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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, March 27, 2026

426 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $624.11/cwt +64.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,320/hd at 372 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 426 505 764
Feeder cattle 245 340 418
Slaughter cattle 73 75 168
Replacement cattle 108 90 178

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with no comparisons in heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers had no good comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,540 +45.00
350 350 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,838 +6.65
365 unweaned 365 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,533 —
410 value added 410 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,927 —
410–440 424 5 435.00–450.00 $444.00 $1,883 -1.24
425 unweaned 425 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,700 —
455 value added 455 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,161 +11.20
475–490 483 2 455.00–470.00 $462.38 $2,233 +21.34
500–535 521 4 380.00–405.00 $393.55 $2,050 +3.55
568–585 574 8 367.00–392.00 $381.21 $2,188 -18.91
620 620 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,449 —
705–735 719 4 310.00–345.00 $334.78 $2,407 +2.78
750–795 768 3 325.00–340.00 $331.57 $2,546 -1.88
815 815 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,567 —
875 875 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,581 +29.94
955 955 2 270.00 $270.00 $2,578 -22.00
1110 1110 2 195.00 $195.00 $2,164 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 unweaned 265 1 650.00 $650.00 $1,722 +22.62
305–320 value added 310 4 670.00–675.00 $672.46 $2,085 —
310 unweaned 310 1 600.00 $600.00 $1,860 +40.00
333 333 2 640.00 $640.00 $2,131 +52.56
353 value added 353 4 670.00 $670.00 $2,365 +20.00
355–385 370 3 575.00–585.00 $579.93 $2,146 +24.23
350–393 fancy 385 6 605.00–630.00 $615.61 $2,370 +31.86
410 value added 410 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,378 -5.00
400–438 418 6 482.50–485.00 $483.80 $2,022 -18.61
510 510 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,270 -14.95
835 835 1 322.00 $322.00 $2,689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,512 -17.00
405 405 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,580 —
430 unweaned 430 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 —
475–485 480 2 365.00–395.00 $379.84 $1,823 +4.84
530 530 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 +25.00
560 560 3 315.00 $315.00 $1,764 -27.29
610–645 632 6 335.00–345.00 $341.20 $2,156 +3.67
665 665 2 320.00 $320.00 $2,128 -21.26
Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
420 420 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
490 490 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
525 525 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
575 575 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 580 3 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
785 785 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,178 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 unweaned 280 2 440.00–455.00 $447.37 $1,253 —
345 345 2 455.00 $455.00 $1,570 —
365 unweaned 365 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,460 —
360–390 374 8 415.00–450.00 $435.13 $1,627 —
403–425 410 3 422.00–430.00 $427.24 $1,752 +3.64
468–470 468 5 400.00–405.00 $404.00 $1,891 +11.98
568–590 575 5 342.00–365.00 $349.31 $2,009 —
600–645 623 2 360.00–375.00 $367.23 $2,288 +46.11
665–683 677 3 305.00–335.00 $325.18 $2,201 +15.18
710 710 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,343 —
920 920 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,714 —
955 955 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,722 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,073 —
275 unweaned 275 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,100 —
320 320 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,296 —
385 385 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,424 -20.00
410–430 420 3 380.00–400.00 $390.08 $1,638 +65.08
458–498 482 8 360.00–372.00 $363.10 $1,750 +18.10
565–580 573 3 325.00–350.00 $336.58 $1,929 -3.42
600–605 603 4 312.00–325.00 $318.47 $1,920 —
706–740 723 2 305.00 $305.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 unweaned 265 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,219 -80.00
320 unweaned 320 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,504 —
455–485 464 4 415.00–445.00 $425.87 $1,976 -8.57
665 665 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,294 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
75 unweaned 75 1 650.00 $650.00 —
100–130 unweaned 120 3 600.00–800.00 $720.83 —
150–180 unweaned 165 3 800.00–900.00 $863.64 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
860–1240 1050 (<2 yrs)N/A 38 4,000.00–7,500.00 $5,355.26 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–370 363 2 405.00–425.00 $414.79 $1,506 -0.21
455 455 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,820 -20.00
560 560 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,708 -5.00
600–620 610 2 320.00–340.00 $330.16 $2,014 -2.69
865–890 878 2 250.00–275.00 $262.68 $2,306 -4.32
935–945 940 2 250.00–275.00 $262.43 $2,467 +22.43
965 965 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,509 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–970 938 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 2,575.00–2,600.00 $2,587.50 —
Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,058 —
760 760 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,193 -48.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1170 1036 80-85% 9 154.00–163.00 $157.04 $1,627 -7.98
1200 1200 80-85% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,100 —
915–1575 1203 80-85% 18 161.00–173.50 $167.82 $2,019 —
1065–1720 1259 80-85% 10 160.00–177.00 $169.23 $2,131 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–780 768 85-90% 2 126.00–141.00 $133.38 $1,024 -4.36
825–850 838 85-90% 2 105.00–107.00 $106.01 $888 —
810–1000 914 85-90% 9 145.00–152.00 $148.42 $1,357 —
876–1170 927 85-90% 6 143.00–155.00 $146.32 $1,356 —
935 935 85-90% 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,449 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1565 1565 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,739 —
1630 1630 75-80% 1 175.00 $175.00 $2,852 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155 1155 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,929 —
1205–1635 1420 2 190.00–196.00 $193.45 $2,747 —
1415–2095 1646 6 198.50–208.00 $203.05 $3,342 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
560–735 648 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,620
615–1075 771 (<2 yrs)Open 10 255.00–285.00 $272.20 $2,099
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 (<2 yrs)Open 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,850

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
969–1245 1024 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 160.00–174.50 $162.90 $1,668
970–1265 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 174.00–180.00 $177.00 $1,979
974–1718 1226 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 164.00–180.00 $171.35 $2,101
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–915 893 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,500.00–2,600.00 $2,550.00
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 2,200.00 $2,200.00
1010–1065 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,300.00–2,500.00 $2,433.33
1065–1085 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–1,925.00 $1,912.50
1118 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,075.00 $2,075.00
1040–1320 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 2,000.00–2,100.00 $2,050.00
1340 1340 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–935 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,908.33
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,600.00 $1,600.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
840 840 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 885 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549
885 885 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,451

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Beef/Dairy Steers

Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
664 664 5 177.00 $177.00 $1,175 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
910 910 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
1080–1100 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
1255–1375 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00–3,100.00 $3,033.33 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1363 1363 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 3,200.00 $3,200.00 -600.00
1925 1925 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —

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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.