Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 28, 2022

1,368 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $176.91/cwt +2.62 vs last sale · ≈ $931/hd at 526 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $191.52/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 434 lb · 40 head

heavy 8-weight M&L 2 heifers $96.17/cwt ≈ $837/hd at 870 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,368	1,038	1,403
Feeder cattle	902	804	820
Slaughter cattle	380	153	375
Replacement cattle	86	81	208

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 higher. feeder steers sold steady on comparable quotes, feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade active demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	287	9	205.00–220.00	$216.66	$622	+13.89
300–335	328	10	194.00–214.00	$206.69	$678	+5.05
350–395	378	15	190.00–207.50	$198.71	$751	+6.16
400–446	434	40	160.00–198.00	$191.52	$831	+3.67
465 fancy	465	1	203.00	$203.00	$944	—
450–495	467	24	181.00–198.00	$190.18	$888	+6.61
505–545	526	42	164.00–188.00	$176.91	$931	+2.62
550–578	568	21	165.00–182.00	$171.11	$972	+0.85
625	625	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,062	+2.46

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	185.00–190.00	$187.48	$474	-12.98
306–340	320	11	165.00–190.00	$175.62	$562	-11.47
377–390	382	6	173.00–185.00	$177.81	$679	+17.31
413–440	424	7	160.00–177.00	$170.38	$722	-0.13
450–495	479	8	168.00–177.00	$170.86	$818	+4.36
515–545	530	15	156.00–163.00	$159.94	$848	-4.25
550–595	577	27	155.00–165.00	$157.91	$911	-3.50
600–637	627	21	145.00–155.50	$153.14	$960	-4.73
650–690	671	5	144.00–157.00	$149.02	$1,000	+0.07
700–728	722	6	137.50–150.00	$140.79	$1,017	-3.87
755–797	784	11	136.00–139.00	$137.74	$1,080	-6.94
800–815	804	5	136.00–140.00	$138.30	$1,112	-3.09
1045	1045	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,296	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	150.00	$150.00	$412	-10.00
325	325	3	142.00	$142.00	$462	-0.65
373	373	4	136.00	$136.00	$507	-5.00
400–425	408	3	145.00–152.00	$149.57	$610	+1.18
470–485	481	4	148.00–155.00	$152.02	$731	+2.41
510–535	522	3	137.00–155.00	$147.19	$768	+12.19
560–595	573	9	125.00–150.00	$145.00	$831	+12.06
600–646	634	12	137.00–150.00	$141.35	$896	+8.35
650–694	680	12	120.00–136.00	$132.12	$898	—
705–745	720	9	120.00–140.00	$131.24	$945	-1.71
755–785	770	3	120.00–136.00	$126.44	$974	-4.07
805–845	832	6	110.00–137.00	$126.79	$1,055	+3.32
885	885	2	126.00–128.00	$127.00	$1,124	+1.00
990	990	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,228	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	325.00	$325.00	—
210–225	218	2	350.00	$350.00	+59.60
290	290	1	295.00	$295.00	-55.00
330	330	2	200.00–360.00	$280.00	—
390–395	393	2	200.00–235.00	$217.39	—
460	460	1	275.00	$275.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	46.00	$46.00	$253	—
615	615	1	48.00	$48.00	$295	—
650–695	665	5	50.00–75.00	$58.21	$387	—
705–735	720	2	60.00–63.00	$61.53	$443	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155	155	1	405.00	$405.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180	180	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–237	230	5	155.00–165.00	$157.93	$363	-2.07
255–288	275	13	152.00–165.00	$157.38	$433	-6.26
320–345	336	7	148.00–153.00	$149.65	$503	-3.33
350–395	370	7	151.00–157.00	$154.13	$570	-0.38
400–435	405	15	140.00–158.00	$146.85	$595	-1.90
452–475	460	15	144.00–155.00	$149.31	$687	+1.71
500–545	523	14	136.00–154.00	$147.20	$770	-1.82
550–595	566	15	139.00–148.00	$143.31	$811	+0.86
600–645	630	15	132.00–148.50	$140.30	$884	+0.80
660–685	675	4	130.00–144.00	$136.06	$918	-0.64
700–725	711	9	125.00–134.00	$130.67	$929	-4.08
775	775	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,046	+0.96
815	815	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,043	—
875–883	881	4	123.00–125.00	$123.50	$1,088	-8.50

