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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 20, 2023

670 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.05/cwt +8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 481 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $168.70/cwt +4.44 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 575 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $208.88/cwt -17.13 vs last sale · ≈ $1,011/hd at 484 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 670 1,220 704
Feeder cattle 450 1,033 516
Slaughter cattle 167 128 127
Replacement cattle 53 59 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifer sold mostly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to1.00-2.00 higher. 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
235 value added 235 1 212.50 $212.50 $499 —
250–280 265 2 220.00–240.00 $230.57 $611 +12.17
313 value added 313 2 260.00 $260.00 $814 —
345 345 2 202.00 $202.00 $697 -15.91
363–375 369 4 230.00–235.00 $233.73 $862 +12.61
410–448 value added 433 12 221.00–240.00 $228.56 $990 +3.54
415–445 433 6 195.00–212.50 $203.91 $883 -8.82
455–492 value added 483 11 215.00–226.00 $218.56 $1,056 -11.95
465–494 485 9 190.00–207.00 $197.05 $956 -14.31
510–545 528 9 190.00–202.50 $196.71 $1,039 -1.19
553–568 value added 563 6 196.00–198.00 $196.65 $1,107 —
550–599 574 12 185.00–192.00 $189.47 $1,088 +5.71
606–645 615 19 175.00–190.00 $178.66 $1,099 +3.35
670–675 673 6 163.50–177.00 $173.24 $1,166 -6.29
700–745 723 6 167.00–177.00 $169.64 $1,226 +1.61
758 758 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,213 -6.76
800–815 808 2 150.00–158.00 $154.04 $1,245 —
885 885 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 2 180.00–190.00 $185.11 $426 -4.89
295 295 2 210.00 $210.00 $620 +15.78
300 300 1 195.00 $195.00 $585 -1.98
392 392 5 180.00 $180.00 $706 -11.44
405–435 413 7 180.00–193.00 $188.31 $778 -4.39
495 495 1 188.00 $188.00 $931 +6.80
560–590 582 6 172.00–190.00 $184.58 $1,074 +7.74
603–630 614 4 164.00–177.50 $173.41 $1,065 +2.59
680 680 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,088 -9.72
725–745 735 2 145.00–155.00 $150.07 $1,103 -8.73
845 845 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,310 +13.00
850–890 870 2 123.00–132.00 $127.60 $1,110 -22.40
1025 1025 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 165.00 $165.00 $404 —
280 280 1 175.00 $175.00 $490 +4.21
330–345 338 3 167.50–180.00 $174.13 $589 +4.13
350–380 365 2 165.00–180.00 $172.81 $631 +3.04
500–515 508 2 160.00–161.00 $160.51 $815 -3.29
590–595 593 3 150.00–165.00 $158.65 $941 +0.19
690 690 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,035 +10.15
705 705 1 138.00 $138.00 $973 —
755–795 775 2 130.00–137.00 $133.41 $1,034 -7.09
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
282 282 3 375.00 $375.00 —
360 360 1 325.00 $325.00 —
450–455 453 2 325.00–425.00 $375.28 —
500–530 515 2 300.00–350.00 $325.73 +50.73
620 620 1 320.00 $320.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
494 494 5 54.00 $54.00 $267 —
735 735 1 63.00 $63.00 $463 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
150 unweaned 150 3 120.00 $120.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
220 220 1 400.00 $400.00 +36.03

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–280 278 2 195.00–200.00 $197.48 $549 —
280 value added 280 1 210.00 $210.00 $588 —
315 value added 315 1 200.00 $200.00 $630 —
350–380 360 3 180.00–193.00 $188.10 $677 -0.62
367–390 value added 378 8 208.00–219.00 $213.14 $806 +15.68
400–443 427 8 185.00–202.50 $191.32 $817 -2.21
463–495 480 7 187.00–193.00 $191.84 $921 +4.85
463–499 value added 481 21 195.00–198.00 $196.12 $943 —
510–540 value added 524 8 190.00–197.00 $191.51 $1,004 —
570–588 575 27 165.00–185.00 $168.70 $970 +4.44
610 610 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 +0.18
670 670 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,085 —
