Cattle Market Pulse

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 25, 2022

606 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.92/cwt -9.42 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 425 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $193.60/cwt -16.61 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 385 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $196.02/cwt -16.43 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 423 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 606 690 1,285
Feeder cattle 405 504 1,040
Slaughter cattle 121 106 161
Replacement cattle 80 80 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves steady. Feeder steer and heifers also steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade moderate and demand active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 210.00 $210.00 $462 —
270–280 274 4 190.00–215.00 $204.26 $560 -10.98
320–340 329 4 186.00–197.00 $189.71 $624 -3.89
332–338 value added 334 10 205.00–207.00 $205.61 $687 -9.39
370 value added 370 1 207.00 $207.00 $766 -8.32
360–399 386 15 186.00–195.00 $192.71 $744 -2.19
410–425 423 16 186.00–197.00 $196.02 $829 +14.05
494 494 4 177.00 $177.00 $874 -4.73
505–535 517 5 167.00–176.00 $171.96 $889 -15.05
550–592 579 6 164.00–168.00 $165.38 $958 -14.53
667–699 680 12 149.00–151.50 $150.07 $1,020 —
795 795 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,081 -7.67
809 809 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 280 3 160.00–177.00 $165.26 $463 -26.93
315–330 323 3 170.00–187.00 $179.03 $578 +3.92
365–395 386 5 164.00–180.00 $176.56 $682 +2.79
428–445 430 14 161.00–173.00 $171.67 $738 +18.31
468–487 476 9 157.00–175.00 $164.94 $785 +12.94
500–545 516 8 152.00–169.00 $162.48 $838 +4.61
525 525 1 122.00 $122.00 $640 -35.87
573–575 573 12 156.00–162.00 $156.84 $899 -3.59
650–689 681 10 140.00–150.25 $148.29 $1,010 -4.95
715–745 724 6 130.00–142.50 $136.63 $989 -14.37
755–775 765 2 124.00–136.00 $129.92 $994 +9.92
800 800 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,056 —
865 865 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,237 +23.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 128.00 $128.00 $518 -13.66
495 495 1 149.00 $149.00 $738 +5.33
510–540 527 3 110.00–132.00 $123.81 $652 -5.00
560–580 573 3 115.00–147.00 $133.28 $764 +6.77
620–630 623 3 127.00–135.00 $129.70 $808 -7.94
700–715 708 2 100.00–135.00 $117.31 $831 -22.69
760 760 1 126.00 $126.00 $958 +6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
70–90 80 2 400.00–425.00 $414.06 —
100–140 119 5 390.00–450.00 $407.31 —
200 200 1 410.00 $410.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 +19.77
305–330 315 3 165.00–172.50 $168.08 $529 +5.36
333 value added 333 2 186.00 $186.00 $619 +2.00
350–388 371 12 167.00–179.00 $172.79 $641 +4.00
400–445 424 26 160.00–176.00 $165.61 $702 -6.64
438 value added 438 2 170.00 $170.00 $745 -6.93
460–495 468 7 155.00–166.00 $160.19 $750 -2.86
505 value added 505 1 172.00 $172.00 $869 —
500–531 525 14 155.00–159.00 $157.66 $828 +7.15
570 570 5 162.50 $162.50 $926 +13.99
1030 1030 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 157.50 $157.50 $386 —
252 252 3 162.00 $162.00 $408 +17.00
303–345 316 5 147.00–157.00 $150.63 $476 —
355 355 1 141.00 $141.00 $501 -4.00
395 value added 395 1 162.00 $162.00 $640 —
430–440 433 3 143.00–155.00 $149.95 $649 +5.33
453–485 464 4 145.00–152.00 $147.02 $682 -2.58
540 540 4 135.00–143.00 $137.00 $740 -5.57
648 648 8 139.00 $139.00 $901 -8.10
660–670 665 2 139.00–142.00 $140.49 $934 -1.51
725 725 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,015 +5.07
785 785 1 120.00 $120.00 $942 —
840 840 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,058 -6.42
905–910 908 3 103.00–104.00 $103.67 $941 -9.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 130.00 $130.00 $384 —
380–395 383 12 120.00–136.00 $122.65 $470 +0.65
400 400 1 125.00 $125.00 $500 —
565–570 568 2 110.00 $110.00 $625 —
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 -6.66
670–685 678 2 125.00–129.00 $126.98 $861 —
705–715 710 2 125.00–127.00 $125.99 $895 +5.99
795 795 1 112.00 $112.00 $890 +1.97

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 3 140.00 $140.00 $675 -2.00
500–535 518 2 120.00–142.00 $131.37 $680 +1.05
568 568 3 142.00 $142.00 $807 -2.00
640 640 1 115.00 $115.00 $736 -30.00
720 720 2 115.00 $115.00 $828 +5.63
930 930 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 172.00 $172.00 $507 —
320 320 1 169.00 $169.00 $541 —
390 390 1 173.00 $173.00 $675 —
410–445 422 3 161.00–165.00 $163.59 $690 —
505–540 523 2 145.00–155.00 $149.83 $784 —
568 568 2 147.00 $147.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 —
905 905 1 85.00 $85.00 $769 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 39.00 $39.00 $224 —
605 605 1 78.00 $78.00 $472 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
984 984 80-85% 13 62.75 $62.75 $617 —
810–1300 1065 80-85% 5 65.00–77.00 $74.63 $795 -10.37
805–1398 1138 80-85% 53 68.00–83.00 $75.06 $854 —
1160–1550 1329 80-85% 7 84.50–88.00 $86.13 $1,145 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–885 800 85-90% 8 34.00–45.00 $41.23 $330 +17.23
630–1100 840 85-90% 12 48.00–56.00 $51.54 $433 -2.65
770–940 855 85-90% 2 41.00–53.00 $47.60 $407 -16.15
730–1235 983 85-90% 41 59.00–67.50 $61.99 $609 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $854 —
1375–1730 1523 75-80% 3 83.00–85.00 $83.94 $1,278 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080 1080 1 75.00 $75.00 $810 —
1255–1655 1391 4 84.00–98.00 $93.78 $1,304 +13.78
1465–1645 1578 3 101.00–107.00 $103.75 $1,637 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725–1050 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 900.00–1,100.00 $950.00
950–1200 1108 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,225.00–1,275.00 $1,253.00
980–1310 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 975.00–1,225.00 $1,087.50
1180 1180 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–945 788 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 800.00–875.00 $825.00
850 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
870 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580 580 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 525.00 $525.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00

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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
1115 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
580 580 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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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.