Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 17, 2025

781 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $363.48/cwt +13.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,709/hd at 470 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $396.19/cwt +22.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 621 lb · 29 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $314.07/cwt -8.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,818/hd at 579 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	781	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 unweaned	290	2	505.00	$505.00	$1,464	+3.97
313–320	315	3	505.00–525.00	$511.77	$1,612	-10.83
338–340 unweaned	339	3	460.00–470.00	$463.35	$1,571	-36.65
365–390	385	5	450.00–460.00	$453.92	$1,748	-21.23
420–425	421	7	445.00–465.00	$448.60	$1,889	-12.01
450–480	457	8	420.00–445.00	$431.58	$1,972	-3.37
470–489 value added	484	7	445.00–460.00	$455.83	$2,206	—
518 fancy	518	3	430.00	$430.00	$2,227	—
500–538	523	10	385.00–400.00	$391.98	$2,050	-12.39
550–580	568	16	370.00–395.00	$378.18	$2,148	-2.24
570–590 value added	583	3	405.00–420.00	$415.11	$2,420	+20.11
619 fancy	619	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,383	—
608–635 value added	621	17	405.00–415.00	$408.51	$2,537	+21.81
600–648	622	7	360.00–380.00	$374.25	$2,328	+4.85
650–660 value added	655	3	400.00–410.00	$404.03	$2,646	—
655–690	672	3	380.00–400.00	$386.85	$2,600	+33.49
705	705	2	345.00	$345.00	$2,432	-6.70
710 fancy	710	1	387.00	$387.00	$2,748	—
755	755	2	325.00	$325.00	$2,454	-14.95
765 fancy	765	1	370.00	$370.00	$2,830	—
810–830	818	3	310.00–330.00	$323.40	$2,645	+8.40
824 value added	824	4	357.00	$357.00	$2,942	—
850	850	2	337.00	$337.00	$2,864	—
918	918	2	327.00	$327.00	$3,002	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	278	2	470.00–495.00	$483.06	$1,343	+8.71
285 unweaned	285	2	445.00	$445.00	$1,268	+17.14
325–340	333	5	400.00–430.00	$409.85	$1,365	-48.27
368 value added	368	2	460.00	$460.00	$1,693	—
360–396	381	18	405.00–445.00	$420.83	$1,603	-17.08
410–448	426	23	400.00–435.00	$417.50	$1,779	+2.00
440 unweaned	440	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,716	-10.00
458–499	478	24	380.00–410.00	$392.69	$1,877	-13.25
500–538	520	18	345.00–380.00	$368.66	$1,917	-16.27
550–590	571	7	335.00–360.00	$340.73	$1,946	-9.62
605–645	620	5	320.00–350.00	$338.06	$2,096	-3.65
675–690	683	2	330.00–350.00	$339.89	$2,321	—
700	700	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,205	-5.00
790	790	2	275.00	$275.00	$2,172	—
865–890	878	2	275.00–305.00	$289.79	$2,544	+39.79
950	950	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,881	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	405.00	$405.00	$952	—
265–270	269	4	375.00–405.00	$397.60	$1,070	-18.83
310–315	312	3	390.00–410.00	$398.40	$1,243	-16.58
405–445	424	4	345.00–370.00	$356.76	$1,513	-22.76
450–495	476	23	330.00–375.00	$352.96	$1,680	-9.53
500–545	529	4	310.00–325.00	$318.88	$1,687	-24.37
575	575	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,754	+9.88
620–640	630	2	265.00–310.00	$287.86	$1,814	+1.48
710	710	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,882	—
776	776	4	255.00	$255.00	$1,979	+1.52

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	—
545	545	1	202.00	$202.00	$1,101	—
580	580	2	205.00	$205.00	$1,189	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
220 unweaned	220	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	+25.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
395	395	1	1,450.00	$1,450.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275 unweaned	266	8	375.00–400.00	$383.39	$1,020	+6.30
273	273	3	425.00	$425.00	$1,160	+4.25
302–323	311	6	375.00–382.00	$378.40	$1,177	-25.92
335 unweaned	335	1	377.00	$377.00	$1,263	+2.00
350–394	376	13	360.00–390.00	$365.59	$1,375	-31.62
400–420	416	11	365.00–395.00	$374.92	$1,560	-9.25
455–490	468	23	360.00–385.00	$367.58	$1,720	+2.50
476–485 unweaned	477	7	350.00	$350.00	$1,670	+10.00
500–547	535	7	315.00–340.00	$329.42	$1,762	-12.16
550–597	579	27	300.00–330.00	$314.07	$1,818	-8.17
630–640	637	3	294.00–300.00	$295.98	$1,885	-14.17
652	652	3	260.00	$260.00	$1,695	—
715–745	726	4	300.00–302.00	$300.98	$2,185	+9.80
765–790	786	7	265.00–290.00	$286.00	$2,248	+0.94
800–830	813	3	267.00–285.00	$277.40	$2,255	+4.88

