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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 25, 2021

978 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $166.67/cwt ≈ $797/hd at 478 lb · 34 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.22/cwt ≈ $751/hd at 475 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $149.97/cwt -1.53 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 573 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 978 929 0
Feeder cattle 489 423 0
Slaughter cattle 267 286 0
Replacement cattle 222 220 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 1.00-2.00 higher. No accurate comparison on heifer calves. Feeder steer 2.00-4.00 higher, no comparison on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180–185 182 3 175.00 $175.00 $318 —
220 220 2 160.00–172.00 $166.00 $365 —
255–275 265 2 161.00–166.00 $163.59 $434 —
275 fancy 275 2 181.00 $181.00 $498 —
300–340 fancy 320 2 179.00–185.00 $181.81 $582 —
350–355 fancy 353 2 185.00–190.00 $187.48 $662 —
350–395 370 5 165.00–180.00 $176.19 $652 +0.19
400–425 411 6 160.00–170.00 $164.37 $676 —
456–498 value added 471 11 170.00–175.00 $171.92 $810 —
452–495 482 23 161.00–171.00 $164.16 $791 —
500–545 520 4 161.00–169.00 $163.96 $853 -15.24
570 570 2 171.00 $171.00 $975 +31.00
611 611 4 156.50 $156.50 $956 -3.19
665 665 7 163.00 $163.00 $1,084 +16.00
711 711 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 thin fleshed 335 2 177.00 $177.00 $593 —
345 345 2 164.00 $164.00 $566 —
350–385 368 5 148.00–162.00 $153.83 $566 -21.17
370 370 2 146.00 $146.00 $540 -29.00
405–440 415 5 145.00–156.00 $151.07 $627 —
450–495 463 4 149.00–159.00 $153.98 $713 —
500–545 513 6 146.00–155.00 $151.86 $779 —
569 thin fleshed 569 2 158.00 $158.00 $899 —
550–585 574 14 140.00–154.00 $148.82 $854 -2.68
605–625 613 10 126.00–149.00 $140.08 $859 —
650 650 2 149.00 $149.00 $968 —
750–760 755 2 127.00–138.00 $132.54 $1,001 —
860–890 875 2 104.00–125.00 $114.32 $1,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 141.00–148.00 $144.54 $351 —
270–290 280 4 122.00–145.00 $136.87 $383 —
345 345 2 145.00 $145.00 $500 —
375–380 379 4 120.00–130.00 $125.02 $474 —
415–440 428 2 120.00–137.50 $128.49 $550 —
465–490 480 3 124.00–136.00 $131.44 $631 —
500–540 514 4 123.00–136.00 $128.38 $660 —
575 575 2 135.00 $135.00 $776 —
600–625 613 4 124.00–133.00 $126.95 $778 —
670–695 683 2 108.00–129.00 $118.31 $808 —
750–790 770 2 115.00–125.00 $119.87 $923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
143 143 7 270.00 $270.00 —
155 155 1 300.00 $300.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
497 497 3 255.00 $255.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 3 38.50 $38.50 $263 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 145.00 $145.00 $297 -7.50
265–280 269 4 135.00–150.00 $145.78 $392 —
305–330 311 6 126.00–146.00 $137.55 $428 —
338 thin fleshed 338 2 150.00 $150.00 $507 —
350–395 379 5 134.00–145.00 $138.06 $523 —
430–445 435 4 135.00–140.00 $136.53 $594 -12.47
465–495 485 8 134.00–149.00 $139.38 $676 -4.62
515–540 530 4 130.00–145.00 $133.97 $710 —
555–590 569 11 130.00–146.00 $135.92 $773 -5.08
600–621 616 13 128.00–141.00 $137.64 $848 —
650–690 679 6 120.00–127.00 $124.39 $845 —
700–715 704 4 123.00–126.00 $123.76 $871 —
820 820 1 110.00 $110.00 $902 —
940 940 3 109.00 $109.00 $1,025 —
965 965 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,119 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
304 304 4 163.00 $163.00 $496 -7.00
426–446 437 13 142.00–151.00 $146.90 $642 —
460–490 471 8 142.50–154.50 $149.47 $704 —
478 thin fleshed 478 9 166.00 $166.00 $793 —
525–533 530 3 140.00–145.00 $141.65 $751 +12.65
553–591 569 12 135.00–143.00 $139.54 $794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 4 120.00–131.00 $125.41 $345 —
315–335 325 2 120.00–135.00 $127.27 $414 —
370–395 383 2 110.00–125.00 $117.25 $449 —
455–495 473 9 120.00–131.00 $124.17 $587 +1.82
505–535 516 10 116.00–125.00 $119.20 $615 —
575–587 583 5 121.00–129.00 $126.23 $736 —
610–635 624 7 101.00–123.00 $115.23 $719 —
675 675 1 118.00 $118.00 $796 —
745–746 746 5 104.00–106.00 $104.40 $779 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180–195 188 2 270.00–280.00 $274.80 —
333 333 3 285.00 $285.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
553 553 5 36.00 $36.00 $199 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 525 4 130.00–141.00 $137.00 $719 —
565 565 2 130.00 $130.00 $734 —
645 645 1 119.00 $119.00 $768 —
680 680 1 122.00 $122.00 $830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 310.00 $310.00 —
155 155 4 290.00 $290.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–838 722 85-90% 7 25.00 $25.00 $180 —
610–960 755 85-90% 12 30.00–38.50 $34.99 $264 —
750–890 807 85-90% 3 58.00–73.00 $66.52 $537 +34.28
620–1460 906 85-90% 74 39.00–55.50 $48.48 $439 —
800–1400 984 85-90% 38 57.00–69.00 $62.55 $615 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1555 1141 80-85% 64 64.00–75.00 $69.37 $792 —
930–1460 1222 80-85% 5 73.50–77.00 $75.06 $917 —
1295–1435 1367 80-85% 3 76.50–78.50 $77.52 $1,060 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $906 —
1325–1660 1548 75-80% 3 65.00 $65.00 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1455 1343 6 69.00–76.00 $71.84 $965 —
1165–1600 1487 11 82.00–93.00 $88.73 $1,319 —
1620–2180 1809 5 97.00–107.00 $102.01 $1,845 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755–785 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 600.00–670.00 $635.00
758–950 822 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 600.00 $600.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605–650 632 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 350.00 $350.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
835–1160 998 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 840.00–1,080.00 $960.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00

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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
770–1230 932 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 17 800.00–1,100.00 $975.00 —
735–1280 1014 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 20 850.00–1,050.00 $950.25 -499.75
983–1230 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 32 750.00–990.00 $867.50 -446.50
1114 1114 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00 $1,150.00 -164.00
1313 1313 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935–1000 987 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,300.00 $1,280.00 —
1265–1295 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,270.00–1,375.00 $1,322.50 —
1195–1440 1286 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,120.00–1,200.00 $1,157.50 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
710–955 833 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–700.00 $650.00 —
795–960 867 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 600.00 $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.