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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 27, 2023

390 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $165.27/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 530 lb · 16 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.60/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 742 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 390 670 641
Feeder cattle 260 450 464
Slaughter cattle 80 167 116
Replacement cattle 50 53 61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 238 2 206.00 $206.00 $490 +20.89
295 295 1 210.00 $210.00 $620 ±0.00
310 value added 310 2 204.00 $204.00 $632 —
310–333 324 4 189.00–193.00 $191.80 $621 -3.20
365 value added 365 1 205.00 $205.00 $748 —
358–398 378 4 180.00–196.00 $187.58 $709 +7.58
405–435 421 5 175.00–190.00 $184.16 $775 -4.15
465–494 484 8 172.00–180.00 $175.92 $851 -12.08
510–540 528 3 173.00–187.00 $181.47 $958 —
565–575 570 5 171.00–183.00 $175.28 $999 -9.30
610–645 630 3 158.00–165.00 $160.67 $1,012 -12.74
650–660 655 2 161.00–163.00 $161.99 $1,061 +1.99
761–775 763 7 145.00–146.00 $145.15 $1,107 —
845 845 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,191 -14.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 265.00 $265.00 $702 +34.43
310–325 318 2 206.00 $206.00 $655 +4.00
375–378 377 3 219.00–220.00 $219.33 $827 -14.40
410–445 424 5 192.00–230.00 $208.54 $884 +4.63
455–495 477 7 192.00–212.00 $199.68 $952 +2.63
515–535 525 2 193.00–194.00 $193.49 $1,016 -3.22
560–585 573 2 189.00–192.00 $190.47 $1,091 +1.00
655–659 658 7 164.50–172.00 $165.57 $1,089 -7.67
750 750 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,238 +5.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 170.00 $170.00 $561 -4.13
390–395 393 2 176.00–183.00 $179.48 $705 +6.67
410–430 420 2 165.00–175.00 $169.88 $713 —
500–545 519 4 150.00–163.00 $155.82 $809 -4.69
563–595 574 3 161.00–167.00 $163.07 $936 +4.42
685–690 688 2 138.00–155.00 $146.47 $1,008 -3.53
885 885 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,230 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135 135 1 300.00 $300.00 —
150 150 1 375.00 $375.00 —
205–215 211 6 300.00–400.00 $325.01 -74.99
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
200 200 1 275.00 $275.00 —
335 335 1 290.00 $290.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
410 410 1 350.00 $350.00 —
470 470 1 335.00 $335.00 -40.28
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 2 53.50 $53.50 $340 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 334 7 164.00–181.00 $171.66 $573 +5.43
350–395 379 4 157.00–170.00 $166.26 $630 -8.74
405–440 424 7 159.00–172.00 $167.55 $710 -12.42
465–498 490 9 164.00–175.00 $170.03 $833 -8.27
505–540 530 16 155.50–172.00 $165.27 $876 -0.73
565–590 576 5 154.00–168.00 $158.08 $911 -8.38
605–635 619 7 147.00–161.00 $153.25 $949 +0.35
655 655 1 145.00 $145.00 $950 -9.00
720 720 1 137.00 $137.00 $986 -7.00
805–820 808 5 120.00–133.00 $130.36 $1,053 —
854–860 855 5 105.00–134.00 $128.17 $1,096 —
975 975 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,219 —
1060–1075 1068 2 101.00–110.00 $105.47 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 198.00 $198.00 $455 —
260 value added 260 2 225.00 $225.00 $585 +15.00
300 300 1 184.00 $184.00 $552 —
385–395 388 3 175.00–179.00 $176.36 $684 -11.74
400 400 1 184.00 $184.00 $736 -7.32
725–748 742 11 154.00–160.00 $155.60 $1,155 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 130.00 $130.00 $429 -15.00
430–435 432 3 132.00–144.00 $136.98 $592 —
450–485 472 5 144.00–150.00 $147.79 $698 +7.79
500–510 505 3 155.00 $155.00 $783 +7.69
590 590 1 142.00 $142.00 $838 +2.00
605–625 621 5 125.00–144.00 $133.04 $826 +3.04
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
490 490 1 350.00 $350.00 —
500 500 1 360.00 $360.00 +60.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
215 215 1 325.00 $325.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
240 240 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
255 255 1 185.00 $185.00 $472 —
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 -24.84
565 565 1 172.00 $172.00 $972 +0.64
625–640 634 5 145.00–147.00 $146.21 $927 -16.80
715–725 718 3 115.00–153.00 $139.38 $1,001 —
770 770 2 120.00–127.00 $123.50 $951 -26.50
845 845 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,056 —
905 905 1 94.00 $94.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 270.00 $270.00 $837 —
395 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 —
405 405 1 204.00 $204.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
820 820 1 87.00 $87.00 $713 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825 825 1 75.00 $75.00 $619 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1055 918 80-85% 2 75.00–78.00 $76.72 $704 —
840–1605 1197 80-85% 28 73.50–85.00 $79.77 $955 +2.99
995–1555 1258 80-85% 8 85.00–91.50 $87.59 $1,102 +5.22
1440–1445 1443 80-85% 4 87.00 $87.00 $1,255 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–830 661 85-90% 4 21.00–28.00 $23.86 $158 —
685 685 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $377 —
735–859 826 85-90% 7 50.00–56.00 $54.50 $450 +18.21
740–1015 885 85-90% 14 63.50–70.50 $68.55 $607 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1350 1257 9 86.00–96.50 $93.34 $1,173 —
1275 1275 1 70.00 $70.00 $892 —
1325–1895 1553 6 101.00–105.00 $103.16 $1,602 +24.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1060 904 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 950.00–1,150.00 $1,041.67
820–1170 995 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,200.00 $1,050.00
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,110.00 $1,110.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 710 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
785–960 873 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 800.00–875.00 $837.50
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 840.00 $840.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
553 553 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 500.00 $500.00
665–720 693 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 485.00–585.00 $535.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,375.00 $1,375.00
920–1395 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,325.00–1,525.00 $1,425.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 735.00 $735.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
630 630 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1305 1305 Young (2-4 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.