Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves were mostly 2.00-7.00 lower on comparable sales. Heifer calves mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifers have no comparison due to light test last week. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.76/cwt on 209 head.

Average price

$157.76

209 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$847

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$563

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$112.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	168.92	908	112
Medium and Large 1-2	536	156.10	837	63
Medium and Large 2	524	140.05	734	25
Medium 2	295	140.00	413	2thin
Small and Medium 4	705	79.00	557	2thin
Small 4	616	56.10	346	5thin

One grade step is worth $112.82/cwt here — about $563 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 sale209 hd

157.76

—

NM average4 barns · 1,635 hd

162.79

−5.03

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	—	Low	1,662	97.26	1,617	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	81.89	1,057	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,094	75.28	824	106
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	56.63	527	70

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	683	140.09/cwt	135.00–145.00	957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	508	2
Steers	Small 4	—	240	363.28/cwt	325.00–400.00	872	2
Steers	Small 4	—	435	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	151.41/cwt	148.00–156.00	659	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	155.58/cwt	150.00–166.00	877	11
Steers	Small 4	—	570	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	311	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	180.30/cwt	173.00–181.00	950	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	117	393.87/cwt	375.00–400.00	461	4
Steers	Small 4	—	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	165.38/cwt	160.00–169.00	865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.52/cwt	135.00–144.00	799	2
Steers	Small 4	—	685	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	149.80/cwt	149.00–150.00	875	33
Steers	Small and Medium 4	—	705	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.99/cwt	139.00–149.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	189.87/cwt	189.00–190.00	672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	139.68/cwt	136.00–143.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	545	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	164.88/cwt	160.00–170.00	791	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	164.14/cwt	164.00–166.00	666	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	161.83/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,011	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.71/cwt	145.00–151.00	987	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.53/cwt	170.00–180.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	930	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	129.96/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	168.90/cwt	161.00–175.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	171.97/cwt	170.00–178.00	803	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	188.74/cwt	187.00–190.00	517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	158.99/cwt	158.00–165.00	642	7
Bulls	Small 4	—	480	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	143.80/cwt	138.00–150.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	448	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,126	78.46/cwt	72.50–85.00	883	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,130	78.92/cwt	75.00–85.00	892	3
Bulls	—	—	1,075	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,847	110.03/cwt	105.00–118.00	2,032	5
Bulls	—	—	1,558	92.58/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,442	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	56.42/cwt	54.50–59.00	524	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	69.54/cwt	63.50–71.00	725	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	775	60.76/cwt	60.00–61.50	471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	702	36.09/cwt	33.00–40.00	253	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	87.89/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,085	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	78.44/cwt	73.00–85.00	884	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	724	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	64.81/cwt	61.50–69.50	680	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	711	46.07/cwt	41.00–52.00	328	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	892	53.97/cwt	49.00–68.00	481	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,388	83.67/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,161	5
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,535	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	844	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,046	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,085.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,109	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,227	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	836.67/cwt	775.00–880.00	8,710	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	800	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	4,640	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	16,632	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	919	750.00/cwt	725.00–775.00	6,893	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,962	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	872	104.75/cwt	96.50–113.00	913	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	279	156.46/cwt	155.00–159.00	437	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	535	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	144.90/cwt	140.00–155.00	693	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	510	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,964	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	552	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	146.97/cwt	145.00–151.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	131.01/cwt	127.00–134.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,136.67/cwt	1,025.00–1,210.00	10,685	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	785	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	820	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	1,353.33/cwt	1,250.00–1,425.00	18,446	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,715	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	17,944	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	840.00/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,098	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,023	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,207	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	1,250.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,275.00	15,725	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	903.00/cwt	820.00–975.00	9,933	5

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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