Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, June 28, 2024

714 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $274.93/cwt +15.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,710/hd at 622 lb · 16 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $276.89/cwt +15.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,611/hd at 582 lb · 14 head

light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $252.64/cwt ≈ $1,816/hd at 719 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	714	1,021	499
Feeder cattle	382	555	359
Slaughter cattle	249	283	107
Replacement cattle	83	183	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-500 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Trade and demand active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	340.00	$340.00	$1,037	±0.00
375	375	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,125	-0.52
465–480	473	7	275.00–295.00	$283.47	$1,341	+8.77
515–545	529	6	280.00–310.00	$290.99	$1,539	+17.73
560–598	582	14	260.00–287.00	$276.89	$1,611	+15.33
616–645 fancy	621	11	281.00–290.00	$282.70	$1,756	—
605–630	624	5	246.00–265.00	$257.83	$1,609	-1.17
687–690	688	7	264.00–266.00	$265.43	$1,826	—
700–735	719	12	242.00–275.00	$252.64	$1,816	—
815	815	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,948	+38.00
865	865	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,990	—
928	928	2	211.00	$211.00	$1,958	+21.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–325	315	2	280.00–290.00	$285.16	$898	+4.39
401–435	411	8	245.00–277.00	$269.51	$1,108	+7.47
513–525	517	3	240.00–250.00	$246.62	$1,275	-2.10
550–590	568	6	240.00–258.00	$249.26	$1,416	-3.74
625	625	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,469	-7.70
670	670	2	246.00–254.00	$250.00	$1,675	+23.70
725–730	728	2	212.00–237.00	$224.54	$1,635	-6.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	302.50	$302.50	$605	—
250–290	270	2	220.00–247.00	$232.50	$628	-42.50
310	310	1	245.00	$245.00	$760	—
360–385	370	3	190.00–250.00	$224.32	$830	—
405–440	425	3	237.00–240.00	$238.96	$1,016	+6.53
455–480	468	2	200.00–222.00	$211.29	$989	-12.41
595	595	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,321	+8.57
630–645	636	7	182.00–218.00	$191.68	$1,219	-24.99
870	870	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,522	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–485	481	4	95.00–145.00	$109.85	$528	—
516	516	4	122.00	$122.00	$630	—
595	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	±0.00
600–635	622	3	88.00–104.00	$94.05	$585	—
660	660	2	97.00–105.00	$101.00	$667	+5.98

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
145 unweaned	145	1	490.00	$490.00	-22.96
150–165 unweaned	158	3	450.00–500.00	$467.37	—
205 unweaned	205	1	525.00	$525.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	525.00–580.00	$553.16	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
200	200	1	675.00	$675.00	-50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	250.00	$250.00	$575	—
275–285	280	2	255.00	$255.00	$714	—
400–447	433	11	230.00–250.00	$239.43	$1,037	+2.64
453–495	472	7	225.00–242.50	$232.25	$1,096	-0.51
515–540	525	9	217.00–237.50	$229.70	$1,206	+7.61
550–595	577	9	210.00–230.00	$218.42	$1,260	-8.93
600–630	618	6	207.00–217.00	$212.66	$1,314	+2.12
655–690	670	5	207.50–235.00	$215.44	$1,443	+0.72
700–748	726	5	206.00–220.00	$212.64	$1,544	+5.64
750–755	753	2	202.00–212.00	$207.02	$1,559	—
805	805	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,666	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235 unweaned	223	2	275.00–315.00	$293.88	$655	—
330–335	333	2	275.00–282.50	$278.78	$928	-1.22
375 fancy	375	2	307.50	$307.50	$1,153	—
415–447	434	5	250.00–270.00	$265.70	$1,153	—
500	500	2	240.00	$240.00	$1,200	-0.21
570–585	580	3	231.00–240.00	$233.95	$1,357	-6.05
605–639	623	11	230.00–235.00	$232.71	$1,450	—
665–698	687	3	230.00–231.00	$230.68	$1,585	—
733	733	2	222.50	$222.50	$1,631	—
755	755	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,601	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	220.00	$220.00	$693	—
360–397	388	5	200.00–230.00	$209.58	$813	+8.09
410–440	425	2	222.00–240.00	$231.32	$983	+31.64
455–495	476	6	182.50–217.00	$203.87	$970	+36.04
500–505	503	2	200.00–210.00	$204.98	$1,031	+7.49
555–558	557	4	195.00–202.00	$198.49	$1,106	-16.51
605–640	625	3	187.00–202.50	$193.37	$1,209	-5.63

