Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 14, 2023

627 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.43/cwt +1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,130/hd at 480 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.36/cwt -2.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,314/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.33/cwt +5.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 568 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	627	929	478
Feeder cattle	409	600	290
Slaughter cattle	106	207	117
Replacement cattle	112	122	71

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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
260–290	271	4	300.00–312.00	$304.43	$825	+1.37
310 value added	310	2	310.00	$310.00	$961	+3.00
310–345	322	3	275.00–300.00	$290.10	$934	+9.22
363 value added	363	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,089	-5.00
368–395	382	4	262.50–291.00	$282.85	$1,080	+7.31
405–445	421	9	269.00–273.00	$269.84	$1,136	+3.69
450–493	485	15	250.00–267.50	$262.01	$1,271	+3.62
500–523 value added	510	5	265.00–272.00	$267.60	$1,365	+3.80
505–545	528	12	233.00–260.00	$244.60	$1,291	-6.65
550–575	560	9	232.50–257.00	$250.13	$1,401	-4.77
607–645	623	6	232.00–257.50	$241.27	$1,503	-4.17
655	655	1	244.00	$244.00	$1,598	+12.92
702–738	715	6	217.00–226.00	$221.91	$1,587	-11.24
770	770	1	228.00	$228.00	$1,756	-1.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	2	260.00	$260.00	$650	—
350–398	374	4	200.00–242.00	$231.71	$867	-15.61
415–430	423	3	200.00–225.00	$211.56	$895	-29.44
450–485	471	5	232.00–237.50	$234.29	$1,104	-2.97
510–540	524	7	220.00–247.50	$239.56	$1,255	+9.07
565–575	570	3	220.00–237.00	$225.67	$1,286	+2.95
600–640	617	11	205.00–245.00	$221.95	$1,369	+0.69
715–730	721	7	195.00–217.00	$204.43	$1,474	-5.89
753–770	758	9	172.00–205.00	$190.58	$1,445	-9.42
815–820	818	2	198.00–200.00	$199.00	$1,628	-1.41
855	855	3	197.50	$197.50	$1,689	+3.50
1015	1015	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	2	175.00–190.00	$182.79	$600	—
460	460	1	190.00	$190.00	$874	+14.77
529	529	4	165.00	$165.00	$873	-0.54
590–595	593	2	150.00–190.00	$170.08	$1,009	-15.13
650–685	668	3	163.00–197.50	$178.42	$1,192	+1.13
705–740	723	2	159.00–185.00	$172.31	$1,246	-1.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	400.00	$400.00	—
185	185	1	475.00	$475.00	—
200–225	208	3	375.00–525.00	$448.20	—
425	425	1	450.00	$450.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	50.00	$50.00	$238	—
518	518	4	70.00	$70.00	$363	-2.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	77.00	$77.00	$431	—
615	615	1	78.00	$78.00	$480	-10.99

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140	140	1	310.00	$310.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150	150	1	410.00	$410.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
240 unweaned	240	1	275.00	$275.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
395	395	1	435.00	$435.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	250.00	$250.00	$650	—
365–375	372	3	255.00–257.00	$256.35	$954	+24.09
400–419	417	12	242.00–247.50	$242.44	$1,011	+10.35
445 value added	445	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,135	—
450–480 value added	465	3	247.00–256.50	$252.94	$1,176	—
460–498	483	16	229.00–245.00	$232.15	$1,121	-1.37
518–530 value added	520	6	245.00–247.00	$246.66	$1,283	—
520–540	530	2	225.00–245.00	$235.19	$1,247	+4.91
553–585	568	16	220.00–245.00	$229.33	$1,303	+5.08
603–625	614	4	217.00–232.00	$224.13	$1,376	+2.09
695	695	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,390	-18.85
860	860	4	198.50	$198.50	$1,707	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	225.00	$225.00	$551	—
318	318	2	225.00	$225.00	$716	—
355	355	2	225.00	$225.00	$799	+11.00
435	435	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,000	+33.86
460–485	473	2	205.00–215.00	$210.13	$994	+2.78
510–548	531	7	190.00–228.00	$199.42	$1,059	-15.85
555–585	569	4	190.00–210.00	$201.81	$1,148	+0.17
600–645	631	9	190.00–204.00	$200.07	$1,262	+1.69
670–675	673	4	187.00–197.50	$193.62	$1,303	-1.62
725	725	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,305	-4.34
700–740	727	9	185.00–192.50	$188.65	$1,371	+4.31
775–790	785	11	172.00–196.00	$186.16	$1,461	+11.16
849	849	5	187.00	$187.00	$1,588	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	192.00	$192.00	$499	—
410–440	425	2	150.00–170.00	$159.65	$679	—
460–485	473	3	150.00–185.00	$164.75	$779	-0.33
510–540	522	3	157.50–190.00	$175.85	$918	+8.31
550–590	579	4	150.00–183.00	$167.33	$969	-8.83
605–640	618	4	152.00–180.00	$166.80	$1,031	-9.26
715	715	1	157.00	$157.00	$1,123	-7.88
750–794	786	6	150.00–156.00	$154.37	$1,213	+12.37
820–825	823	3	159.00–178.00	$165.31	$1,361	+12.80
850	850	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,275	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
628–635	630	6	120.00–138.00	$131.96	$831	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135 unweaned	135	3	300.00	$300.00	-85.00
155–160	158	2	400.00–410.00	$404.92	—

