Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 17, 2023

898 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $225.50/cwt -1.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,154/hd at 512 lb · 52 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.65/cwt -8.92 vs last sale · ≈ $985/hd at 465 lb · 43 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $212.95/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $718/hd at 337 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	898	882	835
Feeder cattle	683	673	614
Slaughter cattle	139	114	160
Replacement cattle	76	95	61

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 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
285	285	1	257.50	$257.50	$734	+12.63
312–345 value added	331	8	237.00–260.00	$250.20	$828	-4.15
330–345	333	5	227.00–250.00	$231.77	$772	-7.19
360–395	378	6	210.00–237.50	$232.46	$879	-1.35
350–395 value added	391	15	239.00–247.50	$240.30	$940	-17.51
403–445	424	27	219.00–240.00	$224.76	$953	-5.50
450–467 value added	465	17	227.00–232.00	$229.23	$1,066	-6.11
450–496	480	15	210.00–235.00	$228.68	$1,098	-0.22
506 thin fleshed	506	27	230.00	$230.00	$1,164	—
500–540	518	25	200.00–230.00	$220.63	$1,143	-6.22
558–595	581	14	196.00–219.00	$210.27	$1,222	-5.19
555–593 value added	583	13	214.00–222.00	$216.77	$1,264	-15.28
600–644	622	13	193.00–206.00	$197.01	$1,225	-2.69
663 thin fleshed	663	4	195.00	$195.00	$1,293	—
738	738	6	183.00	$183.00	$1,351	-7.93

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	197.00–212.50	$204.58	$471	-15.42
250–263	259	3	192.00–210.00	$197.80	$512	-26.86
285–290 unweaned	288	2	180.00–205.00	$192.39	$554	—
310–335	318	5	200.00–212.00	$202.94	$645	-19.56
350–398	385	6	202.00–220.00	$213.82	$823	-11.46
400–404 value added	404	9	216.00–224.00	$216.88	$876	—
403–445	423	18	186.00–227.00	$211.06	$893	+8.17
470–495	485	3	190.00–218.00	$208.14	$1,009	+22.05
510–515	513	2	190.00	$190.00	$975	-6.37
555–565	562	3	195.00–205.00	$198.29	$1,114	+25.29
615–645	637	11	185.00–191.50	$186.71	$1,189	-5.33
675–683	681	5	174.00–187.00	$176.58	$1,203	-8.35
700–735	709	12	165.00–180.00	$174.74	$1,239	-0.26
783–790	787	4	160.00–175.00	$169.98	$1,338	—
845	845	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,318	-14.00
875–890	882	3	150.00–156.00	$152.32	$1,343	—
905	905	1	146.00	$146.00	$1,321	—
980	980	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,372	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	162.00–170.00	$166.29	$457	—
325–345	336	4	167.00–185.00	$178.17	$599	-2.47
365–390	374	5	159.00–182.00	$171.02	$640	+11.20
400–415	411	4	175.00–185.00	$177.43	$729	+14.14
510–540	525	2	167.00–175.00	$170.89	$897	+5.89
575	575	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,041	+28.82
605–645	635	5	148.00–173.00	$158.12	$1,004	+18.12
665–695	680	2	149.00–158.00	$153.40	$1,043	+3.40
740	740	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,177	—
750	750	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,162	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
295 unweaned	295	1	150.00	$150.00	—
320 unweaned	320	1	240.00	$240.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	50.00	$50.00	$332	-8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	330	19	200.00–210.00	$203.37	$671	+13.67
335–349 value added	348	13	220.00–227.50	$226.94	$790	-5.28
364–395	372	7	210.00–215.00	$211.34	$786	-8.85
411–432 value added	421	13	220.00–222.50	$221.32	$932	-6.40
415–432	428	17	199.00–220.00	$208.49	$892	-6.86
456 thin fleshed	456	26	216.00	$216.00	$985	-6.50
453–490	480	17	199.00–210.00	$205.00	$984	-7.60
500–535	509	5	195.00–205.00	$201.52	$1,026	+4.94
550–593	569	28	177.00–191.00	$185.25	$1,054	-0.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245 unweaned	245	1	179.00	$179.00	$439	—
250–280	271	6	188.00–200.00	$191.35	$519	+8.14
425 value added	425	1	200.00	$200.00	$850	—
418–445	434	15	185.00–195.00	$188.51	$818	-5.28
450–485	473	5	180.00–194.00	$190.72	$902	+10.15
507	507	5	195.00	$195.00	$989	—
575–596	593	8	182.00–185.00	$184.64	$1,095	+16.57
643 value added	643	8	168.00	$168.00	$1,080	—
655	655	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,048	-4.61
755–790	769	6	138.00–151.00	$141.33	$1,087	+0.74
800	800	3	140.00	$140.00	$1,120	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	162.00	$162.00	$373	-8.73
275–280	277	3	166.00–180.00	$175.28	$486	+13.10
355–395	375	17	165.00–175.00	$169.02	$634	+0.01
419–430	424	5	160.00–175.00	$167.00	$708	+13.99
470	470	1	165.00	$165.00	$776	+13.00
503–520	509	4	130.00–165.00	$143.71	$731	—
550–555	552	3	140.00–161.00	$151.96	$839	+4.86
605–649	634	7	130.00–150.00	$143.62	$911	-6.38
650–685	666	6	135.00–150.00	$145.17	$967	—
700–730	717	5	130.00–150.00	$139.97	$1,004	+17.47
750–798	782	3	133.00–140.00	$135.24	$1,058	-7.59

