Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 15, 2023

842 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $278.22/cwt -13.78 vs last sale · ≈ $900/hd at 323 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $238.66/cwt -10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,255/hd at 526 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $301.98/cwt -11.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 388 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	842	970	573
Feeder cattle	634	624	412
Slaughter cattle	138	239	117
Replacement cattle	70	107	44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady on limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade active 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
225	225	2	285.00	$285.00	$641	+0.24
255–295	263	9	280.00–315.00	$291.42	$766	-15.42
305–346	318	23	270.00–300.00	$286.81	$912	-5.19
341	341	7	250.00	$250.00	$852	-42.00
365–375	370	4	250.00–285.00	$271.69	$1,005	-9.35
400–433	420	5	235.00–260.00	$244.97	$1,029	-14.50
450–470	459	15	250.00–280.00	$261.69	$1,201	-5.26
503–545	526	28	225.00–250.00	$238.66	$1,255	-10.02
560–593	582	6	230.00–245.00	$233.53	$1,359	-10.99
608–620	612	6	210.00–235.00	$218.81	$1,339	-5.05
660	660	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,452	+1.76
700–715	708	2	217.00–225.00	$221.04	$1,565	—
775–780	778	2	200.00–220.00	$210.03	$1,634	-7.47
800–820	817	6	210.00–217.00	$215.86	$1,764	—
865	865	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,816	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	220.00	$220.00	$418	—
200–245	232	22	247.00–255.00	$251.45	$583	-37.05
285	285	1	230.00	$230.00	$656	-11.11
305–345	325	4	180.00–202.00	$187.59	$610	-42.41
360–380	370	3	205.00–230.00	$215.05	$796	-27.43
425–445	438	10	190.00–230.00	$221.66	$971	-0.66
465–485	475	2	165.00–175.00	$170.11	$808	-30.33
510	510	2	180.00	$180.00	$918	-3.21
555–595	575	6	160.00–217.00	$180.09	$1,036	-1.86
600–638	628	11	160.00–210.00	$175.70	$1,103	-32.30
663–685	679	10	165.00–193.00	$187.43	$1,273	+0.62
705–710	708	2	152.00–217.00	$184.39	$1,305	-1.72
780	780	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,560	+22.00
860	860	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,591	+20.00
1000	1000	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,500	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	272	6	317.00–332.00	$322.86	$878	-2.37
305–340	324	13	310.00–325.00	$321.46	$1,042	+10.04
350–398	388	27	300.00–320.00	$301.98	$1,172	-9.22
484	484	10	275.00	$275.00	$1,331	-10.63
500–523	508	6	260.00–265.00	$261.72	$1,330	-5.68
610–625	614	5	245.00–260.00	$247.98	$1,523	-2.37
680	680	4	249.00–250.00	$249.25	$1,695	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	92.00	$92.00	$423	-4.00
505–540	515	7	67.00–93.00	$88.66	$457	-5.34
556–580	562	9	89.00–94.00	$90.12	$506	-4.88
605–635	620	8	90.00–94.00	$92.62	$574	+0.87
690	690	1	90.00	$90.00	$621	-2.45
705	705	1	85.00	$85.00	$599	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	475.00–485.00	$480.14	+10.14
410	410	1	485.00	$485.00	+25.00
465	465	1	485.00	$485.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
185	185	1	435.00	$435.00	—
340	340	1	560.00	$560.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125–130 unweaned	128	2	335.00–385.00	$360.49	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90 unweaned	90	1	210.00	$210.00	—
200	200	1	250.00	$250.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	227	5	217.00–242.00	$232.81	$528	-4.69
250–285	271	4	240.00–245.00	$241.15	$654	—
320–348	335	6	175.00–185.00	$179.80	$602	-30.20
370–375	373	2	185.00–212.00	$198.59	$741	+7.78
414–448	429	9	162.00–197.00	$170.84	$733	-21.64
460–495	476	7	172.00–202.00	$184.20	$877	-7.30
500–540	519	15	152.00–212.00	$173.54	$901	-14.96
568–585	580	7	160.00–180.00	$173.55	$1,007	-15.24
635	635	3	150.00–172.00	$164.67	$1,046	-13.71
660–680	668	3	150.00–190.00	$176.43	$1,179	-2.55
725–749	740	8	150.00–163.00	$155.64	$1,152	-26.22
750–795	780	20	144.00–177.00	$154.53	$1,205	-16.10
800	800	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	252.00	$252.00	$592	-9.54
285	285	1	210.00	$210.00	$598	-55.84
312–340	322	9	222.00–232.00	$226.29	$729	-13.94
350–380	364	9	207.00–240.00	$218.88	$797	+6.88
392 value added	392	7	240.00	$240.00	$941	—
400	400	2	200.00	$200.00	$800	-19.35
450–490	479	9	215.00–240.00	$221.00	$1,059	+6.11
508–510	509	8	206.00–220.00	$212.89	$1,084	-0.27
553–598	575	11	210.00–222.00	$216.73	$1,246	+11.73
600–643	622	8	200.00–215.00	$206.14	$1,282	+3.82
740	740	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,384	-13.00
879	879	4	180.00	$180.00	$1,582	-4.05
1055	1055	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,477	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	262.00	$262.00	$629	—
310	310	2	260.00	$260.00	$806	-16.41
372	372	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,060	+29.56
505–515 value added	507	5	242.00–245.00	$244.39	$1,239	—
552–585	558	9	210.00–241.00	$235.85	$1,316	+9.89
610–640	628	3	215.00–235.00	$222.15	$1,395	+2.21
670–675	673	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,447	+8.30
760	760	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	528	2	87.00–90.00	$88.46	$467	—
585	585	1	81.00	$81.00	$474	-3.01
625–630	628	2	83.00–87.00	$84.99	$534	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
110 unweaned	110	1	300.00	$300.00	-18.75
150 unweaned	150	1	410.00	$410.00	+10.00