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–225	220	2	395.00–420.00	$407.78	$897	—
230 unweaned	230	1	335.00	$335.00	$770	-26.80
275	275	3	340.00–375.00	$351.67	$967	-33.33
300–347	319	9	335.00–372.00	$352.84	$1,126	+7.87
350–385	368	10	325.00–355.00	$341.20	$1,256	-7.12
405–445	417	17	330.00–360.00	$347.53	$1,449	-15.38
470–498	488	13	300.00–345.00	$315.78	$1,541	-16.07
520–545	535	4	287.00–315.00	$296.07	$1,584	-30.22
563–595	569	9	280.00–297.00	$286.89	$1,632	-7.55
600	600	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,620	—
730	730	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,971	—
750	750	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,838	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190 unweaned	190	2	470.00	$470.00	$893	—
315	315	2	405.00	$405.00	$1,276	-17.21
365 value added	365	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,661	—
363–390	370	11	395.00–397.00	$395.38	$1,463	-24.62
412 unweaned	412	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,545	-25.82
410–430	417	3	445.00	$445.00	$1,856	+12.13
513	513	6	370.00	$370.00	$1,898	+15.10
573	573	4	373.00	$373.00	$2,137	+8.29
604	604	8	325.00	$325.00	$1,963	-6.84

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
115 unweaned	115	1	800.00	$800.00	+100.00
160–185 unweaned	173	2	725.00–825.00	$778.62	-171.38

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	170.00	$170.00	$731	—
495	495	1	140.00	$140.00	$693	—
570	570	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,054	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,480	—
440	440	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,584	—
500–535	522	8	300.00–335.00	$306.88	$1,602	+6.88
560	560	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,988	—
665	665	1	336.00	$336.00	$2,234	+61.00
795	795	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,988	—
810	810	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,228	+20.00
995	995	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,960	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,347	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 unweaned	330	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,419	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
150 unweaned	150	1	875.00	$875.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–938	814	85-90%	3	110.00–113.00	$112.31	$914	-15.67
680–1090	877	85-90%	10	102.00–118.00	$110.97	$973	—
860–920	890	85-90%	2	120.00–130.00	$124.83	$1,111	—
860–1275	1024	85-90%	5	121.00–128.00	$124.98	$1,280	—
825–1235	1028	85-90%	23	130.00–141.00	$136.78	$1,406	—
735–1170	1054	85-90%	14	133.00–145.00	$139.71	$1,473	+4.02

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1220	1043	80-85%	10	142.00–145.00	$143.90	$1,501	—
910–1395	1197	80-85%	8	140.00–149.00	$143.91	$1,723	—
985–1730	1216	80-85%	17	146.00–157.00	$149.47	$1,818	-0.82
815–1445	1243	80-85%	13	147.00–160.00	$154.83	$1,925	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1785	1785	75-80%	1	152.00	$152.00	$2,713	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1810	1466	6	141.00–168.00	$158.50	$2,324	-8.69
1420–1860	1640	2	156.00–165.00	$159.90	$2,622	—
1635–1915	1749	5	172.50–183.00	$177.94	$3,112	—
1745–1770	1760	4	175.00–181.00	$178.00	$3,133	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
540–1010	770	(<2 yrs)	Open	5	200.00–227.00	$216.40	$1,666
710–865	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	175.00–200.00	$189.00	$1,503

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,470

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
655–925	790	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	227.00–290.00	$258.50	$2,042
870–1065	942	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	150.00–172.00	$160.00	$1,507
990–1055	1023	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	180.00–185.00	$182.50	$1,867
975–1340	1121	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	144.00–160.00	$150.40	$1,686
1010–1695	1248	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	161.00–193.00	$176.81	$2,207
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	171.00	$171.00	$2,146
1300	1300	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	167.00	$167.00	$2,171

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
807–1095	891	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,250.00–2,400.00	$2,331.25
925–990	947	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,400.00–2,600.00	$2,533.33
990–1015	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,500.00	$2,400.00
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00
880–1245	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	2,100.00–2,400.00	$2,300.00
940–1470	1219	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,200.00–2,600.00	$2,400.00
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640–805	710	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,600.00–1,900.00	$1,800.00
700–860	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,200.00	$2,100.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1118	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,000.00	$3,000.00
975–1435	1131	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,800.00–2,900.00	$2,850.00

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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
940–1225	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	3,100.00–3,600.00	$3,425.00	+341.67
1030	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	-183.33
1110	1110	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00	—
1240	1240	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—
1080–1480	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	2,900.00–3,300.00	$3,131.25	—
1440	1440	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00	—
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00	—
1065	1065	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,600.00	$2,600.00	-41.67
1120	1120	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-250.00

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—

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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.