Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-01-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reports issued during the holidays.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.95/cwt on 230 head.

Average price

$148.95

230 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$561

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$120.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.89

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	166.02	828	102
Medium and Large 1-2	535	148.91	796	86
Medium and Large 2	533	126.84	675	32
Small 4	583	45.88	267	10thin

One grade step is worth $120.15/cwt here — about $561 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale230 hd

148.95

—

NM average3 barns · 1,602 hd

161.84

−12.89

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,558	78.16	1,218	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,550	77.50	1,201	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,201	68.69	825	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	995	53.57	533	52

Every lot, as filed

140 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	147.87/cwt	146.50–154.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	131.59/cwt	128.00–135.00	762	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	578	25.72/cwt	22.00–31.00	149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	118.95/cwt	117.00–122.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	125.30/cwt	118.00–134.00	398	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	605	29.46/cwt	25.00–34.00	178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	108.47/cwt	100.00–116.00	613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	136.82/cwt	131.00–140.00	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	272	132.55/cwt	128.00–142.00	361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.37/cwt	113.00–115.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	115.64/cwt	110.00–122.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	135.01/cwt	130.00–140.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	143.59/cwt	137.00–150.00	912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	115.50/cwt	112.00–119.00	531	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	138.01/cwt	136.00–140.00	464	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	158.65/cwt	154.00–165.00	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	151.91/cwt	149.00–158.00	475	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	155.57/cwt	145.00–162.00	958	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	138.93/cwt	137.00–150.00	856	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	143.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	179.57/cwt	179.00–180.00	557	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	235	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	168.92/cwt	165.00–174.00	807	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	173.15/cwt	165.00–187.50	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	834	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	977	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	1,030	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	129.44/cwt	115.00–144.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	805	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,363	74.55/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,016	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,160	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,030	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	371	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	861	43.28/cwt	35.00–50.00	373	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	68.56/cwt	62.50–73.00	819	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	47.43/cwt	44.00–51.00	437	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	57.51/cwt	51.00–61.00	600	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	331	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—	—	1,815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	907	55.76/cwt	54.00–58.00	506	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,490	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,132	1
Bulls	—	—	1,526	68.08/cwt	60.00–77.00	1,039	6
Bulls	—	—	1,629	87.51/cwt	81.00–93.00	1,426	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,140	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	143.20/cwt	137.00–150.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	164.67/cwt	164.00–165.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	128.32/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	149.82/cwt	149.00–150.00	733	11
Steers	Small 4	—	370	262.50/cwt	250.00–275.00	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	148.33/cwt	145.00–153.00	642	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	135.42/cwt	133.00–143.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	125.69/cwt	125.00–127.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	131.01/cwt	120.00–140.00	603	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.75/cwt	144.00–153.00	857	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	174.23/cwt	165.00–177.00	744	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	150.77/cwt	145.00–155.00	778	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	151.50/cwt	146.00–162.00	732	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	122.75/cwt	120.00–126.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	122.27/cwt	120.00–125.00	997	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.17/cwt	155.00–167.00	674	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	2
Steers	Small 4	—	623	44.42/cwt	43.50–47.00	277	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	169.16/cwt	166.00–175.00	474	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Steers	Small 4	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	122.00/cwt	118.00–126.00	891	2
Steers	Small 4	—	465	45.13/cwt	34.00–57.00	210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	195.87/cwt	192.00–207.00	447	4
Steers	Small 4	—	414	244.34/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	178	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.20/cwt	130.00–147.00	425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	161.94/cwt	160.00–165.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	156.22/cwt	150.00–165.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	138.52/cwt	135.00–142.00	990	2
Steers	Small 4	—	580	50.99/cwt	50.00–52.00	296	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	981.25/cwt	875.00–1,050.00	9,126	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,021	15
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	605	240.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,452	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	722	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,321	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	814	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	3,419	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	722	322.73/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,330	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	933	636.67/cwt	560.00–725.00	5,940	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	812	585.00/cwt	425.00–700.00	4,750	6
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	680	262.00/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,782	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,988	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	870.83/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,909	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	962.50/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	10,924	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,063.75/cwt	880.00–1,125.00	10,914	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	904.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,812	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	88.45/cwt	85.00–92.00	677	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	600	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	246	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	935	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	98.34/cwt	85.00–110.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	114.47/cwt	100.00–128.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	920	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	510	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	128	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	427	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,366	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	620	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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