760–762 762 4 154.00–162.00 $156.00 $1,189 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 2 180.00 $180.00 $369 —
250–280 263 3 172.50–187.00 $180.11 $474 -2.54
300–310 305 2 165.00–167.50 $166.23 $507 -15.13
365–375 370 2 175.00 $175.00 $648 +10.28
440–445 443 2 175.00–185.00 $179.97 $797 +5.30
460–480 465 10 172.50–185.00 $178.30 $829 +12.99
505 505 2 166.00 $166.00 $838 -2.89
550–593 574 7 155.00–172.00 $166.46 $955 +5.04
610–625 618 2 145.00–161.00 $152.90 $945 -2.13
674 674 8 154.00 $154.00 $1,038 -0.71
725 725 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,044 —
912 912 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,003 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 145.00–150.00 $147.54 $413 —
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 -14.06
350–396 384 9 144.00–160.00 $150.91 $579 -2.08
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 -8.63
523–530 525 3 142.00–150.00 $147.31 $773 +4.36
565 565 2 140.00 $140.00 $791 -7.91
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 —
738 738 2 120.00 $120.00 $886 -20.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
436 436 5 425.00 $425.00 —
500–510 505 2 300.00 $300.00 —
555 555 1 300.00 $300.00 —
625–635 630 2 275.00–320.00 $297.32 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 41.00 $41.00 $166 —
470 470 1 35.00 $35.00 $164 -20.51
520 520 1 72.00 $72.00 $374 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 480 2 185.00–195.00 $189.84 $911 +24.84
520 520 1 170.00 $170.00 $884 +20.00
590–595 592 6 167.00–180.00 $171.36 $1,014 +61.36
605–610 608 2 161.00–165.00 $163.01 $991 —
660–695 678 2 151.00–169.00 $160.23 $1,086 +34.36
770 770 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,155 +20.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
525–613 569 (<2 yrs)N/A 4 1,100.00–1,350.00 $1,234.67 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–270 263 2 190.00–200.00 $195.14 $513 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 80-85% 1 67.00 $67.00 $586 —
875–1176 1034 80-85% 5 75.00–81.00 $77.59 $802 —
955–1424 1189 80-85% 46 71.00–81.00 $76.78 $913 —
1210 1210 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $847 -5.08
1227–1375 1266 80-85% 19 81.00–85.50 $82.37 $1,043 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–800 780 85-90% 2 53.00–54.00 $53.51 $417 —
595–1020 808 85-90% 5 26.00–46.00 $36.29 $293 —
665–1075 902 85-90% 3 37.00–48.00 $42.56 $384 —
740–995 915 85-90% 23 50.00–61.00 $54.08 $495 —
775–1180 947 85-90% 33 62.00–71.50 $66.11 $626 —
860–1067 1015 85-90% 4 65.00–68.00 $67.36 $684 -0.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250 1250 75-80% 1 72.00 $72.00 $900 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025 1025 1 97.00 $97.00 $994 —
1160 1160 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,276 —
1025–1865 1420 9 87.00–99.00 $94.15 $1,337 +0.15
1310–1880 1578 8 66.00–84.00 $79.09 $1,248 —
1400–1800 1624 4 101.00–109.00 $104.75 $1,701 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–830 795 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,000.00 $958.33
865–990 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,150.00 $1,066.67
830–1100 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 875.00–1,100.00 $1,012.50
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–710 703 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 575.00–700.00 $637.50
730–760 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 675.00–850.00 $762.50
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010–1160 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,225.00 $1,212.50
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
753 753 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 400.00 $400.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
970–1045 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 875.00–950.00 $908.33 -304.17
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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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.