Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 26, 2023

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $168.57/cwt -5.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,057/hd at 627 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $202.30/cwt +5.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,060/hd at 524 lb · 12 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 2 heifers $163.07/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 671 lb · 11 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	480	597	761
Feeder cattle	297	410	490
Slaughter cattle	149	138	175
Replacement cattle	34	49	96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons on all classes, but a steady 2.00-4.00 increase was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade was moderate demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	361	8	210.00–238.00	$229.06	$827	-3.44
405–425	415	2	225.00–227.00	$225.98	$938	+9.65
475–490	483	3	212.00–230.00	$221.28	$1,069	-3.96
500–545	533	6	200.00–232.00	$211.60	$1,128	+2.79
565–598	589	9	197.00–218.00	$209.34	$1,233	+15.34
600–645	622	3	193.00–198.00	$194.95	$1,213	-5.17
650–690	674	7	193.00–203.00	$196.74	$1,326	+10.02
720	720	2	192.00–199.00	$195.50	$1,408	—
800	800	2	178.00	$178.00	$1,424	+1.90
870–875	872	3	174.00–182.00	$176.68	$1,541	—
965	965	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,544	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	257.00	$257.00	$591	-3.00
245 unweaned	245	1	247.00	$247.00	$605	—
290	290	1	255.00	$255.00	$740	-5.00
315–320	318	2	240.00–257.00	$248.57	$790	-2.48
325 value added	325	1	274.00	$274.00	$890	—
365–395	383	9	245.00–262.00	$252.63	$968	+1.85
402 value added	402	3	281.00	$281.00	$1,130	—
420–435	430	3	242.00	$242.00	$1,041	-1.04
462–475	465	5	244.00–257.00	$248.23	$1,154	+3.52
530–534	532	7	224.00–227.00	$225.72	$1,201	-12.99
550–590	570	2	218.00–232.00	$224.75	$1,281	-2.15
623	623	4	217.50	$217.50	$1,355	-5.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–492	481	11	163.00–190.00	$169.98	$818	+9.35
505–545	523	4	165.00–180.00	$172.62	$903	—
550–580	562	8	160.00–185.00	$169.88	$955	+4.88
610–613	612	4	170.00–178.00	$171.99	$1,053	-5.36
650–675	667	3	165.00–172.00	$169.73	$1,132	+0.93
720	720	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,282	+9.72
795	795	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,256	-12.59

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
385	385	1	350.00	$350.00	—
475	475	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	1	75.00	$75.00	$428	+28.25
600	600	1	79.00	$79.00	$474	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
190	190	1	450.00	$450.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–390	385	2	150.00–190.00	$170.26	$656	—
470–495	480	3	180.00	$180.00	$864	+17.60
500–535	523	5	150.00–190.00	$169.93	$889	+0.49
565–590	578	6	138.00–187.00	$174.74	$1,010	—
600–637	627	16	155.00–170.00	$168.57	$1,057	-5.43
655–688	671	11	160.00–167.00	$163.07	$1,094	+4.84
730	730	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,183	+8.87
768	768	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,152	+4.41
855–865	860	2	120.00–138.00	$128.95	$1,109	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 unweaned	220	1	217.00	$217.00	$477	—
245	245	1	235.00	$235.00	$576	—
355	355	2	195.00–200.00	$197.50	$701	-22.50
425	425	1	205.00	$205.00	$871	—
450–495	467	5	195.00–207.00	$202.40	$945	-1.08
500–541	524	12	197.00–205.00	$202.30	$1,060	+5.30
550–575	563	2	185.00–195.00	$189.89	$1,069	-8.88
657	657	7	175.00	$175.00	$1,150	-14.50
748	748	3	162.00	$162.00	$1,212	—
775	775	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,279	+3.49

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	370	3	235.00–247.00	$242.89	$899	-3.44
400–445	426	7	214.00–235.00	$222.48	$948	-5.33
470	470	1	210.00	$210.00	$987	-7.60
500	500	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,065	-0.98
563	563	3	202.00	$202.00	$1,137	-2.65

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
543	543	3	40.00	$40.00	$217	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
50 unweaned	50	1	175.00	$175.00	—
110 unweaned	110	1	200.00	$200.00	-110.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
225 unweaned	225	1	430.00	$430.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
300	300	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	220.00	$220.00	$726	—
370	370	1	175.00	$175.00	$648	—
408	408	1	192.00	$192.00	$783	+4.50
490	490	1	180.00	$180.00	$882	—
680	680	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$1,071	-26.50
710–730	722	3	140.00–163.00	$153.44	$1,108	-1.94
755	755	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,246	±0.00
800	800	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,072	—
915	915	1	133.50	$133.50	$1,222	+3.50
980	980	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,303	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	127.00	$127.00	$597	—
530–535	533	2	100.00–125.00	$112.56	$600	—
655–670	663	2	90.00	$90.00	$597	—
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 unweaned	275	1	257.00	$257.00	$707	—
425	425	1	222.00	$222.00	$944	-4.03
465	465	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,046	—
505	505	1	223.00	$223.00	$1,126	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	2	124.00	$124.00	$893	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130 unweaned	130	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
220 unweaned	220	1	175.00	$175.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	65.00	$65.00	$377	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
863–1005	903	80-85%	4	97.00–109.50	$100.60	$908	—
1004–1340	1057	80-85%	15	91.00–95.00	$93.89	$992	+0.97
885–1460	1170	80-85%	48	96.50–107.00	$101.27	$1,185	—
1065–1535	1270	80-85%	8	108.00–113.00	$109.07	$1,385	+0.79

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–800	778	85-90%	2	26.50–57.00	$42.19	$328	-30.14
675–865	783	85-90%	6	51.00–64.00	$57.03	$447	-15.30
828–865	840	85-90%	3	72.00–81.00	$77.91	$654	—
720–1400	889	85-90%	11	65.00–77.50	$72.45	$644	+0.99
805–1270	978	85-90%	28	81.50–90.00	$84.25	$824	-0.40
865–1110	978	85-90%	3	81.00–85.00	$83.10	$813	-1.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985	985	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,280	—
880–1190	1035	2	87.00–91.00	$89.30	$924	—
1170–1540	1388	3	108.00–112.00	$109.86	$1,525	—
1205–2200	1633	6	114.00–127.00	$119.57	$1,953	—
1705–1975	1825	3	113.00–127.00	$119.88	$2,188	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,204
1440	1440	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,613

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
723–1170	867	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,025.00–1,350.00	$1,145.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
718	718	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	740.00	$740.00
740	740	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1315	1315	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00

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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
1115–1120	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,750.00	$1,650.00	—
1420	1420	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
650	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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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.