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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 4, 2024

1,188 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $271.31/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,403/hd at 517 lb · 77 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $290.05/cwt +12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,233/hd at 425 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.98/cwt -15.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,147/hd at 512 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,188 845 966
Feeder cattle 879 587 669
Slaughter cattle 229 119 213
Replacement cattle 80 139 84

Market comments — USDA reporter

No Market Reporter available last week; Compared to two weeks ago: Steer an heifer calves trended up 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers were 7.00-12.00 higher, and feeder heifers were steady. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 2 360.00 $360.00 $972 —
305–340 319 5 325.00–345.00 $334.17 $1,066 +12.17
350–390 370 12 302.00–345.00 $314.71 $1,164 +28.16
374 fancy 374 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,178 —
400–440 425 56 280.00–320.00 $290.05 $1,233 +12.09
455–493 480 31 275.00–315.00 $288.08 $1,383 +4.93
500–545 517 77 250.00–292.00 $271.31 $1,403 +3.30
550–595 576 27 253.00–285.00 $258.27 $1,488 -6.32
600–646 632 28 228.00–245.00 $234.76 $1,484 -0.07
650–680 665 9 225.00–249.00 $234.41 $1,559 +12.89
705–735 724 6 220.00–238.00 $224.67 $1,627 +8.20
765–785 769 9 223.00–227.00 $224.01 $1,723 —
800 800 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,816 —
850 850 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,785 —
920 920 1 209.00 $209.00 $1,923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 315.00 $315.00 $709 +26.55
275–285 279 8 260.00–305.00 $275.34 $768 -5.93
300–345 316 7 260.00–300.00 $277.40 $877 -3.88
375–390 382 3 255.00–270.00 $265.09 $1,013 +2.73
405–440 423 7 242.00–270.00 $262.01 $1,108 -0.75
450–495 488 10 240.00–272.50 $264.41 $1,290 +8.97
510–545 534 5 230.00–242.00 $237.74 $1,270 +2.91
550–590 574 14 234.00–250.00 $242.85 $1,394 +8.04
602–646 623 8 212.00–235.00 $224.21 $1,397 -0.15
650–695 669 6 215.00–240.00 $221.00 $1,478 +2.48
715 715 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,537 +5.15
770–780 772 5 212.00–219.00 $217.59 $1,680 +7.59
900 900 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,863 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 3 225.00–245.00 $231.56 $741 +4.35
350–390 365 9 200.00–225.00 $211.52 $772 -28.48
425 425 2 200.00 $200.00 $850 -17.00
463 463 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,019 —
535 535 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,124 +16.17
568 568 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,221 —
645 645 2 207.00 $207.00 $1,335 +5.31
685 685 2 187.00 $187.00 $1,281 -3.00
868 868 3 182.00 $182.00 $1,580 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
471 471 4 130.00 $130.00 $612 —
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
555–595 570 3 125.00–135.00 $128.45 $732 +3.95
615–630 623 2 123.00–125.00 $124.01 $773 +1.01
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 +1.57
755 755 1 128.00 $128.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
235 235 1 625.00 $625.00 +75.00

