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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 14, 2022

788 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.04/cwt +3.44 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 532 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.76/cwt +3.08 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 570 lb · 24 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.00/cwt +16.09 vs last sale · ≈ $551/hd at 328 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 788 783 801
Feeder cattle 598 525 533
Slaughter cattle 112 121 206
Replacement cattle 78 137 62

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week. Steer and heifer calves mostly steady 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00-2.00higher. Trade active, demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 +4.13
270 270 1 202.00 $202.00 $545 +8.00
300–325 fancy 313 2 191.00–195.00 $192.92 $604 —
300–348 326 10 173.00–185.00 $179.20 $584 -0.37
360–395 373 4 171.00–178.00 $173.59 $647 +0.44
400–440 416 18 167.00–181.00 $176.61 $735 +2.38
445 fancy 445 4 174.00 $174.00 $774 —
450–490 469 12 160.00–174.00 $167.89 $787 -1.03
495 value added 495 1 166.00 $166.00 $822 —
500 fancy 500 1 174.00 $174.00 $870 —
500–546 533 29 157.00–170.00 $166.80 $889 +2.13
555–584 570 24 157.50–170.00 $162.76 $928 +4.11
609 fancy 609 7 165.50 $165.50 $1,008 —
600–638 625 15 145.00–162.00 $149.35 $933 -6.22
669–693 674 9 149.00–161.00 $151.74 $1,023 -0.76
700 700 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,029 +3.41
787 787 3 135.50 $135.50 $1,066 -4.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 187.00–195.00 $190.87 $454 —
260–295 273 6 170.00–192.00 $178.45 $487 +9.29
310–340 324 5 155.00–170.00 $164.70 $534 +8.48
355–375 366 4 160.00–165.00 $162.73 $596 +0.79
405–440 427 10 150.00–165.00 $159.12 $679 -1.05
458–495 479 8 147.00–163.00 $156.14 $748 +4.64
500–520 510 2 146.00–161.00 $153.65 $784 +2.88
565–595 586 7 145.00–157.00 $149.04 $873 +1.29
643 643 2 152.00 $152.00 $977 +13.07
665–698 680 9 129.00–142.00 $136.70 $930 -7.80
700–715 705 4 128.00–140.00 $134.48 $948 -4.04
758–795 777 4 135.00–139.00 $136.95 $1,064 +10.95
820–840 830 2 125.00–131.00 $127.96 $1,062 +5.69
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 162.00 $162.00 $405 +29.00
375–395 383 3 137.00–145.00 $140.64 $539 +5.58
410–440 423 3 136.00–152.00 $142.58 $603 +12.58
460–495 475 3 137.00–141.00 $139.36 $662 +8.35
505–549 526 10 131.00–140.00 $135.65 $714 +9.65
550–595 576 7 129.00–135.00 $132.56 $764 +9.81
615–645 629 4 123.00–134.00 $128.05 $805 +2.36
670–695 686 4 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $868 +6.50
770–790 783 3 121.00–123.00 $122.34 $958 +12.34
830 830 1 110.00 $110.00 $913 -14.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 2 50.00 $50.00 $272 —
588–595 590 3 30.00–48.00 $41.95 $248 -9.04
690 690 1 48.50 $48.50 $335 —
835 835 1 44.00 $44.00 $367 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 250.00 $250.00 —
200–220 210 2 230.00–285.00 $258.81 —
315 315 1 300.00 $300.00 —
350 350 1 350.00 $350.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
170 170 1 340.00 $340.00 -20.00
210–225 218 2 325.00–330.00 $327.59 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
235 235 1 175.00 $175.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 163.00 $163.00 $334 —
260 fancy 260 2 170.00 $170.00 $442 —
297 297 3 151.00 $151.00 $448 —
328 value added 328 22 168.00 $168.00 $551 —
355–390 value added 368 5 158.00–162.00 $159.05 $585 —
370 370 2 140.00 $140.00 $518 -10.00
400–415 fancy 411 4 156.00–160.00 $156.97 $645 —
400–448 423 12 142.00–155.00 $146.35 $619 -1.98
480 value added 480 1 158.00 $158.00 $758 —
465–498 486 7 140.00–152.00 $146.76 $713 -3.06
505 value added 505 3 159.00 $159.00 $803 —
500–545 520 5 140.00–155.00 $146.91 $764 -0.96
555–577 571 17 140.00–150.00 $147.96 $845 +4.76
605 fancy 605 8 163.00 $163.00 $986 —
612–645 618 6 140.00–150.00 $148.26 $916 +4.67
680–696 695 11 140.00–141.00 $140.91 $979 -1.09
