Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 20, 2024

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $283.15/cwt +0.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,379/hd at 487 lb · 54 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $226.97/cwt -9.28 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 424 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $247.45/cwt -1.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,039/hd at 420 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	845	941	924
Feeder cattle	587	618	684
Slaughter cattle	119	218	161
Replacement cattle	139	105	79

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 10.00-12.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 8.00-10.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
343	343	5	322.00	$322.00	$1,104	-10.14
360–385	373	6	280.00–292.00	$286.55	$1,069	-39.05
400–445	417	7	270.00–285.00	$277.96	$1,159	-14.03
450–492	487	54	263.00–287.00	$283.15	$1,379	+0.15
500–545	525	18	251.00–285.50	$268.01	$1,407	+6.18
560–561	561	6	255.00–266.50	$264.59	$1,484	+9.03
600–635	622	15	226.00–247.00	$234.83	$1,461	-1.10
665–670	668	2	216.00–227.00	$221.52	$1,480	-3.90
705–740	727	3	215.00–218.50	$216.47	$1,574	-7.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	287.00–290.00	$288.45	$687	+15.45
250–290	269	6	265.00–290.00	$281.27	$757	—
305–340	322	6	270.00–290.00	$281.28	$906	+3.56
360–385	375	11	250.00–275.00	$262.36	$984	-22.32
400–430	418	9	250.00–275.00	$262.76	$1,098	-2.76
450–489	475	21	232.00–266.00	$255.44	$1,213	-3.43
505–540	521	14	227.00–240.00	$234.83	$1,223	-2.32
555–590	568	6	220.00–244.00	$234.81	$1,334	+2.91
605–643	627	7	217.00–232.00	$224.36	$1,407	-2.19
675–695	685	2	217.00–220.00	$218.52	$1,497	-1.92
705–740	718	6	200.00–217.00	$209.85	$1,507	+0.27
755	755	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,586	+3.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	250.00	$250.00	$538	-2.00
270	270	1	247.00	$247.00	$667	-3.00
305–345	325	2	215.00–238.00	$227.21	$738	+15.85
385	385	1	240.00	$240.00	$924	+13.73
445	445	1	217.00	$217.00	$966	-9.06
515–541	534	8	187.00–217.00	$193.83	$1,035	-7.69
600–625	613	2	192.00–211.00	$201.69	$1,236	-4.33
680	680	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,292	-0.97
1005	1005	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,708	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–563	562	4	124.00–126.00	$124.50	$700	—
605	605	1	123.00	$123.00	$744	-14.00
668–690	679	4	115.00–128.00	$123.43	$838	-24.56
800	800	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,000	—
928	928	3	123.00	$123.00	$1,141	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
198	198	2	600.00	$600.00	—
210	210	2	550.00	$550.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
345	345	1	510.00	$510.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	270.00	$270.00	$554	-2.34
260–285	273	2	220.00–237.00	$228.89	$625	-27.72
295 unweaned	295	1	210.00	$210.00	$620	—
300–340	329	4	227.00–244.00	$233.43	$768	+0.85
350–395	368	15	222.00–245.00	$235.48	$867	-6.24
400–448	424	34	220.00–240.00	$226.97	$962	-9.28
451–475	459	13	226.00–240.00	$232.62	$1,068	-1.54
510–545	526	8	219.00–236.00	$229.02	$1,205	+7.60
550–585	569	7	215.00–225.00	$220.06	$1,252	—
610–645	619	4	201.00–214.00	$210.61	$1,304	+2.31
653–688	668	5	200.00–208.00	$204.51	$1,366	+2.05
700	700	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,337	—
761–765	763	10	194.00–195.00	$194.50	$1,484	-10.50
830	830	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,594	—
890	890	1	186.00	$186.00	$1,655	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	245.00	$245.00	$796	—
357–398	369	14	244.00–257.00	$249.28	$920	-5.67
405–445	420	25	242.00–262.00	$247.45	$1,039	-1.03
450–480	469	6	244.00–250.00	$246.03	$1,154	-3.97
500–530	516	12	230.00–246.00	$239.24	$1,234	+3.05
550	550	2	234.00	$234.00	$1,287	-5.42
625–640	630	3	212.00–220.00	$217.29	$1,369	—
655–660	656	4	216.00–220.00	$217.01	$1,424	+3.01
764	764	4	202.00	$202.00	$1,543	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–280	270	4	225.00–237.00	$232.96	$629	+5.96
340	340	1	212.00	$212.00	$721	+1.59
350–390	366	4	200.00–207.00	$203.34	$744	-11.43
420–430	427	3	200.00–215.00	$208.40	$890	+3.60
513	513	2	180.00	$180.00	$923	-13.31
615	615	1	191.00	$191.00	$1,175	+22.53

