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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 30, 2021

529 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.67/cwt +1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 473 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.73/cwt ≈ $727/hd at 479 lb · 14 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.70/cwt +11.99 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 581 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 529 575 0
Feeder cattle 301 284 0
Slaughter cattle 139 205 0
Replacement cattle 89 86 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 223 3 207.00–212.50 $209.97 $468 -3.05
280 280 3 220.00 $220.00 $616 +9.74
310 value added 310 2 237.50 $237.50 $736 —
308–315 311 5 208.00–220.00 $211.84 $659 +7.96
325 325 2 191.00 $191.00 $621 -12.88
365–385 375 6 207.50–220.00 $213.11 $799 +4.50
418–435 427 4 186.00–222.00 $203.64 $870 +21.37
455–481 473 16 170.00–193.00 $177.67 $840 +1.86
505–530 519 6 172.00–176.50 $175.49 $911 -2.14
560–563 561 5 164.00–165.00 $164.60 $923 -5.67
600–625 608 4 149.00–164.00 $158.65 $965 -5.19
1010 1010 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,030 —
1213 1213 3 95.00 $95.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 thin fleshed 200 2 200.00 $200.00 $400 —
210–215 213 3 167.00–170.00 $167.98 $358 —
383 383 2 171.00 $171.00 $655 -4.00
435–440 437 3 157.00–171.00 $161.70 $707 -5.37
470 470 3 161.00 $161.00 $757 —
505–545 528 3 153.00–162.00 $157.31 $831 +3.31
565–585 575 2 145.00–156.00 $150.40 $865 +9.40
605–645 628 6 146.00–154.00 $148.17 $931 -5.43
660–685 671 7 140.00–150.00 $145.79 $978 -8.49
700–748 734 5 137.00–147.00 $142.04 $1,043 +12.04
815 815 2 120.00 $120.00 $978 —
965 965 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,158 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 132.00 $132.00 $317 —
385 385 1 142.00 $142.00 $547 +2.00
410–435 423 2 141.00–152.00 $146.34 $619 -1.62
525–530 528 2 130.00–142.00 $136.03 $718 -8.97
550 550 1 137.00 $137.00 $754 —
600–648 630 4 127.00–137.50 $134.30 $846 +1.30
770 770 1 123.50 $123.50 $951 —
850 850 1 113.50 $113.50 $965 —
900 900 2 96.00 $96.00 $864 —
Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 —
415–430 423 2 110.00–127.00 $118.65 $502 —
535 535 1 127.00 $127.00 $679 —
550–585 568 2 121.00–125.00 $123.06 $699 —
670–680 675 2 100.00–119.00 $109.57 $740 —
768 768 2 103.00 $103.00 $791 —
845 845 1 96.00 $96.00 $811 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 1 325.00 $325.00 —
265–275 270 2 335.00 $335.00 —
390 390 1 380.00 $380.00 —
445 445 1 235.00 $235.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 50.00 $50.00 $230 —
540 540 1 35.00 $35.00 $189 —
570 570 1 41.00 $41.00 $234 —
615 615 1 35.00 $35.00 $215 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
130 130 1 260.00 $260.00 +60.00
180 180 1 300.00 $300.00 —
200 200 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 185.00 $185.00 $324 +19.00
230 230 1 174.00 $174.00 $400 +14.00
250–290 275 3 160.00–166.00 $161.82 $445 -0.18
375–395 385 2 142.00–155.00 $148.33 $571 +3.33
425–445 432 7 147.00–160.00 $155.60 $672 +8.95
472–490 479 14 142.00–159.00 $151.73 $727 —
510–513 512 3 146.00–161.00 $150.98 $773 +0.64
555–590 581 12 145.00–153.00 $148.70 $864 +11.99
600–605 603 2 121.00–139.50 $130.21 $785 -4.61
678 678 2 136.00 $136.00 $922 —
888 888 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 143.00 $143.00 $436 +9.00
425–440 435 3 124.00–124.50 $124.16 $540 —
455–465 460 3 118.00–133.00 $123.28 $567 -3.18
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 -1.46
525–540 533 3 118.50–142.50 $128.44 $685 -0.74
580 580 2 135.00 $135.00 $783 +5.88
635–645 639 5 121.00–135.00 $126.62 $809 +5.03
670–695 676 4 119.00–126.00 $124.01 $838 +0.72
705–720 712 3 109.00–122.00 $115.68 $824 —
800–835 818 2 95.00–104.00 $99.40 $813 -14.60
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 228 3 177.50–180.00 $179.14 $408 +0.14
290 290 2 178.00 $178.00 $516 -7.00
320 320 1 180.00 $180.00 $576 +8.00
353 thin fleshed 353 3 190.00 $190.00 $671 —
355 355 2 186.00 $186.00 $660 +6.45
550 550 3 160.00 $160.00 $880 +9.24
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 121.00 $121.00 $466 —
415 415 1 114.00 $114.00 $473 —
455 455 1 109.00 $109.00 $496 —
650–670 658 3 109.00–119.00 $112.95 $743 —
725 725 4 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
330–340 335 2 350.00–360.00 $354.93 —
405 405 1 225.00 $225.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175–190 183 2 225.00–300.00 $260.96 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 175.00 $175.00 $376 —
305–330 318 2 167.00–170.00 $168.56 $536 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1135–1255 1198 (<2 yrs)N/A 3 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,516.67 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 135.00 $135.00 $722 —
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–1020 669 85-90% 22 34.00–53.00 $42.65 $285 —
600–800 700 85-90% 2 68.00–76.00 $72.57 $508 +34.11
640–790 724 85-90% 4 54.00–69.00 $60.16 $436 +21.70
770–845 804 85-90% 4 45.00–50.00 $47.39 $381 -10.95
695–1240 974 85-90% 11 53.50–62.00 $59.55 $580 —
850–1294 1052 85-90% 33 63.00–73.50 $69.04 $726 —
915–1210 1063 85-90% 2 71.00–72.50 $71.85 $764 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870 870 80-85% 1 76.50 $76.50 $666 —
1045 1045 80-85% 1 80.00 $80.00 $836 —
930–1580 1180 80-85% 12 71.00–80.00 $75.91 $896 —
1125–1420 1273 80-85% 2 82.00–83.25 $82.70 $1,053 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1525 1326 75-80% 4 76.50–77.50 $76.99 $1,021 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 79.50 $79.50 $1,216 —
1950 1950 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $1,170 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1410 1311 6 72.00–89.00 $82.31 $1,079 —
1210–1635 1454 5 90.00–105.00 $100.27 $1,458 —
1510–1780 1691 8 105.50–111.75 $107.96 $1,826 —

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Bred Cows

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–825 738 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 625.00–650.00 $637.50
735–950 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 580.00–800.00 $660.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
705–990 848 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 750.00–790.00 $770.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
645 645 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815–1020 924 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 800.00–930.00 $856.67 —
830–1130 966 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 800.00–900.00 $845.00 —
860–1160 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 785.00–900.00 $836.67 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,330.00 $1,330.00 —
795–1240 996 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 1,050.00–1,280.00 $1,183.57 —
1125–1465 1324 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,126.25 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
505–780 669 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 600.00–760.00 $668.75 —
695–1110 847 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 600.00–800.00 $666.67 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 725.00 $725.00 —

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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.