Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, September 19, 2025

720 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $382.87/cwt -8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,002/hd at 523 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $458.59/cwt -4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 425 lb · 22 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $364.68/cwt -5.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,287/hd at 627 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	720	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190 unweaned	190	1	490.00	$490.00	$931	—
205–245 unweaned	226	5	450.00–485.00	$468.16	$1,058	-81.84
250–285	267	8	450.00–485.00	$465.96	$1,244	-18.98
300–346	332	16	450.00–475.00	$463.86	$1,540	-14.60
375	375	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,594	-57.69
378 value added	378	4	445.00	$445.00	$1,682	—
355–395	385	13	400.00–440.00	$412.39	$1,588	-70.30
410–430	423	6	400.00–435.00	$419.13	$1,773	-11.52
460–496	484	21	385.00–415.00	$398.64	$1,929	-22.72
505–545	523	33	365.00–395.00	$382.87	$2,002	-8.27
553–594	581	11	360.00–385.00	$375.58	$2,182	+9.59
610–640	622	3	340.00–365.00	$353.32	$2,198	-27.47
675	675	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,160	-17.35
707–740	726	9	282.00–310.00	$296.20	$2,150	—
825	825	2	257.00–260.00	$258.50	$2,133	-17.76
940	940	1	227.00	$227.00	$2,134	-46.75
995	995	1	207.00	$207.00	$2,060	—
1050	1050	2	218.00	$218.00	$2,289	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 unweaned	180	1	575.00	$575.00	$1,035	—
225 unweaned	225	1	525.00	$525.00	$1,181	—
260–285 unweaned	270	3	510.00–525.00	$519.72	$1,403	—
315–343	329	10	500.00–515.00	$507.82	$1,671	-25.88
372 value added	372	3	515.00	$515.00	$1,916	-25.00
360–395	382	5	450.00–475.00	$459.74	$1,756	-42.35
415–445	425	22	445.00–475.00	$458.59	$1,949	-2.17
450–495	477	10	440.00–450.00	$448.66	$2,140	+3.27
511–539	527	15	390.00–420.00	$402.25	$2,120	-22.08
553–585	572	6	375.00–385.00	$378.22	$2,163	-16.78
605–649	627	22	358.00–375.00	$364.68	$2,287	-5.32
667–680	669	8	370.00–380.00	$371.27	$2,484	—
755	755	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,454	+8.31
820	820	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,583	—
925	925	1	258.00	$258.00	$2,386	—
1100–1145	1123	2	230.00–237.00	$233.57	$2,623	+13.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	440.00	$440.00	$990	-25.00
250–285	268	3	430.00–450.00	$437.89	$1,174	—
275–293 unweaned	285	7	370.00–395.00	$380.02	$1,083	—
300–345	315	7	405.00–430.00	$419.08	$1,320	+32.10
350–375	362	7	367.00–380.00	$372.11	$1,347	-70.38
400	400	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,520	+13.65
520	520	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,586	—
560	560	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,904	+16.68
625	625	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,812	—
745	745	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,676	—
775	775	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,821	—
880	880	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,024	-10.00
920	920	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,116	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
578	578	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,069	—
605–638	622	4	167.00–177.00	$172.13	$1,071	—
670	670	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
90 unweaned	90	1	850.00	$850.00	+25.00
140	140	1	925.00	$925.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	440.00–455.00	$447.42	$1,065	-7.58
260–275	268	5	425.00–445.00	$436.05	$1,169	-13.95
305–345	327	10	395.00–420.00	$405.56	$1,326	-8.56
330 unweaned	330	1	405.00	$405.00	$1,336	-15.00
360–377	374	7	390.00–415.00	$397.01	$1,485	-11.80
400–445	421	18	375.00–405.00	$386.03	$1,625	-35.67
450–495	474	20	365.00–390.00	$375.26	$1,779	-19.05
520–540	526	5	335.00–350.00	$344.05	$1,810	+6.66
566–595	579	9	300.00–320.00	$317.77	$1,840	-3.18
605	605	2	290.00–312.50	$301.25	$1,823	-1.55
652–695	668	5	270.00–285.00	$277.22	$1,852	-44.14
780	780	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,028	-5.00
860	860	1	277.00	$277.00	$2,382	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	535.00	$535.00	$936	-20.00
205–220	213	2	505.00–525.00	$514.65	$1,096	—
235–245 unweaned	240	2	450.00–475.00	$462.24	$1,109	—
255 unweaned	255	2	440.00–465.00	$452.50	$1,154	—
270 value added	270	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,350	—
370	370	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,776	+37.97
450–484	480	9	395.00–415.00	$397.08	$1,906	-28.86
505–545	516	4	360.00–365.00	$363.68	$1,877	+3.68
550–590	574	8	335.00–365.00	$341.16	$1,958	-3.84
614–635	619	10	320.00–335.00	$321.54	$1,990	-13.46
668–680	672	3	327.00–350.00	$334.76	$2,250	—
755	755	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,378	—
925	925	2	281.00	$281.00	$2,599	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	425.00	$425.00	$829	—
210–247	238	4	370.00–400.00	$393.38	$936	-6.62
