Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 11, 2022

734 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.80/cwt +3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 584 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $161.83/cwt +7.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 625 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.30/cwt +2.35 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 527 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	734	806	1,021
Feeder cattle	413	520	630
Slaughter cattle	129	164	240
Replacement cattle	192	122	151

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, steer calves were mostly 2.00-7.00 lower on comparable sales. Heifer calves mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers have no comparison due to light test last week. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	274	4	187.00–190.00	$188.74	$517	-5.89
315	315	2	193.00	$193.00	$608	+4.03
352–365	354	8	189.00–190.00	$189.87	$672	-2.06
400–439	427	14	170.00–180.00	$178.53	$762	-5.70
450–495	467	13	170.00–178.00	$171.97	$803	-7.20
500–530	527	19	173.00–181.00	$180.30	$950	+2.35
560–567	564	6	160.00–170.00	$164.97	$930	-4.51
605–647	625	26	160.00–165.00	$161.83	$1,011	+7.61
660–685	673	18	145.00–151.00	$146.71	$987	-1.29
930	930	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,209	-2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	2	170.00	$170.00	$476	—
350–395	371	5	161.00–175.00	$168.90	$627	-7.55
406–410	406	14	164.00–166.00	$164.14	$666	-8.91
455–498	480	14	160.00–170.00	$164.88	$791	+2.15
510–545	523	3	160.00–169.00	$165.38	$865	+3.92
550–573	564	11	150.00–166.00	$155.58	$877	+0.06
670–695	683	2	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$957	+3.09
723	723	2	137.00	$137.00	$991	-8.00
765–790	776	4	127.00–133.00	$129.96	$1,008	—
830	830	2	130.00	$130.00	$1,079	—
855	855	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,120	—
950	950	2	120.00	$120.00	$1,140	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	2	157.00	$157.00	$502	+7.00
355	355	2	143.00	$143.00	$508	-2.00
420–448	435	6	148.00–156.00	$151.41	$659	+2.65
455–495	478	4	136.00–143.00	$139.68	$668	-13.10
503	503	2	140.00	$140.00	$704	-3.15
535	535	1	131.00	$131.00	$701	-12.15
570–575	573	2	135.00–144.00	$139.52	$799	+2.75
630	630	2	135.00	$135.00	$850	+10.00
725	725	2	126.00	$126.00	$914	-3.00
915	915	2	111.00	$111.00	$1,016	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	3	54.50	$54.50	$311	—
685	685	2	58.50	$58.50	$401	+3.00
705	705	2	79.00	$79.00	$557	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115–118	117	4	375.00–400.00	$393.87	—
160	160	2	360.00	$360.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	325.00–400.00	$363.28	—
435	435	2	410.00	$410.00	—
450–460	455	2	400.00	$400.00	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	140.00	$140.00	$413	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	2	162.00	$162.00	$608	-1.22
395 value added	395	13	180.00	$180.00	$711	—
400–405	404	7	158.00–165.00	$158.99	$642	-6.07
453 value added	453	2	172.00	$172.00	$779	—
522	522	6	150.00	$150.00	$783	-1.94
551–593	584	33	149.00–150.00	$149.80	$875	+3.83
645	645	2	137.00	$137.00	$884	-2.70
760–795	783	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,034	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	176.00	$176.00	$510	+26.00
343	343	2	159.00	$159.00	$545	+14.00
405–415	412	3	145.00–151.00	$146.97	$606	-1.69
460–490	478	4	140.00–155.00	$144.90	$693	-0.24
560–583	573	4	139.00–149.00	$142.99	$819	+3.98
620–640	630	4	127.00–134.00	$131.01	$825	+4.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	279	5	155.00–159.00	$156.46	$437	+33.46
340	340	2	140.00	$140.00	$476	+16.77
382	382	3	127.00	$127.00	$485	+8.53
420	420	2	125.00	$125.00	$525	-9.20
510	510	2	120.00	$120.00	$612	+10.00
550	550	2	120.00	$120.00	$660	±0.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
552	552	3	54.00	$54.00	$298	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	2	120.00	$120.00	$468	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
510	510	2	385.00	$385.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	184.00	$184.00	$616	-0.21
448	448	2	162.00	$162.00	$726	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–535	518	2	138.00–150.00	$143.80	$745	+3.80
700	700	2	120.00	$120.00	$840	-1.89

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
480	480	2	475.00	$475.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–785	775	80-85%	2	60.00–61.50	$60.76	$471	—
820–1304	1043	80-85%	38	63.50–71.00	$69.54	$725	—
865–1470	1126	80-85%	20	72.50–85.00	$78.46	$883	+2.20
940–1470	1127	80-85%	42	73.00–85.00	$78.44	$884	+2.18
1105–1480	1234	80-85%	4	86.50–90.00	$87.89	$1,085	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–750	702	85-90%	10	33.00–40.00	$36.09	$253	—
625–775	711	85-90%	9	41.00–52.00	$46.07	$328	—
770–930	892	85-90%	9	49.00–68.00	$53.97	$481	+0.63
895–990	928	85-90%	3	54.50–59.00	$56.42	$524	+11.63
1020	1020	85-90%	1	71.00	$71.00	$724	—
895–1208	1049	85-90%	38	61.50–69.50	$64.81	$680	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1045–1195	1130	75-80%	3	75.00–85.00	$78.92	$892	—
1275–1450	1388	75-80%	5	80.00–85.00	$83.67	$1,161	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	85.00	$85.00	$914	—
1535	1535	1	55.00	$55.00	$844	—
1305–1810	1558	2	92.00–93.00	$92.58	$1,442	—
1575–2005	1847	5	105.00–118.00	$110.03	$2,032	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
823–921	872	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	96.50–113.00	$104.75	$913

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835–1110	964	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	775.00–925.00	$840.00
845–1225	1041	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	775.00–880.00	$836.67
910–1320	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	820.00–975.00	$903.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–985	919	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–775.00	$750.00
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1215–1340	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,225.00–1,275.00	$1,250.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	580.00	$580.00

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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
885–1040	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,025.00–1,210.00	$1,136.67	—
1052	1052	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,050.00	$1,050.00	-66.67
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	-16.67
1020–1133	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,025.00–1,125.00	$1,085.00	—
1303	1303	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1147	1147	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1315–1400	1363	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,425.00	$1,353.33	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1023	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00	$900.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	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.