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170	170	1	500.00	$500.00	—
180 unweaned	180	1	525.00	$525.00	-25.00
208–240	217	4	500.00–625.00	$530.31	-69.69

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
423	423	2	600.00	$600.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170 unweaned	170	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	205.00	$205.00	$451	—
385	385	1	202.00	$202.00	$778	-35.00
445	445	1	222.00	$222.00	$988	+3.80
485–490	488	2	200.00–232.00	$215.92	$1,054	+1.55
555–595	573	5	210.00–230.00	$220.14	$1,261	-2.36
620	620	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,128	-53.00
665	665	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,197	+3.77
705–745	728	3	160.00–190.00	$174.05	$1,267	+9.05
750–790	770	2	130.00–166.00	$148.47	$1,143	-27.83
820	820	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,148	-22.00
870	870	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,218	—
925	925	2	140.00	$140.00	$1,295	-29.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	300.00	$300.00	$720	—
380–390	387	3	270.00	$270.00	$1,045	—
430	430	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,226	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170–190 unweaned	180	2	650.00	$650.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	—
595	595	1	120.00	$120.00	$714	-10.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
170 unweaned	170	1	600.00	$600.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–730	653	85-90%	2	72.00–80.00	$76.48	$499	—
710–885	789	85-90%	4	80.00–87.00	$84.67	$668	—
680–1050	883	85-90%	15	91.00–99.00	$97.03	$857	-8.13
805–1260	951	85-90%	7	100.00–109.00	$102.89	$978	—
815–1295	974	85-90%	7	88.00–96.00	$92.36	$900	—
800–1340	1016	85-90%	21	100.00–109.00	$105.21	$1,069	+10.81

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1167	1114	80-85%	8	112.00–119.50	$115.64	$1,288	—
990–1348	1191	80-85%	17	105.50–114.00	$109.03	$1,299	-22.97
885–1455	1202	80-85%	12	109.00–116.00	$112.65	$1,354	+0.74
1110–1525	1318	80-85%	2	109.00–110.00	$109.42	$1,442	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1325	1325	75-80%	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,484	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100	1100	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,650	—
1310–1685	1465	7	123.00–131.00	$126.99	$1,860	—
1360–1655	1477	3	116.00–131.00	$125.09	$1,848	—
1605–2110	1860	6	135.00–144.00	$137.91	$2,565	—
1750–2065	1908	2	145.00–146.00	$145.54	$2,777	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
678–848	783	(<2 yrs)	Open	7	185.00–188.00	$186.29	$1,459
575–990	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	27	142.00–178.00	$167.15	$1,312

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
653–725	677	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	182.00–185.00	$183.00	$1,239
890	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,727

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
930–950	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,110.00–1,350.00	$1,230.00
1093	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1200	1200	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
1165–1425	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,300.00–1,550.00	$1,412.50

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
590	590	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
700–875	739	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	760.00–860.00	$788.00
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950–975	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	109.00–147.00	$123.67	$1,193
1115	1115	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	114.50	$114.50	$1,277
1126	1126	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,385

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	885.00	$885.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00
1040	1040	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

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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
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—
1005–1375	1190	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,800.00–1,875.00	$1,837.50	—
980–1331	1304	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	1,600.00–1,860.00	$1,836.84	-263.16
1382	1382	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1385	1385	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1270–1310	1278	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,300.00–2,400.00	$2,380.00	—
1397	1397	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

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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.