Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 7, 2025

501 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $399.26/cwt +56.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 462 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $397.52/cwt +38.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,668/hd at 420 lb · 21 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.74/cwt +13.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,546/hd at 462 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	501	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195 unweaned	188	2	435.00–450.00	$442.20	$831	—
195 fancy	195	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,004	—
210	210	1	375.00	$375.00	$788	—
230–245 fancy	238	2	500.00	$500.00	$1,190	—
255 value added	255	1	530.00	$530.00	$1,352	—
260 unweaned	260	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,040	+24.85
265 fancy	265	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,140	—
278–295	283	4	400.00–410.00	$402.48	$1,139	-12.52
317 value added	317	3	455.00	$455.00	$1,442	—
325–348	339	4	395.00–410.00	$398.60	$1,351	+40.58
355–370	363	2	375.00–395.00	$385.21	$1,398	+30.21
350–380 value added	365	2	425.00–445.00	$434.59	$1,586	—
360–390 fancy	382	6	400.00–420.00	$410.11	$1,567	+35.78
401–445 value added	410	9	410.00–430.00	$418.29	$1,715	+48.82
415–440 fancy	426	8	385.00–400.00	$392.39	$1,672	+22.39
400–445	428	4	350.00–375.00	$361.05	$1,545	+9.96
455–465 value added	456	12	420.00–425.00	$420.43	$1,917	+62.93
460–475	467	5	355.00–375.00	$359.46	$1,679	+27.42
450–490 fancy	471	6	380.00–395.00	$390.10	$1,837	+40.96
500–540 fancy	511	9	350.00–370.00	$352.74	$1,803	+6.91
515 value added	515	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,931	+34.79
535	535	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,658	-4.91
552–590 value added	562	4	349.00–357.00	$351.10	$1,973	—
555–595	565	4	321.00–333.00	$329.84	$1,864	+0.43
605–640	620	9	310.00–325.00	$320.23	$1,985	+11.76
695	695	2	305.00–310.00	$307.50	$2,137	+24.07
745	745	2	296.00	$296.00	$2,205	+11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	340.00–350.00	$344.93	$1,156	—
400–435	418	2	315.00–340.00	$326.98	$1,367	+6.98
463–470	467	4	320.00–335.00	$327.44	$1,529	—
560–585	577	3	310.00	$310.00	$1,789	—
643	643	2	303.00	$303.00	$1,948	—
678–695	684	3	265.00–267.00	$266.32	$1,822	+0.33
730–740	738	4	252.50–262.50	$260.03	$1,919	+3.03
765–770	766	5	260.00–262.00	$260.40	$1,995	+2.40
820	820	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,050	—
857–868	861	5	237.50–255.00	$247.95	$2,135	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	300.00	$300.00	$645	—
390	390	2	285.00	$285.00	$1,112	±0.00
475	475	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,235	—
540	540	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,512	—
595	595	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,428	-18.48
660	660	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,584	±0.00
725–730	728	2	220.00–235.00	$227.47	$1,656	-15.53
788–795	790	3	242.00–245.00	$243.01	$1,920	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	134.50	$134.50	$901	—
708	708	3	135.00	$135.00	$956	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
165 unweaned	165	1	900.00	$900.00	+75.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230 value added	230	1	405.00	$405.00	$932	—
250 unweaned	250	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,038	—
255–290 value added	275	3	400.00–420.00	$407.03	$1,119	—
275–280 fancy	278	2	375.00–380.00	$377.48	$1,049	+5.73
320	320	2	365.00	$365.00	$1,168	—
380	380	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,254	-13.80
365–394 value added	391	12	375.00–380.00	$375.39	$1,468	+5.37
403–440	418	4	320.00–340.00	$327.72	$1,370	-5.80
423 value added	423	3	370.00	$370.00	$1,565	+15.87
433 fancy	433	2	345.00	$345.00	$1,494	±0.00
456 fancy	456	4	344.00	$344.00	$1,569	—
455–468	460	11	320.00–335.00	$326.78	$1,503	+11.96
483 value added	483	2	360.00	$360.00	$1,739	+17.79
500–505 fancy	503	2	320.00–340.00	$329.95	$1,660	-6.71
523–545	529	6	310.00–325.00	$320.77	$1,697	+12.92
550–572	567	4	307.00–315.00	$308.94	$1,752	+17.94
605 value added	605	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,906	—
705–725	717	3	260.00–270.00	$263.35	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	345.00	$345.00	$828	—
370	370	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,147	—
385 value added	385	3	320.00	$320.00	$1,232	—
405	405	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,235	+9.92
