Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 18, 2022

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $177.06/cwt -3.24 vs last sale · ≈ $928/hd at 524 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.44/cwt +18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 513 lb · 34 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $168.18/cwt +6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 618 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	835	734	756
Feeder cattle	614	413	500
Slaughter cattle	160	129	139
Replacement cattle	61	192	117

Market comments — USDA reporter

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

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–235	223	3	201.00–209.00	$206.61	$461	—
260–295	273	3	197.00–203.00	$200.45	$547	+11.71
307–325	314	6	180.00–188.00	$185.27	$582	-7.73
365 thin fleshed	365	1	192.00	$192.00	$701	—
350–385	370	4	172.50–185.00	$180.57	$668	-9.30
410–445	427	16	172.00–183.00	$178.73	$763	+0.20
460–490	480	24	171.00–181.00	$176.75	$848	+4.78
505–548	524	41	170.00–181.00	$177.06	$928	-3.24
550–590	569	21	164.00–178.00	$176.41	$1,004	+11.44
604–635	618	28	161.50–173.00	$168.18	$1,039	+6.35
678–693	683	9	162.00–166.50	$164.98	$1,127	+18.27
700–745	726	5	147.00–153.00	$148.76	$1,080	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	182.00	$182.00	$437	—
270–275	273	2	172.50–185.00	$178.69	$488	+8.69
315–340	328	7	160.00–179.00	$166.78	$547	—
350–388	380	7	157.00–175.00	$165.05	$627	-3.85
405–443	428	6	157.00–170.00	$165.48	$708	+1.34
450–475	462	5	162.00–167.50	$164.51	$760	-0.37
500–545	509	16	155.00–172.00	$164.17	$836	-1.21
555–595	576	5	153.00–169.00	$162.06	$933	+6.48
615–640	628	2	152.00–161.00	$156.41	$982	—
720–745	731	5	135.00–145.00	$139.00	$1,016	+2.00
815–845	828	3	125.00–135.00	$131.60	$1,090	+1.60
985	985	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,084	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	150.00–157.00	$153.56	$422	—
300–335	317	3	140.00–157.00	$149.31	$473	-7.69
360–385	376	7	133.00–150.00	$141.34	$531	-1.66
433–445	437	3	143.00–150.00	$147.62	$645	-3.79
450–495	471	7	135.00–158.00	$146.85	$692	+7.17
510–535	522	3	132.00–147.50	$138.60	$723	+7.60
590–595	593	2	135.00–137.50	$136.26	$808	-3.26
620–640	632	3	120.00–125.00	$122.00	$771	-13.00
650–695	673	2	120.00–133.00	$126.72	$853	—
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	-6.00
980	980	1	113.00	$113.00	$1,107	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
320	320	2	385.00	$385.00	—
443	443	5	350.00	$350.00	-60.00
460–495	480	3	300.00–385.00	$354.41	-45.59

