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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 5, 2022

401 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.95/cwt +4.28 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 565 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.42/cwt +0.69 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 478 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.21/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 516 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 401 642 447
Feeder cattle 276 476 240
Slaughter cattle 79 102 148
Replacement cattle 46 64 59

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers no accurate comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher on limited comparison. Trade moderate 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
205 205 1 195.00 $195.00 $400 +3.76
270 270 1 187.00 $187.00 $505 +2.00
315–330 323 2 172.00–177.50 $174.69 $564 -1.88
390–395 393 2 161.00–182.00 $171.43 $674 -0.09
400–445 421 7 161.00–185.00 $174.50 $735 +11.50
490 490 1 171.00 $171.00 $838 -5.69
503–545 516 13 166.00–172.00 $170.21 $878 +1.13
550 550 1 160.00 $160.00 $880 -2.10
615–645 635 4 150.00–158.00 $152.70 $970 -4.67
660–675 668 8 152.00–156.00 $152.63 $1,020 -2.23
719 719 8 149.00 $149.00 $1,071 -4.50
757–770 760 4 145.00–146.00 $145.75 $1,108 +6.66
800–815 808 3 132.00–139.00 $134.68 $1,088 —
870 870 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,218 —
1200 1200 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,356 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 fancy 215 2 227.00–231.00 $228.86 $492 —
220 220 2 214.00 $214.00 $471 —
310 value added 310 4 220.00 $220.00 $682 —
315–320 318 2 188.00–196.00 $191.97 $610 -10.03
367 value added 367 3 214.00 $214.00 $785 —
365–390 373 4 184.00–200.00 $189.28 $706 +2.30
453–497 478 13 181.00–188.00 $184.42 $882 +0.69
500 500 2 177.00 $177.00 $885 -7.86
550 550 1 170.50 $170.50 $938 -7.05
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 2 141.00–145.00 $143.00 $493 —
355 355 1 145.00 $145.00 $515 —
505–545 521 6 136.00–154.00 $148.04 $771 -5.57
595 595 1 147.00 $147.00 $875 +10.06
615–640 630 4 130.00–142.00 $134.96 $850 -5.05
693 693 3 131.00 $131.00 $908 —
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 +0.27
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
835 835 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,044 —
870 870 1 109.00 $109.00 $948 —
1030 1030 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,071 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
270 270 2 280.00 $280.00 +30.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
653 653 2 65.00 $65.00 $424 +3.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 164.00 $164.00 $615 —
405–435 420 2 150.00 $150.00 $630 —
455–495 475 3 145.00–156.00 $152.15 $723 -2.87
515–520 518 2 140.00–150.00 $144.98 $751 -5.98
555–590 565 28 142.00–155.00 $153.95 $870 +4.28
623–645 630 3 137.00–144.00 $139.39 $878 +3.83
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 -10.94
705–735 723 3 120.00–132.00 $125.58 $908 -1.13
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
254 value added 254 4 191.00 $191.00 $485 —
334 334 4 187.00 $187.00 $625 +4.00
371 371 5 179.00 $179.00 $664 +13.25
400–410 405 2 170.00–178.00 $173.95 $704 +1.69
450–488 475 3 160.00–163.00 $160.95 $765 -3.92
515–525 522 3 160.00 $160.00 $835 -8.73
573 573 2 159.00 $159.00 $911 —
665–695 689 5 142.50–147.00 $143.37 $988 —
719 719 7 145.00 $145.00 $1,043 —
753–758 755 7 139.00–144.00 $141.15 $1,066 +10.15
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–433 418 6 120.00–125.00 $124.15 $519 -10.85
455–490 470 4 120.00–137.00 $126.18 $593 +0.77
510–545 526 4 125.00–132.00 $129.27 $680 -6.41
550–595 573 3 129.00–135.00 $132.30 $758 +0.80
610–625 618 3 118.00–130.00 $124.29 $768 +3.79
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 -29.52
855 855 1 102.00 $102.00 $872 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 145.00 $145.00 $667 —
528–533 531 4 20.00 $20.00 $106 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 187.00 $187.00 $757 —
455–478 470 3 145.00–170.00 $153.06 $719 -10.94
505–520 512 3 125.00–164.00 $144.54 $740 +5.84
578 578 2 151.00 $151.00 $873 —
670–690 680 2 114.00–122.00 $117.94 $802 -11.06
700–705 703 2 120.00–131.00 $125.52 $882 +15.52
780–790 785 2 116.00–125.00 $120.53 $946 +1.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 79.00 $79.00 $727 —
985 985 1 83.00 $83.00 $818 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
480–495 488 2 225.00–370.00 $296.38 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
90 90 1 110.00 $110.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–990 935 80-85% 2 90.50–104.00 $97.65 $913 —
900–1230 1040 80-85% 3 78.00–82.50 $80.06 $833 —
890–1230 1063 80-85% 25 75.00–87.00 $80.26 $853 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–875 764 85-90% 5 37.50–49.00 $46.15 $353 -6.16
760–925 857 85-90% 3 59.00–61.00 $59.72 $512 -0.25
875 875 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $648 +14.03
820–1245 980 85-90% 20 64.00–74.50 $69.92 $685 -0.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1540 1330 3 84.00–85.00 $84.61 $1,125 +7.42
1260–1770 1534 9 89.00–99.00 $94.76 $1,454 —
1995 1995 1 109.00 $109.00 $2,175 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1032 1032 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,375.00 $1,375.00 —
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,370.00 $1,370.00 —
1215 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 +80.00
1025–1405 1251 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 1,260.00–1,450.00 $1,368.13 +288.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
765–960 863 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,175.00 $1,037.50 —
860–990 943 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,160.00 $1,095.00 —
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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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.