Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, April 14, 2023

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $234.47/cwt +1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 569 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $236.11/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 534 lb · 32 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $217.10/cwt +6.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,359/hd at 626 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	935	785	440
Feeder cattle	613	628	293
Slaughter cattle	182	121	101
Replacement cattle	140	36	46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers also sold 2.00-3.00 lower, While feeder heifers over 500lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and 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
275	275	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$701	+12.44
317–345	326	9	232.50–250.00	$241.49	$787	-4.04
355–395	376	7	228.00–240.00	$232.61	$875	-9.85
375–395 value added	385	2	260.00	$260.00	$1,001	-6.03
400–446	430	23	222.00–240.00	$237.77	$1,022	-5.75
435 unweaned	435	1	225.00	$225.00	$979	—
450–498	472	18	216.00–242.00	$234.32	$1,106	-1.33
496 value added	496	8	255.00	$255.00	$1,265	—
500–545	529	17	216.00–238.00	$223.95	$1,185	-10.52
520–549 value added	539	15	247.00–256.00	$249.89	$1,347	—
560–562 value added	562	17	239.00–243.00	$239.94	$1,348	—
550–599	575	20	220.00–240.00	$229.82	$1,321	-3.55
605–640 value added	614	13	215.00–231.00	$216.89	$1,332	—
605–645	628	4	204.50–218.00	$211.59	$1,329	+1.19
637 fancy	637	13	219.00	$219.00	$1,395	—
653–685	663	13	208.00–223.00	$216.50	$1,435	+8.87
697 value added	697	3	215.00	$215.00	$1,499	—
700–730	722	8	209.00–220.00	$216.67	$1,564	+6.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
188	188	2	215.00	$215.00	$404	—
200 unweaned	200	1	200.00	$200.00	$400	—
245	245	1	245.00	$245.00	$600	+8.00
270	270	1	210.00	$210.00	$567	-20.09
365–390	378	2	202.00–220.00	$211.30	$799	-14.20
405 unweaned	405	1	201.00	$201.00	$814	—
405–425	413	8	200.00–220.00	$210.25	$868	-4.81
455–485	474	9	200.00–220.00	$208.02	$986	+5.62
514–530	519	6	205.00–209.00	$207.64	$1,078	—
565–595	580	5	195.00–213.00	$207.06	$1,201	+5.26
608	608	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,155	+1.66
683	683	2	190.50	$190.50	$1,301	+1.85
700–703	702	3	194.50–196.50	$195.16	$1,370	+7.63
755	755	1	193.00	$193.00	$1,457	—
845	845	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,344	-26.00
870	870	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,522	-10.00
1080	1080	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,750	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	195.00	$195.00	$546	+35.00
305–325	315	2	190.00–197.00	$193.61	$610	+19.24
365–390	375	4	165.00–182.00	$170.28	$639	+2.15
400–435	418	2	180.00–195.00	$187.19	$782	+16.37
465	465	1	165.00	$165.00	$767	±0.00
520	520	1	165.00	$165.00	$858	±0.00
555–575	570	4	151.00–180.00	$158.06	$901	-9.31
675–690	683	2	157.00–163.00	$160.03	$1,093	-9.97
790	790	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,304	—
800	800	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,248	—
900	900	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,395	—
970	970	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,358	-10.00
1090	1090	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150 unweaned	150	1	435.00	$435.00	—
225 unweaned	225	1	400.00	$400.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
290	290	1	520.00	$520.00	—
525	525	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
108 unweaned	108	1	300.00	$300.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	51.00	$51.00	$286	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	240.00	$240.00	$588	+20.00
295	295	1	231.00	$231.00	$681	+13.55
305–348 value added	316	12	221.00–230.50	$222.30	$702	-17.70
303–335	320	8	200.00–221.00	$216.08	$691	+2.78
355–395 value added	375	2	237.50	$237.50	$891	+2.41
365–393	387	22	200.00–231.00	$225.19	$871	+11.35
400–443	419	9	195.00–214.00	$205.81	$862	-1.87
420 thin fleshed	420	2	221.00	$221.00	$928	+3.32
458 value added	458	5	221.50	$221.50	$1,014	—
450–491	478	12	202.50–218.00	$214.60	$1,026	+8.30
517 value added	517	9	220.00	$220.00	$1,137	+7.00
538–547	543	15	200.00–220.00	$207.74	$1,128	-5.72
565 value added	565	14	205.00	$205.00	$1,158	—
605–630	618	2	196.00–207.00	$201.39	$1,245	—
664 value added	664	6	219.00	$219.00	$1,454	—
760	760	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,520	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	275	3	190.00–210.00	$199.70	$549	+9.70
460–467	465	4	195.00–198.00	$195.74	$910	+5.37
510–538	524	6	194.00–201.00	$195.81	$1,026	+0.36
550–595	577	11	184.00–200.00	$192.00	$1,108	—
593 fancy	593	6	192.00	$192.00	$1,139	—
620 value added	620	4	184.00	$184.00	$1,141	—
645	645	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,129	-7.19
657–668	661	15	180.00–187.00	$184.64	$1,220	—
760	760	2	162.00–166.00	$164.00	$1,246	-1.00
870–880	877	3	145.00–156.00	$152.36	$1,336	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
293	293	2	187.00	$187.00	$548	—
360–375	368	2	175.00–180.00	$177.45	$653	+13.33
405	405	1	188.00	$188.00	$761	+15.00
495	495	1	165.00	$165.00	$817	-7.72
525–545	530	6	157.00–172.00	$164.43	$871	+4.43
555–588	581	5	160.00–169.00	$161.81	$940	-3.19
630–643	639	4	145.00–161.00	$149.44	$955	+1.44
653–695	664	6	135.00–170.00	$156.93	$1,042	-4.74
703–745	719	4	155.00–160.00	$157.24	$1,131	+7.24
765–783	780	6	153.00–158.00	$157.18	$1,226	+11.98
805–820	813	2	130.00–138.00	$134.04	$1,090	-8.40