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	53.00	$53.00	$257	+23.00
520	520	1	40.00	$40.00	$208	-7.91
565	565	1	57.00	$57.00	$322	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195 unweaned	195	1	385.00	$385.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
549	549	4	190.00	$190.00	$1,043	—
585–595	588	3	180.00–193.00	$188.62	$1,109	—
620–645	633	2	140.00–175.00	$157.85	$999	+27.85
670	670	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,018	—
745	745	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$1,006	—
825–845	835	2	120.00–136.00	$128.10	$1,070	-13.21
930–935	933	2	110.00–127.00	$118.48	$1,105	-2.52

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	520	10	81.00–90.00	$84.94	$442	—
645	645	1	88.00	$88.00	$568	—
670	670	1	64.00	$64.00	$429	—
720–730	725	2	62.00–75.00	$68.54	$497	+12.54
770	770	1	90.00	$90.00	$693	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	147.00	$147.00	$419	—
575	575	1	94.00	$94.00	$540	—
630	630	1	130.00	$130.00	$819	—
715–725	718	3	80.00–127.00	$109.75	$788	—
835	835	1	94.00	$94.00	$785	—
1085	1085	1	82.00	$82.00	$890	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,112	—
525 value added	525	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90 unweaned	90	1	300.00	$300.00	—
125 unweaned	125	1	350.00	$350.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630–835	733	85-90%	2	77.00–84.00	$80.99	$594	—
680–910	758	85-90%	3	35.00–45.00	$39.99	$303	-6.35
518–1125	769	85-90%	19	52.50–60.00	$55.80	$429	+9.46
680–875	778	85-90%	2	68.00–71.00	$69.31	$539	+22.97
790–1320	956	85-90%	11	64.50–71.00	$67.06	$641	—
810–1370	961	85-90%	14	72.00–81.00	$77.32	$743	—
805–1049	980	85-90%	18	21.00–46.00	$38.74	$380	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970	970	80-85%	1	87.00	$87.00	$844	—
845–1325	1075	80-85%	13	82.00–88.00	$84.20	$905	—
1220	1220	80-85%	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,293	+19.78
890–1613	1248	80-85%	22	88.50–99.00	$94.37	$1,178	+8.15
1090–1645	1377	80-85%	12	100.00–107.00	$102.18	$1,407	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1980	1980	75-80%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,881	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1520	1193	3	84.00–94.00	$90.64	$1,081	—
1310–1920	1647	3	96.00–100.00	$98.48	$1,622	—
1465–1865	1665	2	108.50–109.00	$108.78	$1,811	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
619–870	659	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	110.00–140.00	$134.55	$887

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–910	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	94.00	$94.00	$841

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
915–1000	943	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,275.00–1,350.00	$1,300.00
1090–1097	1096	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,250.00–1,390.00	$1,376.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1135	1003	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	950.00–1,180.00	$1,128.33
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00
920–1318	1177	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	925.00–1,200.00	$1,089.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–850	838	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	800.00	$800.00
1005	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	630.00	$630.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705	705	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1375	1375	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,585.00	$1,585.00	-140.00
1315–1455	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,537.50	-137.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1160	1013	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,200.00–1,300.00	$1,250.00	—
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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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.