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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 6, 2023

966 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $255.00/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,216/hd at 477 lb · 38 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $298.93/cwt -2.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,103/hd at 369 lb · 31 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.87/cwt +12.32 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 368 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 966 1,372 464
Feeder cattle 669 1,026 289
Slaughter cattle 213 261 146
Replacement cattle 84 85 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves were steady to 1.00-2.00 higher , while heifer calves were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 4.00-5.00 lowers and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 287.50 $287.50 $699 —
250–283 269 5 267.00–305.00 $284.74 $766 -2.95
300–335 320 12 255.00–290.00 $279.69 $895 -2.75
353–395 369 8 240.00–280.00 $253.09 $934 -12.93
405–438 426 18 227.00–272.00 $256.24 $1,092 -3.40
430–445 441 4 220.00–225.00 $221.22 $976 -38.42
450–495 477 38 220.00–272.00 $255.00 $1,216 +7.54
510–545 532 18 227.00–250.00 $241.05 $1,282 -4.27
550–588 584 9 216.00–240.00 $223.88 $1,307 -12.12
605–625 614 6 220.00–237.00 $227.86 $1,399 +0.31
665–675 671 4 212.00–223.00 $220.01 $1,476 -3.63
745–748 747 4 207.00–210.00 $207.75 $1,552 -11.43
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 -10.68
804 804 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,608 -12.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 9 300.00–315.00 $308.34 $990 +0.09
350–395 369 31 285.00–310.00 $298.93 $1,103 -2.34
400–445 413 18 278.00–307.00 $296.05 $1,223 +4.80
450–490 464 15 275.00–292.00 $279.94 $1,299 +1.18
508–513 511 6 260.00–277.00 $268.54 $1,372 +4.86
550–580 566 4 242.50–267.50 $256.10 $1,450 —
815 815 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,760 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 270.00 $270.00 $526 —
215–235 225 2 250.00–263.00 $256.79 $578 —
250–290 273 5 210.00–250.00 $234.25 $640 +3.47
305–345 330 7 190.00–245.00 $229.02 $756 -14.82
350–395 370 3 168.00–210.00 $195.05 $722 -15.43
420 420 1 225.00 $225.00 $945 +15.82
455–485 467 3 200.00–217.00 $208.99 $976 -0.98
500–545 526 5 176.00–215.00 $196.33 $1,033 -8.39
580 580 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,247 +19.01
610–645 633 8 160.00–202.00 $179.53 $1,136 -25.76
675 675 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,418 +27.83
700–738 723 5 177.00–203.00 $195.45 $1,413 -6.55
790 790 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,382 -19.33
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 80.00 $80.00 $364 —
515–548 532 4 60.00–66.00 $63.09 $336 -1.91
592–593 593 6 84.00–90.00 $87.00 $516 —
610–648 627 8 50.00–82.00 $68.25 $428 -27.75
660 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 +7.00
745 745 2 90.00–96.00 $93.00 $693 +1.00
799 799 4 69.00 $69.00 $551 -32.79
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
421–445 426 5 300.00–500.00 $458.20 +138.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 unweaned 120 2 375.00 $375.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
265 265 1 325.00 $325.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 unweaned 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 —
315–343 337 13 227.00–245.00 $230.59 $777 -7.70
355–388 369 8 227.50–250.00 $234.25 $864 +1.30
433–448 441 6 200.00–240.00 $230.15 $1,015 +3.51
460–465 463 4 212.00–229.00 $222.51 $1,030 +3.53
500–540 526 11 212.00–230.00 $221.03 $1,163 +1.56
550–595 574 10 212.00–230.00 $219.12 $1,258 +5.26
624–638 628 9 210.00–214.00 $211.78 $1,330 +1.58
650–695 669 13 197.00–211.00 $204.46 $1,368 -1.13
700–743 724 13 190.00–207.00 $202.14 $1,463 -9.86
815 815 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,532 -3.50
885 885 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,655 +2.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 277 3 254.00–262.50 $257.88 $714 -3.66
310–340 323 3 247.00–262.00 $253.91 $820 +8.24
350 unweaned 350 1 247.50 $247.50 $866 —
355–363 value added 359 6 260.00–269.00 $264.45 $949 -3.05
355–398 372 16 242.00–262.50 $254.62 $947 +13.34
415–442 436 20 237.00–257.00 $246.97 $1,077 +3.14
450–498 472 15 231.00–245.00 $237.15 $1,119 +3.41
555–580 568 2 229.00–231.00 $229.98 $1,306 +9.98
618 618 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,360 —
678 678 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,492 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 210.00 $210.00 $346 -4.38