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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 1 255.00 $255.00 $599 -15.00
280–285 283 3 240.00–245.00 $243.32 $689 +14.43
310–345 324 4 232.00–242.00 $237.55 $770 +4.12
355–397 384 19 223.00–250.00 $233.32 $896 -2.16
400–440 424 34 217.00–237.00 $227.50 $965 +0.53
453–495 478 32 212.00–230.00 $223.41 $1,068 -9.21
500–540 523 10 215.00–220.00 $217.05 $1,135 -11.97
551–590 579 31 205.00–223.00 $213.40 $1,236 -6.66
600–645 624 12 200.00–214.00 $207.74 $1,296 -2.87
660–695 676 4 201.00–211.00 $207.03 $1,400 +2.52
750–770 760 2 202.00–210.00 $205.95 $1,565 +11.45
825–845 832 3 201.00–202.00 $201.34 $1,675 +9.34
890 890 1 194.00 $194.00 $1,727 +8.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 4 255.00 $255.00 $859 +10.00
365–395 373 4 250.00–265.00 $253.98 $947 +4.70
405–440 418 3 260.00–275.00 $266.47 $1,114 +19.02
450–468 467 24 240.00–265.00 $241.00 $1,125 -5.03
500–522 512 39 219.50–230.00 $223.98 $1,147 -15.26
550–595 573 2 245.00–260.00 $252.21 $1,445 +18.21
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 +2.71
710–737 733 6 208.00–212.00 $208.65 $1,529 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 unweaned 230 1 220.00 $220.00 $506 —
275 275 1 237.50 $237.50 $653 +4.54
300–338 318 5 200.00–220.00 $209.62 $667 -2.38
355–380 368 2 217.50–220.00 $218.79 $805 +15.45
400–435 420 5 197.50–215.00 $201.35 $846 -7.05
460–495 475 15 195.00–217.00 $207.49 $986 —
510–546 532 13 185.00–215.00 $202.17 $1,076 +22.17
570–590 577 3 178.00–210.00 $190.85 $1,101 —
616–640 624 8 185.00–195.00 $188.19 $1,174 -2.81
655–676 673 7 177.00–190.00 $178.81 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
125–130 unweaned 128 2 375.00–400.00 $387.75 —
165–178 unweaned 174 3 325.00–520.00 $458.24 -66.76
223 223 2 560.00 $560.00 +29.69

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 unweaned 175 1 277.00 $277.00 $485 —
200 unweaned 200 1 257.00 $257.00 $514 —
205 205 1 275.00 $275.00 $564 +70.00
280 280 2 220.00 $220.00 $616 —
360–380 374 4 200.00–255.00 $213.80 $800 +11.80
477–485 479 5 225.00–230.00 $228.99 $1,097 +13.07
525 525 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,218 —
560–570 565 2 215.00–220.00 $217.52 $1,229 -2.62
725 725 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,638 +51.95
990 990 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,475 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 345.00 $345.00 $673 —
303 303 3 325.00 $325.00 $985 —
363 363 6 292.00 $292.00 $1,060 +22.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,060 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 110.00 $110.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 85-90% 1 76.00 $76.00 $498 -0.48
685 685 85-90% 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 +3.52
560–850 753 85-90% 10 90.00–100.00 $96.37 $726 —
610–1160 915 85-90% 5 90.00–110.00 $100.20 $917 —
620–1390 927 85-90% 34 100.00–110.00 $106.48 $987 —
855–1525 1082 85-90% 58 100.00–110.00 $107.08 $1,159 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
966–1060 982 80-85% 15 110.00–111.00 $110.93 $1,089 —
950–1615 1215 80-85% 48 111.00–116.00 $112.72 $1,370 +0.07
1100–1320 1230 80-85% 3 100.00–116.00 $108.90 $1,339 -3.75
1150–1440 1281 80-85% 9 105.00–111.00 $109.43 $1,402 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510–1590 1547 75-80% 3 108.00–109.00 $108.67 $1,681 —
1620 1620 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,701 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1500 1266 4 121.00–127.00 $124.78 $1,580 —
1420 1420 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,846 —
1315–2025 1653 6 129.00–148.00 $136.01 $2,248 —
1675–1910 1793 2 135.00–140.00 $137.66 $2,468 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
633–1015 774 (<2 yrs)Open 19 160.00–190.00 $170.47 $1,319
840–946 905 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 10 144.00–152.00 $149.60 $1,354
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
585–846 800 (<2 yrs)Open 10 157.00–165.00 $163.10 $1,305

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–785 765 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $803
728–1025 802 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 120.00 $120.00 $962
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 107.00 $107.00 $904
760–1335 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 106.00–118.00 $112.00 $1,174
1270–1380 1331 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 109.00–113.00 $111.00 $1,477
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
788 788 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1245 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
750 750 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,880.00 $1,880.00 —
1045–1303 1231 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 1,425.00–1,610.00 $1,546.67 —
1383 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,790.00 $1,790.00 +90.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
705 705 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 -580.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
865 865 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 —

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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.