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 2 148.00–150.00 $148.93 $481 +10.92
395 395 1 140.00 $140.00 $553 +4.00
400–447 428 14 129.00–140.00 $136.84 $586 +0.02
465–480 469 4 135.00–140.00 $138.72 $651 +3.30
505–528 519 5 129.00–135.00 $130.57 $678 -4.44
570–595 588 8 126.00–140.00 $129.84 $763 -1.75
635–638 637 3 129.00–134.00 $132.34 $843 -7.66
650–674 670 8 123.00–135.00 $129.52 $868 +3.77
760–790 770 3 116.00–131.00 $125.87 $969 +8.87
835 835 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,035 ±0.00
950 950 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 130.00 $130.00 $312 ±0.00
295 295 1 137.00 $137.00 $404 +4.45
373–385 377 3 119.00–120.00 $119.66 $451 +0.71
400–430 415 2 120.00–126.00 $122.89 $510 +7.25
455–485 476 7 118.00–127.00 $123.00 $585 +7.50
505–545 533 8 120.00–125.00 $123.89 $660 +3.89
550–563 559 6 110.00–125.00 $121.16 $677 +12.69
615–635 625 2 115.00–120.00 $117.54 $735 +3.17
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
775 775 1 118.00 $118.00 $914 +7.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 2 34.00 $34.00 $155 —
515–535 525 2 27.00–30.00 $28.47 $149 +3.47
560–590 568 4 38.00–40.00 $39.48 $224 +13.76
780 780 2 35.50 $35.50 $277 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
145 145 1 240.00 $240.00 —
305 305 1 150.00 $150.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 154.00 $154.00 $578 +44.00
445 445 1 134.00 $134.00 $596 —
465 465 1 137.00 $137.00 $637 +46.00
540 540 2 140.00 $140.00 $756 +25.53
565–585 575 2 124.00–126.00 $125.02 $719 -4.42
600–643 625 5 108.00–124.00 $115.50 $722 +17.16
700–735 715 3 104.00–110.00 $106.64 $762 —
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 —
950 950 1 100.00 $100.00 $950 +17.00
1078 1078 3 95.00 $95.00 $1,024 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 4 155.00 $155.00 $852 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–785 773 2 72.00–75.00 $73.52 $568 -7.48
810 810 1 70.00 $70.00 $567 —
850 850 1 70.00 $70.00 $595 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 —
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–670 663 2 35.00–39.00 $36.98 $245 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–945 777 85-90% 5 41.00–44.00 $43.26 $336 —
685–905 793 85-90% 4 28.00–31.00 $29.13 $231 —
690–935 837 85-90% 3 53.00–60.00 $57.16 $478 —
640–1170 911 85-90% 28 41.00–51.50 $47.16 $430 -8.60
765–1325 1057 85-90% 50 52.00–62.00 $57.21 $605 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1300 1168 80-85% 5 74.50–77.00 $75.68 $884 +12.68
705–1465 1171 80-85% 49 63.00–74.00 $68.40 $801 +5.40
915–1430 1179 80-85% 9 64.00–76.00 $71.42 $842 +2.86
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1535 1535 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,121 —
1585 1585 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,110 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1775 1560 2 82.00–93.50 $88.54 $1,381 —
1355–1815 1639 8 69.00–80.00 $75.70 $1,241 -11.81
1355–2145 1770 22 81.50–92.00 $87.57 $1,550 —
1920–2300 2087 3 95.00–100.00 $96.84 $2,021 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
758–1015 862 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 800.00–925.00 $856.25
730–1210 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 775.00–1,050.00 $912.50
745–1215 1029 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,175.00 $1,068.75
1130–1250 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 925.00–1,025.00 $975.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
610–820 715 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 550.00–700.00 $625.00
580–865 769 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 7 500.00–700.00 $597.86
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 675.00 $675.00

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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
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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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.