Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 7, 2023

929 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $231.08/cwt +31.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,534/hd at 664 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $253.86/cwt +11.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 518 lb · 24 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $234.32/cwt +27.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 734 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	929	499	481
Feeder cattle	600	359	244
Slaughter cattle	207	107	146
Replacement cattle	122	33	91

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Comparison to last week due to holiday, but a strong trend was noted. Trade active demand good.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	273	3	302.00–305.00	$303.06	$827	+5.06
305–325	313	3	275.00–292.00	$280.88	$879	—
320 value added	320	1	307.00	$307.00	$982	—
350 value added	350	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,068	—
360–385	378	6	272.00–282.50	$275.54	$1,042	+11.07
400–445	418	15	250.00–282.00	$266.15	$1,113	+11.80
455–480	469	14	252.50–265.00	$258.39	$1,212	-4.31
510–520 value added	512	5	263.00–264.00	$263.80	$1,351	—
500–541	520	19	237.50–260.00	$251.25	$1,306	+8.69
555–598	576	19	251.00–257.00	$254.90	$1,468	—
570–595 value added	583	2	263.00–267.50	$265.20	$1,546	+6.44
610–635	618	8	240.00–258.00	$245.44	$1,517	+16.58
652–692	664	38	212.00–236.00	$231.08	$1,534	+31.08
708–749	734	22	217.00–240.00	$233.15	$1,711	+26.15
735 value added	735	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,911	—
750	750	6	229.00–233.00	$229.67	$1,723	—
818	818	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,701	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	275.00	$275.00	$605	—
295	295	1	262.00	$262.00	$773	-8.18
345	345	1	250.00	$250.00	$862	-9.93
350–390	364	6	235.00–250.00	$247.32	$900	+19.79
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	-22.59
440	440	1	241.00	$241.00	$1,060	+18.41
450–495	476	7	220.00–247.50	$237.26	$1,129	+3.66
480	480	1	200.00	$200.00	$960	-33.60
500	500	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,000	-13.56
505–540	519	5	220.00–240.00	$230.49	$1,196	+16.93
555–590	574	5	217.50–230.00	$222.72	$1,278	+8.12
605–640	616	7	211.00–240.00	$221.26	$1,363	+18.66
650–695	673	6	205.00–220.00	$215.26	$1,449	+17.75
700–723	718	8	208.00–225.00	$210.32	$1,510	+17.06
768	768	4	200.00	$200.00	$1,536	+15.01
821–830	823	5	199.00–206.00	$200.41	$1,649	+22.16
860	860	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,668	-1.00
933	933	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,866	—
958	958	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,916	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	162.50–165.00	$163.78	$606	-21.22
430–438	435	3	175.00–180.00	$178.35	$776	+7.49
450–455	452	3	165.00–193.00	$175.23	$792	-9.65
505–525	513	3	155.00–172.00	$165.54	$849	-16.46
555–590	572	5	177.00–190.00	$185.21	$1,059	+38.71
640	640	2	155.00	$155.00	$992	-14.73
665–685	677	3	160.00–195.00	$177.29	$1,200	-12.71
720–730	727	3	163.00–182.00	$174.05	$1,265	+10.97
765–785	778	3	170.00–190.00	$179.08	$1,393	+12.35
800–820	810	2	156.00–185.00	$170.32	$1,380	+30.32
885	885	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,593	±0.00
915–940	928	4	154.00–175.00	$164.64	$1,528	+34.64