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	2	180.00–300.00	$240.00	-235.00
100–140 unweaned	120	3	200.00–375.00	$301.39	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	3	50.00	$50.00	$272	—
585	585	1	60.00	$60.00	$351	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
445	445	1	350.00	$350.00	—
480	480	1	300.00	$300.00	-20.00
520	520	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170–175 unweaned	173	2	400.00–410.00	$404.93	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	162.50–175.00	$168.61	$561	-6.39
425	425	1	187.00	$187.00	$795	—
473–485	476	4	160.00–180.00	$174.91	$833	-12.09
538	538	3	160.00	$160.00	$861	—
580–585	583	3	152.00–157.00	$155.34	$906	-30.83
605	605	1	162.00	$162.00	$980	-12.97
710–730	720	2	179.00–185.00	$182.04	$1,311	—
995	995	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,214	-17.90

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	526	4	209.00–237.50	$220.12	$1,158	+3.63
550	550	2	216.00	$216.00	$1,188	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
75 unweaned	75	—	—	1	300.00	$300.00	±0.00
755	755	(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635	635	1	61.00	$61.00	$387	—
655	655	1	75.00	$75.00	$491	—
745	745	1	61.00	$61.00	$454	—
775	775	1	65.00	$65.00	$504	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665	665	1	149.00	$149.00	$991	+29.00
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	-8.26
845	845	1	97.00	$97.00	$820	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
195 unweaned	195	1	420.00	$420.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
490	490	1	325.00	$325.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885	885	80-85%	1	89.00	$89.00	$788	—
905–1410	1088	80-85%	23	83.00–91.00	$87.17	$948	-0.27
925–1390	1145	80-85%	6	103.50–107.00	$105.38	$1,207	—
888–1525	1200	80-85%	42	92.50–103.00	$97.73	$1,173	-9.70

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670–710	690	85-90%	2	40.00–44.00	$41.94	$289	—
695–1050	824	85-90%	7	26.00–60.00	$51.87	$427	+9.84
694–1050	852	85-90%	18	61.00–72.50	$67.00	$571	-1.32
700–965	878	85-90%	7	66.00–76.00	$69.81	$613	+1.49
760–1035	904	85-90%	19	73.00–81.00	$76.87	$695	-2.13
810–1075	933	85-90%	5	54.00–60.00	$56.83	$530	-22.17

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1445–1540	1490	75-80%	4	94.00–103.00	$98.32	$1,465	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1595	1317	3	72.50–94.00	$85.11	$1,121	—
1150–1885	1483	10	97.00–106.00	$102.05	$1,513	-0.98
1520–1600	1563	3	109.00–113.00	$110.30	$1,724	—
1345–2140	1754	5	107.00–115.00	$110.92	$1,946	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
917–1420	1268	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	14	100.00–114.00	$105.39	$1,336

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
902	902	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	90.00	$90.00	$812

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–1015	927	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,260.00	$1,155.00
880–1040	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,025.00	$962.50
880–1185	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,219.44

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605–890	741	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	600.00–900.00	$750.00
725–970	869	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	685.00–900.00	$786.25

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1105–1218	1180	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,375.00–1,610.00	$1,453.33
1183	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,360.00	$1,360.00
1405	1405	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860–985	902	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	840.00–880.00	$856.67
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600	600	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
630	630	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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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
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,510.00	$1,510.00	—
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1281	1281	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	1,485.00	$1,485.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870–1003	976	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	900.00–1,150.00	$1,095.00	—
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
925–1265	1152	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,175.00–1,300.00	$1,258.33	—
1190	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
756	756	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	500.00	$500.00	—
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
910	910	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	485.00	$485.00	—
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	835.00	$835.00	—
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—

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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.