Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 31, 2025

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $464.98/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 374 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $452.00/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,903/hd at 421 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $398.76/cwt -1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 528 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	914	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285 unweaned	272	3	475.00–485.00	$479.91	$1,305	-25.09
287–290	287	7	500.00–520.00	$517.12	$1,484	—
300–348	334	20	450.00–475.00	$462.49	$1,545	-49.28
338 value added	338	3	505.00	$505.00	$1,707	—
350–378 value added	369	7	480.00–485.00	$481.36	$1,776	—
374 fancy	374	7	475.00	$475.00	$1,776	—
350–395	376	23	447.00–475.00	$456.95	$1,718	+3.03
405–440	421	30	440.00–472.00	$452.00	$1,903	+3.40
450–490	469	8	405.00–430.00	$413.14	$1,938	-18.44
470 value added	470	1	460.00	$460.00	$2,162	+4.17
500–543	528	26	385.00–415.00	$398.76	$2,105	+6.78
555–598	572	22	360.00–375.00	$366.98	$2,099	-11.20
600–640	623	17	345.00–365.00	$352.48	$2,196	-21.77
658–660	659	3	350.00–352.00	$351.33	$2,315	-35.52
700–725	719	4	325.00–345.00	$340.13	$2,446	-4.87
760–785	765	5	302.00–325.00	$317.35	$2,428	-7.65
825	825	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,269	-48.40
920	920	2	250.00	$250.00	$2,300	-77.00
1035	1035	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,484	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–248	233	7	435.00–465.00	$439.13	$1,023	—
228–240 unweaned	234	4	405.00–410.00	$407.56	$954	—
250–295	273	7	422.00–455.00	$440.92	$1,204	-42.14
305–335	318	3	405.00–440.00	$424.42	$1,350	+14.57
325 unweaned	325	5	385.00	$385.00	$1,251	—
415–435	428	6	415.00–420.00	$419.15	$1,794	+1.65
450–498	474	18	365.00–400.00	$384.24	$1,821	-8.45
505–540	527	18	350.00–380.00	$366.53	$1,932	-2.13
560–585	575	3	325.00–350.00	$338.52	$1,946	-2.21
600–625	613	14	315.00–342.00	$332.73	$2,040	-5.33
650–680	668	7	312.00–335.00	$326.39	$2,180	-13.50
750–780	770	3	265.00–285.00	$278.51	$2,145	+3.51
800	800	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,080	—
895	895	1	222.00	$222.00	$1,987	-67.79
940	940	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,209	—
970	970	1	237.00	$237.00	$2,299	+39.00
1070	1070	1	222.00	$222.00	$2,375	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	208	3	375.00–400.00	$390.36	$812	-14.64
260–270	265	2	365.00–400.00	$382.17	$1,013	-15.43
255–280 unweaned	268	2	310.00–335.00	$321.92	$863	—
335–340	338	2	375.00–385.00	$379.96	$1,284	-18.44
355–398	375	5	355.00–385.00	$375.46	$1,408	—
420–425	423	2	375.00–379.00	$376.99	$1,595	+20.23
455–490	481	11	345.00–370.00	$348.12	$1,674	-4.84
510–540	527	7	315.00–345.00	$335.03	$1,766	+16.15
575–585	582	3	315.00–325.00	$321.70	$1,872	+16.70
635	635	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,778	-7.86
660	660	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,815	—
720	720	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,764	-20.00
760	760	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,672	-35.00
1040	1040	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,893	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
160–170 unweaned	165	2	800.00–825.00	$812.88	—
200–230 unweaned	214	6	875.00–885.00	$878.11	-121.89
250	250	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
330	330	1	825.00	$825.00	—
543	543	6	935.00	$935.00	—
555	555	1	900.00	$900.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	2	165.00	$165.00	$1,072	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
130	130	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
198	198	2	405.00	$405.00	$802	—
252–293	280	11	345.00–390.00	$351.47	$984	-73.53
285 unweaned	285	1	290.00	$290.00	$826	-93.39
300–345	324	17	360.00–395.00	$375.80	$1,218	-2.60
350–375	358	13	355.00–397.00	$369.15	$1,322	+3.56
400–443	428	10	350.00–380.00	$365.40	$1,564	-9.52
450–495	481	18	345.00–375.00	$357.94	$1,722	-9.64
500–545	523	9	310.00–340.00	$321.11	$1,679	-8.31
565–589	581	6	325.00–327.00	$325.65	$1,892	+11.58
630–645	638	2	285.00–305.00	$294.88	$1,881	-1.10
655	655	6	295.00	$295.00	$1,932	+35.00
750	750	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,950	—
800–810	805	2	245.00–247.00	$245.99	$1,980	-31.41
990	990	1	227.00	$227.00	$2,247	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	2	405.00–425.00	$415.00	$1,411	+10.00
350–397	379	25	370.00–402.00	$381.97	$1,448	-13.41
493	493	3	350.00	$350.00	$1,726	—
505–519	516	5	355.00–370.00	$367.07	$1,894	-2.93
550–598	563	6	340.00–347.00	$341.14	$1,921	-31.86
605–628	622	6	315.00–330.00	$319.09	$1,985	-5.91

