Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 17, 2025

1,220 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $273.65/cwt +2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,721/hd at 629 lb · 55 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $255.82/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,458/hd at 570 lb · 42 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $282.78/cwt -4.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,623/hd at 574 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,220	611	696
Feeder cattle	919	456	439
Slaughter cattle	182	86	153
Replacement cattle	119	69	104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher while heifer calves sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade active 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
275	275	1	340.00	$340.00	$935	—
310–320 value added	315	2	340.00–355.00	$347.38	$1,094	-22.87
320 unweaned	320	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,072	—
335–345	338	4	325.00–335.00	$331.03	$1,119	+13.47
340–345 fancy	343	2	330.00–334.00	$332.01	$1,139	-20.43
353–375 fancy	360	3	340.00–350.00	$346.53	$1,248	-18.52
365–385	376	7	310.00–332.00	$320.91	$1,207	-41.61
355–393 value added	377	6	335.00–352.00	$342.08	$1,290	-24.71
402–420 value added	406	5	337.00–342.00	$338.03	$1,372	-16.97
410–448	433	13	312.00–330.00	$324.18	$1,404	-5.86
450–470 fancy	458	4	330.00–335.00	$332.28	$1,522	—
450–495	470	21	307.00–325.00	$319.08	$1,500	-9.60
503–540	522	15	298.00–315.00	$306.64	$1,601	—
503–543 fancy	531	19	300.00–321.00	$305.93	$1,624	-24.07
557–558 value added	558	15	308.00–313.00	$310.33	$1,732	—
550–595	566	7	292.00–310.00	$302.17	$1,710	-14.83
605–640 value added	617	9	282.00–290.00	$285.46	$1,761	+12.46
607–630	617	16	260.00–280.00	$273.69	$1,689	+3.04
600–645 fancy	639	30	265.00–282.00	$270.08	$1,726	—
650–688	668	5	257.00–272.00	$259.92	$1,736	-2.91
650–699 value added	691	14	270.00–285.00	$272.66	$1,884	—
733 value added	733	2	262.00	$262.00	$1,920	—
758–770	760	5	237.00–240.00	$237.61	$1,806	-6.39
816 value added	816	4	245.00	$245.00	$1,999	—
818–835	823	5	222.00–240.00	$229.80	$1,891	—
855	855	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,966	+12.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195 unweaned	195	1	305.00	$305.00	$595	—
270–293	285	3	300.00–305.00	$301.58	$860	—
305–340	322	3	310.00–322.00	$314.23	$1,012	+26.62
375–390	381	3	280.00–285.00	$281.66	$1,073	+2.14
430–433 value added	432	3	302.00–305.00	$303.00	$1,309	—
430–438	435	5	275.00–285.00	$283.02	$1,231	-2.34
450 value added	450	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,350	—
450–455	453	2	295.00–300.00	$297.49	$1,348	+8.85
505–545	521	16	280.00–302.00	$290.10	$1,511	-4.26
550–591	570	25	272.00–292.00	$284.33	$1,621	-3.09
560–597 value added	581	14	280.00	$280.00	$1,627	—
603–640	621	7	258.00–272.00	$266.25	$1,653	+5.49
655–695	676	12	242.00–262.00	$258.40	$1,747	+2.53
710	710	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,612	-31.00
770–780	775	2	205.00–210.00	$207.48	$1,608	-7.76
820	820	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,738	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–223	220	3	285.00–300.00	$295.12	$649	—
378	378	2	200.00	$200.00	$756	—
400–440	420	6	225.00–265.00	$251.15	$1,055	+1.15
455–490	475	7	235.00–272.00	$253.32	$1,203	+4.85
515–545	528	4	220.00–262.00	$244.23	$1,290	+9.23
555–595	582	7	245.00–262.00	$259.60	$1,511	-2.85
625–644	638	11	220.00–236.00	$230.82	$1,473	—
669	669	4	239.00	$239.00	$1,599	+18.99
735	735	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,764	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	105.00	$105.00	$373	—
425	425	1	110.00	$110.00	$468	—
465–488	483	5	92.00–112.00	$105.67	$510	—
530–535	533	3	105.00–114.50	$111.35	$593	+1.35
565–590	578	2	110.00–113.00	$111.53	$645	-8.47
615–627	624	4	90.00–114.00	$108.09	$674	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	1	475.00	$475.00	—
165–190	178	2	600.00–625.00	$613.38	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165	165	2	675.00–700.00	$687.50	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	290.00–295.00	$292.45	$790	+17.45
340–345	343	2	285.00–295.00	$290.04	$995	+0.04
365–398	378	15	262.00–285.00	$275.48	$1,041	+3.77
400–443	422	13	262.00–285.00	$271.14	$1,144	-5.75
471 value added	471	8	280.00	$280.00	$1,319	—
450–495	481	12	250.00–270.00	$259.28	$1,247	-5.72
500–548	531	35	250.00–266.00	$259.79	$1,379	+6.13
552–597	570	42	245.00–265.00	$255.82	$1,458	-1.99
600–645	616	17	225.00–245.00	$236.22	$1,455	-16.92
657–688	670	15	227.00–240.00	$234.23	$1,569	+8.29
713 value added	713	6	228.00	$228.00	$1,626	—
710–735	723	2	212.00	$212.00	$1,533	+11.75
785	785	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,570	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295 value added	273	2	315.00–325.00	$319.59	$872	—
290	290	1	292.00	$292.00	$847	-30.54
320–340	328	3	305.00–315.00	$308.25	$1,011	-21.75
365–381	373	8	287.00–292.00	$289.45	$1,080	-21.20
405–420 value added	413	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,280	—
400–440	432	13	285.00–295.00	$291.38	$1,259	+3.42
466 value added	466	6	285.00	$285.00	$1,328	-10.00
450–497	468	24	275.00–285.00	$278.37	$1,303	-3.78
543 value added	543	11	273.00	$273.00	$1,482	—
558–575	563	6	262.00–285.00	$268.25	$1,510	—
600–640	617	7	260.00–270.00	$264.50	$1,632	—
651–659	656	12	243.00	$243.00	$1,594	-4.00
733	733	3	237.00	$237.00	$1,737	-5.00
753–760	758	7	225.00–246.00	$240.04	$1,820	-9.96
808–840	825	5	215.00–220.00	$218.20	$1,800	+3.20
850	850	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,844	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	255.00–260.00	$257.41	$695	—
305–345	323	3	255.00–270.00	$261.98	$846	+6.98
380–395	390	3	255.00–265.00	$261.75	$1,021	+1.75
415–445	435	3	222.00–250.00	$237.27	$1,032	+3.07
465–485	477	3	210.00–230.00	$220.62	$1,052	-15.80
515–548	539	8	200.00–245.00	$234.73	$1,265	+7.95
553–595	580	22	205.00–243.00	$235.00	$1,363	+13.00
630	630	3	205.00–222.00	$215.67	$1,359	+13.12
663–675	667	3	202.00–212.00	$205.37	$1,370	+3.37

