Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 12, 2021

1,707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.13/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 518 lb · 57 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.81/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 530 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 steers $128.16/cwt +0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 570 lb · 45 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,707	1,832	1,395
Feeder cattle	1,146	1,339	1,123
Slaughter cattle	416	325	154
Replacement cattle	145	168	118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, Steer and heifer calves 3.00-4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers no comparable quotes. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady to 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	215	2	170.00–175.00	$172.67	$371	+2.74
230	230	2	153.00	$153.00	$352	-16.93
265	265	1	172.00	$172.00	$456	-5.28
310–345	331	16	156.00–168.00	$164.89	$546	-6.25
360–375	368	6	152.00–163.00	$157.83	$581	-3.64
400–446	428	26	154.00–167.00	$161.43	$691	+0.34
450–495	469	8	147.00–162.00	$154.93	$727	-1.68
507–535	518	57	147.00–157.00	$154.13	$798	+2.77
556–580	561	22	135.00–145.00	$137.57	$772	-3.79
605–615	610	2	135.00–146.00	$140.55	$857	+0.65
658–690	680	12	123.00–135.50	$128.89	$876	+6.94
710–728	720	31	117.00–135.00	$120.82	$870	-6.61
750–793	783	19	118.00–136.00	$132.05	$1,034	+1.28
805–845	824	5	115.00–129.50	$122.05	$1,006	-0.28

