Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison for steer and heifer calves, and feeders due to limited comparison sales. But a higher undertone on higher quality. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand active.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.20/cwt on 193 head.

Average price

$153.20

193 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$546

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$125.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	162.26	767	149
Medium and Large 1-2	587	136.91	804	25
Medium and Large 2	455	121.44	553	15thin
Small 4	600	36.75	221	4thin

One grade step is worth $125.51/cwt here — about $546 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 sale193 hd

153.20

—

NM average3 barns · 946 hd

159.23

−6.03

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	—	Average	1,588	89.68	1,424	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	73.16	775	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	892	48.35	431	28

Every lot, as filed

125 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	Small 4	—	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	573	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	153.17/cwt	143.00–159.00	862	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	159.17/cwt	153.50–163.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	159.91/cwt	154.00–169.00	603	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.61/cwt	137.00–148.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	115.19/cwt	112.50–120.00	559	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	655	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	229	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	600	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,170	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	138.58/cwt	135.00–145.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,131	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	133.58/cwt	129.00–138.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	181.00/cwt	169.00–188.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	146.52/cwt	143.00–150.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	145.96/cwt	145.00–147.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.24/cwt	137.00–144.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	160.19/cwt	150.00–165.00	655	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	140.19/cwt	133.00–145.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	130.82/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	142.00/cwt	138.00–146.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	133.52/cwt	132.00–135.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	140.68/cwt	135.00–145.00	706	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	136.27/cwt	130.00–148.00	759	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	77.48/cwt	76.00–79.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	164.17/cwt	156.00–167.00	790	34
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,060.00/cwt	970.00–1,150.00	11,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	1,218.75/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	15,344	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	17,756	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,250.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,300.00	11,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	77.50/cwt	77.00–80.00	894	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	988	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	9,007	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,460.00/cwt	1,460.00–1,460.00	16,717	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	19,627	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	795	737.50/cwt	600.00–875.00	5,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,320	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	766	545.00/cwt	325.00–600.00	4,175	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	972.50/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	10,970	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,309.38/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	15,385	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	17,183	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,164.29/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	13,215	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,130	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,233	73.59/cwt	70.00–80.00	907	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	88.60/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,447	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,014	72.21/cwt	65.00–78.00	732	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,122	78.74/cwt	78.00–80.50	883	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	124.10/cwt	116.00–136.00	836	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	447	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.13/cwt	155.00–161.00	751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	120	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	259	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	580	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	173.42/cwt	165.00–185.50	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	178.92/cwt	172.00–184.00	868	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	795	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,177	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.33/cwt	177.00–193.00	793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,032	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	156.19/cwt	155.00–158.50	1,046	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	194.79/cwt	187.50–200.00	631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	157.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	175.33/cwt	167.50–187.50	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	148.58/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	182.04/cwt	170.00–186.00	1,039	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	204.66/cwt	190.00–212.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	175.74/cwt	160.00–185.00	735	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	416	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	152.26/cwt	150.00–157.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	132.81/cwt	124.00–142.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	1,068	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	156.87/cwt	150.00–163.00	802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	134.21/cwt	125.00–143.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Steers	Small 4	—	393	458.56/cwt	325.00–485.00	1,802	6
Steers	Small 4	—	495	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,361	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	502	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	828	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	254	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	130.60/cwt	125.00–133.50	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	194.01/cwt	188.00–204.00	708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	90	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	405	1
Steers	Small 4	—	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.79/cwt	167.50–186.00	578	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	343	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	411	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	699	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	656	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	965	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	579	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	690	30.70/cwt	29.00–33.00	212	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	57.85/cwt	53.00–63.00	559	14
Bulls	—	—	1,801	101.63/cwt	98.00–105.00	1,830	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	155	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	78.96/cwt	76.50–82.00	912	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	71.87/cwt	64.00–76.00	754	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	42.85/cwt	40.00–50.00	372	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	33.84/cwt	28.00–37.00	257	3

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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