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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, January 24, 2025

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $316.12/cwt -5.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,487/hd at 470 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $313.37/cwt +19.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,312/hd at 419 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $314.40/cwt +34.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,432/hd at 456 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 1,220 476
Feeder cattle 325 919 273
Slaughter cattle 81 182 99
Replacement cattle 60 119 104

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 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
230 230 1 380.00 $380.00 $874 —
300 unweaned 300 1 320.00 $320.00 $960 -15.00
310–320 value added 317 3 375.00–405.00 $395.21 $1,253 +47.83
315–335 fancy 326 5 340.00–355.00 $348.96 $1,138 +16.95
330–345 338 2 310.00–325.00 $317.33 $1,073 -13.70
355 value added 355 1 360.00 $360.00 $1,278 +17.92
360–395 fancy 383 3 340.00–345.00 $343.28 $1,315 -3.25
390–395 393 2 315.00–320.00 $317.52 $1,248 -3.39
418–430 value added 420 6 360.00 $360.00 $1,512 +21.97
420–425 fancy 422 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,435 —
415–440 426 6 315.00–335.00 $325.88 $1,388 +1.70
455–468 value added 465 10 320.00–330.00 $321.96 $1,497 —
460–484 476 7 300.00–321.00 $305.80 $1,456 -13.28
485 fancy 485 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,600 -2.28
503 value added 503 4 325.00 $325.00 $1,635 —
508–525 515 10 305.00–325.00 $312.68 $1,610 +6.04
575 575 6 295.00–300.00 $295.83 $1,701 -6.34
610–643 635 4 272.00–276.00 $275.04 $1,747 +1.35
705 705 2 255.00 $255.00 $1,798 —
770 770 1 236.00 $236.00 $1,817 -1.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 295.00–305.00 $299.95 $789 -1.63
305 305 1 300.00 $300.00 $915 -14.23
370 370 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,054 +3.34
410–438 value added 424 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,314 +7.00
465 465 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,348 -7.49
510–515 513 2 285.00–290.00 $287.51 $1,475 -2.59
545 545 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,226 -65.10
553–565 557 3 282.00–285.00 $283.99 $1,582 -0.34
640 640 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,645 -9.25
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 -8.40
770 770 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,694 +12.52
835 835 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,804 +4.00
910 910 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 250.00 $250.00 $725 —
390 390 2 250.00 $250.00 $975 +50.00
425 425 1 235.00 $235.00 $999 -16.15
496 496 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,190 -13.32
500 500 3 222.00–240.00 $234.00 $1,170 -10.23
555–590 573 7 232.00–260.00 $246.03 $1,410 -13.57
640–645 643 2 215.00–237.00 $225.96 $1,453 -4.86
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 100.00 $100.00 $465 -5.67
520 520 1 110.00 $110.00 $572 -1.35
618 618 3 112.00 $112.00 $692 +3.91
670 670 3 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
700 700 1 78.00 $78.00 $546 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
140 140 1 525.00 $525.00 —
185 185 1 650.00 $650.00 +36.62
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
380 380 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 fancy 275 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,004 —
295 unweaned 295 1 310.00 $310.00 $914 —
310 fancy 310 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,070 —
350–375 fancy 363 2 330.00–350.00 $339.66 $1,233 —
355–378 370 9 310.00–330.00 $321.22 $1,189 +31.77
410–440 value added 416 7 319.00–330.00 $326.88 $1,360 +16.88
400–430 421 9 295.00–315.00 $302.87 $1,275 +11.49
450–455 fancy 452 12 315.00–320.00 $318.91 $1,441 —
450–480 470 3 290.00–310.00 $296.38 $1,393 +18.01
540–542 542 4 267.00–270.00 $267.75 $1,451 —
670 670 3 242.00 $242.00 $1,621 -1.00
840 840 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,865 +3.80
850 850 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,828 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 265.00 $265.00 $583 —
260–285 273 2 290.00–300.00 $295.23 $806 +2.78
340–344 343 5 275.00–285.00 $276.98 $950 -13.06
350–385 368 3 265.00–275.00 $271.52 $999 -3.96
415–440 427 3 270.00–285.00 $278.22 $1,188 +7.08
475–480 478 2 257.00–270.00 $263.47 $1,259 +4.19
505 505 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,389 +15.21
555–595 567 9 232.00–255.00 $243.57 $1,381 -12.25
600–640 618 7 222.00–245.00 $235.75 $1,457 -0.47