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	3	155.00	$155.00	$287	—
211	211	5	155.00	$155.00	$327	+13.00
275	275	2	151.00	$151.00	$415	+13.50
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	-3.46
395	395	1	123.00	$123.00	$486	-18.58
400–445	421	7	123.00–150.00	$141.69	$597	-4.20
450–495	474	14	117.00–145.00	$130.09	$617	-8.21
505–545	524	20	125.00–139.00	$133.41	$699	+0.35
555–595	570	45	115.00–137.00	$128.16	$731	+0.50
604–645	630	44	115.00–130.00	$120.14	$757	+0.70
650	650	1	118.00	$118.00	$767	+0.79
745	745	1	116.50	$116.50	$868	-6.03
760–785	773	2	111.00–117.00	$113.95	$881	-7.53
820	820	1	116.50	$116.50	$955	-16.50
1020	1020	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,142	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	274	4	185.00	$185.00	$507	-4.08
307–345	324	7	177.00–183.00	$178.95	$580	-7.92
350–395	367	14	160.00–179.00	$173.41	$636	-1.96
400–435	417	18	165.00–176.00	$170.87	$713	-10.78
465–486	472	16	160.50–180.00	$166.78	$787	-2.68
515	515	1	156.00	$156.00	$803	-9.09
551	551	10	153.00	$153.00	$843	-2.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–443	434	7	46.00–55.00	$50.90	$221	—
465	465	1	53.00	$53.00	$246	—
480	480	1	41.00	$41.00	$197	—
510	510	1	53.00	$53.00	$270	—
508–545	523	4	54.00–58.00	$55.27	$289	—
565–595	580	2	30.00–50.00	$39.74	$230	—
605	605	1	46.00	$46.00	$278	—
665	665	1	50.00	$50.00	$332	+4.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240	240	3	200.00	$200.00	—
277–285	279	4	240.00–275.00	$248.94	—
327–345	334	5	150.00–235.00	$185.10	-164.90
360–380	370	2	185.00–220.00	$202.97	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145	145	1	285.00	$285.00	—
220	220	2	210.00–275.00	$242.50	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	136.00–147.00	$141.50	$297	-0.50
285	285	1	145.00	$145.00	$413	+2.44
310–345	331	7	130.00–140.00	$137.27	$454	-8.41
350–395	373	15	130.00–141.00	$134.86	$503	-9.16
400–445	423	18	130.00–145.00	$134.06	$567	+0.60
460–495	473	11	130.00–147.00	$135.01	$639	-1.43
500–549	530	55	116.00–145.00	$125.81	$667	-8.76
550–593	577	12	118.00–130.00	$123.15	$711	-7.70
614–643	624	22	110.00–133.00	$121.95	$761	-3.27
655–698	676	36	119.00–125.00	$120.41	$814	+1.96
720	720	1	123.00	$123.00	$886	+8.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	278	3	150.00–160.00	$153.95	$428	+3.95
305–330	318	2	140.00–145.00	$142.60	$453	-8.55
363	363	2	150.00	$150.00	$544	+3.49
400–442	417	9	140.00–144.00	$141.41	$590	+1.41
470–479	478	12	131.00–135.00	$134.67	$644	-7.33
500	500	2	140.00	$140.00	$700	-5.54
575	575	3	135.00	$135.00	$776	-2.83
603 value added	603	8	150.00	$150.00	$904	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	128.00–135.00	$131.31	$306	—
285	285	3	125.00–130.00	$126.67	$361	—
315–330	320	3	117.00–126.00	$122.91	$393	-12.44
350–370	360	2	108.50–116.00	$112.35	$404	-17.47
400–445	409	5	127.00–135.00	$130.50	$534	+5.58
451–490	459	10	114.00–127.00	$117.76	$541	-11.33
500–545	518	3	117.00–129.00	$122.54	$635	+3.74
560–590	571	6	110.00–122.00	$117.60	$671	+1.36
665–695	685	3	110.00–120.00	$114.73	$786	-1.27
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	-5.00
845	845	1	100.00	$100.00	$845	±0.00
875–880	878	2	90.00–110.00	$100.03	$878	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195	195	1	275.00	$275.00	—
260–273	269	3	250.00–300.00	$283.87	—
300–345	328	3	200.00–325.00	$273.60	—
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	-160.00
405	405	1	225.00	$225.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165–175	167	5	230.00–275.00	$265.57	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	38.00	$38.00	$198	+8.00
570	570	1	36.00	$36.00	$205	—
643	643	2	21.00	$21.00	$135	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
237 unweaned	237	3	275.00	$275.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	165.00	$165.00	$437	—
390	390	1	118.00	$118.00	$460	—
470	470	1	109.00	$109.00	$512	—
710–730	720	2	95.00–123.00	$109.19	$786	+2.19
770	770	1	111.00	$111.00	$855	—
875	875	1	95.00	$95.00	$831	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	3	86.00	$86.00	$533	—
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1135	893	85-90%	12	20.00–39.00	$29.59	$264	+6.17
785–1245	981	85-90%	5	41.00–51.00	$44.53	$437	+4.95
755–1265	1025	85-90%	33	28.00–40.50	$38.63	$396	-9.81
790–1389	1034	85-90%	78	41.00–53.00	$46.52	$481	-1.92
875–1380	1114	85-90%	9	52.00–68.00	$57.59	$642	—
940–1500	1127	85-90%	78	52.00–63.00	$56.71	$639	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1240	997	80-85%	5	63.00–74.00	$67.27	$671	—
1130	1130	80-85%	1	53.00	$53.00	$599	-19.50
890–1710	1273	80-85%	95	61.00–73.50	$68.33	$870	—
1290–1635	1463	80-85%	2	73.00–74.50	$73.66	$1,078	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1630	1630	75-80%	1	73.50	$73.50	$1,198	+5.50

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085–1680	1383	2	65.00–73.50	$70.16	$970	—
1065–1990	1495	29	60.00–75.00	$67.52	$1,009	—
1445–2410	1799	10	79.00–88.00	$82.95	$1,492	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965–1035	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	885.00–900.00	$892.50
890–1215	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	850.00–1,160.00	$991.88
895–1220	1097	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,075.00	$880.00
1015–1220	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,100.00	$1,050.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–905	804	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	510.00–700.00	$591.00
835–900	868	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	520.00–725.00	$622.50
805–1075	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
615	615	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	430.00	$430.00
655	655	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
710–715	713	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	250.00–340.00	$295.00
820–860	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	410.00	$410.00

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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
795–905	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–1,225.00	$1,133.33	—
1200–1215	1208	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–1,025.00	$912.50	—
1365	1365	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965–1130	1072	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,290.00–1,440.00	$1,368.33	—
1505	1505	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,385.00	$1,385.00	—
1650	1650	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

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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.