Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, August 25, 2023

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.82/cwt ≈ $1,384/hd at 563 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $291.49/cwt +12.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $267.14/cwt +4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 582 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	845	667	456
Feeder cattle	606	379	286
Slaughter cattle	179	159	127
Replacement cattle	60	129	43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3,00 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
240	240	1	320.00	$320.00	$768	—
265–295	283	3	320.00–325.00	$322.24	$912	-0.26
330–333 unweaned	332	3	300.00–305.00	$303.34	$1,007	—
325–338	333	6	310.00–325.00	$320.91	$1,069	+1.85
350–390	363	6	295.00–325.00	$305.20	$1,108	+4.79
405–445	418	21	280.00–310.00	$299.66	$1,253	+18.98
455–498	473	27	285.00–300.00	$291.49	$1,379	+12.73
505–533	518	11	260.00–287.00	$273.26	$1,415	+4.90
550–584	582	26	257.00–272.00	$267.14	$1,555	+4.64
600–638	622	24	252.00–257.00	$253.43	$1,576	—
663 fancy	663	10	246.00	$246.00	$1,631	—
655–680	667	3	240.00–250.00	$243.40	$1,623	+7.40
750–780	765	2	235.00–245.00	$239.90	$1,835	—
810–825	815	3	224.00–239.00	$233.94	$1,907	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	280.00	$280.00	$644	-26.39
290–292	292	6	275.00–304.00	$299.19	$874	+10.71
325–345	333	5	282.00–300.00	$293.83	$978	+43.83
370–395	377	5	260.00–290.00	$281.05	$1,060	+7.01
400–440	430	15	237.00–275.00	$261.05	$1,123	+18.05
450–485	463	8	235.00–260.00	$253.96	$1,176	+33.96
500–540	526	15	220.00–260.00	$249.57	$1,313	+2.49
560–588	571	11	226.00–257.00	$245.93	$1,404	+10.15
601–635	612	8	235.00–242.00	$239.73	$1,467	+1.25
657–695	664	13	222.00–247.00	$231.16	$1,535	+11.97
720–740	728	5	200.00–220.00	$211.44	$1,539	-5.61
754–790	763	9	200.00–218.00	$209.73	$1,600	-4.32
820–840	830	2	180.00–210.00	$194.82	$1,617	—
965	965	6	171.00	$171.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	240.00–250.00	$245.11	$564	+20.11
235 unweaned	235	1	252.00	$252.00	$592	—
265–290	278	2	250.00	$250.00	$695	+21.53
350	350	1	239.00	$239.00	$836	+23.40
415–425	417	15	224.00–240.00	$235.94	$984	+28.44
453–495	476	7	210.00–225.00	$221.31	$1,053	+36.83
505–540	528	4	172.00–207.00	$189.94	$1,003	+2.57
605–645	626	8	167.00–210.00	$187.69	$1,175	+7.69
650–680	665	2	195.00–200.00	$197.44	$1,313	—
730	730	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,350	-19.00
915–930	919	4	142.00–180.00	$160.33	$1,473	—
965–995	971	9	135.00–166.00	$145.16	$1,410	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	91.00	$91.00	$400	—
450	450	1	92.00	$92.00	$414	—
515	515	1	88.00	$88.00	$453	+5.53
572–580	574	4	74.00–91.00	$78.29	$449	-6.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205 unweaned	205	1	350.00	$350.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150 unweaned	150	1	300.00	$300.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
385	385	1	410.00	$410.00	+50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	339	8	255.00–275.00	$269.94	$915	+2.45
360–370	368	4	250.00–267.00	$256.68	$945	-4.19
405–424	415	11	253.00–275.00	$261.81	$1,087	+12.51
525–528	526	7	245.00–254.00	$248.87	$1,309	—
560–595	563	35	244.00–246.00	$245.82	$1,384	—
612 fancy	612	18	245.00	$245.00	$1,499	—
705	705	5	259.00	$259.00	$1,826	+45.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 unweaned	250	1	250.00	$250.00	$625	—
275–290	283	2	270.00–275.00	$272.43	$771	+5.43
345	345	3	240.00	$240.00	$828	+10.00
360–380	369	5	240.00–250.00	$242.98	$897	+7.49
408–430	412	6	220.00–250.00	$239.82	$988	-1.18
450–490	463	8	220.00–255.00	$239.49	$1,109	-1.34
500–547	537	13	210.00–235.00	$227.17	$1,220	+5.70
572–590	578	10	207.00–230.00	$219.12	$1,267	+7.68
600–640	621	4	205.00–220.00	$213.71	$1,327	+4.52
660–675	668	2	210.00–220.00	$214.94	$1,436	+2.11
720	720	2	191.00	$191.00	$1,375	-11.39
780	780	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	—
863	863	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,640	-2.50
910	910	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,684	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	167.00–190.00	$178.15	$588	—
425–440	430	6	200.00–217.00	$205.80	$885	+10.92
455–490	475	8	165.00–200.00	$188.32	$895	+5.86
505–545	536	10	190.00–200.00	$197.30	$1,058	+13.70
550–590	568	3	185.00–200.00	$192.45	$1,093	—
613–615	614	4	162.00–180.00	$175.49	$1,078	+7.50
650–670	664	5	180.00–192.00	$183.74	$1,220	+9.45
700–720	708	3	175.00–177.00	$176.32	$1,248	-7.80
990	990	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,683	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–135 unweaned	133	2	350.00–385.00	$367.17	—
180–190 unweaned	185	2	350.00–400.00	$375.68	+115.68