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–480	478	2	49.00–61.00	$55.03	$263	—
525	525	1	55.00	$55.00	$289	—
565–575	570	2	55.00–75.00	$64.91	$370	+10.41
750	750	1	57.00	$57.00	$428	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160–195	172	3	385.00	$385.00	+25.00
200–220	210	2	325.00–430.00	$380.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
120	120	1	480.00	$480.00	—
175–185	180	3	420.00–450.00	$430.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 value added	200	1	192.50	$192.50	$385	—
238	238	2	177.00	$177.00	$421	—
305	305	1	160.00	$160.00	$488	—
365 value added	365	1	178.00	$178.00	$650	-2.00
398	398	3	162.00	$162.00	$645	±0.00
410–430	421	12	159.00–166.50	$165.45	$697	+6.46
470–493	475	13	159.00–164.00	$162.80	$773	—
495 value added	495	1	160.00	$160.00	$792	—
513 value added	513	30	169.50	$169.50	$870	—
510–525	515	4	155.00–165.00	$160.46	$826	+10.46
569 value added	569	7	161.50	$161.50	$919	—
555–593	578	10	150.00–160.00	$155.12	$897	+5.32
600 value added	600	11	162.00	$162.00	$972	—
610–640	634	9	140.00–145.00	$144.12	$914	+7.12
659	659	4	139.00	$139.00	$916	—
785	785	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,075	+5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	165.00	$165.00	$462	-11.00
305–333	324	3	146.00–160.00	$150.40	$487	-8.60
355–395	375	2	145.00–150.00	$147.63	$554	—
435–445	438	3	148.00–153.00	$149.69	$656	+2.72
455–497	486	6	144.00–155.00	$153.12	$744	+8.22
500–545	511	4	143.00–150.00	$146.91	$751	—
575–585	580	3	139.00–151.00	$143.30	$831	+0.31
600–648	623	8	131.00–138.50	$134.57	$838	+3.56
705–737	721	7	120.00–129.00	$121.28	$874	—
805–818	815	5	115.00–127.00	$124.63	$1,016	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	126.00–140.00	$132.75	$365	-23.71
340–345	343	2	120.00–129.00	$124.53	$427	-15.47
400–425	413	3	122.00–135.00	$127.46	$526	+2.46
450–480	467	5	120.00–135.00	$124.22	$580	—
500–520	512	5	121.00–125.00	$123.82	$634	+3.82
583–590	585	3	130.00–135.00	$133.32	$780	+13.32
600–625	611	4	115.00–131.00	$122.02	$746	—
655–690	673	2	117.00–137.00	$127.26	$856	—
710–720	715	2	108.00–114.00	$110.98	$794	—
760–765	763	2	105.00–120.00	$112.52	$859	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125	125	1	400.00	$400.00	—
230	230	1	410.00	$410.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160–190	175	2	300.00–400.00	$354.29	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	90.00	$90.00	$580	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	134.00	$134.00	$502	—
400–415	408	2	110.00–120.00	$114.91	$469	—
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	—
525	525	1	142.00	$142.00	$746	-1.80
570	570	2	125.00	$125.00	$712	—
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	—
740	740	1	112.00	$112.00	$829	—
755	755	1	125.00	$125.00	$944	—
865	865	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,047	—
960	960	1	90.00	$90.00	$864	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	185.00	$185.00	$684	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–955	755	85-90%	11	31.00–50.50	$40.67	$307	—
650–975	824	85-90%	5	46.00–69.00	$61.23	$505	—
700–960	825	85-90%	4	45.00–59.00	$50.41	$416	—
640–950	846	85-90%	19	34.00–52.00	$46.47	$393	—
720–1060	933	85-90%	29	54.50–61.50	$57.09	$533	+0.67
750–1213	1043	85-90%	46	59.00–69.50	$66.50	$694	+1.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1055	924	80-85%	4	75.00–84.00	$80.47	$744	—
720–1205	1018	80-85%	3	91.00–92.00	$91.24	$929	+21.70
795–1145	1037	80-85%	8	70.00–72.50	$71.51	$742	+1.97
950–1510	1133	80-85%	32	73.00–86.00	$79.01	$895	+0.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1475	1475	75-80%	1	83.00	$83.00	$1,224	—
1570–1700	1635	75-80%	2	86.00–87.00	$86.52	$1,415	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1635	1374	7	77.00–88.00	$83.76	$1,151	—
1310–1685	1526	5	92.00–99.00	$95.65	$1,460	+40.65
1290–2035	1656	8	101.50–117.00	$108.64	$1,799	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730–875	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	710.00–790.00	$750.00
785–925	861	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	725.00–970.00	$841.25
1030–1150	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–940.00	$875.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545–715	652	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	560.00–600.00	$581.67
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
820–910	861	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	600.00–650.00	$615.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555–575	565	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	350.00–460.00	$405.00
610–710	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	470.00	$470.00
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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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
970–1045	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	810.00–860.00	$835.00	—

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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.