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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 15, 2021

1,497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $181.43/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 431 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.38/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $800/hd at 525 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $190.46/cwt +5.09 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 374 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,497 879 0
Feeder cattle 1,042 603 0
Slaughter cattle 365 207 0
Replacement cattle 90 69 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 5.00-6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. 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
215–245 236 6 190.00–201.00 $195.18 $461 —
275 thin fleshed 275 2 203.00 $203.00 $558 —
260–295 276 4 182.50–200.00 $186.62 $515 +0.91
300–340 322 30 180.00–200.00 $194.02 $625 +9.06
340 value added 340 1 210.00 $210.00 $714 —
353–395 374 34 181.00–200.00 $190.46 $712 +5.09
400–438 value added 425 9 189.00–191.00 $189.44 $805 —
410–445 433 33 170.00–187.00 $179.25 $776 +3.12
450–490 471 21 170.00–187.00 $173.65 $818 -0.43
510 value added 510 2 179.00 $179.00 $913 —
505–515 511 7 160.00–175.00 $163.53 $836 +3.53
553–567 559 12 148.00–158.00 $154.97 $866 —
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 —
674 674 10 141.00 $141.00 $950 +1.00
826 826 10 142.50 $142.50 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
233–240 235 3 165.00–182.50 $176.55 $415 +19.55
253–275 value added 260 3 200.00–202.50 $201.62 $524 —
280–290 284 6 180.00–185.00 $182.35 $518 +12.35
313–345 323 14 160.00–175.00 $171.58 $554 -8.16
350–390 374 6 162.00–180.00 $170.97 $639 -2.56
417–445 430 15 160.00–177.00 $167.04 $718 +5.44
450–495 471 22 150.00–165.00 $155.52 $732 +1.19
492 492 11 145.00 $145.00 $713 -9.33
500–548 525 36 148.00–160.00 $152.38 $800 +1.09
550–590 567 12 135.00–152.00 $145.08 $823 +4.16
600–645 618 8 138.00–144.00 $139.23 $860 +2.23
624 624 7 135.00 $135.00 $842 -2.00
650–699 683 19 127.00–145.00 $131.97 $901 -0.85
743 743 2 137.00 $137.00 $1,018 —
750–770 763 4 125.00–134.00 $130.04 $992 —
810–830 820 2 119.00–134.00 $126.41 $1,037 +1.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
203 203 2 140.00 $140.00 $284 —
320–340 330 2 140.00–150.00 $145.15 $479 -9.85
355–390 380 9 140.00–157.00 $149.30 $567 +4.49
400–435 425 9 130.00–155.00 $139.46 $593 -9.84
450–496 480 13 125.00–145.00 $131.50 $631 -4.65
505–547 533 28 130.00–141.00 $135.45 $722 +6.52
555–583 574 9 130.00–153.00 $133.52 $766 +0.10
575 575 1 118.00 $118.00 $678 -15.42
600–633 617 11 120.00–135.00 $132.07 $815 +10.98
670–690 684 6 112.00–125.00 $115.99 $793 -0.52
700–725 710 4 110.00–121.00 $117.26 $833 +0.74
763–770 764 5 119.00–120.00 $119.80 $915 +10.19
815–845 833 3 111.00–120.00 $114.35 $953 +0.35
890 890 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,050 —
915 915 1 105.00 $105.00 $961 -5.00
990 990 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,069 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
378 378 2 250.00 $250.00 —
420 420 5 290.00–420.00 $316.00 -100.71
475–485 480 2 250.00–330.00 $289.58 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 2 44.00 $44.00 $194 —
520 520 4 47.00 $47.00 $244 -2.50
580 580 2 53.50 $53.50 $310 +2.85
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125 125 1 300.00 $300.00 —
160 160 1 225.00 $225.00 —
205 205 1 350.00 $350.00 +50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 140.00 $140.00 $340 —
280–285 283 2 132.00–147.00 $139.43 $395 +5.43
325–348 341 8 137.50–150.00 $143.73 $490 +0.51
353–395 380 15 128.00–147.00 $142.73 $542 +8.00
400–440 414 30 125.00–141.00 $134.12 $555 -1.74
455–498 479 27 126.00–140.00 $131.76 $631 +3.24
500–540 514 7 121.00–130.00 $125.90 $647 +2.25
555–585 568 31 120.00–135.00 $125.50 $713 -4.78
613–639 628 7 123.00–125.00 $123.84 $778 +0.99
