Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, May 31, 2024

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $253.30/cwt ≈ $1,809/hd at 714 lb · 45 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $267.17/cwt -7.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 516 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $292.52/cwt +4.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 473 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	810	538	644
Feeder cattle	467	379	420
Slaughter cattle	271	122	156
Replacement cattle	72	37	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 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
175–191 unweaned	188	6	400.00–450.00	$407.74	$767	—
246	246	4	410.00	$410.00	$1,009	—
270	270	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,094	—
328 value added	328	2	390.00	$390.00	$1,279	—
320–335	330	5	375.00–392.00	$380.32	$1,255	+17.08
362 value added	362	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,448	—
350–380	365	3	380.00–390.00	$383.20	$1,399	+30.68
405–435	414	8	330.00–365.00	$341.32	$1,413	-4.84
422 value added	422	3	400.00	$400.00	$1,688	+30.00
455–490	465	5	330.00–365.00	$347.85	$1,618	+11.82
536	536	19	306.00	$306.00	$1,640	-16.08
552–595	565	6	295.00–330.00	$312.97	$1,768	+12.97
610–645	628	2	260.00–270.00	$264.86	$1,663	-6.11
655–690	673	2	250.00–263.00	$256.33	$1,725	+1.06
701–730	714	45	250.00–260.00	$253.30	$1,809	—
795	795	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,988	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 unweaned	250	1	337.50	$337.50	$844	—
255	255	1	365.00	$365.00	$931	—
300 unweaned	300	1	275.00	$275.00	$825	—
314–320	315	5	330.00–340.00	$337.97	$1,065	+30.44
375–392	385	5	285.00–345.00	$327.21	$1,260	+32.21
400–435	425	7	257.00–325.00	$292.57	$1,243	+16.60
450–495	473	22	267.50–315.00	$292.52	$1,384	+4.66
505–535	517	8	265.00–302.00	$288.53	$1,492	+9.04
550–585	570	9	257.00–285.00	$271.58	$1,548	+6.14
610–635	621	9	245.00–255.00	$252.64	$1,569	+4.27
655–680	667	5	233.00–246.00	$239.85	$1,600	-9.47
705–718	714	3	225.00–231.00	$229.02	$1,635	+19.02
770	770	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,617	+5.03
820	820	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,804	±0.00
1065	1065	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,704	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	227.00–265.00	$245.57	$818	+20.57
375–380	378	2	270.00–285.00	$277.45	$1,049	+47.28
510–545	523	3	240.00–245.00	$243.36	$1,273	+8.78
550–595	570	4	240.00–250.00	$245.61	$1,400	—
660	660	1	219.00	$219.00	$1,445	—
765–797	781	6	186.00–213.00	$199.22	$1,556	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	—
420	420	1	172.50	$172.50	$724	—
585	585	1	104.00	$104.00	$608	—
815–848	837	3	113.00	$113.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155 unweaned	155	1	460.00	$460.00	-115.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
178–195	187	6	375.00–380.00	$377.39	$706	—
190–195 unweaned	193	2	300.00–320.00	$310.13	$599	—
285	285	2	310.00	$310.00	$884	—
335 value added	335	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,139	—
355	355	2	305.00	$305.00	$1,083	+15.00
400–440	418	11	275.00–315.00	$282.70	$1,182	+24.70
460–495	474	7	255.00–285.00	$266.78	$1,265	+7.61
500–532	516	35	260.00–277.50	$267.17	$1,379	-7.83
575–592	585	5	250.00–255.00	$251.97	$1,474	—
603–630	619	9	230.00–241.00	$238.33	$1,475	+1.85