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–640	633	2	88.00–90.00	$88.99	$563	—
710–715	713	2	69.50–74.00	$71.74	$512	—
840	840	1	89.00	$89.00	$748	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	52.50	$52.50	$234	—
515	515	1	72.00	$72.00	$371	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810	810	1	119.00	$119.00	$964	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180 unweaned	180	1	400.00	$400.00	+50.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110 unweaned	110	1	150.00	$150.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
420	420	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	260.00–263.00	$261.47	$614	—
310–325	320	3	240.00–272.50	$262.01	$838	+12.01
370–395	384	9	220.00–240.00	$232.26	$892	-10.24
400–445	432	11	220.00–248.00	$232.09	$1,003	-5.73
463–478	469	5	232.50–235.00	$233.52	$1,095	+0.22
505–545	527	11	217.00–237.00	$230.28	$1,214	-9.72
550–580	563	22	216.00–232.50	$224.25	$1,263	-15.75
605–640	624	21	219.00–232.00	$222.04	$1,386	—
650–668	663	6	214.00–220.00	$218.85	$1,451	—
715–740	728	2	202.00–210.00	$205.93	$1,499	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	180.00	$180.00	$432	—
355–370	363	2	150.00–180.00	$164.69	$598	-5.31
475–480	477	3	154.00–187.00	$165.08	$787	-14.92
520–535	528	2	165.00–170.00	$167.54	$885	-5.73
550–595	579	4	167.00–187.50	$176.16	$1,020	—
605–610	608	2	161.00–191.00	$176.06	$1,070	+1.89
672–695	679	7	157.00–192.00	$170.41	$1,157	+8.77
705–740	726	5	157.00–178.00	$164.88	$1,197	+14.08
765	765	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,086	-18.82
820–840	837	18	150.00–153.00	$152.51	$1,277	+1.51
923	923	2	137.50	$137.50	$1,269	-17.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	230.00	$230.00	$621	—
370	370	1	214.00	$214.00	$792	+4.00
420–435	428	2	190.00–202.50	$196.14	$839	-22.87
460–475	469	4	200.00–215.00	$207.35	$972	+3.60
505–530	513	6	205.00–218.00	$215.27	$1,104	+15.42
570–590	579	4	190.00–212.50	$201.64	$1,167	-0.85
605–643	620	11	187.00–205.00	$198.38	$1,230	+7.73
650–668	660	5	190.00–212.00	$195.24	$1,289	—
705–730	713	3	177.00–191.00	$184.34	$1,314	—
795	795	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,391	-5.00
820	820	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,517	—
850	850	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,377	—
960	960	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,440	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
133 unweaned	133	2	385.00	$385.00	—
165 unweaned	165	1	375.00	$375.00	+100.81

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135 unweaned	135	1	400.00	$400.00	—
225 unweaned	225	1	400.00	$400.00	+50.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	111.00	$111.00	$699	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595	595	1	125.00	$125.00	$744	—
665	665	1	122.00	$122.00	$811	—
740	740	1	125.00	$125.00	$925	—
820	820	1	101.00	$101.00	$828	—
965	965	1	92.00	$92.00	$888	—
1115	1115	11	80.00	$80.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,080	—
510–540	529	5	155.00–190.00	$169.37	$896	+10.47
560	560	1	157.00	$157.00	$879	-6.00
645	645	1	140.00	$140.00	$903	—
660	660	1	150.00	$150.00	$990	-26.00
780–795	788	2	155.00–170.00	$162.57	$1,281	+6.57
865–875	870	2	152.50–180.00	$166.17	$1,446	—
1195	1195	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,518	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	270.00	$270.00	$662	—
430–435	433	2	252.00–255.00	$253.49	$1,098	—
500–530	510	4	210.00–247.50	$233.76	$1,192	—
570–580	575	2	227.50–232.50	$230.02	$1,323	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	103.00	$103.00	$845	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	107.00	$107.00	$583	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150 unweaned	150	1	475.00	$475.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155 unweaned	155	1	300.00	$300.00	+100.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	75.00	$75.00	$472	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–925	773	85-90%	3	56.50–67.00	$63.45	$490	+12.99
740–860	832	85-90%	9	71.00–79.50	$74.86	$623	—
715–1070	893	85-90%	2	55.00–81.00	$65.41	$584	—
740–1075	908	85-90%	2	85.00	$85.00	$772	+0.35
785–1330	969	85-90%	12	80.00–89.00	$84.55	$819	-10.19
950–1155	1041	85-90%	12	89.50–96.00	$91.15	$949	—
835–1245	1061	85-90%	32	90.00–100.00	$92.78	$984	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1495	1139	80-85%	12	100.00–113.00	$109.09	$1,243	—
950–1350	1184	80-85%	6	95.00–103.00	$98.28	$1,164	-5.94
1215	1215	80-85%	5	108.00	$108.00	$1,312	+8.13
1055–1620	1289	80-85%	24	103.00–112.00	$106.88	$1,378	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,124	—
1045–1635	1365	14	88.00–105.00	$99.04	$1,352	—
1390	1390	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,849	—
1190–2115	1559	23	108.00–118.00	$112.86	$1,759	—
1305–2040	1701	7	120.00–133.00	$127.06	$2,161	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
795–1490	1002	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	100.00–130.00	$113.42	$1,136

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645	645	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	95.00	$95.00	$613

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00
990	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
520	520	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	385.00	$385.00

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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
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	1,600.00	$1,600.00	—
1045–1200	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,625.00–1,710.00	$1,661.67	-188.33
1081–1339	1133	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	20	1,650.00–1,685.00	$1,678.00	-172.00
975–1390	1208	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,700.00–1,925.00	$1,816.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—
805–915	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,275.00–1,425.00	$1,347.00	—
1070–1235	1126	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,425.00–1,585.00	$1,519.00	—
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	-635.00
930–1450	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,450.00	$1,387.50	-272.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
455	455	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	525.00	$525.00	—

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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.