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

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
250	250	1	410.00	$410.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–495	488	2	160.00–192.00	$175.75	$858	—
510–530	524	4	172.00–180.00	$175.02	$917	-21.98
607–645	612	13	160.00–178.00	$175.32	$1,073	-18.36
700	700	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,120	-19.82

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	262.00	$262.00	$1,035	—
448	448	2	220.00	$220.00	$986	-2.00
570	570	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,151	-20.50

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	122.00	$122.00	$665	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–1635	1097	80-85%	40	98.00–106.50	$102.05	$1,119	—
1080–1122	1112	80-85%	4	118.00–119.00	$118.76	$1,321	+19.49
815–1410	1143	80-85%	7	101.00–111.00	$106.90	$1,222	+7.63
935–1425	1222	80-85%	28	106.00–116.00	$111.66	$1,364	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–775	735	85-90%	2	45.00–50.00	$47.64	$350	—
630–1075	783	85-90%	6	30.00–75.00	$59.50	$466	-4.01
675–1050	827	85-90%	8	69.00–78.00	$73.43	$607	—
815–1327	1014	85-90%	14	80.00–87.50	$85.24	$864	+1.47
850–1225	1023	85-90%	33	88.00–98.00	$94.69	$969	+10.92
1100	1100	85-90%	1	88.00	$88.00	$968	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,253	—
1025–1305	1165	2	75.00–97.00	$84.68	$987	—
1095–1235	1169	4	110.00–120.50	$115.37	$1,349	—
1565–2010	1766	7	126.00–134.00	$129.48	$2,287	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
845–1055	932	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	131.00–148.00	$139.17	$1,297

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
875–1080	1006	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	108.00–117.00	$112.75	$1,134
1035	1035	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,201

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870–1040	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	825.00–1,000.00	$912.50
985–995	990	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	900.00–1,010.00	$955.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–820	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	125.00–141.00	$133.00	$998

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1155	1155	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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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
1110–1255	1184	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	1,700.00–1,825.00	$1,807.14	+59.64
1175–1250	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,750.00–1,825.00	$1,787.50	—
1265	1265	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	-75.00
1623	1623	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—
1060	1060	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—
1105–1235	1148	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–1,625.00	$1,616.67	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—

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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.