470–495	479	6	285.00–305.00	$299.13	$1,433	+14.13
510–545	532	7	275.00–295.00	$286.38	$1,524	+36.38
567–595	573	8	272.50–295.00	$285.25	$1,634	+16.77
620–642	635	16	267.00–277.50	$272.42	$1,730	+21.18
680	680	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,717	+14.12
703–735	714	3	230.00–240.00	$236.57	$1,689	-1.44
760	760	3	245.00	$245.00	$1,862	+9.00
850	850	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,955	+30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,086	—
473–480	475	3	267.50–275.00	$270.02	$1,283	+24.97
500–533	515	7	250.00–265.00	$252.08	$1,298	—
598	598	2	270.00	$270.00	$1,615	+19.01
638	638	2	210.00	$210.00	$1,340	—
775	775	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,705	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100–145 unweaned	115	3	675.00–775.00	$717.03	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
125 unweaned	125	1	700.00	$700.00	—
160 unweaned	160	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,431	-20.00
630	630	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,575	—
950	950	1	227.00	$227.00	$2,156	—
1015	1015	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,949	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,160	—
540	540	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	-10.91
550	550	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,650	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	155.00	$155.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
538–815	670	85-90%	10	75.00–93.00	$84.90	$569	—
760–835	798	85-90%	2	93.00–94.00	$93.52	$746	+1.65
700–910	814	85-90%	4	97.00–105.00	$101.66	$828	-6.50
805–865	835	85-90%	2	98.00–99.00	$98.48	$822	-9.68
795–915	849	85-90%	5	107.00–118.00	$110.11	$935	+1.95
810–1205	951	85-90%	16	106.50–117.00	$112.67	$1,071	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785–1505	1092	80-85%	11	116.00–127.00	$123.04	$1,344	—
1150–1300	1225	80-85%	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,580	—
885–1575	1235	80-85%	19	128.00–138.00	$130.42	$1,611	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345–1625	1485	75-80%	2	128.00–131.00	$129.64	$1,925	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1575	1219	7	130.00–143.00	$135.88	$1,656	—
1405	1405	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,953	—
1420–1985	1571	4	155.50–165.00	$160.27	$2,518	—
1260–2075	1609	6	144.00–154.00	$148.03	$2,382	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
540–1030	766	(<2 yrs)	Open	9	175.00–189.00	$182.78	$1,400
640–955	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	150.00–177.50	$165.38	$1,340

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675–915	811	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	190.00–215.00	$199.71	$1,620

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–1325	1119	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	2,050.00–2,500.00	$2,371.88
1123–1580	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	2,200.00–2,400.00	$2,290.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–940	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,712.50
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
780–1313	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	1,600.00–2,000.00	$1,830.00
1090	1090	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,344
910–1185	1016	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	126.00–136.00	$131.82	$1,339
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,576

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
595–615	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	875.00–1,200.00	$1,037.50
735	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00
950	950	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,100.00	$2,100.00

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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
910–945	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00	—
1105–1460	1194	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	2,550.00–2,800.00	$2,650.00	—
1350	1350	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1285–1503	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	2,300.00–2,650.00	$2,600.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765–1145	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,000.00–1,400.00	$1,266.67	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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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.