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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 8, 2022

676 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $175.29/cwt -5.59 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 522 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.06/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 468 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $181.61/cwt +1.61 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 374 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 676 722 0
Feeder cattle 385 456 0
Slaughter cattle 137 151 0
Replacement cattle 154 115 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer 3.00-4.00 lower on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 185.00–188.00 $186.57 $606 —
364 thin fleshed 364 4 190.00 $190.00 $692 —
370–395 377 15 177.50–187.00 $179.37 $676 -0.63
400–447 418 16 170.00–185.00 $182.75 $764 -1.10
450–496 468 20 169.00–187.00 $183.06 $857 +3.48
500–545 522 21 170.00–185.00 $175.29 $915 -5.59
555–595 580 15 162.00–177.00 $170.40 $988 -0.73
601–645 609 16 165.00–172.00 $167.31 $1,019 -2.77
650–693 679 3 167.00–170.00 $167.96 $1,140 -0.44
700–730 718 4 150.00–153.00 $150.73 $1,082 +3.75
750 750 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,106 +5.50
885 885 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,159 -4.00
945 945 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 165.00 $165.00 $544 -5.00
360–395 380 3 167.50–170.00 $168.54 $640 +2.89
445 445 2 165.00 $165.00 $734 —
460–490 472 3 156.00–163.00 $158.65 $749 -1.56
525–545 538 3 159.00–163.00 $161.70 $870 +5.29
565–598 578 13 148.00–159.00 $156.50 $905 +1.50
605–648 624 10 139.00–155.00 $146.24 $913 -2.56
650–690 668 14 138.00–155.00 $144.93 $968 -5.07
715–740 728 2 138.00–145.00 $141.44 $1,030 -5.56
760–788 779 3 138.00–147.00 $140.93 $1,098 +7.57
823–845 830 3 137.00–140.00 $138.98 $1,154 +13.98
870 870 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,140 +18.16
900 900 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,170 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 4 140.00–155.00 $146.18 $633 +5.10
470–495 483 2 149.00–150.00 $149.49 $722 -1.51
500–520 510 2 133.50–145.00 $139.14 $710 +0.60
555–590 582 6 132.00–136.00 $135.36 $788 -2.13
600–640 618 4 120.00–136.00 $129.55 $801 +5.55
870 870 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,148 +26.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
215 215 1 230.00 $230.00 -170.00
405–425 418 3 425.00–460.00 $441.69 -8.31
545 545 1 360.00 $360.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 48.00 $48.00 $245 -4.47
675–685 680 2 61.00–65.00 $63.01 $428 —
820 820 1 71.00 $71.00 $582 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
173 173 2 400.00 $400.00 +68.81

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 163.00 $163.00 $562 +10.46
405–420 413 2 141.00–152.00 $146.60 $605 -3.40
450–490 469 6 138.00–143.00 $140.66 $660 —
505–545 528 4 140.00–154.00 $143.62 $758 +3.29
555–575 570 9 135.00–141.00 $136.65 $779 -9.24
590 590 1 121.00 $121.00 $714 —
600–625 613 2 131.00–137.50 $134.32 $823 -4.85
658–690 669 4 126.00–139.00 $132.65 $887 -3.31
703–725 706 8 127.00–138.50 $136.81 $966 +13.26
755–775 765 2 120.00–132.00 $125.92 $963 +0.92
805–815 810 2 125.00–135.00 $129.97 $1,053 +17.57
950 950 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 170.00 $170.00 $493 -13.03
300–345 320 5 165.00–172.50 $167.55 $536 +5.55
350 value added 350 7 182.00–190.00 $188.86 $661 —
350–397 386 8 157.00–175.00 $164.28 $634 -1.58
440–445 443 2 160.00–172.50 $166.29 $737 +5.57
455–495 470 10 155.00–168.00 $162.28 $763 -2.18
515 515 1 151.00 $151.00 $778 -4.02
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 -6.31
605 605 1 145.00 $145.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 137.50 $137.50 $392 -4.55
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +16.08
365–395 380 2 120.00–134.00 $127.28 $484 -7.68
427–440 430 4 130.00–140.00 $137.44 $591 +2.62
455–485 473 5 122.50–140.00 $132.54 $627 +0.84
505–510 508 2 130.00 $130.00 $660 +3.79
570 570 2 120.00 $120.00 $684 -9.26
600–615 608 2 122.00 $122.00 $742 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
178 178 3 400.00 $400.00 —
225 225 1 300.00 $300.00 —
365 365 1 320.00 $320.00 +45.00
425–433 430 3 410.00–450.00 $436.83 +61.83
525 525 2 410.00 $410.00 +31.38
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
166–198 174 8 275.00–400.00 $364.44 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 2 210.00–300.00 $255.00 —
158–165 160 3 200.00–385.00 $321.54 -68.46
220 220 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
110 110 3 200.00 $200.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–575 568 2 45.00–56.00 $50.43 $286 -2.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 158.00 $158.00 $695 +20.07
470 470 1 152.50 $152.50 $717 +20.16
575 575 1 133.00 $133.00 $765 -12.00
615 615 1 136.00 $136.00 $836 +7.66
795 795 1 119.00 $119.00 $946 -1.00
830 830 1 120.00 $120.00 $996 —
1090 1090 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,068 —
1175 1175 1 85.00 $85.00 $999 —
1205 1205 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,048 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 186.00 $186.00 $577 —
520 520 5 172.00 $172.00 $894 +8.89
600 600 2 144.00 $144.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1340 1340 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
1505 1505 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 59.00 $59.00 $322 —
690 690 1 63.00 $63.00 $435 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–1050 718 85-90% 12 39.00–51.00 $46.95 $337 -5.37
725 725 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $442 +8.68
730–1075 899 85-90% 21 45.00–52.00 $49.29 $443 -10.81
900 900 85-90% 1 72.00 $72.00 $648 —
720–1193 927 85-90% 7 54.00–64.00 $59.39 $551 —
790–1173 1041 85-90% 52 62.00–70.50 $68.91 $717 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966 966 80-85% 5 73.00 $73.00 $705 —
985–1285 1135 80-85% 2 79.00–89.00 $84.66 $961 +11.08
960–1460 1186 80-85% 31 74.00–86.00 $80.04 $949 -2.02
1220 1220 80-85% 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,098 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1555–1700 1650 75-80% 3 78.00–82.00 $79.71 $1,315 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,170 —
1100–1470 1270 9 71.00–89.00 $83.09 $1,055 +3.92
1125–1705 1404 10 91.00–101.00 $94.34 $1,325 —
1290–1770 1530 2 107.00–115.00 $111.63 $1,708 +17.13
1415–2045 1714 7 106.00–115.00 $109.83 $1,882 -0.09

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00
750–1120 869 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 990.00–1,025.00 $1,016.25
880–1243 1057 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 830.00–980.00 $933.57
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
881 881 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670–845 758 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 700.00–725.00 $712.50
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 535.00 $535.00

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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
780–1110 917 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 875.00–1,150.00 $1,011.67 —
1025 1025 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 860.00 $860.00 —
970–1370 1099 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 860.00–1,160.00 $1,051.33 +6.33
1160 1160 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1203 1203 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 6 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1215–1475 1396 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,225.00–1,410.00 $1,313.00 —
1451 1451 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,140.00 $1,140.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.