255–285	275	7	370.00–410.00	$394.98	$1,086	+59.98
308–315	311	5	350.00–365.00	$352.99	$1,098	-29.90
353–375	360	3	375.00–385.00	$378.47	$1,362	—
423–427	425	7	360.00–370.00	$365.69	$1,554	+1.42
480–495	488	2	290.00–315.00	$302.31	$1,475	-60.23
575	575	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,639	—
600–630	615	2	250.00–265.00	$257.68	$1,585	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–490	477	3	170.00–192.00	$180.56	$861	—
565	565	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,040	—
635	635	1	147.00	$147.00	$933	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
260–280 unweaned	270	2	785.00–925.00	$857.59	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 unweaned	225	1	415.00	$415.00	$934	—
335–340	337	3	405.00–450.00	$420.15	$1,416	—
480–485	483	2	375.00–385.00	$380.03	$1,836	+0.03
630	630	1	322.00	$322.00	$2,029	-6.31
705–735	720	2	287.00–310.00	$298.26	$2,147	—
820–840	830	2	217.00–257.00	$236.76	$1,965	-68.24
890	890	1	207.00	$207.00	$1,842	+10.00
945	945	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,814	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285 unweaned	270	2	495.00–515.00	$504.44	$1,362	—
315 unweaned	315	1	510.00	$510.00	$1,606	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,807	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1325	1107	80-85%	28	144.00–155.00	$147.16	$1,629	—
935–1355	1143	80-85%	14	135.00–144.00	$140.29	$1,604	—
980–1365	1176	80-85%	13	140.00–148.00	$145.34	$1,709	—
825–1444	1212	80-85%	8	138.00–150.00	$143.36	$1,738	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
590–720	643	85-90%	4	105.00–121.00	$114.34	$735	—
680–955	818	85-90%	2	123.00–125.00	$124.17	$1,016	-10.43
815–1025	915	85-90%	4	115.00–123.00	$118.16	$1,081	-27.84
745–1090	921	85-90%	7	118.00–129.00	$122.18	$1,125	-23.82
830–1010	923	85-90%	5	100.00–108.00	$103.60	$956	-42.40
850–1355	1039	85-90%	19	130.00–140.00	$136.50	$1,418	—
840–1305	1056	85-90%	16	137.00–148.00	$145.74	$1,539	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1570	1563	75-80%	2	135.00–140.00	$137.49	$2,149	—
1995	1995	75-80%	1	136.50	$136.50	$2,723	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1110	4	159.00–177.00	$169.15	$1,878	—
1035–1765	1300	5	160.00–175.00	$171.86	$2,234	—
1626–1775	1729	4	180.00–190.00	$184.76	$3,195	—
1775–1930	1828	3	178.50–187.00	$184.25	$3,368	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–800	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	$1,314
615–910	781	(<2 yrs)	Open	10	200.00–210.00	$203.00	$1,585
1175	1175	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	145.00	$145.00	$1,704

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
695–870	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	210.00–212.00	$211.00	$1,720
780–995	860	(<2 yrs)	Open	3	215.00–227.00	$220.67	$1,898

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885–1100	993	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	145.00–182.00	$163.50	$1,624
770–1215	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	149.00–202.00	$167.25	$1,736
785–1225	1056	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	136.00–157.00	$149.97	$1,584
1025–1560	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	139.00–168.00	$156.33	$1,907
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,830
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,939

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
835	835	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
900–915	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,300.00	$2,300.00
755–1040	933	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	2,050.00–2,450.00	$2,200.00
760–1295	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,150.00–2,300.00	$2,216.67
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
975–1205	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00
1035–1205	1106	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,900.00–2,100.00	$2,025.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1000–1095	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,000.00–3,050.00	$3,025.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	212.00	$212.00	$1,611

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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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
925–1190	1005	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,450.00–2,650.00	$2,550.00	—
945–1195	1016	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,900.00	$2,710.00	—
980–1115	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,600.00	—
1215–1250	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,950.00–2,975.00	$2,962.50	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
994–1280	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,900.00–3,100.00	$3,000.00	+100.00
1045–1560	1291	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	2,700.00–2,900.00	$2,800.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
805	805	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.