Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 3, 2021

676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $190.22/cwt +33.52 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 327 lb · 29 head

heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $223.22/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $629/hd at 282 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.50/cwt +0.63 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 530 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	676	777	738
Feeder cattle	441	447	515
Slaughter cattle	125	239	183
Replacement cattle	110	91	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders mostly steady on limited quotes. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady on limited receipts. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	186.00	$186.00	$456	—
270–280	275	2	165.00–172.00	$168.44	$463	—
305–346	327	29	178.00–202.00	$190.22	$622	+33.52
370 thin fleshed	370	1	190.00	$190.00	$703	—
355–395	376	6	165.00–188.00	$176.07	$662	-2.09
410–445	427	5	157.00–172.00	$166.33	$710	-13.36
460–493	482	5	155.00–165.00	$159.32	$768	+0.92
500–548	530	27	150.00–166.00	$160.50	$851	+0.63
570–580	575	10	151.00–161.00	$159.40	$917	-1.18
613–645	633	14	143.00–162.00	$153.36	$971	-1.35
650–687	682	12	135.00–145.50	$139.98	$955	—
712–720	714	4	130.00–140.00	$132.52	$946	-1.98
755–795	775	2	130.00–134.50	$132.31	$1,025	+3.17
805	805	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,022	+3.00
905	905	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	231	5	207.00–225.00	$218.64	$505	-4.35
250–273 fancy	265	3	237.00–240.00	$237.94	$631	—
250–291	284	24	212.00–233.00	$221.38	$629	-4.24
302 fancy	302	3	240.00	$240.00	$725	+13.00
305 thin fleshed	305	1	237.00	$237.00	$723	—
305–340	325	3	212.00–220.00	$214.85	$698	-5.04
365	365	2	210.00	$210.00	$766	+3.63
405–420	413	3	189.00–203.00	$194.01	$801	+3.51
450–490	468	6	170.00–185.00	$177.59	$831	-7.31
525–528	527	3	172.00	$172.00	$906	-5.31

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
207	207	3	145.00	$145.00	$300	—
315–330	323	2	142.00–148.00	$145.07	$469	—
355–380	371	4	128.00–145.00	$136.16	$505	-2.70
410–440	431	4	138.00–150.00	$145.70	$628	-3.30
455–495	473	3	133.00–148.00	$142.85	$676	+2.90
550–590	577	9	125.00–145.00	$139.31	$804	+6.95
600–635	619	5	119.00–139.00	$126.43	$783	-7.51
670–685	679	4	111.00–126.00	$118.96	$808	+0.28
745	745	1	126.00	$126.00	$939	-0.24
805	805	1	123.00	$123.00	$990	+14.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538	538	7	45.50	$45.50	$245	—
615–649	645	8	40.00	$40.00	$258	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195	195	1	420.00	$420.00	+30.00
250–280	263	3	280.00–310.00	$291.46	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–223	220	3	142.00–160.00	$147.85	$325	—
335–341	340	5	148.00–157.00	$155.23	$528	+5.23
350–365	358	2	155.00–158.00	$156.47	$560	+5.75
403–445	425	13	143.00–161.00	$156.75	$666	+4.37
465–497	478	12	140.00–146.00	$143.63	$687	-12.70
568–575	570	8	137.50–144.00	$142.36	$811	-4.46
623–639	633	13	123.00–132.00	$126.73	$802	-11.57
705–745	720	3	120.50–125.00	$123.19	$887	-1.88
755	755	1	118.00	$118.00	$891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	127.00	$127.00	$432	-2.94
385–390	388	2	127.00–143.00	$135.05	$524	—
405–440	423	4	115.00–135.00	$126.44	$535	—
450–483	468	5	118.00–133.00	$122.47	$573	-3.53
515–533	529	11	120.00–139.00	$135.86	$719	—
550–583	567	5	110.00–126.00	$121.68	$690	—
615–645	618	12	102.00–120.00	$103.57	$640	-21.95
685–690	688	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$801	—
760	760	1	120.00	$120.00	$912	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	227	4	164.00–182.00	$173.10	$393	—
253–285	266	5	160.00–169.00	$165.71	$441	-14.29
360 thin fleshed	360	2	175.00	$175.00	$630	—
475	475	3	165.00	$165.00	$784	-6.33

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
345	345	1	300.00	$300.00	—
433–440	435	3	320.00–325.00	$321.68	—
500–540	513	4	200.00–280.00	$244.15	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	200.00	$200.00	—
185–195	188	3	300.00–310.00	$306.55	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	28.00	$28.00	$160	—
600	600	2	32.00	$32.00	$192	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615–890	731	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	750.00–875.00	$832.62	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	95.00	$95.00	$342	—
540	540	1	95.00	$95.00	$513	—
555–585	570	2	95.00–112.00	$103.72	$591	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1300–1385	1328	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	1,350.00–1,450.00	$1,384.76	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	140.00	$140.00	$651	+4.00
510–525	518	2	130.00–140.00	$134.93	$699	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
736–865	759	85-90%	8	40.00–45.00	$41.47	$315	+0.55
625–895	772	85-90%	5	35.00–43.00	$39.49	$305	-1.43
795–1150	919	85-90%	15	44.00–50.50	$47.59	$437	—
820–1260	1016	85-90%	40	50.50–60.50	$57.21	$581	-0.45
770–1530	1141	85-90%	34	60.00–68.00	$63.67	$726	—
850–1211	1151	85-90%	6	53.00–57.00	$56.51	$650	—
1365	1365	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$860	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–1310	1105	80-85%	5	69.00–76.00	$72.28	$799	—
885–1575	1251	80-85%	25	66.50–75.50	$70.42	$881	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1585	1282	11	69.50–88.50	$82.12	$1,053	—
1415–1975	1721	5	91.00–98.00	$94.42	$1,625	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
960–1075	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	800.00–1,010.00	$907.50
795–1063	1007	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,075.00	$1,005.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885–1025	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	725.00–750.00	$737.50

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
880–1285	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,120.00–1,225.00	$1,179.00	+54.00
940–1165	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	850.00–1,175.00	$966.67	-158.33
1090–1285	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,100.00	$958.75	-46.25
1188–1460	1284	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,200.00–1,310.00	$1,252.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1115–1330	1223	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,385.00–1,410.00	$1,397.50	+39.17
1610	1610	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
775–980	878	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–600.00	$500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	6	40.00	$40.00	$180	—

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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.