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	305.00	$305.00	$778	-46.67
300 unweaned	300	1	270.00	$270.00	$810	—
315–330	323	4	325.00–345.00	$333.72	$1,078	-19.12
375–385	380	2	310.00–330.00	$320.13	$1,216	-21.07
410–438	430	11	330.00–347.00	$337.81	$1,453	-9.72
455–475	471	5	290.00–310.00	$306.14	$1,442	-9.64
500–540	524	5	260.00–300.00	$278.92	$1,462	-17.15
580–590	585	5	255.00–270.00	$261.43	$1,529	-25.46
610–615	613	2	245.00–275.00	$259.94	$1,593	-10.06
670–680	677	6	250.00–270.00	$256.33	$1,735	—
750	750	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,800	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
140 unweaned	140	1	700.00	$700.00	-100.00
175–180 unweaned	178	2	800.00	$800.00	+21.38

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
230	230	1	500.00	$500.00	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535–545	540	2	300.00–345.00	$322.71	$1,743	+15.83
610–615	613	2	290.00–330.00	$309.92	$1,900	—
705	705	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,939	—
785	785	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,923	-5.00
800	800	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,736	-58.00
870	870	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,610	—
895	895	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,432	—
965	965	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,737	-17.00
1020	1020	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,632	—

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660	660	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,188	—
1020	1020	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,734	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	360.00	$360.00	$1,872	—
600	600	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,310	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1330	1083	80-85%	30	137.00–144.00	$141.69	$1,535	—
855–1700	1141	80-85%	17	144.00–158.00	$147.42	$1,682	—
1010–1285	1229	80-85%	9	135.00–141.00	$138.16	$1,698	-11.31
995–1565	1234	80-85%	39	143.00–154.00	$145.77	$1,799	-9.06

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	85-90%	3	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	—
650–940	783	85-90%	8	85.00–100.00	$98.13	$768	—
845–880	855	85-90%	4	92.00–113.00	$102.13	$873	-8.84
850–1025	902	85-90%	6	110.00–118.00	$114.92	$1,037	—
855–1090	943	85-90%	6	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$1,176	—
900–1000	950	85-90%	2	124.00–125.00	$124.53	$1,183	—
630–1160	958	85-90%	11	131.00–140.00	$136.12	$1,304	—
825–1325	1029	85-90%	25	129.00–142.00	$134.33	$1,382	-2.45

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1345	1345	75-80%	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,004	—
1595–1615	1605	75-80%	2	148.00–149.00	$148.50	$2,383	—
1615	1615	75-80%	1	146.00	$146.00	$2,358	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1440	1223	3	139.00–157.00	$149.35	$1,827	—
1120–1520	1233	5	146.00–159.00	$154.59	$1,906	—
1165–1860	1545	13	160.00–173.00	$167.15	$2,582	—
1720–2010	1865	2	168.00–170.00	$169.08	$3,153	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–1075	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	177.00–212.00	$186.83	$1,723
700–1685	1020	(<2 yrs)	Open	15	185.00–217.00	$205.67	$2,098

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
685–1030	794	(<2 yrs)	Open	14	217.00–255.00	$234.36	$1,861

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
570	570	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	146.00	$146.00	$832
440–617	582	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	119.00–120.00	$119.20	$694

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
805–1035	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,825.00–2,100.00	$1,956.25
950	950	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00
885–1140	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	1,750.00–1,850.00	$1,806.25
805–1395	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,200.00	$1,896.43
1050–1085	1067	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	1,800.00–1,900.00	$1,858.33
795–1340	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,700.00–2,050.00	$1,900.00
1025–1264	1169	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	1,800.00–2,010.00	$1,949.77
1040–1226	1189	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	1,800.00–1,825.00	$1,820.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,550
935–1190	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	143.00–157.00	$150.00	$1,594
855–1590	1111	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	135.00–170.00	$148.81	$1,653
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,579
1010–1320	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	176.00–192.00	$184.00	$2,144
980–1338	1247	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	130.00–154.00	$146.77	$1,830

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
960–976	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	195.00–222.00	$208.50	$2,018
860–1100	997	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	195.00–200.00	$197.00	$1,964

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–805	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,425.00–1,550.00	$1,487.50
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00
905–1030	968	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,700.00	$1,600.00

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
535	535	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	185.00	$185.00	$990
540–660	629	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	175.00–182.00	$179.00	$1,126

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1315	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,100.00–2,200.00	$2,166.67
1710	1710	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	2,425.00	$2,425.00

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
765	765	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,186

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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
895–1260	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	2,600.00–2,800.00	$2,700.00	+100.00
1120–1140	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,650.00	-50.00
1135–1435	1285	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	2,100.00–2,300.00	$2,200.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

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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.