
1220–1445	1339	80-85%	4	70.75–78.00	$73.06	$978	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–1665	1552	75-80%	3	66.00–67.00	$66.64	$1,034	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	1	81.00	$81.00	$668	—
875–1065	966	8	60.00–74.50	$66.41	$642	—
1030–1620	1375	25	69.00–81.00	$74.27	$1,021	—
1355–2025	1704	18	83.00–92.50	$87.99	$1,499	-6.01
1970	1970	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,832	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	825.00	$825.00
745–925	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	800.00–890.00	$845.00
770–960	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	725.00–925.00	$805.00
655–1200	973	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	700.00–935.00	$820.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	350.00	$350.00
660–805	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	400.00–575.00	$491.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1150	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	625.00–650.00	$637.50

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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
860–1320	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	900.00–1,150.00	$1,034.17	—
855–1345	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	27	875.00–1,100.00	$994.44	—
1218	1218	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	860.00	$860.00	-151.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700–880	776	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	625.00–820.00	$726.25	—
765–970	872	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	600.00–800.00	$703.33	—
885–1320	1103	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	350.00	$350.00	—

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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.