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	302.50	$302.50	$711	—
290	290	1	280.00	$280.00	$812	+21.80
300	300	1	280.00	$280.00	$840	+12.60
360–365	363	2	242.00–260.00	$251.06	$911	-1.84
415–445	430	2	235.00–245.00	$240.17	$1,033	-9.17
455–490	470	4	230.00–255.00	$241.50	$1,135	-1.59
503–545	529	14	236.00–259.00	$254.14	$1,344	+12.14
566–569	567	11	240.00–241.00	$240.54	$1,364	+0.77
621–640	624	14	220.00–242.00	$222.08	$1,386	-2.90
658	658	2	242.00	$242.00	$1,592	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	200.00	$200.00	$750	—
445	445	1	220.00	$220.00	$979	+1.25
455	455	1	192.00	$192.00	$874	—
520	520	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	—
803	803	5	187.50	$187.50	$1,506	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130–140 unweaned	135	2	435.00–500.00	$466.30	+10.79
165–185 unweaned	170	5	500.00–560.00	$536.50	-13.50

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	95.00	$95.00	$446	—
534	534	3	90.00	$90.00	$481	—
560	560	1	95.00	$95.00	$532	—
620	620	1	95.00	$95.00	$589	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165 unweaned	165	1	600.00	$600.00	—
210–225 unweaned	218	2	620.00–625.00	$622.41	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	290.00	$290.00	$957	+45.00
425	425	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,211	+25.00
470–480	475	2	222.50–282.00	$251.94	$1,197	-14.41
505	505	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,288	-7.00
550–585	565	3	265.00–290.00	$278.13	$1,571	-8.55
630	630	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,682	+18.00
655	655	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,670	+40.00
790	790	2	185.00–240.00	$212.50	$1,679	+15.42
900–910	905	2	155.00–165.00	$159.97	$1,448	-8.51

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200–205 unweaned	203	4	600.00–725.00	$651.39	—
390 unweaned	390	2	660.00	$660.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
55 unweaned	55	1	400.00	$400.00	—
120–140 unweaned	128	3	425.00–500.00	$453.90	-49.21
195 unweaned	195	1	560.00	$560.00	+18.08

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 unweaned	200	1	350.00	$350.00	$700	—
255 unweaned	255	1	322.50	$322.50	$822	—
280	280	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,008	—
350 unweaned	350	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	154.00	$154.00	$970	—
810	810	1	120.00	$120.00	$972	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655–665	660	2	107.50–150.00	$128.59	$849	-41.41

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
330	330	1	400.00	$400.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1100	896	80-85%	7	117.00–121.00	$118.78	$1,064	—
910–1180	1112	80-85%	8	120.00–125.00	$124.28	$1,382	-16.03
880–1590	1229	80-85%	27	124.00–134.00	$126.50	$1,555	—
810–1720	1268	80-85%	49	113.00–123.50	$119.59	$1,516	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–760	733	85-90%	3	74.00–79.00	$76.75	$563	-3.05
688–995	737	85-90%	17	109.00–122.00	$118.16	$871	+38.36
745–860	785	85-90%	4	83.00–90.00	$87.80	$689	-5.61
805	805	85-90%	1	96.00	$96.00	$773	-8.23
680–1290	850	85-90%	29	105.00–114.00	$110.96	$943	+16.28
785–1040	884	85-90%	4	91.00–96.00	$94.02	$831	-0.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195	1195	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,524	—
1000–2385	1401	15	106.00–135.00	$126.09	$1,767	-14.15
1035–1905	1526	18	135.50–146.50	$141.89	$2,165	—
1450–2245	1863	13	147.00–157.00	$149.78	$2,790	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
713–955	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	29	155.00–175.00	$168.47	$1,289
635–965	811	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	22	137.00–170.00	$144.68	$1,173
790–858	841	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	126.00–131.00	$127.25	$1,070

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–855	756	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	180.00–190.00	$185.21	$1,400
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,880

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740–820	804	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	950.00–1,000.00	$960.00
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
915	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,199
945	945	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,247
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,226
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,152
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,370

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–950	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,550.00	$1,433.33

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

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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
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-250.00
725–946	902	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,550.00–1,625.00	$1,565.00	—
860–1275	1028	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	1,200.00–1,350.00	$1,283.33	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850–1000	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,100.00–2,325.00	$2,200.00	—
1020–1130	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,875.00	$1,862.50	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
630–685	658	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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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.