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570	570	2	80.00	$80.00	$456	—
650–655	653	2	70.00–73.00	$71.49	$467	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
400	400	1	550.00	$550.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
70	70	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
445	445	1	180.00	$180.00	$801	-50.12
505–545	525	2	170.00–180.00	$175.19	$920	-19.81
560–595	569	9	186.00–217.00	$200.44	$1,141	—
600–610	603	3	188.00–208.00	$194.96	$1,176	+9.56
680–695	687	3	179.00–186.00	$183.34	$1,260	—
710–720	715	2	161.00–167.00	$163.98	$1,172	+1.48
765	765	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,300	—
805	805	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,465	—
900	900	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,332	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	155.00	$155.00	$519	—
425–435	430	2	132.00–150.00	$141.10	$607	—
680	680	1	139.00	$139.00	$945	—
765	765	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,025	—
830	830	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,029	+4.00
875–898	892	4	142.00–151.00	$148.79	$1,327	—
915	915	1	105.00	$105.00	$961	—
965–970	968	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$1,084	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,046	-30.00
540	540	2	238.00	$238.00	$1,285	—
605	605	4	221.00	$221.00	$1,337	—
650	650	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,573	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	135.00	$135.00	$486	—
495	495	1	87.00	$87.00	$431	—
505–530	515	3	85.00–91.00	$88.61	$456	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135 unweaned	135	1	385.00	$385.00	+110.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$500	—
605–1005	819	85-90%	7	70.00–75.00	$70.86	$580	-12.80
755–1070	865	85-90%	5	60.00–76.00	$66.82	$578	+1.12
770–1265	916	85-90%	4	75.00–87.00	$81.97	$751	+14.56
805–1250	928	85-90%	15	79.00–87.00	$82.58	$766	+15.17
800–1310	1039	85-90%	18	88.50–96.00	$92.24	$958	+8.97
925–1400	1163	85-90%	2	88.00–95.00	$90.78	$1,056	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1075	1038	80-85%	2	97.00–107.00	$101.82	$1,057	—
955–1518	1163	80-85%	12	99.00–108.00	$104.23	$1,212	—
865–1470	1248	80-85%	23	91.00–101.00	$97.51	$1,217	-3.10

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–945	938	2	100.00–103.00	$101.49	$952	—
1000–1815	1397	14	90.00–109.50	$101.60	$1,419	—
1095–1920	1508	18	110.00–120.00	$115.67	$1,744	—
1500–1770	1608	6	122.00–130.00	$124.91	$2,009	-2.13

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	120.00	$120.00	$804
580–1055	928	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	104.50–125.00	$115.31	$1,070

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
705–900	835	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	125.00–129.00	$126.33	$1,055

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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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
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,210.00	$1,210.00	—
925–1245	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,450.00–1,600.00	$1,545.00	+125.00
980–1155	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,400.00	$1,350.00	+166.25
1240–1380	1306	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	1,300.00–1,500.00	$1,421.25	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
745–910	828	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00–1,100.00	$1,012.50	—
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
960–1360	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,625.00–1,675.00	$1,650.00	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
1245	1245	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	725.00	$725.00	—

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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.