667–695 677 15 215.00–235.00 $216.37 $1,465 -17.86
713 713 2 228.00 $228.00 $1,626 +16.00
760–780 770 2 190.00–207.00 $198.61 $1,529 -1.39
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 215.00 $215.00 $666 -46.98
365–395 379 4 200.00–240.00 $215.58 $817 -46.17
415–430 423 2 240.00–245.00 $242.46 $1,026 +5.19
475–495 485 2 235.00–245.00 $240.10 $1,164 +19.48
500–545 516 9 217.00–242.00 $230.58 $1,190 -4.15
570 570 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,174 -29.00
610–640 622 3 202.00–213.00 $209.07 $1,300 -6.60
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
395 395 1 525.00 $525.00 —
520 520 1 510.00 $510.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 unweaned 85 1 500.00 $500.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560 560 1 105.00 $105.00 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 250.00 $250.00 $912 -25.00
515–535 525 2 275.00–290.00 $282.36 $1,482 +17.36
705 705 1 202.00 $202.00 $1,424 -21.07
765–770 768 2 185.00–215.00 $199.95 $1,536 +7.47
940 940 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,504 —
960–975 968 2 162.00–194.00 $177.88 $1,722 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 102.00 $102.00 $627 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 —
915 915 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,372 —
1000 1000 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1030 896 80-85% 4 105.00–108.00 $106.16 $951 —
935–1055 995 80-85% 2 117.00–122.00 $119.65 $1,191 —
740–1355 1011 80-85% 11 103.00–114.00 $111.18 $1,124 —
895–1470 1124 80-85% 23 114.00–124.00 $119.03 $1,338 —
1295 1295 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,671 —
1285–1450 1368 80-85% 2 126.00–129.00 $127.41 $1,743 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735 735 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $514 —
735–830 783 85-90% 2 76.00–85.00 $80.23 $628 +7.48
570–930 786 85-90% 4 91.00–101.00 $95.86 $753 +23.11
860–890 875 85-90% 2 85.00–89.00 $86.97 $761 -18.72
965 965 85-90% 1 85.00 $85.00 $820 -22.20
835–1175 973 85-90% 5 100.00–103.00 $101.08 $984 -6.12
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490 1490 75-80% 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,564 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300 1300 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,768 —
1165–1740 1468 5 120.00–135.00 $129.51 $1,901 +2.50
1300–2040 1548 6 116.00–134.00 $125.43 $1,942 -1.61
1000–2150 1554 5 136.00–146.00 $140.78 $2,188 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
635–940 786 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 140.00–158.00 $149.50 $1,175
700–935 796 (<2 yrs)Open 20 150.00–175.00 $164.75 $1,311
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
675–890 783 (<2 yrs)Open 2 180.00–195.00 $187.50 $1,468
922 922 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 170.00 $170.00 $1,567
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–870 786 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 100.00–140.00 $118.50 $931
730–930 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 112.00–124.00 $117.00 $954
830–865 848 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $979
775–925 858 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 125.00–129.00 $126.33 $1,084
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,322
895–950 923 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,061
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,162
855–1210 1022 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 116.00–126.00 $122.60 $1,253
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–845 818 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,025.00
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
805–1020 897 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,125.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–948 927 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,600.00
935–985 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,350.00
885–1195 1053 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,575.00–1,825.00 $1,666.67
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
790–1040 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 142.00–160.00 $151.00 $1,382
1147 1147 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 136.00 $136.00 $1,560
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
928 928 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00 $1,800.00
1310 1310 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00

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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
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.