Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 3.00-4.00 higher, heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifer steady on limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.45/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$162.45

198 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$126.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	176.60	796	109
Medium and Large 1-2	561	152.98	858	70
Medium and Large 2	645	128.53	829	16thin
Small 4	722	50.00	361	3thin

One grade step is worth $126.60/cwt here — about $436 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 sale198 hd

162.45

—

NM average2 barns · 653 hd

166.58

−4.13

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	—	Low	1,554	86.77	1,349	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	75.76	1,161	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	72.41	843	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	53.49	507	33

Every lot, as filed

111 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	156.15/cwt	154.00–163.00	807	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	188.96/cwt	182.50–200.00	629	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	155.51/cwt	152.00–163.00	896	17
Steers	Small 4	—	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Steers	Small 4	—	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	122.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	171.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	815	11
Steers	Small 4	—	775	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	407	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	166.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	454	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	155.52/cwt	146.00–160.00	687	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	148.06/cwt	138.00–153.00	534	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	128.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	895	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	125.23/cwt	123.00–136.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	148.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	790	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	87	367.82/cwt	350.00–375.00	320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	Small 4	—	615	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	157.36/cwt	150.00–166.00	757	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	166.36/cwt	165.00–169.50	878	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,211	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	147.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	927	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	136.24/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,012	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	159.92/cwt	159.00–162.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	181.47/cwt	165.00–188.00	764	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	155.37/cwt	152.50–157.00	938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	164.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	139.34/cwt	133.00–145.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	131.40/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	184.58/cwt	180.00–189.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	168.59/cwt	160.00–177.00	614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	202.89/cwt	201.00–205.00	755	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	133.26/cwt	127.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	69.91/cwt	63.00–75.50	783	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	47.30/cwt	41.00–49.00	460	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,146	71.05/cwt	66.00–79.00	814	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	888	43.60/cwt	43.00–44.00	387	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	845	58.11/cwt	53.00–61.00	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	58.25/cwt	52.00–61.50	562	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	79.09/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,001	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	37.73/cwt	35.00–40.00	367	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	75.76/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,161	2
Bulls	—	—	1,371	75.97/cwt	68.00–81.00	1,042	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,475	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,210	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	99.12/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,891	4
Bulls	—	—	1,557	88.95/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,385	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	608.33/cwt	575.00–675.00	4,319	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	735.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,335	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	855	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,626	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	605	492.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	620	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,688	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,441	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,998	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,125.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	9,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	1,475.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	16,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	159.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	592	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	136.01/cwt	127.00–141.00	856	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	138.62/cwt	126.00–146.00	579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	142.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	810	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	131.52/cwt	128.00–140.00	885	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	151.03/cwt	147.00–161.00	726	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	144.77/cwt	142.00–148.00	843	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	132.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	691	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	120.76/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.69/cwt	134.00–145.00	659	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	123.11/cwt	117.00–129.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	156.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	134.51/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	142.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	963	9
Heifers	Small 4	—	70	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	38	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	73.64/cwt	65.00–82.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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