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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 10, 2021

749 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $211.98/cwt +17.97 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 422 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $179.20/cwt +7.20 vs last sale · ≈ $940/hd at 525 lb · 27 head
heavy 2-weight M&L 1 steers $223.68/cwt +0.46 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 274 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 749 676 0
Feeder cattle 556 441 0
Slaughter cattle 125 125 0
Replacement cattle 68 110 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Heifer calves no accurate comparison. Feeder steer and heifers no accurate comparison to last week. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls steady on limited receipts. 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
215–245 233 14 207.50–225.00 $218.64 $509 ±0.00
235 fancy 235 2 234.00 $234.00 $550 —
250–295 268 14 197.00–224.00 $216.48 $580 -4.90
255–295 fancy 281 11 227.00–238.00 $232.85 $654 -5.09
305–330 fancy 319 5 230.00–235.00 $231.62 $739 -8.38
300–348 330 9 210.00–228.00 $217.87 $719 +3.02
350–368 fancy 365 8 227.00–236.00 $228.83 $835 —
360–395 380 13 211.00–225.00 $219.63 $835 +9.63
405–445 422 27 198.00–225.00 $211.98 $895 +17.97
450–495 fancy 477 3 195.00–202.00 $197.42 $942 —
455–495 479 11 177.00–193.00 $188.92 $905 +11.33
520 fancy 520 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 —
500–540 525 26 170.00–187.50 $178.02 $935 +6.02
565–570 568 3 162.00–170.00 $165.67 $941 —
610 610 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,006 —
700 700 1 140.00 $140.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 5 165.00–187.50 $182.65 $380 —
250–275 258 5 163.00–180.00 $169.95 $438 +1.51
275–290 thin fleshed 283 4 190.00–195.00 $191.91 $543 —
325 325 1 170.00 $170.00 $552 -20.22
320–335 328 6 175.00–200.00 $191.56 $628 +1.34
351–380 thin fleshed 357 5 200.00–202.50 $201.97 $721 +11.97
350–390 370 6 170.00–192.00 $178.42 $660 +2.35
410–448 434 6 160.00–186.00 $176.04 $764 +9.71
420–445 thin fleshed 437 9 189.00–192.00 $189.45 $828 —
450–498 476 9 160.00–180.00 $171.12 $815 +11.80
477–479 thin fleshed 478 10 182.00–185.00 $183.80 $879 —
500–535 516 7 150.00–165.00 $157.23 $811 -3.27
550–575 561 14 150.00–168.00 $154.51 $867 -4.89
600–645 622 5 143.00–158.00 $149.82 $932 -3.54
655–680 667 3 136.00–155.00 $143.63 $958 +3.65
710–730 720 2 129.00 $129.00 $929 -3.52
775–780 778 3 122.00–136.00 $129.00 $1,004 -3.31
815–845 835 4 122.00–134.00 $125.94 $1,052 -1.06
915–935 925 2 124.00–130.00 $126.97 $1,174 +3.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 286 4 140.00–150.00 $143.12 $409 —
305–335 314 4 152.50–162.00 $156.57 $492 +11.50
353–390 370 5 140.00–155.00 $147.19 $545 +11.03
445 445 2 155.00 $155.00 $690 +9.30
455–495 478 5 145.00–155.00 $149.92 $717 +7.07
505–545 519 4 130.00–147.00 $135.44 $703 —
565–590 581 4 130.00–136.00 $134.26 $780 -5.05
600–640 619 5 124.00–137.00 $130.99 $811 +4.56
650–680 663 5 120.00–130.00 $125.86 $834 +6.90
820 820 1 118.00 $118.00 $968 -5.00
925 925 2 114.00–124.00 $119.00 $1,101 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
320–339 334 6 300.00–320.00 $313.52 —
495 495 2 225.00–250.00 $237.50 —
505 505 2 200.00 $200.00 —
560 560 1 300.00 $300.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
205 205 2 400.00–460.00 $430.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
195 195 1 325.00 $325.00 -95.00
210 210 1 260.00 $260.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 222 6 140.50–160.00 $151.63 $337 +3.78
280–295 287 6 140.00–157.00 $151.74 $435 —
305–335 316 4 140.00–157.00 $144.76 $457 -10.47
370–390 373 7 140.00–150.00 $146.66 $547 -9.81
415–445 439 10 140.00–155.50 $152.24 $668 -4.51
455–490 473 10 140.00–152.00 $146.64 $694 +3.01
510–530 520 2 145.00–155.00 $149.90 $779 —
550–552 552 4 140.00–145.00 $141.25 $780 -1.11
605–645 623 3 129.00–140.00 $135.54 $844 +8.81
650–690 665 6 130.00–138.00 $132.95 $884 —
710–740 723 14 119.00–132.00 $122.58 $886 -0.61
755–775 763 3 116.00–135.00 $122.26 $933 +4.26
835–840 838 4 113.00–125.00 $117.26 $983 —
850 850 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 167.50–168.00 $167.77 $361 -5.33
250–275 266 8 160.00–173.00 $169.17 $450 +3.46
315–345 333 15 160.00–165.00 $160.84 $536 —
370–385 378 12 157.00–169.00 $163.89 $620 —
423–440 426 5 160.00 $160.00 $682 —
455–489 479 15 159.00–170.00 $163.13 $781 -1.87
563 563 2 150.00 $150.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 2 132.50 $132.50 $338 —
300–315 307 3 121.00–135.00 $130.36 $400 +3.36
390 390 1 135.00 $135.00 $526 -0.05
400–435 412 3 117.00–135.00 $124.31 $512 -2.13
490–495 493 2 125.00–126.00 $125.50 $619 +3.03
500–540 526 7 110.00–135.00 $124.35 $654 -11.51
550–560 555 2 130.00–133.00 $131.49 $730 +9.81
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 +24.43
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
370 370 1 250.00 $250.00 —
440 440 2 320.00 $320.00 -1.68
465 465 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 195.00 $195.00 $760 —
430 430 1 175.00 $175.00 $752 —
470 470 1 185.00 $185.00 $870 +45.00
535 535 1 146.00 $146.00 $781 +11.07
565–570 568 2 140.00–150.00 $145.02 $824 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
579 579 4 127.00 $127.00 $735 +23.28
615 615 1 117.00 $117.00 $720 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–910 813 85-90% 5 35.00–41.00 $39.55 $322 —
810–995 914 85-90% 5 45.00–49.50 $46.86 $428 -0.73
800–1160 926 85-90% 24 50.00–60.50 $55.91 $518 +8.32
915–1255 1057 85-90% 15 60.00–66.00 $63.23 $668 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $747 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
943–1505 1138 80-85% 16 66.00–77.00 $70.56 $803 -1.72
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1595–1805 1700 75-80% 2 73.00 $73.00 $1,241 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1950 1404 7 65.00–88.00 $78.06 $1,096 —
1690–1760 1725 2 101.50–102.50 $101.99 $1,759 +7.57
1900–2045 1973 2 93.00–93.50 $93.26 $1,840 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 890.00 $890.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 850.00 $850.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 375.00 $375.00

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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
780–1180 1017 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 950.00–1,250.00 $1,075.00 -104.00
740–1265 1042 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 900.00–1,125.00 $1,034.38 +67.71
920–1340 1127 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 900.00–1,125.00 $1,016.67 —
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1085–1485 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,350.00 $1,293.33 -104.17
1170–1275 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,290.00–1,310.00 $1,300.00 -97.50
Medium and Large 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —

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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.