679 679 2 129.00 $129.00 $876 +3.30
737–745 739 4 105.00–112.00 $106.76 $789 -17.24
810 810 1 107.00 $107.00 $867 ±0.00
960 960 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 160.00 $160.00 $384 —
275–290 280 6 155.00–166.00 $162.20 $454 +11.20
320–330 323 4 152.00–158.00 $155.74 $503 +5.59
350–396 374 10 145.00–160.00 $148.35 $555 -6.65
350–390 value added 377 3 161.00–167.00 $165.14 $623 —
400–435 420 24 142.00–154.00 $147.98 $622 -2.02
464–485 469 20 139.00–151.00 $144.54 $678 -4.84
500–549 523 18 130.00–143.50 $136.68 $715 +4.82
580 580 1 136.00 $136.00 $789 +4.00
661 661 5 134.00 $134.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 127.00 $127.00 $349 -3.00
305–345 325 3 120.00–128.00 $124.83 $406 +0.39
395 395 1 110.00 $110.00 $434 -12.18
417–435 421 9 121.00–125.00 $123.00 $518 +3.12
470–495 480 6 120.00–124.00 $122.32 $587 -0.68
500–546 539 26 107.50–125.00 $114.89 $619 -1.52
590–596 595 5 100.00–111.50 $109.22 $650 -5.45
602–630 608 8 100.00–123.00 $116.36 $707 +6.36
653–673 660 6 100.00–111.00 $103.74 $685 +1.48
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
770 770 2 115.00 $115.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160–170 165 2 290.00–310.00 $299.70 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
405 405 1 300.00 $300.00 —
460 460 1 250.00 $250.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 65.00 $65.00 $377 —
680 680 1 41.00 $41.00 $279 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 147.00 $147.00 $676 +9.00
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 +18.00
755–773 767 3 107.00–110.00 $109.02 $836 —
835 835 1 103.00 $103.00 $860 +0.50
995 995 1 91.00 $91.00 $905 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 65.00 $65.00 $448 —
765 765 1 80.00 $80.00 $612 —
850 850 1 65.00 $65.00 $552 —
900 900 1 76.00 $76.00 $684 —
1010 1010 1 80.00 $80.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 185.00 $185.00 $453 —
330 330 1 187.00 $187.00 $617 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625–990 856 85-90% 22 24.00–37.50 $31.88 $273 —
745–1030 892 85-90% 11 30.00–35.00 $32.84 $293 —
770–1320 990 85-90% 34 37.00–65.00 $47.49 $470 —
755–1445 1013 85-90% 60 37.50–54.00 $45.73 $463 —
855–1380 1076 85-90% 22 51.00–60.00 $54.78 $589 -4.58
870–1660 1182 85-90% 105 52.00–63.00 $57.76 $683 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1418 1273 80-85% 4 64.00–70.00 $67.94 $865 —
955–1765 1318 80-85% 42 61.00–72.25 $66.41 $875 -0.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1785 1601 75-80% 5 65.50–72.00 $69.70 $1,116 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310 1310 1 73.00 $73.00 $956 -2.99
1220–1965 1624 16 65.00–80.00 $73.10 $1,187 —
1360–2155 1863 9 82.00–89.50 $85.18 $1,587 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1200 993 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 800.00–1,000.00 $904.38
935–1075 994 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 985.00–1,125.00 $1,043.75
1170 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
1020–1465 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00–925.00 $862.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660–1185 825 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 500.00–775.00 $616.67
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
875–1290 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 800.00–860.00 $820.00 —
1175–1500 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,100.00 $990.00 —
1235–1420 1354 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–900.00 $862.50 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1150–1210 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,260.00–1,290.00 $1,275.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870–1165 1018 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 700.00–775.00 $737.50 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —

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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.