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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 14, 2021

1,122 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $117.12/cwt +6.12 vs last sale · ≈ $841/hd at 718 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.46/cwt +14.23 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 478 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $139.66/cwt +3.66 vs last sale · ≈ $873/hd at 625 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,122 713 0
Feeder cattle 595 401 0
Slaughter cattle 259 190 0
Replacement cattle 268 122 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers had no accurate comparison from prior week. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 233 2 140.00–157.00 $148.77 $347 —
260–295 274 4 147.00–158.00 $150.93 $414 +0.53
300–310 305 3 139.00–150.00 $145.44 $444 +1.08
355–385 376 6 150.00–156.00 $151.53 $570 +2.47
405 405 2 151.00 $151.00 $612 +1.34
455 thin fleshed 455 2 164.00 $164.00 $746 —
455–495 472 9 144.00–157.00 $149.94 $708 +1.96
500–545 533 18 139.00–156.00 $149.43 $796 +4.34
550–595 570 4 141.00–151.00 $147.07 $838 +3.77
580 580 2 138.00 $138.00 $800 -5.30
630–648 642 6 135.00–141.50 $137.48 $883 +8.80
653–685 663 4 130.00–138.50 $132.12 $876 +11.13
685 685 2 120.00 $120.00 $822 -0.99
705–745 732 6 120.00–127.00 $123.01 $900 —
750–795 767 8 110.00–120.00 $117.54 $902 -4.46
800 800 1 123.00 $123.00 $984 +0.49
853–890 857 10 106.00–117.00 $113.51 $973 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 160.00–164.00 $162.00 $332 -8.00
255–295 278 3 163.00–170.00 $166.90 $464 +2.49
320–345 333 2 150.00–159.00 $154.67 $515 -6.52
340 value added 340 3 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
360 value added 360 2 180.00 $180.00 $648 —
350–395 364 8 158.00–173.00 $166.65 $607 +9.14
408 thin fleshed 408 2 177.00 $177.00 $722 —
405–445 421 5 159.00–173.00 $162.95 $686 +7.19
460–470 value added 465 3 174.00–178.50 $176.18 $819 —
450–487 480 15 156.50–170.00 $164.52 $790 +12.29
510 value added 510 4 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $864 —
505–535 523 13 154.00–162.00 $158.00 $826 —
550–590 568 4 141.00–165.00 $155.36 $882 —
618–628 625 18 135.00–143.50 $139.66 $873 +3.66
660–662 662 4 140.50–145.00 $141.62 $938 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 115.00–130.00 $122.73 $393 -8.78
375–390 383 2 128.00–140.00 $134.12 $514 -2.39
440–445 443 3 125.00–139.00 $131.34 $582 -7.63
465–470 468 2 140.00–141.00 $140.50 $658 +1.97
505–520 512 7 119.00–131.00 $124.42 $637 -3.60
560–595 574 4 119.00–132.00 $124.24 $713 -5.58
620–635 628 2 118.00–120.00 $118.99 $747 +1.24
655–695 679 4 109.00–120.00 $116.77 $793 —
705–735 720 6 107.00–119.00 $113.94 $820 +1.25
750–765 761 4 98.00–110.00 $104.50 $795 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
305 305 1 380.00 $380.00 —
415–448 441 5 265.00–360.00 $282.86 —
455–485 473 5 175.00–360.00 $309.28 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
533–548 544 10 33.00–36.00 $35.12 $191 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
123 123 2 250.00 $250.00 —
155 155 2 200.00 $200.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 231 4 145.00–150.00 $147.73 $341 —
270–285 278 3 135.00–145.00 $140.43 $390 -11.57
300–335 323 3 135.00–147.00 $141.47 $457 +8.81
335 335 2 130.00 $130.00 $436 -2.66
355–380 372 7 131.00–145.00 $134.55 $501 -0.56
453–493 473 12 130.00–139.00 $135.12 $639 +5.40
470–485 480 3 125.00 $125.00 $600 -4.72
500–525 506 6 130.00–143.00 $134.90 $683 +4.92
505–540 517 3 125.00 $125.00 $646 -4.98
550–595 573 6 131.00–136.00 $134.31 $770 —
610 610 2 134.00 $134.00 $817 +9.50
650–675 655 5 118.00–128.00 $123.56 $809 +3.06
705–735 718 20 115.50–122.50 $117.12 $841 +6.12
778 778 5 114.00 $114.00 $887 +4.78
850 850 6 104.50 $104.50 $888 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 155.00 $155.00 $442 -5.00
300–340 324 4 137.00–152.00 $146.97 $476 +0.41
