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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, July 26, 2024

810 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $322.25/cwt +3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,330/hd at 413 lb · 11 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $263.06/cwt -3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,384/hd at 526 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.67/cwt +13.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,430/hd at 631 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 810 717 691
Feeder cattle 347 345 436
Slaughter cattle 221 189 174
Replacement cattle 242 183 81

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves were 10.00-12.00 lower on Limited comparisons. Heifer calves were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 2 302.50–316.00 $309.25 $680 —
250 250 1 315.00 $315.00 $788 —
310–330 320 2 270.00–285.00 $277.73 $889 -12.08
395 395 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 +3.79
405–445 428 10 250.00–287.00 $270.27 $1,157 +5.82
450–490 473 9 250.00–288.00 $273.85 $1,295 +1.41
500–545 526 11 260.00–270.00 $263.06 $1,384 -3.04
555–593 579 5 250.00–257.00 $251.94 $1,459 -2.32
600–620 611 7 235.00–257.00 $249.73 $1,526 +6.52
655–695 674 5 240.00–255.00 $249.39 $1,681 +15.14
715–730 723 2 247.00–250.00 $248.52 $1,797 +8.02
775 775 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,914 +24.00
855–885 867 5 190.00–219.00 $205.38 $1,781 —
945 945 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,796 +4.38
1000–1008 1007 8 187.00–191.00 $190.50 $1,918 +0.50
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 unweaned 310 2 305.00 $305.00 $946 —
325–330 327 3 310.00–315.00 $313.32 $1,025 -31.68
370–380 373 3 305.00–310.00 $308.30 $1,150 +2.66
400 unweaned 400 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,260 —
403–440 414 10 295.00–330.00 $322.98 $1,337 +4.23
450–483 467 7 292.00–320.00 $306.03 $1,429 +7.48
528–529 528 3 275.00–287.00 $282.99 $1,494 -6.13
558–580 565 6 270.00–277.00 $274.29 $1,550 -6.48
600–615 608 2 260.00–275.00 $267.59 $1,627 +8.44
665–685 675 2 255.00–258.00 $256.52 $1,732 -5.44
700–730 706 9 247.00–258.00 $255.87 $1,806 +9.89
765 765 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,813 -10.00
830 830 2 227.00 $227.00 $1,884 -8.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 270.00 $270.00 $783 —
310 310 1 255.00 $255.00 $790 +17.50
365 365 1 270.00 $270.00 $986 +65.00
415–440 421 7 200.00–245.00 $230.15 $969 —
460 460 1 263.00 $263.00 $1,210 +58.00
655–685 670 2 167.00–195.00 $180.69 $1,211 —
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 —
775–790 783 2 160.00–228.00 $193.67 $1,516 —
1060 1060 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,696 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
894 894 4 106.00 $106.00 $948 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
325 325 2 635.00 $635.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
235 unweaned 235 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 310.00 $310.00 $728 —
310–340 325 2 250.00–275.00 $263.08 $855 -11.92
350–385 368 3 250.00–280.00 $261.79 $963 +13.08
430 430 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,096 +5.00
490 490 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,161 -0.62
500–545 528 6 210.00–249.00 $236.60 $1,249 -8.27
560–590 576 4 210.00–247.00 $227.26 $1,309 -14.02
610–645 631 10 210.00–242.00 $226.67 $1,430 +13.99
665–670 669 4 208.00–223.00 $219.27 $1,467 +2.59
705 705 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,551 —
793 793 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,507 -20.83
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 unweaned 348 3 300.00 $300.00 $1,044 —
365 365 2 305.00 $305.00 $1,113 +30.00
400–425 413 2 270.00–275.00 $272.42 $1,125 +7.42
470 470 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,340 —
515–538 533 5 255.00–257.00 $255.39 $1,361 -0.21
591 591 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,454 —
605–635 615 5 235.00–255.00 $244.37 $1,503 +8.94
673–685 677 3 226.00–230.00 $227.35 $1,539 -5.06
700–719 716 6 230.00–235.00 $230.81 $1,653 —
765 765 2 217.00 $217.00 $1,660 -0.50
800 800 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–255 253 2 250.00–270.00 $260.10 $658 +19.81
350–395 381 4 200.00–242.00 $228.78 $872 +13.78
430–440 438 4 220.00–242.00 $225.53 $988 +20.53
478 478 3 200.00 $200.00 $956 +14.82
560 560 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,232 +10.08
690 690 2 192.00 $192.00 $1,325 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
490 490 5 650.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
180 unweaned 180 1 600.00 $600.00 —
200–215 unweaned 208 2 600.00–735.00 $665.06 +40.06
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 -21.00
730 730 2 82.00 $82.00 $599 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
215 unweaned 215 1 400.00 $400.00 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 unweaned 240 1 270.00 $270.00 $648 —