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	100.00	$100.00	$368	—
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	+48.00
460	460	1	130.00	$130.00	$598	—
505–520	513	2	95.00–132.00	$113.23	$581	—
575	575	2	126.00	$126.00	$724	—
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
85 unweaned	85	1	450.00	$450.00	—
115–145 unweaned	130	3	400.00–540.00	$482.05	—
155–195 unweaned	170	3	400.00–560.00	$483.63	-16.37
260 unweaned	260	1	300.00	$300.00	-150.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	218	4	302.50–322.50	$317.33	$692	—
305	305	1	245.00	$245.00	$747	-40.00
360	360	1	242.00	$242.00	$871	-25.28
490	490	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,102	-6.35
520–545	533	2	200.00–242.50	$221.75	$1,182	-14.64
585	585	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,170	+2.02
600–635	615	3	187.00–233.00	$215.29	$1,324	+5.26
655	655	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,179	-36.04
775	775	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,527	+27.00
860–875	868	2	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$1,433	+5.04
940	940	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,617	-6.00
975	975	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,609	-1.00
1055	1055	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,551	-31.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130 unweaned	130	1	575.00	$575.00	+250.00
165–195 unweaned	174	5	500.00–575.00	$522.07	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	155.00	$155.00	$558	—
478	478	2	87.00	$87.00	$416	—
520	520	1	90.00	$90.00	$468	—
595	595	1	82.00	$82.00	$488	—
740	740	1	119.00	$119.00	$881	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	165.00	$165.00	$850	—
765	765	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,358	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	321.00	$321.00	$1,284	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–1115	871	80-85%	4	123.00–131.00	$127.87	$1,114	—
795–1595	1091	80-85%	46	119.00–133.00	$127.93	$1,396	+5.83
970–1185	1092	80-85%	3	145.00–146.00	$145.30	$1,587	+23.20
760–1550	1104	80-85%	38	134.00–144.00	$136.91	$1,511	—
910–1255	1107	80-85%	3	136.00–145.00	$141.84	$1,570	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680	680	85-90%	1	102.00	$102.00	$694	+22.00
605–735	688	85-90%	4	70.00–95.00	$81.67	$562	+1.67
500–1115	702	85-90%	15	80.00–90.00	$83.40	$585	—
660–810	723	85-90%	3	111.00–120.00	$116.52	$842	—
620–950	783	85-90%	16	93.50–110.00	$105.20	$824	-5.57
790	790	85-90%	1	123.00	$123.00	$972	+12.23
620–1155	913	85-90%	23	111.00–121.00	$116.12	$1,060	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395	1395	75-80%	1	126.00	$126.00	$1,758	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1180	1018	4	130.00–144.00	$136.29	$1,387	—
1000–1525	1238	20	119.00–150.00	$139.72	$1,730	+8.19
1155–1690	1486	17	154.00–164.00	$158.07	$2,349	+11.27
1595–2000	1724	4	165.00–170.50	$166.74	$2,875	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
545–815	685	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	172.50–187.00	$181.45	$1,243
520–1155	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	38	127.00–182.00	$157.71	$1,191

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
721	721	(<2 yrs)	Open	6	212.00	$212.00	$1,529
645–940	881	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	188.00–192.00	$188.80	$1,663

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
785–810	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	160.00	$160.00	$1,277
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,282
1040	1040	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,539
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,411
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,566
730–1297	1155	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	121.00–134.00	$130.75	$1,510

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735	735	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	80.00	$80.00	$588

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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
935–945	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,850.00–1,950.00	$1,900.00	—
895–1095	982	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,066.67	—
935–1200	1068	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,050.00–2,300.00	$2,175.00	—
990–1210	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,850.00	$1,825.00	-575.00
1030–1150	1112	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,850.00–2,100.00	$1,910.00	-490.00
1205–1265	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	+350.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845–995	915	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,625.00–1,825.00	$1,750.00	+50.00
850–1125	954	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,550.00–1,850.00	$1,741.67	—
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	-125.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
825–860	843	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,125.00	—

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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.