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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 1, 2022

722 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.17/cwt +2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 616 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.58/cwt -11.12 vs last sale · ≈ $833/hd at 464 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $180.88/cwt +10.73 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 514 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 722 716 665
Feeder cattle 456 455 445
Slaughter cattle 151 143 135
Replacement cattle 115 118 85

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Feeder steer and heifer also steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher on strong demand. Trade active demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 192.00 $192.00 $422 -10.50
360–380 372 3 180.00 $180.00 $670 -5.08
400–432 419 7 180.00–186.00 $183.85 $770 +7.43
450–495 464 17 170.00–187.00 $179.58 $833 -2.92
500–518 514 16 170.00–186.00 $180.88 $930 +10.73
554–580 564 13 162.00–180.00 $171.13 $965 +2.30
600–645 618 9 160.00–179.00 $170.08 $1,051 +4.54
655–658 657 5 168.00–168.50 $168.40 $1,106 —
700–711 708 4 145.00–153.00 $146.98 $1,041 —
763 763 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,083 -4.46
815 815 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,141 —
890 890 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 2 200.00 $200.00 $390 —
275–285 280 3 183.00–197.00 $191.74 $537 +14.92
305 305 1 170.00 $170.00 $518 —
370–395 383 2 161.00–170.00 $165.65 $634 -0.22
400–415 408 3 162.00–170.00 $166.71 $680 +6.71
465–493 483 5 152.00–165.00 $160.21 $774 +0.36
500–525 517 7 151.00–164.00 $156.41 $809 -7.91
570 570 2 155.00 $155.00 $884 -3.77
610–625 614 5 145.00–158.00 $148.80 $914 -2.38
655 655 1 150.00 $150.00 $982 -5.38
708 708 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,041 +4.49
750–760 755 3 125.00–138.00 $133.36 $1,007 -6.72
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 -13.00
855–895 875 2 106.00–120.00 $112.84 $987 -11.17
935 935 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,113 —
1005 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 151.00–160.00 $155.35 $346 +5.35
278–285 280 4 150.00–160.00 $155.47 $435 —
350–380 362 3 140.00–157.00 $149.06 $540 +1.07
430–445 440 3 134.00–150.00 $141.08 $621 —
490 490 1 151.00 $151.00 $740 +16.00
500–545 517 3 129.00–145.00 $138.54 $716 -9.77
568–595 580 7 121.00–145.00 $137.49 $797 +0.49
615 615 1 124.00 $124.00 $763 -17.13
680 680 2 134.00–136.00 $135.00 $918 +7.71
897 897 3 106.00 $106.00 $951 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
160 160 1 400.00 $400.00 —
220 220 1 400.00 $400.00 —
330 330 3 375.00 $375.00 —
365–372 371 6 375.00–460.00 $446.06 -3.94
400 400 1 450.00 $450.00 —
465–490 486 6 350.00–375.00 $364.91 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
40 40 1 300.00 $300.00 —
75–95 85 4 200.00–375.00 $281.99 —
130 130 1 300.00 $300.00 —
155–180 168 3 250.00–400.00 $331.19 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–525 520 2 49.00–56.00 $52.47 $273 —
625–635 630 2 57.00–58.00 $57.50 $362 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125–135 130 2 300.00–325.00 $312.02 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 150.00–155.00 $152.48 $416 —
330–340 335 2 150.00–155.00 $152.54 $511 +2.54
380–385 381 4 144.00–150.00 $148.49 $566 +3.49
440 440 1 150.00 $150.00 $660 -0.21
515–548 536 8 135.00–150.00 $140.33 $752 -4.77
550–570 553 6 140.00–150.50 $145.89 $807 +0.83
603–640 616 19 130.00–145.00 $139.17 $857 +2.34
655–695 674 4 130.00–142.00 $135.96 $916 -0.04
710–737 733 7 123.00–127.00 $123.55 $906 —
788 788 3 125.00 $125.00 $985 —
833–840 837 5 112.00–113.00 $112.40 $941 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 180.00–186.00 $183.03 $518 +22.03
325 325 1 162.00 $162.00 $526 +2.00
360–390 380 8 160.00–174.00 $165.86 $630 +2.65
412–430 value added 420 6 178.00–187.00 $182.41 $766 —
410–445 423 4 156.00–165.00 $160.72 $680 -0.28
458–470 thin fleshed 461 4 174.00–179.00 $177.73 $819 —
455–495 477 9 154.00–171.00 $164.46 $784 +4.29
515–545 526 6 154.00–158.00 $155.02 $815 +0.57
563–578 571 7 152.00–158.00 $156.31 $893 —
660–663 662 3 138.00 $138.00 $914 —
755 755 1 131.00 $131.00 $989 -5.00
810 810 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 139.00–145.00 $142.05 $412 —
330–340 337 3 120.00–132.00 $123.92 $418 +5.92
370–375 373 3 130.00–145.00 $134.96 $503 +5.24
400–425 418 4 130.00–140.00 $134.82 $564 +7.17
