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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 23, 2021

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.63/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 523 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.27/cwt -5.24 vs last sale · ≈ $965/hd at 567 lb · 13 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $180.84/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $683/hd at 378 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 807 0
Feeder cattle 284 440 0
Slaughter cattle 205 168 0
Replacement cattle 86 199 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 2 230.00 $230.00 $437 +25.00
220–248 240 10 211.00–217.50 $213.02 $511 —
275–290 281 4 197.00–220.00 $210.26 $591 +8.53
300–330 316 10 190.00–211.00 $203.88 $644 +4.26
365 thin fleshed 365 4 218.00 $218.00 $796 —
363–385 368 5 192.50–216.00 $208.61 $768 -0.71
405–435 428 12 177.00–195.00 $182.27 $780 -13.13
455–490 473 2 174.00–177.50 $175.81 $832 -13.56
505–548 523 14 168.00–186.00 $177.63 $929 -1.32
550–590 567 13 160.00–182.50 $170.27 $965 -5.24
610–630 618 3 160.50–167.00 $163.84 $1,013 -2.00
695 695 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,182 +6.47
725 725 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,124 +9.40
755 755 2 153.00 $153.00 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 188.00 $188.00 $555 —
310 310 2 187.00 $187.00 $580 +27.03
350 350 2 175.00 $175.00 $612 +6.28
400–445 430 5 165.00–175.00 $167.07 $718 -1.78
540 540 2 154.00 $154.00 $832 +2.96
555 555 2 141.00 $141.00 $783 -4.80
615–640 630 3 147.00–158.00 $153.60 $968 —
655–693 677 4 149.00–158.00 $154.28 $1,044 +4.28
745 745 1 130.00 $130.00 $968 -8.05
860 860 1 114.00 $114.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
400–425 417 3 143.00–151.00 $147.96 $617 —
475 475 2 148.00 $148.00 $703 —
505 505 1 145.00 $145.00 $732 +20.10
648 648 2 133.00 $133.00 $862 +10.66
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
500–525 507 7 230.00–275.00 $243.31 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 200.00 $200.00 —
255–260 258 2 210.00–260.00 $235.24 +35.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 172.00–186.00 $179.00 $439 -6.00
283 283 2 185.00 $185.00 $524 +20.00
330 330 1 172.00 $172.00 $568 +12.49
350 fancy 350 1 195.00 $195.00 $682 —
380–385 380 11 178.00–185.00 $179.55 $682 +1.81
415–420 418 4 158.00–165.00 $162.02 $677 -6.43
482–490 485 8 150.00–159.00 $157.11 $762 -4.87
510–538 519 6 150.00–157.00 $154.58 $802 -10.28
565 thin fleshed 565 1 166.00 $166.00 $938 —
555–598 580 9 148.50–156.00 $150.76 $874 -2.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 2 166.00 $166.00 $307 —
220 220 1 160.00 $160.00 $352 +8.47
290 290 1 162.00 $162.00 $470 —
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -5.00
400–430 416 5 142.50–155.00 $146.65 $610 -7.87
510–528 519 6 145.00–155.00 $150.34 $780 +0.68
565–590 575 3 135.00–140.00 $136.71 $786 -7.94
610–645 632 5 130.00–138.00 $134.82 $852 -5.70
730 730 1 114.00 $114.00 $832 -13.17
915–940 925 3 101.00–117.00 $110.37 $1,021 —
980 980 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,068 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 134.00 $134.00 $449 +14.00
380–390 385 2 131.00–135.00 $132.97 $512 +22.18
470–495 483 2 125.00–128.00 $126.46 $611 -2.40
505–540 528 5 124.00–132.00 $129.18 $682 +5.97
550–595 574 7 127.00–135.00 $129.12 $741 +6.62
600–640 615 3 118.00–124.00 $121.59 $748 -3.15
655–695 675 4 117.00–127.00 $123.29 $832 +1.63
750–760 755 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $759 -11.00
805 805 1 114.00 $114.00 $918 +9.00
870 870 1 100.00 $100.00 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
577–595 586 10 132.00–153.50 $142.90 $837 +11.90
643 643 3 135.00 $135.00 $868 —
805 805 4 118.00 $118.00 $950 —
925 925 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,008 —
960 960 1 104.00 $104.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 177.00 $177.00 $611 —
405 405 1 165.00 $165.00 $668 —
490 490 1 167.00 $167.00 $818 -6.60
525 525 1 172.00 $172.00 $903 +12.77
725 725 3 160.50 $160.50 $1,164 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–885 774 80-85% 5 60.00–64.25 $61.91 $479 —
590–1325 900 80-85% 15 65.00–75.00 $68.88 $620 —
745–1590 971 80-85% 77 64.00–75.25 $70.05 $680 —
1010–1256 1144 80-85% 10 76.00–78.00 $76.73 $878 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $275 —
640–815 727 85-90% 3 35.00–41.00 $38.46 $280 +1.94
560–895 781 85-90% 15 45.50–55.50 $49.08 $383 —
745–1050 837 85-90% 15 56.00–60.00 $58.34 $488 +30.49

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1180 1108 2 80.00–81.00 $80.47 $892 +2.13
1040–1960 1491 14 87.00–98.00 $92.63 $1,381 —
1960–2035 1998 2 102.00–103.00 $102.49 $2,048 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
893–965 913 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,010.00 $940.00
900–1064 1027 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 950.00–1,000.00 $968.75
935–1155 1081 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 850.00–1,025.00 $912.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
850–855 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–950.00 $925.00 —
750–935 869 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 975.00–1,300.00 $1,156.25 +180.87
985–1235 1098 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 5 1,000.00–1,320.00 $1,144.00 —
910–1345 1153 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 1,000.00–1,325.00 $1,171.25 —
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1435 1235 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,370.00–1,400.00 $1,385.00 —
1410 1410 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,440.00 $1,440.00 —
1445–1590 1523 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,350.00–1,400.00 $1,376.67 —

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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.