305–348 thin fleshed 331 5 151.00–160.00 $155.18 $514 —
370–395 385 5 146.00–153.00 $149.38 $575 -0.62
433–442 438 9 144.00–153.00 $147.95 $648 +8.62
470–493 488 6 143.00–149.00 $144.46 $705 +1.46
515–535 531 15 143.00–148.00 $147.16 $781 —
590 590 3 139.00 $139.00 $820 —
617–618 617 7 129.00–135.00 $133.28 $822 —
653 653 4 128.50 $128.50 $839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 131.00 $131.00 $301 —
270 270 2 116.00–128.00 $122.00 $329 —
325 325 2 127.00 $127.00 $413 —
360–380 371 3 100.00–115.00 $106.42 $395 -13.58
415–430 421 4 111.00–124.00 $118.28 $498 +1.28
450–480 463 5 118.00–123.00 $120.40 $557 +3.21
510 510 2 121.00 $121.00 $617 +3.38
550–590 574 7 111.00–123.50 $118.63 $681 +2.71
600–630 619 12 104.00–122.00 $113.71 $704 +3.31
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 -3.00
775 775 1 110.00 $110.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130–140 unweaned 135 2 170.00–175.00 $172.59 —
150–170 160 3 190.00–260.00 $224.79 —
205–230 222 3 225.00–310.00 $283.80 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
355–395 375 2 150.00–360.00 $260.60 —
405–410 408 2 200.00–275.00 $237.27 —
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 —
550 550 1 340.00 $340.00 —
650 650 1 275.00 $275.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 3 145.00–153.00 $147.55 $325 —
273 273 2 156.00 $156.00 $426 —
312–320 314 4 155.00–156.00 $155.25 $487 —
375 375 1 148.00 $148.00 $555 +2.00
450–480 467 3 132.00–152.50 $142.95 $668 —
560–570 567 3 123.00–141.00 $129.71 $735 —
605–628 623 5 112.00–120.00 $113.55 $707 +0.55
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110–140 128 4 150.00–160.00 $152.16 —
150 150 2 210.00–220.00 $215.00 -56.76
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
105–125 115 2 200.00–220.00 $210.87 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 170.00 $170.00 $578 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–900 733 85-90% 19 35.00–43.50 $39.65 $291 —
600–906 790 85-90% 9 21.00–36.00 $30.06 $237 —
595–1040 818 85-90% 2 55.00–65.00 $58.64 $480 +19.19
605–1093 838 85-90% 12 38.00–52.50 $47.15 $395 +7.70
645–1305 869 85-90% 40 42.50–52.00 $48.20 $419 —
111–1830 1028 85-90% 42 52.50–60.50 $56.27 $578 -1.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910 910 80-85% 1 69.00 $69.00 $628 —
770–1065 925 80-85% 5 62.00–71.00 $65.60 $607 —
855–1348 1080 80-85% 14 60.00–61.50 $60.53 $654 —
920–1540 1168 80-85% 30 62.75–68.00 $65.57 $766 +0.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1625 1495 75-80% 3 63.50–68.00 $65.02 $972 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1680 1383 17 66.00–81.00 $74.14 $1,025 +0.42
1705 1705 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,620 —
1405–2320 1763 15 81.00–93.25 $86.07 $1,517 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750–1035 928 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 720.00–925.00 $822.22
975–1135 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 600.00–900.00 $750.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
598–820 680 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 420.00–600.00 $515.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820–1090 958 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 720.00–1,000.00 $841.50 —
875–1160 1016 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 21 700.00–990.00 $765.00 -125.71
947–1138 1086 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 700.00–735.00 $709.55 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
698–800 774 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 37 350.00–550.00 $500.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
560 560 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 560.00 $560.00 —
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
991 991 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 600.00 $600.00 —

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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.