Small 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	67.00	$67.00	$372	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	200.00	$200.00	$850	—
605–640	618	3	155.00–202.50	$184.47	$1,140	+44.47
730	730	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,314	—
795	795	3	177.00–178.00	$177.67	$1,412	+15.10
965	965	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,476	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	125.00	$125.00	$494	—
500	500	1	136.00	$136.00	$680	—
550	550	1	120.00	$120.00	$660	—
845	845	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,090	+28.00
930	930	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,070	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	122.00	$122.00	$732	—
700	700	2	125.00	$125.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
345	345	1	525.00	$525.00	—
420	420	1	500.00	$500.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
180 unweaned	180	1	450.00	$450.00	+150.00
325	325	1	510.00	$510.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	50.00	$50.00	$278	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–815	746	85-90%	7	68.00–77.00	$73.68	$550	—
650–793	753	85-90%	4	42.00–61.00	$52.68	$397	-10.77
570–872	808	85-90%	8	56.00–60.00	$59.50	$481	-15.36
800–975	868	85-90%	4	80.00–85.00	$83.55	$725	+18.14
985	985	85-90%	3	103.00	$103.00	$1,015	+18.45
910–1305	1046	85-90%	15	90.00–100.00	$94.84	$992	+3.69

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1215	1014	80-85%	6	108.00–115.00	$111.67	$1,132	—
1015–1390	1181	80-85%	6	105.00–113.00	$108.30	$1,279	+10.02
1165–1328	1269	80-85%	6	117.00–121.00	$119.93	$1,522	+13.05
1035–1545	1284	80-85%	4	100.00–105.00	$103.14	$1,324	-3.74
1335	1335	80-85%	1	118.00	$118.00	$1,575	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1365	1365	75-80%	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,679	—
1280–1545	1413	75-80%	2	117.00–120.00	$118.64	$1,676	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220	1220	1	69.00	$69.00	$842	—
1090–1450	1269	6	89.00–105.00	$99.04	$1,257	—
1235–1910	1506	11	108.00–116.00	$112.77	$1,698	—
1605–1845	1723	6	119.00–127.00	$122.18	$2,105	-4.88

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
613–1035	815	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	110.00–142.00	$128.00	$1,043
670–1055	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	93.00–120.00	$107.75	$921

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–1055	908	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	140.00–156.00	$148.00	$1,344

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
890–1015	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,425.00	$1,312.50
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

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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
870–1110	992	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00–1,875.00	$1,808.33	—
1080–1230	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	1,885.00	$1,885.00	—
1125–1277	1192	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,700.00–2,025.00	$1,862.50	—
1270	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1355	1355	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
890	890	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
930–1035	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	900.00–1,075.00	$923.08	—
1195	1195	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855–985	906	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,400.00–1,625.00	$1,525.00	—
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1110–1325	1199	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	1,250.00–1,550.00	$1,395.00	+7.50
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
734	734	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	425.00	$425.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	±0.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
515	515	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	450.00	$450.00	—
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	435.00	$435.00	—

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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.