Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers sold steady to 2.00 - 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 -2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.70/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$164.70

261 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$845

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$587

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$116.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	175.47	916	161
Medium and Large 1-2	500	160.45	803	60
Medium and Large 2	484	139.88	677	34
Small 4	562	58.65	329	6thin

One grade step is worth $116.82/cwt here — about $587 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 sale261 hd

164.70

—

NM average3 barns · 1,606 hd

171.10

−6.41

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	1,525	96.68	1,474	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	85.35	1,350	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,092	78.64	858	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	937	57.48	539	114

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	120	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	165.48/cwt	157.00–170.00	708	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,107	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	153.56/cwt	150.00–157.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	146.85/cwt	135.00–158.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	149.31/cwt	140.00–157.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	147.62/cwt	143.00–150.00	645	3
Steers	Small 4	—	525	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	289	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	138.60/cwt	132.00–147.50	723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	771	3
Steers	Small 4	—	320	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	380.00/cwt	325.00–430.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	172	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	662	3
Steers	Small 4	—	478	55.03/cwt	49.00–61.00	263	2
Steers	Small 4	—	570	64.91/cwt	55.00–75.00	370	2
Steers	Small 4	—	480	354.41/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	398	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	164.98/cwt	162.00–166.50	1,127	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	176.41/cwt	164.00–178.00	1,004	21
Steers	Small 4	—	443	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	430.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	200	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	165.45/cwt	159.00–166.50	697	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	365	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	972	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	870	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	919	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	155.12/cwt	150.00–160.00	897	10
Steers	Small 4	—	750	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	141.34/cwt	133.00–150.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	166.78/cwt	160.00–179.00	547	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	126.72/cwt	120.00–133.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	156.41/cwt	152.00–161.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	178.69/cwt	172.50–185.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	139.00/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,016	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,084	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	164.51/cwt	162.00–167.50	760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	164.17/cwt	155.00–172.00	836	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	165.05/cwt	157.00–175.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	162.06/cwt	153.00–169.00	933	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	177.06/cwt	170.00–181.00	928	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	185.27/cwt	180.00–188.00	582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	168.18/cwt	161.50–173.00	1,039	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	178.73/cwt	172.00–183.00	763	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	206.61/cwt	201.00–209.00	461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	180.57/cwt	172.50–185.00	668	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	131.60/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	148.76/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	200.45/cwt	197.00–203.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	176.75/cwt	171.00–181.00	848	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	114.91/cwt	110.00–120.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	829	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	71.51/cwt	70.00–72.50	742	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,475	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,224	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	924	80.47/cwt	75.00–84.00	744	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	46.47/cwt	34.00–52.00	393	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	86.52/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,415	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	79.01/cwt	73.00–86.00	895	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,018	91.24/cwt	91.00–92.00	929	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	57.09/cwt	54.50–61.50	533	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	66.50/cwt	59.00–69.50	694	46
Bulls	—	—	1,374	83.76/cwt	77.00–88.00	1,151	7
Bulls	—	—	1,656	108.64/cwt	101.50–117.00	1,799	8
Bulls	—	—	1,526	95.65/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,460	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	755	40.67/cwt	31.00–50.50	307	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	50.41/cwt	45.00–59.00	416	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	824	61.23/cwt	46.00–69.00	505	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	770	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	841.25/cwt	725.00–970.00	7,243	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	652	581.67/cwt	560.00–600.00	3,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	750.00/cwt	710.00–790.00	6,023	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	861	615.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,295	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	875.00/cwt	825.00–940.00	9,406	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	565	405.00/cwt	350.00–460.00	2,288	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	660	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	3,102	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	820	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	835.00/cwt	810.00–860.00	8,417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	162.80/cwt	159.00–164.00	773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	495	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	147.63/cwt	145.00–150.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	121.28/cwt	120.00–129.00	874	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	124.53/cwt	120.00–129.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	134.57/cwt	131.00–138.50	838	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	143.30/cwt	139.00–151.00	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	123.82/cwt	121.00–125.00	634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	132.75/cwt	126.00–140.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	127.46/cwt	122.00–135.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	146.91/cwt	143.00–150.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	149.69/cwt	148.00–153.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	124.63/cwt	115.00–127.00	1,016	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	645	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	127.26/cwt	117.00–137.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	153.12/cwt	144.00–155.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	150.40/cwt	146.00–160.00	487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.22/cwt	120.00–135.00	580	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	112.52/cwt	105.00–120.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	110.98/cwt	108.00–114.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	125	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	144.12/cwt	140.00–145.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	160.46/cwt	155.00–165.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	354.29/cwt	300.00–400.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	122.02/cwt	115.00–131.00	746	4

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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