Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 29, 2024

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $299.61/cwt +13.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,287/hd at 429 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $294.54/cwt +34.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,561/hd at 530 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $324.62/cwt +21.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,558/hd at 480 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	508	530	867
Feeder cattle	320	432	768
Slaughter cattle	115	55	67
Replacement cattle	73	43	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 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 unweaned	260	2	425.00	$425.00	$1,105	—
300–325	318	5	365.00–400.00	$375.71	$1,195	+23.59
350–395	375	8	335.00–385.00	$343.35	$1,288	+8.35
420–440	426	8	325.00–365.00	$345.07	$1,470	+11.08
450–495	479	17	302.00–335.00	$321.63	$1,541	+18.43
488 value added	488	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,708	—
525–545	535	5	310.00–350.00	$325.93	$1,744	+13.09
557–585	562	10	280.00–296.00	$292.31	$1,643	+10.85
605–640	619	6	272.00–290.00	$278.93	$1,727	+14.58
660–698	681	9	237.00–280.00	$260.67	$1,775	—
700	700	2	257.00–260.00	$258.50	$1,810	—
778	778	2	237.00	$237.00	$1,844	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	310.00	$310.00	$713	—
310–345	328	2	300.00–320.00	$309.47	$1,015	-3.61
345 value added	345	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,173	—
360–383	372	4	270.00–310.00	$290.00	$1,079	-1.13
415–445	433	8	270.00–320.00	$291.85	$1,264	-1.07
480–485	483	2	258.00–300.00	$279.11	$1,348	-5.86
500–548	530	22	250.00–305.00	$294.54	$1,561	+34.54
555–580	570	5	250.00–275.00	$259.14	$1,477	+9.28
683	683	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,448	—
720–725	723	2	220.00–238.00	$229.03	$1,656	+11.65
780–795	788	2	215.00–220.00	$217.52	$1,714	—
940	940	1	196.00	$196.00	$1,842	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	260.00	$260.00	$897	-8.33
375–385	380	3	230.00–250.00	$239.96	$912	-15.04
415–445	435	5	220.00–257.00	$248.57	$1,081	+14.12
455–485	466	4	200.00–245.00	$223.78	$1,043	-11.22
500–510	505	2	197.00–220.00	$208.61	$1,053	-23.58
575	575	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,322	-5.00
665	665	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,264	-30.00
700	700	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,274	-16.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
230	230	1	700.00	$700.00	—
320	320	1	770.00	$770.00	—
450	450	1	725.00	$725.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
135 unweaned	135	1	575.00	$575.00	—
190 unweaned	190	1	625.00	$625.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140 unweaned	140	1	525.00	$525.00	+25.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	340.00	$340.00	$663	—
240	240	2	320.00–340.00	$330.00	$792	+18.63
285–288	287	3	305.00–325.00	$318.38	$914	+9.39
300–331	319	8	310.00–335.00	$325.35	$1,038	+25.94
370–385	378	6	302.00–320.00	$310.69	$1,174	+24.05
406–445 value added	422	9	312.00–325.00	$317.25	$1,339	+17.25
400–445	433	19	270.00–309.00	$291.25	$1,261	+11.21
450–482 value added	474	4	309.00–320.00	$311.61	$1,477	+5.19
465–498	487	7	275.00–300.00	$292.43	$1,424	+6.60
505–540 value added	518	7	295.00–315.00	$301.10	$1,560	—
510–535	528	7	260.00–297.00	$273.82	$1,446	+7.09
580	580	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,595	+2.50
733–738	735	6	210.00–219.00	$214.00	$1,573	—
773	773	2	222.00	$222.00	$1,716	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	295.00	$295.00	$994	+39.22
380	380	1	250.00	$250.00	$950	-1.27
405–445	425	2	240.00–250.00	$245.24	$1,042	-5.04
455–460	457	3	250.00–257.00	$252.32	$1,153	-5.88
520–545	533	2	250.00–270.00	$259.77	$1,385	-0.93
550	550	2	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$1,292	+10.00
625	625	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,422	+15.50
685	685	2	209.00–210.00	$209.50	$1,435	+13.50
760	760	3	190.00–216.00	$207.33	$1,576	—
850	850	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,530	-12.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	260.00	$260.00	$611	—
290	290	1	245.00	$245.00	$710	+31.59
325–330	328	2	212.00–240.00	$226.11	$742	+3.62
370	370	1	245.00	$245.00	$906	+18.31
540	540	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,242	+33.91
650	650	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55 unweaned	55	1	375.00	$375.00	—
152 unweaned	152	3	575.00	$575.00	+25.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
250	250	1	650.00	$650.00	-85.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140 unweaned	140	—	—	1	650.00	$650.00	-100.00
185 unweaned	185	—	—	2	850.00	$850.00	—
875–1190	1018	(<2 yrs)	N/A	40	2,500.00–5,500.00	$3,781.25	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	215.00	$215.00	$752	-75.00
420–445	437	3	252.00–255.00	$254.04	$1,110	+4.04
525–540	533	3	205.00–267.50	$239.22	$1,275	+22.08
555	555	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,346	-23.16
600–625	613	4	230.00–252.00	$241.77	$1,482	-9.23
670–675	673	2	215.00–242.50	$228.80	$1,540	-1.20
735	735	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,433	-3.42
805–840	823	2	168.00–200.00	$184.34	$1,517	+20.34
1070	1070	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,872	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
386	386	5	325.00	$325.00	$1,254	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145 unweaned	145	1	575.00	$575.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
425	425	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835–1225	1016	80-85%	5	123.00–128.00	$124.58	$1,266	-0.37
775–1275	1032	80-85%	9	120.00–129.00	$125.34	$1,294	+0.39
985–1425	1097	80-85%	47	129.50–139.00	$131.40	$1,441	—
1010–1545	1154	80-85%	10	130.00–137.00	$132.92	$1,534	—
1205–1340	1279	80-85%	4	140.50–142.00	$140.98	$1,803	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–715	654	85-90%	4	62.00–80.00	$71.85	$470	-18.45
630–745	688	85-90%	2	84.00–94.00	$89.42	$615	-0.88
755	755	85-90%	1	129.00	$129.00	$974	—
795–950	888	85-90%	3	107.00–116.00	$111.18	$987	+7.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,404	—
1195–1595	1395	2	120.00–130.00	$125.72	$1,754	—
1470–1915	1735	3	142.00–148.00	$145.20	$2,519	—
1475–1935	1778	5	152.00–160.00	$155.75	$2,769	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
645–920	783	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	126.00–151.00	$137.07	$1,073
703–1000	831	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	125.00–149.00	$133.67	$1,111

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
790–1065	892	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	155.00–172.00	$163.00	$1,454

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625	625	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	145.00	$145.00	$906
820–1355	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	124.00–137.00	$130.00	$1,330
1025–1205	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	129.00–137.00	$131.67	$1,468

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
675–725	702	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,110.00–1,275.00	$1,211.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–850	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,500.00	$1,462.50
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00

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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
1010	1010	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00	—
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

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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.