Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer steady on limited receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand active

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $178.92/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$178.92

272 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$886

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$668

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$144.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.68

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	195.00	953	190
Medium and Large 1-2	472	162.10	765	40
Medium and Large 2	542	136.53	740	35
Small 4	567	50.31	285	7thin

One grade step is worth $144.69/cwt here — about $668 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 sale272 hd

178.92

—

NM average3 barns · 1,662 hd

177.24

+1.68

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	1,584	93.84	1,486	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,039	77.52	806	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	806	52.57	424	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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	912.50/cwt	900.00–925.00	7,984	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	680	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	1,037.50/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	9,120	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	128.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.51/cwt	116.00–134.00	721	3
Steers	Small 4	—	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	997	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	690	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	1
Steers	Small 4	—	515	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	137.64/cwt	133.00–140.00	862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	143.67/cwt	140.00–149.00	674	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	193.60/cwt	185.00–200.00	643	6
Steers	Small 4	—	585	49.30/cwt	40.00–54.00	288	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.02/cwt	122.00–132.00	855	2
Steers	Small 4	—	625	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	441	176.93/cwt	175.00–178.00	780	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	141.66/cwt	135.00–145.00	594	3
Steers	Small 4	—	490	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	265	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	179.91/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,031	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	194.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	180.23/cwt	170.00–190.00	397	2
Steers	Small 4	—	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Steers	Small 4	—	433	316.25/cwt	275.00–375.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	923	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	370	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	707	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	175.11/cwt	160.00–180.00	566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	192.19/cwt	182.50–200.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	149.65/cwt	142.00–159.00	958	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	157.87/cwt	149.00–162.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	152.00/cwt	148.00–160.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.24/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	181.97/cwt	175.00–192.00	772	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	181.73/cwt	170.00–187.00	865	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	153.36/cwt	150.00–160.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	640	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.24/cwt	198.00–223.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	173.77/cwt	160.00–186.00	646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	215.32/cwt	215.00–217.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,145	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	187.01/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,004	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	450	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	799	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	442	224.64/cwt	210.00–225.00	993	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	143.67/cwt	141.00–145.50	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	160.43/cwt	152.00–169.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	109.37/cwt	107.00–112.00	798	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	130.32/cwt	120.00–144.00	701	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	544	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	63.75/cwt	58.00–72.00	565	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	736	42.43/cwt	36.00–45.00	312	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	87.47/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,063	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	76.48/cwt	68.00–82.50	784	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	842	54.19/cwt	47.50–57.00	456	8
Bulls	—	—	1,482	90.61/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,343	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	684	45.16/cwt	43.00–47.00	309	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,070	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	910	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	930	71.99/cwt	67.00–79.00	670	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	194	1
Bulls	—	—	1,395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,116	1
Bulls	—	—	1,734	99.91/cwt	97.50–105.00	1,732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	752	742.86/cwt	675.00–850.00	5,586	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	1,275.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,325.00	12,342	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	653	725.00/cwt	675.00–775.00	4,734	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,136.67/cwt	1,050.00–1,260.00	12,481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	1,016.67/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	8,906	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	893	1,285.00/cwt	1,270.00–1,300.00	11,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	9,680	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,265	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,406	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	22,848	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	17,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	967	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	13,538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,443	1,601.72/cwt	1,440.00–1,750.00	23,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	272	178.28/cwt	170.00–190.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	163.05/cwt	158.00–165.00	794	7
Bulls	Small 4	—	440	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	277	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	843	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	162.72/cwt	160.00–174.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	147.10/cwt	141.00–155.00	918	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	168.79/cwt	157.00–173.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	142.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	132.42/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	172.25/cwt	160.00–176.00	715	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	145.56/cwt	142.00–149.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	113.55/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	110.03/cwt	100.00–120.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.60/cwt	143.00–156.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	126.66/cwt	124.00–130.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	144.62/cwt	140.00–149.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	131.27/cwt	130.00–132.50	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	147.01/cwt	140.00–151.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	390	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	470	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	428	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	653	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	261	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	583	48.01/cwt	45.00–60.00	280	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	96.51/cwt	96.00–97.00	787	2

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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