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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 7, 2022

783 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $168.92/cwt -8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $807/hd at 478 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $156.01/cwt +1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $960/hd at 615 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $160.17/cwt +15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $674/hd at 421 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 783 681 1,069
Feeder cattle 525 466 734
Slaughter cattle 121 136 195
Replacement cattle 137 79 140

Market comments — USDA reporter

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reports issued during the holidays.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 228 4 192.00–207.00 $195.87 $447 -6.52
255 255 1 194.00 $194.00 $495 —
300–330 310 7 179.00–180.00 $179.57 $557 -11.97
355–395 379 10 165.00–187.50 $173.15 $656 -6.26
405 value added 405 1 175.00 $175.00 $709 —
410–440 427 12 165.00–177.00 $174.23 $744 -4.13
450–490 478 20 165.00–174.00 $168.92 $807 -8.09
500–510 507 3 164.00–165.00 $164.67 $835 -7.06
515 value added 515 2 162.00 $162.00 $834 —
565 thin fleshed 565 1 173.00 $173.00 $977 —
550–590 579 13 154.00–165.00 $158.65 $919 -6.72
608 value added 608 2 160.00 $160.00 $973 —
600–648 616 18 145.00–162.00 $155.57 $958 +1.22
695 695 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,060 +2.50
703–705 704 5 140.00–149.00 $143.59 $1,011 +4.98
755 755 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,057 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $337 —
235 value added 235 3 181.00 $181.00 $425 —
273–295 280 3 166.00–175.00 $169.16 $474 -12.84
310–340 324 4 150.00–165.00 $156.22 $506 —
350–393 379 5 160.00–165.00 $161.94 $614 -6.64
400–440 421 17 155.00–167.00 $160.17 $674 +15.17
475–490 483 4 146.00–162.00 $151.50 $732 -4.86
500–525 516 9 145.00–155.00 $150.77 $778 -0.23
555–590 580 9 144.00–153.00 $147.75 $857 -5.94
615–620 616 12 137.00–150.00 $138.93 $856 -4.71
658 658 2 144.50 $144.50 $951 +4.66
710–720 715 2 135.00–142.00 $138.52 $990 +8.99
790 790 1 126.00 $126.00 $995 -11.19
801–832 815 9 120.00–125.00 $122.27 $997 —
870 870 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,122 —
905 905 2 128.00–130.00 $129.00 $1,167 +15.00
980 980 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,019 -23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 145.00 $145.00 $297 —
250 250 1 133.00 $133.00 $332 —
300–320 310 3 130.00–147.00 $137.20 $425 -17.80
380–390 385 4 130.00–140.00 $135.06 $520 -14.94
425 425 1 130.00 $130.00 $552 +3.00
455–465 460 5 120.00–140.00 $131.01 $603 —
505 505 1 126.00 $126.00 $636 —
555–580 569 4 120.00–126.00 $122.75 $698 +5.68
605–640 617 3 125.00–127.00 $125.69 $776 -0.48
683 683 3 120.00 $120.00 $820 —
730 730 2 118.00–126.00 $122.00 $891 +12.00
790 790 2 110.00 $110.00 $869 -19.00
815 815 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,011 —
855 855 1 102.00 $102.00 $872 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–480 465 2 34.00–57.00 $45.13 $210 —
575–585 580 2 50.00–52.00 $50.99 $296 —
605–635 623 6 43.50–47.00 $44.42 $277 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
370 370 2 250.00–275.00 $262.50 +87.50
400–445 414 4 200.00–275.00 $244.34 —
470 470 1 200.00 $200.00 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
178 178 2 360.00 $360.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 fancy 205 2 175.00 $175.00 $359 —
260 260 1 151.00 $151.00 $393 -7.00
300–340 313 7 149.00–158.00 $151.91 $475 -7.04
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 -5.09
425–445 433 3 145.00–153.00 $148.33 $642 -5.31
473–492 489 11 149.00–150.00 $149.82 $733 -1.84
505–537 530 7 146.50–154.00 $147.87 $784 -0.84
574–595 581 13 137.00–150.00 $143.20 $832 +3.52
625–643 635 11 137.00–150.00 $143.59 $912 +10.58
690 690 2 142.00 $142.00 $980 +9.32
715 715 1 134.00 $134.00 $958 -10.03
805–830 813 3 127.00–129.00 $128.32 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 336 6 136.00–140.00 $138.01 $464 -3.99
365 365 1 136.00 $136.00 $496 +6.00
400–445 430 4 131.00–140.00 $136.82 $588 -3.24
465–490 481 10 133.00–143.00 $135.42 $651 -2.49
500–525 514 7 130.00–140.00 $135.01 $694 -2.40
555–595 579 5 128.00–135.00 $131.59 $762 —