220 220 1 200.00 $200.00 $440 —
320–335 325 3 202.50–207.50 $205.78 $669 +0.72
385 385 1 167.50 $167.50 $645 -32.50
400 400 1 180.00 $180.00 $720 -20.00
485–493 490 3 162.50–190.00 $180.93 $887 -13.95
535 535 1 167.50 $167.50 $896 -14.73
575 575 1 172.00 $172.00 $989 -9.55
610–649 641 11 170.00–195.00 $173.73 $1,114 -3.27
650–695 661 6 170.00–200.00 $185.73 $1,228 —
715–740 729 4 170.00–180.00 $173.70 $1,266 —
785–790 789 8 165.00–172.50 $171.57 $1,354 -6.91
825–835 832 6 170.00–175.00 $170.83 $1,421 -1.20
850–895 865 12 172.00–180.00 $176.85 $1,530 +14.13
990 990 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,683 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 2 78.00 $78.00 $404 —
580–586 585 5 70.00–77.00 $75.61 $442 +1.24
600–635 607 5 57.50–65.00 $62.44 $379 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
380 380 1 375.00 $375.00 —
430 430 1 400.00 $400.00 —
490 490 3 385.00–500.00 $461.67 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
235 unweaned 235 1 420.00 $420.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 230.00 $230.00 $564 —
350 350 1 190.00 $190.00 $665 +10.00
400 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 —
465 465 1 210.00 $210.00 $976 +26.00
565 565 1 172.50 $172.50 $975 -9.94
655–680 668 2 155.00–160.00 $157.55 $1,052 -14.45
700 700 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,162 +1.05
835–845 840 2 145.00–149.00 $146.99 $1,235 —
975 975 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,511 —
1050 1050 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 132.50 $132.50 $497 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 —
720 720 1 123.00 $123.00 $886 —
785 785 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,099 +10.03
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 72.00 $72.00 $439 —
710 710 1 76.00 $76.00 $540 —
825–840 833 2 78.00–85.00 $81.47 $679 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 unweaned 410 1 242.50 $242.50 $994 —
500–525 513 2 237.00–242.00 $239.56 $1,229 +22.56
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 1 113.00 $113.00 $887 —
1180 1180 1 88.00 $88.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
120 unweaned 120 1 325.00 $325.00 —
300 300 1 450.00 $450.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–990 830 85-90% 2 52.00–60.00 $56.77 $471 —
610–975 833 85-90% 8 60.00–73.00 $66.64 $555 —
770–1050 875 85-90% 5 65.00–72.00 $70.06 $613 -12.05
745–1045 885 85-90% 4 75.00–82.50 $77.80 $689 -4.31
765–1280 976 85-90% 60 73.50–83.00 $77.61 $757 +8.38
865–1315 1100 85-90% 44 83.00–92.00 $87.63 $964 +0.06
995–1190 1121 85-90% 4 84.50–90.00 $86.97 $975 -0.60
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1200 1055 80-85% 5 92.00–100.00 $95.57 $1,008 —
1125–1290 1189 80-85% 12 90.00–91.00 $90.91 $1,081 —
1005–1880 1253 80-85% 31 92.00–98.00 $94.45 $1,183 +0.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1580 1580 75-80% 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,770 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1285 1161 5 80.00–100.00 $94.38 $1,096 —
1290–2030 1592 10 107.00–116.00 $112.23 $1,787 —
1345–2085 1666 10 118.00–124.00 $120.84 $2,013 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855 855 (<2 yrs)Open 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,513
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 125.00 $125.00 $906
1030 1030 (<2 yrs)Open 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,308
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
615 615 (<2 yrs)Open 1 104.00 $104.00 $640

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–1045 828 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 120.00–150.00 $139.38 $1,154
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,286
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1063 964 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,085.00–1,350.00 $1,227.50
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,029
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 101.00 $101.00 $884

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00 —
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1240–1403 1362 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,600.00–1,725.00 $1,631.25 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160–1230 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,950.00 —
1185–1236 1226 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,875.00–1,900.00 $1,880.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
765 765 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
650 650 Middle Aged (5-8 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.