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	2	170.00	$170.00	$434	—
315–335	320	10	161.00–170.00	$166.87	$534	+1.30
350–375	367	20	163.00–171.50	$169.58	$622	+6.00
402–440	417	21	160.00–168.50	$164.18	$685	+2.86
450–490	466	15	154.00–161.00	$158.55	$739	+5.12
480	480	9	160.00	$160.00	$768	+6.57
525–545	532	6	151.00–156.00	$154.48	$822	+1.98
552–571	567	36	152.00–157.50	$155.24	$880	+9.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	278	4	140.00–151.00	$144.06	$400	-6.28
318–325	320	9	126.00–142.00	$131.17	$420	-13.83
390	390	1	129.00	$129.00	$503	-12.34
405	405	1	120.00	$120.00	$486	-7.92
462–493	480	11	121.00–137.00	$127.92	$614	—
510–530	517	3	130.00–136.00	$131.97	$682	+7.41
550–595	571	8	116.00–135.00	$126.03	$720	-2.91
630	630	1	124.00	$124.00	$781	-3.20
665–699	693	7	122.00–130.00	$128.14	$888	+5.18
705–720	718	6	115.00–123.00	$120.32	$864	-7.34
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	—
810–843	842	22	95.00–115.00	$95.88	$807	-17.12
855–892	870	37	95.00–106.00	$96.17	$837	—
930	930	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,023	—
1072	1072	3	85.00	$85.00	$911	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–520	518	2	20.00–34.00	$27.03	$140	—
550–590	570	2	34.00–49.00	$41.24	$235	-12.56
605–623	620	6	35.00–48.00	$45.89	$285	—
660	660	1	24.00	$24.00	$158	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
178	178	2	275.00	$275.00	—
210	210	1	350.00	$350.00	—
698	698	3	60.00	$60.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	175.00	$175.00	$508	—
430–440	435	2	140.00–150.00	$144.94	$630	+8.94
480	480	1	135.00	$135.00	$648	—
545	545	1	145.00	$145.00	$790	+45.00
553–590	561	7	120.00–145.00	$129.96	$729	—
630	630	1	112.00	$112.00	$706	+1.00
670	670	1	106.00	$106.00	$710	—
710–740	725	2	102.00–117.00	$109.34	$793	—
750–795	772	3	100.00–111.00	$106.77	$824	—
885–890	888	2	96.00–108.00	$101.98	$906	—
930	930	1	94.00	$94.00	$874	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	80.00	$80.00	$436	—
690	690	1	75.00	$75.00	$518	—
730	730	1	65.00	$65.00	$474	-15.00
770	770	1	54.00	$54.00	$416	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
565	565	1	107.00	$107.00	$605	—
735	735	1	99.00	$99.00	$728	+14.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1025	838	85-90%	7	35.00–45.00	$41.00	$344	+4.41
650–1295	940	85-90%	15	25.00–51.00	$40.03	$376	-15.29
690–1175	971	85-90%	19	41.00–50.00	$46.37	$450	—
850–1070	1008	85-90%	9	49.00–59.50	$51.35	$518	—
855–1245	1022	85-90%	80	49.00–60.00	$55.47	$567	—
925–1440	1090	85-90%	77	59.00–67.00	$63.18	$689	-1.54
985–1323	1188	85-90%	18	60.00–69.00	$62.95	$748	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
843–1340	1090	80-85%	18	67.50–82.00	$71.60	$780	—
1020–1680	1304	80-85%	44	67.00–73.00	$70.37	$918	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1898	1898	75-80%	2	67.00	$67.00	$1,272	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1605	1501	7	70.00–83.00	$77.75	$1,167	—
1710–2140	1909	7	85.00–93.50	$89.11	$1,701	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00
1060–1090	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,090.00–1,175.00	$1,132.50
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
883	883	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	900.00	$900.00	$7,947

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	550.00	$550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1018	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	800.00	$800.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1640–1665	1648	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,450.00–1,490.00	$1,476.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	775.00	$775.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	425.00	$425.00	—

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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.