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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 5, 2021

1,832 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $129.09/cwt +11.76 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 478 lb · 71 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $127.66/cwt +6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 575 lb · 66 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $170.24/cwt ≈ $812/hd at 477 lb · 54 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,832 1,403 1,744
Feeder cattle 1,339 820 1,319
Slaughter cattle 325 375 326
Replacement cattle 168 208 99

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steer and heifer calves steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade active demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 142.00 $142.00 $320 —
270 270 3 137.50 $137.50 $371 —
300–330 320 4 140.00–147.00 $143.46 $459 -7.83
360–385 372 12 115.00–152.00 $141.58 $527 -1.31
400–448 433 28 120.00–160.00 $145.89 $632 +9.56
450–498 477 22 120.00–148.00 $138.30 $660 +3.28
500–540 532 51 130.00–142.00 $133.06 $708 -0.33
552–595 575 66 117.00–140.00 $127.66 $734 +6.13
610–642 637 16 117.00–124.00 $119.44 $761 +4.16
665–695 674 6 103.00–122.00 $117.21 $790 -3.79
735–748 745 4 115.00–125.00 $122.53 $913 +0.08
760–775 768 2 119.00–124.00 $121.48 $933 -1.52
835 835 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,111 +28.00
875 875 1 114.00 $114.00 $998 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–238 234 5 185.00–190.00 $186.01 $435 -0.99
275–298 289 9 187.00–195.00 $189.08 $546 -7.02
305–340 329 8 177.00–195.00 $186.87 $615 -2.11
360–395 379 15 169.00–185.00 $175.37 $665 -3.83
405–428 419 45 165.00–188.00 $181.65 $761 +13.78
433 value added 433 6 184.00 $184.00 $797 —
473 value added 473 4 180.00 $180.00 $851 —
455–490 477 50 160.00–174.50 $169.46 $808 —
500–535 520 29 160.50–171.50 $165.09 $858 —
565 565 12 155.00 $155.00 $876 —
604 604 14 143.00 $143.00 $864 -2.50
866 866 5 142.00 $142.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 230 6 162.50–180.00 $169.93 $391 +9.93
250–290 272 5 170.00–187.00 $177.28 $482 +9.89
305–345 319 7 165.00–177.00 $171.14 $546 -2.83
352–395 373 12 157.00–172.00 $161.47 $602 -7.60
415–420 unweaned 418 2 153.00 $153.00 $640 —
405–447 435 19 155.00–172.00 $161.09 $701 +6.61
455–498 478 21 155.00–159.00 $156.61 $749 +9.98
455–495 480 6 151.00–154.00 $152.66 $733 +6.03
500–535 518 22 145.00–158.00 $151.36 $784 +11.58
545 unweaned 545 1 141.00 $141.00 $768 —
550–598 583 12 136.00–145.00 $141.36 $824 -2.04
600–630 618 6 129.00–142.00 $139.90 $865 +8.32
650–690 660 15 127.00–140.00 $132.70 $876 +1.25
655–698 689 5 121.00–126.00 $121.95 $840 -9.50
710–745 724 24 120.00–132.00 $127.43 $923 -1.31
755–778 766 10 129.00–133.50 $130.77 $1,002 -3.55
823–842 836 7 115.00–133.00 $122.33 $1,023 -11.67
852–875 858 4 127.00–133.50 $131.84 $1,131 +3.27
915 915 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,208 +7.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 46.00 $46.00 $308 —
700 700 1 40.00 $40.00 $280 —
925 925 1 45.00 $45.00 $416 —
1030 1030 1 55.00 $55.00 $566 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 —
495 495 1 260.00 $260.00 +90.00
555 555 1 200.00 $200.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
50 50 5 130.00 $130.00 $65 —
245 245 1 142.00 $142.00 $348 -2.03
254–265 256 6 140.00–150.00 $142.56 $365 +2.39
300–345 323 15 139.00–152.50 $145.68 $471 +3.90
305–340 323 3 137.50 $137.50 $444 -4.28
350 350 3 136.00 $136.00 $476 +3.40
350–366 360 11 137.00–152.50 $144.02 $518 +11.42
400–430 412 13 136.00–155.00 $139.84 $576 +13.91
406–445 422 14 132.00–135.00 $133.46 $563 +7.53
419–440 unweaned 423 11 129.00–131.00 $130.28 $551 —
455–499 486 26 133.00–144.00 $136.44 $663 +4.54
510–542 528 13 128.00–142.00 $134.57 $711 +7.92
555 555 3 125.00 $125.00 $694 +2.57
560–598 579 20 125.00–139.00 $130.85 $758 +8.42
600–647 620 22 119.00–132.00 $125.22 $776 +3.77
650–691 679 12 115.00–124.00 $118.45 $804 -4.06
700–736 724 6 110.00–125.00 $114.51 $829 -4.72
789 789 4 105.00 $105.00 $828 -11.00
878 878 2 100.00 $100.00 $878 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 322 3 130.00–140.00 $135.35 $436 +17.26
355–395 384 12 115.00–137.00 $129.82 $499 +10.62
400–445 425 22 110.00–133.00 $124.92 $531 +13.01
450–493 478 71 110.00–135.00 $129.09 $617 +11.76
500–535 530 38 118.00–125.00 $118.80 $630 -9.67
555–587 575 14 112.00–120.00 $116.24 $668 +5.18
610–646 632 8 110.00–122.50 $115.75 $732 -13.25
675 675 1 116.00 $116.00 $783 —
730 730 6 115.00 $115.00 $840 +8.64
790 790 3 117.50 $117.50 $928 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 +3.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
248 248 2 152.00 $152.00 $377 -1.43
260–290 270 3 150.00 $150.00 $405 +3.00
300–325 316 4 149.00–157.00 $151.15 $478 —
314–348 value added 323 8 167.00 $167.00 $539 —
385–390 386 4 145.00–151.00 $146.51 $566 -0.93
444 444 7 140.00 $140.00 $622 —
458 value added 458 16 161.00 $161.00 $737 —
464 464 6 142.00 $142.00 $659 -6.24
523–535 531 35 143.00–147.00 $145.54 $773 -0.46
560–598 587 22 133.00–143.00 $137.83 $809 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 30.00 $30.00 $154 —
750 750 2 29.00 $29.00 $218 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
375 375 1 385.00 $385.00 +185.39