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	60.00	$60.00	$267	—
625	625	1	121.00	$121.00	$756	+39.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,004	—
435–445	440	2	255.00–290.00	$272.70	$1,200	-32.30
470–498	489	5	247.00–272.00	$261.04	$1,276	—
540	540	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	+25.00
575–580	578	3	237.00–250.00	$245.69	$1,420	+42.16
610–640	625	2	230.00–260.00	$244.64	$1,529	+14.64
703–745	711	5	212.00–226.00	$223.07	$1,586	+18.79
750–765	758	2	190.00–195.00	$192.48	$1,459	-9.52
820	820	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,738	+57.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480 value added	480	1	312.00	$312.00	$1,498	—
580	580	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,740	—
585 value added	585	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,767	—
645 value added	645	1	302.00	$302.00	$1,948	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	113.00	$113.00	$785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–860	780	85-90%	4	70.00–75.00	$72.75	$567	-21.14
860	860	85-90%	1	85.00	$85.00	$731	-22.07
620–1220	883	85-90%	14	100.00–110.50	$105.69	$933	-1.38
790–1055	908	85-90%	5	80.00–89.00	$84.76	$770	-20.72
735–1165	923	85-90%	16	90.00–99.50	$94.27	$870	-11.21
715–1375	993	85-90%	28	100.00–110.00	$107.20	$1,064	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–1150	929	80-85%	5	100.00–114.50	$110.27	$1,024	—
985–1388	1194	80-85%	4	114.00–120.00	$116.69	$1,393	—
935–1425	1197	80-85%	27	105.00–115.00	$111.44	$1,334	—
985–1485	1221	80-85%	21	115.00–119.00	$117.25	$1,432	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1700	1700	75-80%	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,853	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2170	1489	15	113.00–137.00	$127.01	$1,891	—
1250–1810	1523	8	114.00–134.50	$127.04	$1,935	+6.37
1355–2040	1762	13	141.00–150.00	$146.11	$2,574	—
1595–2120	1785	7	148.00–155.00	$152.28	$2,718	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–880	827	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	187.00–202.00	$191.18	$1,581

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
665–1080	777	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	162.00–180.00	$174.67	$1,357
665–1075	862	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	140.00–160.00	$150.00	$1,293

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
550–990	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	120.00–143.00	$131.00	$1,041
940–1110	1057	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	108.00–128.00	$112.67	$1,191
1025–1150	1088	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	116.00–142.00	$129.00	$1,404
950–1284	1177	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	109.00–122.00	$118.76	$1,398
1013–1239	1201	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	46	122.00–135.00	$132.07	$1,586

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–930	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,350.00–1,600.00	$1,491.67
885–900	893	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,550.00	$1,525.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,525.00	$1,525.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1170–1315	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,225.00	$2,168.75

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850–975	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,350.00	$1,300.00
1075	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	109.00	$109.00	$894

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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
1390	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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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.