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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, November 11, 2022

1,750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $223.02/cwt +22.83 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 385 lb · 102 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $191.24/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 509 lb · 84 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.06/cwt -6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 420 lb · 69 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,750 997 1,707
Feeder cattle 1,306 722 1,146
Slaughter cattle 338 190 416
Replacement cattle 106 85 145

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 1.00 2.00 higher, heifer calves sod well to 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. 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
265 265 2 211.00 $211.00 $559 -4.46
270 fancy 270 2 236.00 $236.00 $637 —
299 unweaned 299 4 202.00 $202.00 $604 —
315–342 328 7 200.00–222.00 $213.25 $699 -0.50
318–335 value added 328 35 227.00–233.00 $232.24 $762 —
350–385 361 6 210.00–221.00 $212.67 $768 +14.32
360–397 unweaned 385 12 197.50–204.00 $199.75 $769 —
350–398 value added 387 84 217.00–228.00 $227.08 $879 +17.08
405–447 420 69 185.00–196.00 $188.06 $790 -4.12
450–494 475 53 185.00–197.00 $188.92 $897 +3.72
503–509 value added 506 68 194.00 $194.00 $982 +1.00
510–537 524 16 173.00–188.00 $179.51 $941 -0.51
555–582 575 14 170.00–180.00 $172.61 $993 +4.80
600–645 615 28 160.00–168.00 $163.12 $1,003 +1.64
654–698 666 15 158.00–162.00 $158.96 $1,059 +3.96
723–735 724 14 158.00–161.00 $158.22 $1,146 +3.22
753 753 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 202.00 $202.00 $384 —
246 246 8 228.00 $228.00 $561 —
270 unweaned 270 1 175.00 $175.00 $472 —
276–280 277 5 190.00–205.00 $201.97 $559 +13.54
300–346 338 6 183.00–197.00 $194.93 $659 +19.93
390–395 392 3 175.00–187.00 $182.02 $714 —
406–445 unweaned 424 10 170.00–174.00 $170.97 $725 —
400–444 432 21 177.00–190.00 $180.94 $782 +13.34
455–460 unweaned 458 2 165.00–171.00 $168.02 $770 —
455–490 476 15 169.00–183.00 $178.12 $848 +1.47
500–545 529 22 160.00–173.00 $166.58 $881 +4.43
550–593 578 35 155.00–172.00 $161.02 $931 -1.08
600–645 624 11 155.00–168.00 $159.81 $997 +7.22
650–685 664 15 151.00–159.00 $156.12 $1,037 +4.27
665 665 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,011 +0.15
698 unweaned 698 4 153.00 $153.00 $1,068 —
705–738 724 6 146.00–157.00 $151.32 $1,096 +6.02
750–773 761 12 140.00–153.00 $145.30 $1,106 +8.30
823–840 829 13 128.00–141.00 $133.17 $1,104 -5.82
865–895 871 5 132.00–140.00 $138.36 $1,205 -1.52
900–937 926 5 134.00–145.00 $137.33 $1,272 +6.64
955 955 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 150.00 $150.00 $360 —
371–395 377 6 151.00–155.00 $152.20 $574 —
408–445 421 7 135.00–150.00 $140.77 $593 -14.23
480–495 489 4 145.00–160.00 $153.79 $752 +3.42
500–535 522 3 150.00–154.00 $152.38 $795 +5.38
575–588 585 6 143.00–153.00 $147.48 $863 +2.46
612–615 613 8 139.00–150.00 $144.13 $884 +4.13
650–675 662 3 132.00–140.00 $135.62 $898 -11.02
725 725 2 130.00–136.00 $133.00 $964 -15.00
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 78.00 $78.00 $332 —
595 595 1 50.00 $50.00 $298 —
710–740 725 2 53.00–90.00 $71.88 $521 —
785 785 1 54.50 $54.50 $428 —
930 930 1 62.00 $62.00 $577 —
1035 1035 1 52.00 $52.00 $538 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135–140 unweaned 138 2 260.00–275.00 $267.36 —
207 207 3 275.00 $275.00 -125.00
230 unweaned 230 1 330.00 $330.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
285 285 1 260.00 $260.00 —
430 430 1 230.00 $230.00 +4.72

