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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, February 28, 2025

384 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $358.71/cwt -6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 416 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.09/cwt +20.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,482/hd at 425 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $320.91/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,519/hd at 473 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 384 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 unweaned 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 -48.25
255 255 2 415.00 $415.00 $1,058 +18.73
255–285 unweaned 275 4 370.00–390.00 $375.15 $1,032 +17.59
305–335 323 3 350.00–370.00 $358.02 $1,156 -2.83
325–330 fancy 328 2 372.50–380.00 $376.28 $1,234 -13.40
363–395 fancy 382 8 360.00–380.00 $374.33 $1,430 -0.50
385 385 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,367 +16.20
405–413 value added 411 5 365.00–380.00 $369.47 $1,519 +0.97
408–425 fancy 417 4 370.00 $370.00 $1,543 —
400–440 418 13 337.00–357.50 $351.09 $1,468 +9.28
453 value added 453 2 357.50 $357.50 $1,619 —
455–475 fancy 459 5 345.00–365.00 $349.14 $1,603 -9.50
465–490 479 6 320.00–343.50 $332.04 $1,590 +9.86
500–510 fancy 505 6 335.00–350.00 $345.83 $1,746 +10.83
510–525 value added 519 9 335.00–345.00 $340.21 $1,766 +10.21
525–540 530 3 305.00–320.00 $314.91 $1,669 +2.08
550 fancy 550 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,842 ±0.00
553–590 570 8 312.00–332.00 $329.41 $1,878 +10.10
600 value added 600 1 326.00 $326.00 $1,956 +11.00
620–635 625 3 300.00–325.00 $308.47 $1,928 +14.70
668–690 675 3 279.00–292.00 $283.43 $1,913 -0.91
715 715 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,038 +15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 unweaned 335 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 —
405 405 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,296 +10.00
520 520 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,586 +25.97
650–678 661 8 264.00–267.00 $265.99 $1,758 -1.68
735 735 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,889 +7.00
770 770 1 258.00 $258.00 $1,987 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,026 —
445 445 3 262.00 $262.00 $1,166 +14.47
575–590 583 2 257.00–260.00 $258.48 $1,507 +58.48
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 +19.88
685 685 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,644 +33.00
705 705 2 243.00 $243.00 $1,713 +32.00
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
410–420 417 3 800.00–850.00 $816.40 —
510 510 1 700.00 $700.00 +65.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
165 unweaned 165 1 825.00 $825.00 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 fancy 282 3 365.00–375.00 $371.75 $1,048 —
290 290 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,000 +7.03
300 value added 300 1 372.00 $372.00 $1,116 —
320 fancy 320 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,192 —
350–395 371 4 335.00–347.50 $343.80 $1,275 +17.22
360–380 value added 374 6 360.00–375.00 $370.02 $1,384 —
395 fancy 395 2 352.00 $352.00 $1,390 +22.16
400–440 419 4 325.00–340.00 $333.52 $1,397 +15.61
400–443 value added 424 14 347.50–360.00 $354.13 $1,502 -63.87
440 fancy 440 2 345.00 $345.00 $1,518 +16.93
450–460 value added 454 4 335.00–350.00 $342.21 $1,554 —
463–493 479 14 310.00–330.00 $314.82 $1,508 +4.82
500–503 fancy 502 3 335.00–340.00 $336.66 $1,690 —
500–530 521 5 300.00–315.00 $307.85 $1,604 +8.18
552 552 3 291.00 $291.00 $1,606 —
610–630 620 2 270.00–272.50 $271.27 $1,682 +11.71
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 320.00 $320.00 $816 +10.00
410–438 422 6 285.00–300.00 $295.08 $1,245 -2.32
490 490 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,396 +17.59
523 value added 523 2 290.00 $290.00 $1,517 +19.71
548 548 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,370 -8.93
563–585 570 3 262.50–280.00 $268.48 $1,530 +2.00
635–640 639 4 249.00–257.00 $251.24 $1,605 +13.69
650–680 662 8 230.00–250.00 $238.38 $1,578 -7.12
735–740 738 2 236.00–240.00 $238.01 $1,757 +7.65
764 764 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,803 —
825–842 834 2 215.00–227.00 $221.06 $1,844 —
870 870 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,740 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 470 4 240.00–260.00 $245.05 $1,152 -1.91
570–585 578 2 250.00–252.00 $250.99 $1,451 +5.73
600 600 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,290 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
85 unweaned 85 2 700.00–760.00 $730.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
265 unweaned 265 1 525.00 $525.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 113.00 $113.00 $650 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 355.00 $355.00 $1,235 —
420–425 423 2 321.00–325.00 $323.01 $1,366 -19.42
475 value added 475 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,662 —
510–545 533 4 301.00–315.00 $310.91 $1,657 —
605 605 1 268.00 $268.00 $1,621 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 unweaned 325 1 250.00 $250.00 $812 —
460 460 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,357 —
545 545 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,580 —
590–595 593 3 270.00–290.00 $276.63 $1,640 -28.50
655–660 658 4 255.00–257.00 $256.50 $1,688 +21.50
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
543 543 3 118.00 $118.00 $641 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,323 —
780 780 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,170 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 80-85% 1 129.00 $129.00 $961 —
880–1125 991 80-85% 5 132.00–144.00 $138.79 $1,375 —
850–1185 994 80-85% 28 119.00–130.00 $125.92 $1,252 —
920–1545 1172 80-85% 25 131.00–142.50 $135.72 $1,591 +0.71
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–840 790 85-90% 2 90.00–94.00 $91.87 $726 —
695–980 840 85-90% 3 104.00–114.00 $108.16 $909 —
855 855 85-90% 11 101.00 $101.00 $864 +5.78
910 910 85-90% 1 108.00 $108.00 $983 -2.72
1215 1215 85-90% 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,397 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1030 1015 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,421 —
1125–1895 1502 3 148.00–154.00 $152.08 $2,284 —
1365–1955 1772 5 160.00–169.00 $164.73 $2,919 +15.68

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
596–925 704 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 160.00–177.00 $172.33 $1,213

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–950 893 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,800.00–1,900.00 $1,837.50
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
995–1445 1238 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,800.00–1,850.00 $1,816.67
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,269
975–1315 1073 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 124.00–138.00 $130.33 $1,398
1160 1160 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,670
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–1050 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,150.00 $2,075.00
960–980 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,800.00–2,100.00 $2,025.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735 735 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,184
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715 715 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 117.00 $117.00 $837

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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
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.