Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 14, 2025

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.86/cwt -12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,662/hd at 560 lb · 46 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $324.59/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,020/hd at 622 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $329.82/cwt -21.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,724/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	535	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	328	5	380.00–395.00	$387.35	$1,271	-11.25
335–345 thin fleshed	340	3	405.00–420.00	$413.31	$1,405	—
340–343 fancy	342	3	417.00–420.00	$419.01	$1,433	—
353 thin fleshed	353	2	415.00	$415.00	$1,465	—
355	355	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,402	+9.79
358–376 fancy	367	4	415.00–422.00	$418.41	$1,536	+8.30
355–390 value added	373	2	417.50–419.00	$418.21	$1,560	-16.38
400–445	423	8	355.00–373.00	$364.64	$1,542	+3.59
410–440 fancy	425	2	379.00–395.00	$386.72	$1,644	-5.67
460 fancy	460	1	382.00	$382.00	$1,757	-8.10
455–465	462	3	354.00–375.00	$365.98	$1,691	+6.52
492	492	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,722	-9.46
500–515 fancy	508	3	335.00–340.00	$338.31	$1,719	-14.43
501–548	517	20	310.00–331.00	$325.51	$1,683	+15.51
539–540 value added	539	10	335.00–336.00	$335.90	$1,811	-39.10
561 value added	561	4	340.00	$340.00	$1,907	-11.10
550–595	579	26	320.00–339.00	$327.40	$1,896	-2.44
600–645	622	34	320.00–340.00	$324.47	$2,018	+4.24
625 value added	625	3	326.00	$326.00	$2,038	—
656 value added	656	8	321.00	$321.00	$2,106	—
660–680	670	4	310.00–325.00	$318.16	$2,132	+10.66
1165	1165	1	216.00	$216.00	$2,516	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345 unweaned	328	2	330.00–335.00	$332.63	$1,091	—
320–345	330	3	350.00–370.00	$358.61	$1,183	+13.68
365	365	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,278	—
410–420	415	2	340.00–345.00	$342.53	$1,421	+15.55
455–495	484	13	320.00–343.00	$333.12	$1,612	+5.68
560–595	582	8	275.00–325.00	$308.71	$1,797	-1.29
630–634	634	15	295.00–318.00	$316.48	$2,006	+13.48
668–688	683	9	275.00–293.00	$288.18	$1,968	+21.86
725–742	735	8	258.00–275.00	$261.09	$1,919	+1.06
775–790	783	2	232.00–235.00	$233.49	$1,828	-26.91
815–820	818	2	230.00–251.00	$240.53	$1,968	-9.47
1000	1000	2	219.00	$219.00	$2,190	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–243	235	3	275.00–285.00	$278.12	$654	-21.88
280	280	1	320.00	$320.00	$896	—
390	390	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,131	+5.00
400	400	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,140	—
460–485	473	3	250.00–275.00	$258.36	$1,222	-1.64
520	520	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,222	-45.00
565	565	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,469	+20.00
615	615	1	252.00	$252.00	$1,550	—
660–670	665	2	225.00–250.00	$237.41	$1,579	-2.59
740	740	1	251.00	$251.00	$1,857	+23.53

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
345	345	1	650.00	$650.00	—
385	385	1	925.00	$925.00	—
405	405	1	950.00	$950.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	2	125.00	$125.00	$610	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
205 unweaned	205	1	625.00	$625.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	276	4	360.00–375.00	$368.80	$1,018	—
342–345	343	4	342.50–345.00	$343.13	$1,177	-21.87
360–395	384	11	350.00–355.00	$352.76	$1,355	+22.76
418–433 fancy	422	8	357.00–365.00	$362.95	$1,532	+17.95
430 value added	430	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,548	-10.00
430–437	437	18	325.00–345.00	$326.38	$1,426	-1.34
460–465	463	3	315.00–330.00	$321.67	$1,489	-5.11
464 value added	464	20	356.00	$356.00	$1,652	-4.00
508 value added	508	8	334.00	$334.00	$1,697	—
510–540	523	4	310.00–317.00	$314.30	$1,644	-6.47
558–588	560	46	295.00–297.00	$296.86	$1,662	-12.08
630–631	631	5	270.00–285.00	$273.00	$1,723	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	345.00	$345.00	$811	±0.00
250	250	3	315.00–330.00	$320.00	$800	—
315–345	328	3	310.00–335.00	$323.25	$1,060	—
410	410	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,250	±0.00
455–465	460	2	285.00–295.00	$290.05	$1,334	-9.08
450–492 value added	481	8	310.00–315.00	$310.60	$1,494	—
505–547	530	9	285.00–300.00	$293.12	$1,554	+6.74
555–580	572	9	280.00–300.00	$289.01	$1,653	+3.76
605–640	621	4	252.00–270.00	$263.12	$1,634	-9.30
725	725	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,831	+15.93
915	915	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	250.00	$250.00	$762	—
375	375	1	230.00	$230.00	$862	-45.00
525–545	532	3	270.00–285.00	$279.87	$1,489	+27.79
565–575	570	2	250.00–265.00	$257.43	$1,467	-12.57
620	620	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,612	+50.00
675	675	1	236.00	$236.00	$1,593	—
715	715	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,466	—
800	800	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
95 unweaned	95	1	650.00	$650.00	—
200–230 unweaned	215	2	500.00–825.00	$651.16	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
325	325	2	950.00	$950.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
210 unweaned	210	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	6	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	+30.00
590	590	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,800	—
608	608	2	320.00	$320.00	$1,946	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,418	±0.00
600	600	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,680	+30.00
673	673	4	253.00	$253.00	$1,703	—
740	740	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,458	—
990	990	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,386	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
315 unweaned	315	1	775.00	$775.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1125	1021	80-85%	10	120.00–131.00	$125.70	$1,283	—
1010–1805	1236	80-85%	9	132.00–144.00	$138.18	$1,708	+7.76
1390	1390	80-85%	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,071	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$575	—
740	740	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$821	—
755	755	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$612	—
710–845	790	85-90%	3	97.00–107.00	$103.66	$819	+10.14
790	790	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$774	+4.48
825–960	900	85-90%	7	110.00–119.00	$115.14	$1,036	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380	1380	75-80%	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,615	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1775	1363	6	133.00–144.00	$139.24	$1,898	—
1345–2105	1623	6	147.00–156.00	$152.72	$2,479	+4.69
1595–2185	1890	2	166.00–168.00	$167.16	$3,159	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–1060	890	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	175.00–187.00	$180.67	$1,608
840–1205	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	160.00–175.00	$165.67	$1,604

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
750	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,478
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,482

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
710–975	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,600.00–1,950.00	$1,850.00
760–1108	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,875.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
975–1250	1074	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,150.00	$2,062.50

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00
795–810	803	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,525.00	$1,512.50
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1175–1250	1213	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	134.00–136.50	$135.25	$1,641
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,967

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
600–665	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	500.00–625.00	$558.33

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	2,200.00	$2,200.00	—
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1058	1058	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	—

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Dairy Cows

N/N/A ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1545	1545	80-85%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,761	—

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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.