450–480 463 5 125.00–136.00 $131.70 $610 +4.78
510–540 525 4 119.00–132.00 $126.21 $663 +0.74
560–590 582 6 120.00–133.00 $129.26 $752 +2.91
685–690 688 2 110.00–120.00 $115.02 $791 -0.34
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 —
400 400 1 375.00 $375.00 -37.87
450–470 463 3 250.00–400.00 $298.56 —
528–545 537 5 350.00–410.00 $378.62 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–590 578 2 53.00 $53.00 $306 —
605–620 613 2 38.00–55.00 $46.60 $286 -10.40
670 670 1 41.50 $41.50 $278 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
175–185 180 2 385.00–400.00 $392.71 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 300.00 $300.00 —
180 180 1 390.00 $390.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
390 390 1 126.00 $126.00 $491 —
400–420 410 2 135.00–141.00 $137.93 $566 —
465–475 470 3 130.00–135.00 $132.34 $622 +4.43
529 529 4 146.00 $146.00 $772 +16.16
565 565 1 145.00 $145.00 $819 —
640–645 643 3 125.00–130.00 $128.34 $825 -5.85
665 665 1 124.00 $124.00 $825 +4.00
740 740 4 115.00 $115.00 $851 +5.00
790 790 1 120.00 $120.00 $948 -1.80
938 938 2 101.00 $101.00 $947 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 167.00 $167.00 $643 —
450–460 455 5 155.00–166.00 $162.00 $737 —
500–535 515 7 158.00–166.00 $163.11 $840 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
260 260 4 375.00 $375.00 —
495 495 1 420.00 $420.00 —
505 505 1 350.00 $350.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395 —
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 1 66.00 $66.00 $502 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–755 712 85-90% 3 50.00–56.00 $52.32 $373 +9.30
565–970 749 85-90% 15 40.00–58.50 $46.50 $348 +3.48
750–790 764 85-90% 4 65.00–72.00 $68.72 $525 —
665–1065 833 85-90% 10 40.00–53.00 $48.34 $403 -11.66
690–1185 881 85-90% 19 55.00–65.00 $60.10 $529 +6.56
775–1155 978 85-90% 24 62.00–70.00 $66.33 $649 +10.10
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 80-85% 1 71.00 $71.00 $529 —
935 935 80-85% 1 79.00 $79.00 $739 —
1000–1255 1103 80-85% 10 70.00–75.00 $73.58 $812 —
925–1495 1183 80-85% 28 75.50–87.50 $82.06 $971 —
1340–1545 1408 80-85% 3 89.50 $89.50 $1,260 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1750 1750 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,400 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1460 1253 8 64.00–85.00 $79.17 $992 —
1175–1900 1548 10 90.00–102.00 $94.50 $1,463 —
1555–1900 1721 10 105.00–113.00 $109.92 $1,892 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1095 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 800.00–1,020.00 $906.00
890–1095 1022 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 700.00–950.00 $858.33
785–1280 1041 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 830.00–1,060.00 $911.67
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
555–600 578 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 400.00–475.00 $437.50
665 665 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
648–710 683 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 5 450.00–520.00 $488.00
740 740 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 560.00 $560.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 740.00 $740.00
765 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 710.00 $710.00
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 770.00 $770.00
795–943 883 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 620.00–750.00 $697.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
660 660 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
710–845 759 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 550.00–610.00 $585.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 82.00 $82.00 $558

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Bred Heifers

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00

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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
795–975 857 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 860.00–1,125.00 $979.00 —
985–1183 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,150.00 $1,045.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1035–1345 1190 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,400.00 —
1290–1330 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,520.00 $1,485.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
550–590 570 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 550.00–750.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720 720 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.