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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 11, 2021

1,017 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $178.26/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $762/hd at 428 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.37/cwt ≈ $922/hd at 676 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.51/cwt +8.51 vs last sale · ≈ $652/hd at 419 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,017 868 771
Feeder cattle 586 456 440
Slaughter cattle 232 248 158
Replacement cattle 199 164 173

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 higher, bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 232 9 176.00–190.00 $181.53 $421 -4.61
255–273 262 5 175.00–189.00 $183.17 $480 —
265–270 value added 267 3 194.00–210.00 $204.60 $546 —
308 value added 308 3 210.00 $210.00 $647 —
320 thin fleshed 320 2 195.00 $195.00 $624 —
310–345 330 3 175.00–192.00 $186.25 $615 +18.58
355–395 377 10 170.00–190.00 $177.83 $670 +11.11
400–445 427 30 168.00–184.00 $177.74 $759 +11.76
430–445 fancy 438 2 185.00–187.00 $185.98 $815 —
450–490 470 10 168.00–183.00 $178.97 $841 +28.97
500–545 518 22 169.00–180.00 $174.80 $905 +14.80
551–595 560 12 172.00–182.00 $177.44 $994 +31.44
605–630 617 3 153.00–166.00 $160.58 $991 +5.37
680 680 2 149.00 $149.00 $1,013 -4.00
713 713 5 130.00 $130.00 $927 -5.00
772 772 3 133.00 $133.00 $1,027 +3.00
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 —
860 860 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 159.00–161.00 $159.98 $533 +7.43
365–390 378 2 160.00 $160.00 $605 +2.45
405–435 418 4 160.00–163.00 $161.54 $675 +14.50
450–490 478 9 150.00–164.00 $155.32 $742 +3.09
495 thin fleshed 495 2 169.00 $169.00 $837 —
505–542 531 8 145.00–160.00 $150.08 $797 +0.82
555–565 560 2 139.00–143.00 $140.98 $789 -5.38
575 thin fleshed 575 2 163.00 $163.00 $937 —
610–645 622 6 136.00–148.00 $142.35 $885 +4.88
655–685 666 4 133.00–140.00 $135.30 $901 +5.30
715–728 725 5 135.00 $135.00 $979 +5.12
773–795 780 3 120.00–122.00 $120.68 $941 -3.15
800–808 805 3 125.00–135.00 $128.31 $1,033 +11.82
865–870 868 2 120.00–126.00 $123.01 $1,068 +9.01
970–985 978 2 100.00–105.00 $102.52 $1,003 +2.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 152.00 $152.00 $350 —
250 250 2 140.00 $140.00 $350 —
330–335 333 2 131.00–137.00 $134.02 $446 —
365 365 2 141.00 $141.00 $515 +9.00
405 405 2 130.00 $130.00 $526 -5.05
420–435 427 3 144.00–151.00 $148.04 $632 +12.99
490–495 493 2 135.00–145.00 $140.03 $690 +5.03
505–520 513 2 143.00 $143.00 $734 +15.72
610–630 622 5 116.50–131.00 $125.73 $782 +7.91
660–675 668 2 118.00–123.00 $120.47 $805 —
735–740 738 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $830 -4.48
755–795 775 2 105.00–107.00 $105.97 $821 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 51.00 $51.00 $270 +6.00
550–570 568 13 44.00–53.50 $48.11 $273 +9.11
607 607 3 45.00 $45.00 $273 -2.00
665–683 678 4 49.00–52.00 $50.74 $344 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140–145 143 3 200.00–225.00 $216.86 —
150–175 165 3 210.00–260.00 $234.75 —
203 203 2 200.00 $200.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
293 293 2 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
355 355 2 150.00 $150.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
390 390 1 300.00 $300.00 —
465 465 1 335.00 $335.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 160.00–161.00 $160.46 $361 -16.54
265–283 279 8 155.00–167.00 $163.48 $456 —
340 340 2 165.00 $165.00 $561 —
355–387 371 12 150.00–162.00 $155.61 $577 +4.77
402–442 419 24 145.00–161.00 $155.51 $652 +8.51
457–489 473 17 141.00–153.00 $148.86 $704 +1.79
500–535 519 7 138.00–148.00 $140.38 $729 -0.41
550–577 569 13 137.50–152.00 $142.31 $810 —
628 628 2 140.00 $140.00 $879 —
673–679 fancy 676 29 136.25–136.50 $136.37 $922 —
800 800 2 126.50 $126.50 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 135.00–140.00 $137.36 $299 —