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 +25.00
555 555 1 101.00 $101.00 $561 —
710 710 1 107.00 $107.00 $760 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 125.00 $125.00 $250 —
560 560 1 92.00 $92.00 $515 -14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–1100 869 85-90% 4 20.00–25.00 $23.42 $204 —
590–1150 907 85-90% 15 22.00–40.00 $31.18 $283 +2.07
760–1140 958 85-90% 19 30.00–40.00 $36.00 $345 +1.25
955–1015 985 85-90% 2 37.00–42.00 $39.58 $390 -6.35
895–1215 995 85-90% 18 52.00–61.00 $55.40 $551 +9.47
665–1220 1004 85-90% 29 43.00–54.00 $48.44 $486 —
790–1345 1096 85-90% 73 50.00–61.00 $57.55 $631 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 80-85% 1 72.50 $72.50 $812 —
910–1485 1202 80-85% 11 61.00–74.50 $69.32 $833 —
880–1605 1234 80-85% 114 61.00–72.50 $66.82 $825 —
1135–1530 1329 80-85% 11 72.00–74.00 $73.18 $973 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1625 1625 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $1,105 —
1575–1810 1663 75-80% 5 73.00–74.50 $73.69 $1,225 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–2145 1507 3 63.00–75.00 $67.09 $1,011 -6.66
1125–2215 1540 17 65.00–78.50 $73.21 $1,127 -0.54
1265–2230 1711 11 80.00–88.00 $84.02 $1,438 +0.17

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
848–1000 923 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 810.00–900.00 $852.50
965–1135 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 780.00–900.00 $820.00
983–1290 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 775.00–875.00 $804.17
1030–1170 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $837.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–900 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 600.00–650.00 $625.00
815–980 898 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 675.00–700.00 $687.50
970 970 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 325.00 $325.00

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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
850–1120 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 785.00–1,040.00 $912.50 —
1188 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00 $750.00 —
1035–1455 1253 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 925.00–1,200.00 $1,095.00 —
835–1620 1307 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 850.00–1,110.00 $1,024.44 +50.35
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00 -125.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
640 640 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 360.00 $360.00 —
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 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.