605 605 1 140.00 $140.00 $847 +12.25
653–670 657 4 125.00–126.00 $125.75 $826 +5.42
740 740 2 131.00 $131.00 $969 +16.00
755 755 1 117.00 $117.00 $883 —
805 805 1 124.00 $124.00 $998 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
223 223 2 130.00 $130.00 $290 —
265–275 272 3 128.00–142.00 $132.55 $361 —
300–330 318 6 118.00–134.00 $125.30 $398 —
360–395 381 4 117.00–122.00 $118.95 $453 —
400–435 414 4 110.00–122.00 $115.64 $479 -4.36
460 460 2 112.00–119.00 $115.50 $531 -6.50
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
550–590 565 3 100.00–116.00 $108.47 $613 —
600–645 630 3 113.00–115.00 $114.37 $721 -2.13
695 695 2 117.00 $117.00 $813 -3.55
773 773 2 111.00 $111.00 $858 -6.03
860 860 3 107.00 $107.00 $920 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 25.00 $25.00 $128 —
565–598 578 5 22.00–31.00 $25.72 $149 -20.28
600–610 605 2 25.00–34.00 $29.46 $178 -26.54
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
427 427 3 320.00 $320.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
190 190 1 300.00 $300.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 112.00 $112.00 $286 —
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 +3.00
485 485 1 91.00 $91.00 $441 —
500–535 518 2 100.00–128.00 $114.47 $593 —
585–590 588 2 115.00–144.00 $129.44 $761 +4.79
610–640 628 3 85.00–110.00 $98.34 $618 -25.03
650 650 1 108.00 $108.00 $702 -14.00
755–775 765 2 85.00–92.00 $88.45 $677 -9.55
970 970 1 83.00 $83.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 82.00 $82.00 $545 +17.00
765 765 1 81.00 $81.00 $620 —
910 910 1 75.00 $75.00 $682 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 41.00 $41.00 $246 +11.00
935 935 1 52.00 $52.00 $486 —
1030 1030 1 54.00 $54.00 $556 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1025 861 85-90% 4 35.00–50.00 $43.28 $373 —
895 895 85-90% 1 37.00 $37.00 $331 —
800–960 907 85-90% 3 54.00–58.00 $55.76 $506 +18.05
675–1125 921 85-90% 10 44.00–51.00 $47.43 $437 +9.72
1030 1030 85-90% 1 36.00 $36.00 $371 -21.26
722–1575 1043 85-90% 33 51.00–61.00 $57.51 $600 +0.25
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 63.00 $63.00 $731 —
830–1570 1195 80-85% 46 62.50–73.00 $68.56 $819 —
1225–1500 1363 80-85% 2 74.00–75.00 $74.55 $1,016 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,132 —
1610 1610 75-80% 1 79.00 $79.00 $1,272 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140 1140 1 75.00 $75.00 $855 —
1230–1865 1526 6 60.00–77.00 $68.08 $1,039 —
1440–1855 1629 5 81.00–93.00 $87.51 $1,426 —
1815 1815 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,724 +11.43

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Bred Cows

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
560–695 605 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 220.00–250.00 $240.00
593–702 680 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 10 210.00–275.00 $262.00
695 695 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
655–747 722 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 11 300.00–325.00 $322.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1398 1398 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 15 73.00 $73.00 $1,021
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–983 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 875.00–1,050.00 $981.25
945–1160 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 800.00–910.00 $870.83
1095–1175 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,025.00 $962.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
780–850 812 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 425.00–700.00 $585.00
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
805–1015 933 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 560.00–725.00 $636.67

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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
1020–1028 1026 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 880.00–1,125.00 $1,063.75 +213.75
1138–1370 1196 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 850.00–1,000.00 $904.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
722 722 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 460.00 $460.00 —
814 814 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 420.00 $420.00 —

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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.