350–395 378 7 135.00–146.00 $142.48 $539 +2.49
410–425 418 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $575 +2.73
460–480 468 4 130.00–137.00 $133.04 $623 -5.49
500–545 527 13 130.00–140.00 $136.01 $717 +2.95
553–590 563 16 125.00–136.00 $129.41 $729 -0.06
605–625 612 12 125.00–135.00 $131.57 $805 +7.26
654–680 658 6 124.00–126.50 $126.07 $830 -2.53
700–735 718 2 120.00–121.00 $120.51 $865 +2.51
798 798 3 100.00 $100.00 $798 —
859–870 864 12 103.00–110.00 $107.06 $925 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 127.00 $127.00 $438 +16.38
360 360 1 108.00 $108.00 $389 —
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 —
460–495 478 2 120.00–125.00 $122.59 $586 +5.51
505–515 508 8 116.00–125.00 $122.38 $622 -4.19
555–590 563 5 116.50–120.00 $117.50 $662 +0.64
605–630 620 3 108.00–116.00 $112.30 $696 +2.30
695 695 2 114.00 $114.00 $792 +1.00
703–735 714 3 108.00–117.00 $111.09 $793 -1.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
115–140 128 2 225.00–280.00 $249.80 —
170–195 183 2 225.00–320.00 $275.75 +5.75
205 205 1 335.00 $335.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 5 47.00 $47.00 $266 +6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
193 193 3 100.00 $100.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
345 345 1 330.00 $330.00 —
375 375 1 335.00 $335.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 2 139.00 $139.00 $674 —
545 545 1 147.00 $147.00 $801 —
555 555 1 130.00 $130.00 $722 -6.00
633 633 2 125.00 $125.00 $791 —
745 745 1 106.00 $106.00 $790 +4.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 163.00 $163.00 $725 —
455–475 460 4 182.00 $182.00 $837 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 2 250.00–300.00 $275.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1580 1580 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $530 —
865–880 871 80-85% 5 69.00–73.00 $70.20 $611 +1.95
850–1525 1044 80-85% 10 63.00–65.00 $64.12 $669 —
845–1660 1165 80-85% 82 65.00–77.50 $72.06 $839 -3.61
1125–1570 1348 80-85% 2 75.50–79.50 $77.17 $1,040 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $220 —
630 630 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $302 —
590–775 686 85-90% 6 35.00–41.00 $38.86 $267 +0.11
700–895 786 85-90% 5 60.00–65.00 $62.06 $488 +11.71
640–1130 803 85-90% 15 42.50–54.00 $49.07 $394 —
730–1270 885 85-90% 58 55.00–65.00 $58.96 $522 -4.62
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $880 —
1430–1545 1488 75-80% 2 71.50–72.00 $71.74 $1,067 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1740 1323 7 70.00–81.00 $77.24 $1,022 —
1195–1655 1462 24 84.50–97.00 $91.06 $1,331 —
1680–1920 1782 3 101.00–103.00 $101.96 $1,817 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760–960 856 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 760.00–985.00 $872.50
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715 715 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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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
730–1080 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 825.00–1,225.00 $1,056.15 —
730–1415 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 31 750.00–1,390.00 $1,069.84 —
905–1370 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 16 875.00–1,160.00 $1,028.75 —
1310 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045–1295 1146 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,320.00–1,425.00 $1,378.75 —
1145–1625 1382 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 1,160.00–1,275.00 $1,229.29 —
1481 1481 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 1,420.00 $1,420.00 —
1580 1580 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
865 865 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 760.00 $760.00 —

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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.