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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 17, 2022

987 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $139.42/cwt -6.34 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 618 lb · 21 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.24/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 621 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight S 4 steers $70.53/cwt +13.13 vs last sale · ≈ $413/hd at 585 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 987 823 929
Feeder cattle 604 468 423
Slaughter cattle 264 259 286
Replacement cattle 119 96 220

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 3 200.00 $200.00 $350 +21.59
195 195 2 187.00 $187.00 $365 +8.59
220–245 233 2 197.00–200.00 $198.42 $462 +33.42
255–290 269 7 172.00–190.00 $182.46 $491 +24.02
300–345 329 9 162.00–185.00 $169.74 $558 +6.31
330 330 2 160.00 $160.00 $528 -3.43
350–380 361 4 172.00–185.00 $177.39 $640 +9.56
400–445 412 14 155.00–170.00 $166.11 $684 +11.81
455–480 468 5 150.00–162.00 $152.94 $716 -4.03
500–548 528 4 145.00–150.00 $146.22 $772 -8.01
575–595 586 7 140.00–159.00 $147.75 $866 -4.21
600–645 618 21 136.00–145.00 $139.42 $862 -6.34
650–695 676 11 136.00–151.00 $140.57 $950 +7.22
766 766 9 134.00–148.00 $137.11 $1,050 —
805–830 821 12 129.00–137.00 $133.48 $1,096 +8.48
855 855 2 134.00 $134.00 $1,146 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–190 183 2 157.00–162.00 $159.60 $292 —
340 340 2 142.00–156.00 $149.00 $507 —
358–380 361 7 145.00–150.00 $149.25 $539 +7.33
415 415 1 127.00 $127.00 $527 -13.27
400–445 432 9 130.00–153.00 $148.29 $641 +8.02
453–460 455 3 125.00–142.00 $130.72 $595 -16.75
503–545 525 14 120.00–146.00 $134.24 $705 +6.44
580–595 592 7 122.00–137.00 $131.03 $776 -2.97
670 670 3 120.00–134.00 $128.00 $858 -7.00
710 710 1 130.00 $130.00 $923 -1.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
156–190 161 7 202.00–220.00 $216.96 $349 +1.96
200–245 230 3 215.00–221.00 $216.74 $499 +21.80
260–295 277 5 195.00–205.00 $199.10 $552 +9.10
310 value added 310 2 215.00 $215.00 $666 —
300–335 313 6 192.00–202.00 $196.80 $616 +24.88
400–443 431 9 165.00–186.00 $170.79 $736 -7.19
457 457 3 166.00 $166.00 $759 -5.12
570 570 1 155.00 $155.00 $884 —
730 730 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,066 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 418 3 47.00–61.00 $56.04 $234 —
570–595 585 15 61.00–77.00 $70.53 $413 +13.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 185 3 161.00–165.00 $163.77 $303 —
260–295 270 5 150.00–167.00 $160.23 $433 +19.23
300–340 320 2 150.00–163.00 $156.09 $499 +6.31
353–398 379 13 140.00–156.00 $148.53 $563 -1.08
415–445 438 8 140.00–153.00 $146.01 $640 +3.87
450–470 468 13 133.00–144.00 $134.22 $628 -3.71
500–545 515 7 129.00–140.00 $136.89 $705 +0.09
550–585 565 12 134.00–145.00 $138.19 $781 +1.99
605–640 621 20 125.00–143.00 $133.24 $827 -1.87
670–680 675 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $915 +0.68
726 726 6 139.50 $139.50 $1,013 +13.03
755 755 3 120.00 $120.00 $906 -13.08
815 815 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,035 -0.33
853 853 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,041 +7.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 220 10 175.00–185.00 $178.41 $393 +17.07
260–295 282 10 170.00–177.00 $174.37 $492 +4.37
310 value added 310 2 200.00 $200.00 $620 —
305–325 312 3 167.00–174.00 $170.41 $532 +0.14
360–390 377 12 162.50–169.00 $164.60 $621 +6.09
405–432 421 8 151.00–168.00 $159.10 $670 +0.10
455 455 1 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
501–548 522 9 145.00–156.00 $152.03 $794 —
567 value added 567 3 160.00 $160.00 $907 —
643 643 2 140.00 $140.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 150.00 $150.00 $330 —
265 265 1 129.00 $129.00 $342 —
365–380 373 2 132.00–137.00 $134.55 $502 +6.71
405–420 413 2 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $506 -5.40
465–495 478 5 120.00–137.00 $128.60 $615 +1.83
500–535 517 3 117.00–135.00 $123.84 $640 +3.84
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 +6.80
635 635 2 131.00 $131.00 $832 +10.35
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 -4.00
769 769 6 133.00 $133.00 $1,023 +30.00
823 823 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,029 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–495 481 4 40.00–61.00 $48.67 $234 —
540 540 2 49.00 $49.00 $265 —
550–598 573 8 48.00–67.00 $54.29 $311 —
695 695 1 40.00 $40.00 $278 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 155.00 $155.00 $612 -15.00
400–420 410 2 152.00–168.00 $160.20 $657 +23.20
474 474 1 122.00 $122.00 $578 —
520 520 1 125.00 $125.00 $650 —
575 575 1 102.00 $102.00 $586 -15.21
680 680 2 120.00–129.00 $124.50 $847 +6.93
780 780 1 126.00 $126.00 $983 —
885 885 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,159 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
582 582 3 63.00 $63.00 $367 +9.00
790 790 1 85.00 $85.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–665 663 2 98.00–114.00 $105.97 $703 —
920 920 1 98.00 $98.00 $902 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $210 —
633–854 763 85-90% 25 35.00–58.00 $47.54 $363 —
790–905 842 85-90% 3 75.00–83.00 $78.16 $658 +29.97
515–1080 849 85-90% 18 47.00–60.00 $55.68 $473 +7.49
710–1170 906 85-90% 7 56.00–75.00 $67.75 $614 +17.75
545–1295 986 85-90% 61 65.00–75.50 $70.58 $696 —
805–1340 1041 85-90% 36 74.50–85.00 $78.40 $816 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 80-85% 1 95.00 $95.00 $850 —
920 920 80-85% 1 100.00 $100.00 $920 —
825–1345 1118 80-85% 21 74.00–86.50 $81.10 $907 —
945–1510 1222 80-85% 36 85.00–94.00 $88.80 $1,085 —
1090–1455 1238 80-85% 4 94.00–97.00 $94.90 $1,175 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 75-80% 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,200 -13.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 1 77.00 $77.00 $705 —
975 975 1 99.00 $99.00 $965 —
1060–1665 1196 17 77.50–92.00 $85.14 $1,018 —
1125–1665 1443 11 94.00–107.00 $101.02 $1,458 —
1515–2185 1875 4 108.50–111.00 $109.31 $2,050 —

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Bred Cows

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
540–575 558 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 185.00–325.00 $255.00
555–615 589 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 275.00–410.00 $320.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–1295 977 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 725.00–920.00 $843.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720–770 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 575.00–600.00 $583.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
518–530 519 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 19 200.00–350.00 $342.11 —
545–690 644 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 335.00–450.00 $389.38 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1268 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1020–1435 1292 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,150.00–1,360.00 $1,306.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
610 610 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
620 620 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
760 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 +200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
820 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
1040–1060 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,020.00–1,200.00 $1,110.00 —

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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.