275 unweaned 275 1 285.00 $285.00 $784 —
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 —
466 466 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,025 -25.00
530 530 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,298 -11.42
555–590 568 4 217.00–287.50 $258.03 $1,466 +19.31
600–610 605 2 190.00–232.00 $211.17 $1,278 —
655 655 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 -25.18
750–775 763 2 159.00–189.00 $174.25 $1,330 -0.75
810 810 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,434 -8.00
860 860 2 130.00–148.00 $139.00 $1,195 -35.46
940 940 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,645 -9.78
950–978 969 4 156.00–160.00 $157.74 $1,529 —
1045 1045 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,463 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312 unweaned 312 3 315.00 $315.00 $983 —
330–345 338 2 310.00–315.00 $312.44 $1,056 —
465 unweaned 465 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,465 —
468 468 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,474 +20.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 170.00 $170.00 $994 +15.00
690 690 1 130.00 $130.00 $897 —
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 —
815 815 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,247 —
975 975 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,365 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 4 170.00 $170.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
135 unweaned 135 1 600.00 $600.00 —
230 unweaned 230 1 700.00 $700.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
153 unweaned 153 1 650.00 $650.00 +50.00
225 unweaned 225 1 675.00 $675.00 —
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
510–525 518 2 560.00–635.00 $598.04 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–1310 936 80-85% 4 123.00–132.00 $127.57 $1,194 +0.86
805–1305 1000 80-85% 48 120.00–131.00 $126.87 $1,269 -4.13
960–1330 1147 80-85% 52 131.00–141.50 $136.34 $1,564 —
840–1410 1216 80-85% 11 127.00–140.00 $134.60 $1,637 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
680–695 688 85-90% 2 82.00–85.00 $83.52 $575 +8.52
730 730 85-90% 1 123.00 $123.00 $898 +39.00
740 740 85-90% 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 +22.00
620–855 742 85-90% 3 80.00–89.00 $85.72 $636 +1.72
670–855 766 85-90% 7 100.00–110.00 $104.38 $800 +3.23
495–1135 876 85-90% 37 111.00–121.00 $118.18 $1,035 —
640–925 887 85-90% 13 80.00–85.00 $80.31 $712 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1655 1421 75-80% 4 126.50–134.50 $131.17 $1,864 —
1475–1540 1508 75-80% 2 134.00–138.00 $135.96 $2,050 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 1 120.00 $120.00 $996 —
1000–1660 1227 19 120.00–141.00 $127.82 $1,568 —
1380–1745 1549 7 144.00–150.00 $146.60 $2,271 —
1820–1860 1840 2 156.00–160.00 $157.98 $2,907 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
515–870 742 (<2 yrs)Open 9 170.00–189.00 $177.67 $1,318
575–951 836 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 28 140.00–178.00 $162.25 $1,356
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
708 708 (<2 yrs)Open 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,345
890–920 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 193.00–197.00 $195.00 $1,765

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,058
835–988 937 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 137.00–157.00 $143.67 $1,346
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
1350 1350 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,725.00 $1,600.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
909 909 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,609

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1035–1320 1167 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 12 2,600.00–2,975.00 $2,780.83 +424.58
950–1476 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 2,350.00–2,675.00 $2,578.33 +160.47
1220–1335 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 9 2,100.00–2,350.00 $2,244.44 —
1343 1343 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,450.00 $2,450.00 —
1275–1486 1468 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 13 2,500.00–2,800.00 $2,730.77 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870–1275 1052 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 1,800.00–2,500.00 $2,240.00 -110.00
1130 1130 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00 —
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1160–1215 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,725.00–2,200.00 $1,962.50 —
900–1438 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 11 1,750.00–2,450.00 $2,156.82 —
1165–1290 1228 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00 —
1230–1395 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,225.00–2,325.00 $2,275.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
675 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
900 900 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
960–995 978 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.