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 200.00 $200.00 $360 —
244 value added 244 11 210.00 $210.00 $512 —
233–249 245 9 177.50–185.00 $183.42 $449 +13.42
255–290 273 2 176.00–189.00 $182.08 $497 —
300–325 value added 324 31 180.00–190.00 $189.70 $615 —
305–340 324 9 160.00–176.00 $164.90 $534 +0.74
350–396 383 19 160.00–176.00 $171.66 $657 +5.73
400–448 428 22 160.00–174.00 $169.17 $724 +7.15
440 value added 440 4 177.00 $177.00 $779 —
454 value added 454 8 176.00 $176.00 $799 —
456–490 480 47 157.00–170.00 $167.32 $803 +1.42
505–525 515 4 154.00–161.00 $157.57 $811 -8.18
524–531 value added 527 37 168.00–173.00 $171.09 $902 —
670–673 673 10 145.00–147.50 $145.25 $978 —
740 fancy 740 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,199 —
799 799 5 140.00 $140.00 $1,119 +1.00
859 859 4 134.00 $134.00 $1,151 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 165.00 $165.00 $446 +11.34
345 345 1 165.00 $165.00 $569 —
358–385 376 3 155.00–159.00 $157.32 $592 -0.18
415–445 429 6 150.00–160.00 $152.48 $654 +1.72
435 value added 435 1 165.00 $165.00 $718 —
465–495 478 8 150.00–159.00 $156.12 $746 +6.11
500–543 512 13 145.00–158.00 $149.73 $767 +2.88
525 unweaned 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 —
561 unweaned 561 6 135.00 $135.00 $757 —
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 -4.26
550–577 570 29 140.00–157.00 $148.79 $848 +4.53
600–643 627 22 131.00–139.00 $136.14 $854 -0.60
650–695 684 7 132.00–138.50 $135.65 $928 +0.76
712–745 732 11 125.00–138.50 $133.72 $979 +2.70
765–790 778 2 125.00 $125.00 $972 +0.31
825–845 837 5 128.00–131.00 $130.21 $1,090 +10.21
850–880 865 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,081 +5.00
978 978 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,271 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–270 268 2 145.00–150.00 $147.52 $395 +2.52
275 unweaned 275 1 130.00 $130.00 $358 —
305–325 311 8 124.00–142.50 $131.23 $408 —
350–398 379 7 130.00–155.00 $141.15 $535 +1.15
400–410 405 4 125.00–145.00 $134.94 $547 -5.06
460–498 489 12 124.00–145.00 $139.08 $680 +11.47
500–543 518 19 120.00–140.00 $136.87 $709 +14.95
553–598 573 27 115.00–139.00 $127.70 $732 -3.57
600–630 608 5 120.00–135.00 $126.41 $769 +0.03
665 665 2 125.00 $125.00 $831 +5.00
700–707 704 5 125.00–140.00 $134.04 $944 +15.04
803 803 2 123.00 $123.00 $988 +13.00
915 915 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,098 —
1010 1010 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 88.00 $88.00 $295 —
395 395 1 50.00 $50.00 $198 —
496 496 5 57.00 $57.00 $283 —
520 520 1 34.00 $34.00 $177 —
560 560 2 55.00 $55.00 $308 —
615–645 628 3 38.00–45.00 $41.95 $263 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532 532 3 140.00 $140.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
95 unweaned 95 1 250.00 $250.00 —
180 180 1 235.00 $235.00 -116.09
190 unweaned 190 1 250.00 $250.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 145.00–155.00 $149.94 $622 —
465 465 1 128.00 $128.00 $595 —
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
740–745 743 2 110.00–135.00 $122.46 $910 +25.53
850–875 868 4 101.00–117.00 $111.33 $966 —
945 945 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,002 +10.51
995 995 1 95.00 $95.00 $945 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 59.00 $59.00 $375 —
680 680 1 61.00 $61.00 $415 —
795 795 1 62.50 $62.50 $497 —
905 905 1 60.00 $60.00 $543 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–850 695 85-90% 2 45.00–56.00 $51.73 $360 —
665–880 806 85-90% 12 42.50–50.00 $46.93 $378 +8.23
635–1090 821 85-90% 5 24.00–40.00 $31.88 $262 -6.82
735–1185 1004 85-90% 22 45.50–57.00 $53.10 $533 -7.83
830–1285 1015 85-90% 7 57.50–65.00 $60.36 $613 +17.65
820–1405 1063 85-90% 116 57.00–64.50 $61.02 $649 +16.63
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 80-85% 1 75.00 $75.00 $574 —
1100 1100 80-85% 1 76.00 $76.00 $836 +8.01
1065–1295 1169 80-85% 5 63.00–64.00 $63.19 $739 —
830–1443 1186 80-85% 18 63.50–73.00 $67.93 $806 —
905–1490 1191 80-85% 110 64.00–72.00 $67.07 $799 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1515–1625 1570 75-80% 2 65.00–70.00 $67.59 $1,061 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1600 1284 7 65.00–79.00 $74.02 $950 —
1125–2015 1544 18 70.00–80.00 $76.42 $1,180 -0.87
1370–2035 1698 20 81.00–91.50 $84.47 $1,434 —
1755–2230 1993 2 92.00 $92.00 $1,834 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–1085 995 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 820.00–850.00 $835.00
1070 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00
895–1390 1248 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 6 850.00–975.00 $935.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850 850 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
565 565 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700 700 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 310.00 $310.00

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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
930–973 962 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 925.00–1,000.00 $943.75 —
968–990 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 810.00–900.00 $840.00 —
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -275.00
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 575.00 $575.00 —

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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.