Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 23, 2023

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $259.48/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,100/hd at 424 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	499	532	481
Feeder cattle	359	363	244
Slaughter cattle	107	115	146
Replacement cattle	33	54	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special note: there will be no sale June 30. No comparison with last week due to reporters absence, but a lower trend was noted. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	260.00–280.00	$270.18	$770	—
340–345	343	2	250.00–270.00	$259.93	$892	+39.93
363–375	365	5	202.50–234.00	$227.53	$830	—
405–443	421	8	200.00–240.00	$222.59	$937	-11.45
450–485	475	4	226.00–241.00	$233.60	$1,110	+12.50
500–548	531	9	200.00–225.00	$213.56	$1,134	-8.65
558–590	569	6	200.00–230.00	$214.60	$1,221	-11.40
613–630	619	6	190.00–222.00	$202.60	$1,254	-4.31
658–695	680	8	190.00–208.00	$197.51	$1,343	-11.03
708–745	722	5	187.50–203.00	$193.26	$1,395	-7.67
750–763	761	6	184.00–190.00	$184.99	$1,408	-15.04
810–835	829	4	175.00–185.00	$178.25	$1,478	—
880	880	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,716	+12.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	185.00	$185.00	$722	—
425–445	430	4	165.00–180.00	$170.86	$735	—
450–495	477	7	180.00–191.00	$184.88	$882	—
510	510	1	182.00	$182.00	$928	—
553–595	567	3	140.00–150.00	$146.50	$831	-20.74
600–635	614	4	162.50–179.00	$169.73	$1,042	+9.73
695	695	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,320	+21.06
718–745	733	7	150.00–180.00	$163.08	$1,195	-8.99
750–790	772	3	163.00–170.00	$166.73	$1,287	+6.73
805	805	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,127	—
853	853	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,535	—
905	905	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,176	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	280	5	285.00–305.00	$298.00	$834	+2.62
375–395	383	5	250.00–271.00	$264.47	$1,013	-23.12
405–435 value added	420	2	280.00	$280.00	$1,176	—
418–440	425	8	250.00–270.00	$254.35	$1,081	-7.13
460–475	468	2	250.00–275.00	$262.70	$1,229	+8.15
500–545	527	6	237.50–255.00	$242.56	$1,278	-6.83
555–560 value added	558	2	257.50–260.00	$258.76	$1,444	—
630–640	635	2	215.00–242.50	$228.86	$1,453	-3.64
635 value added	635	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,619	—
675	675	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,350	—
705	705	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,459	+5.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	70.00	$70.00	$346	—
773	773	2	72.00	$72.00	$557	-53.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185 unweaned	185	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Small 3-4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	64.00	$64.00	$358	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	50.00	$50.00	$232	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	160.00	$160.00	$488	—
378	378	2	170.00	$170.00	$643	—
415	415	3	151.00–177.00	$159.67	$663	—
455–485	481	8	180.00	$180.00	$866	+5.80
515–545	528	8	160.00–185.00	$173.27	$915	-7.74
610–645	628	2	168.00–180.00	$174.17	$1,094	-4.93
660–670	663	9	150.00–177.50	$161.64	$1,072	-1.63
710–728	724	5	150.00–151.00	$150.80	$1,092	-13.87
750–790	784	7	160.00–166.00	$160.82	$1,261	—
835	835	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,261	-4.00
855–896	891	8	137.00–160.00	$157.24	$1,401	—
946	946	4	155.00	$155.00	$1,466	—
1033	1033	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,353	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–311	311	6	202.00–230.00	$206.65	$643	—
360	360	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	$756	-21.99
410–440	421	4	200.00–230.00	$219.01	$922	+9.54
495	495	2	200.00–207.50	$203.75	$1,009	-5.37
500–530	514	4	190.00–210.00	$199.85	$1,027	-9.90
560–598	579	7	195.00–212.50	$202.49	$1,172	+2.49
605–643	624	7	182.00–200.00	$190.65	$1,190	—
762	762	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,372	+2.00

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	-5.00
315 value added	315	1	300.00	$300.00	$945	—
305–335	325	3	250.00	$250.00	$812	+3.58
350 value added	350	1	262.50	$262.50	$919	—
390	390	2	230.00–255.00	$242.50	$946	-2.50
400–445	429	7	222.50–250.00	$237.82	$1,020	-4.65
450–495	471	9	220.00–245.00	$233.30	$1,099	+0.36
505	505	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,212	+3.63
560	560	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,344	+8.21

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	40.00	$40.00	$208	—
589–595	590	5	50.00–55.00	$53.99	$319	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150–160 unweaned	155	2	250.00–300.00	$274.19	—
240 unweaned	240	1	225.00	$225.00	—
285	285	2	350.00	$350.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
190 unweaned	190	2	350.00–400.00	$375.00	—
220 unweaned	220	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
485	485	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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	187.50	$187.50	$488	—
420	420	1	200.00	$200.00	$840	+31.72
500–535	526	4	150.00–185.00	$158.90	$836	-10.86
595	595	1	163.00	$163.00	$970	-23.00
600–610	605	3	158.00–185.00	$170.96	$1,034	-27.04
655	655	1	176.00	$176.00	$1,153	-2.32
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	+30.00
775	775	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,209	+5.17
905	905	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,222	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	182.50	$182.50	$840	—
520	520	1	140.00	$140.00	$728	—
765	765	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,052	—
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	-14.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155 unweaned	155	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	-110.00
220 unweaned	220	—	—	1	200.00	$200.00	-175.00
1130	1130	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	282.50	$282.50	$918	—
490	490	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,102	-5.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135 unweaned	135	1	350.00	$350.00	-35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–1440	1023	80-85%	4	100.00–112.00	$105.44	$1,079	—
995–1500	1195	80-85%	28	101.00–111.00	$104.22	$1,245	-0.78
1125–1555	1227	80-85%	8	99.00–100.00	$99.87	$1,225	-9.11
1540	1540	80-85%	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,463	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
658–755	723	85-90%	3	65.00–70.00	$66.52	$481	+14.53
730–800	765	85-90%	2	40.00–60.00	$50.46	$386	-23.21
845–975	913	85-90%	6	79.00–89.50	$84.65	$773	+0.39
820–1220	971	85-90%	15	90.50–100.00	$94.74	$920	—
1003	1003	85-90%	3	95.00	$95.00	$953	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1600	1348	6	97.00–106.00	$102.05	$1,376	—
1405	1405	1	112.50	$112.50	$1,581	—
1020–1765	1495	10	109.00–117.00	$113.29	$1,694	—
1370–2015	1743	4	123.50–130.00	$125.88	$2,194	—
1450–2055	1798	8	120.50–130.00	$125.35	$2,254	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,214
685–930	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	125.00–138.00	$133.00	$1,091

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
672	672	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	51.00	$51.00	$343

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
925–1215	1070	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,250.00	$1,230.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
930–950	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,637.50	+58.75
975–1020	998	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–1,650.00	$1,637.50	—
1163	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,660.00	$1,660.00	—
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,680.00	$1,680.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
1478	1478	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
843	843	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00	$525.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	910.00	$910.00	—

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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.