Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer sold mostly steady on limited receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 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 $164.57/cwt on 178 head.

Average price

$164.57

178 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$398

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$91.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.95

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	177.78	908	99
Medium and Large 1-2	566	156.74	887	46
Medium and Large 2	565	139.09	785	31
Small 4	593	86.00	510	2thin

One grade step is worth $91.78/cwt here — about $398 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 sale178 hd

164.57

—

NM average3 barns · 1,309 hd

171.52

−6.95

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	—	High	1,344	94.42	1,269	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,505	89.50	1,347	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,042	78.30	816	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	891	55.65	496	53

Every lot, as filed

118 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	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	158.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	260	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	184.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.99/cwt	140.00–157.00	545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	140.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.00/cwt	158.00–163.00	681	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	141.13/cwt	130.00–148.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	127.29/cwt	120.00–137.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.31/cwt	135.00–151.00	793	10
Steers	Small 4	—	593	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	202.96/cwt	202.00–205.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	176.42/cwt	172.00–181.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	182.50/cwt	173.00–186.00	867	12
Steers	Small 4	—	505	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	136.83/cwt	132.00–139.00	869	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	154.45/cwt	154.00–156.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	341	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	614	7
Heifers	Small 4	—	620	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	125.47/cwt	110.00–132.00	670	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	151.18/cwt	146.00–158.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Steers	Small 4	—	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	165.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	176.82/cwt	170.00–184.00	509	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	164.32/cwt	163.00–165.00	863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.83/cwt	164.00–172.00	954	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	170.15/cwt	167.00–174.00	871	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	146.46/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,134	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	155.38/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	124.01/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,083	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	196.85/cwt	190.00–198.00	896	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	209.72/cwt	206.00–211.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	142.51/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	185.08/cwt	182.50–187.00	681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	165.54/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	159.85/cwt	157.00–162.00	772	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	129.84/cwt	127.50–132.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	121.80/cwt	113.00–131.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	134.19/cwt	122.00–147.00	833	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	127.91/cwt	110.00–138.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	45.36/cwt	40.00–50.00	391	3
Bulls	—	—	1,398	109.47/cwt	99.00–117.00	1,530	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,505	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,347	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	70.65/cwt	70.00–72.00	632	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	91.97/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,226	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	78.55/cwt	72.50–87.50	829	69
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	56.23/cwt	55.00–57.00	541	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	63.01/cwt	60.00–68.00	575	20
Bulls	—	—	1,249	92.03/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,149	7
Bulls	—	—	1,371	82.91/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,137	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	746	43.02/cwt	31.00–47.00	321	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	53.54/cwt	50.00–58.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	483	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	818	78.79/cwt	73.00–90.00	645	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	916.67/cwt	910.00–950.00	7,077	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,201	1,546.43/cwt	1,400.00–1,600.00	18,573	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	8,387	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	725	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,719	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,742	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2-3	—	925	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	7,678	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	989.71/cwt	800.00–1,035.00	9,125	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	1,358.33/cwt	1,325.00–1,400.00	14,874	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	875.71/cwt	780.00–1,000.00	7,855	7
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	748	562.50/cwt	500.00–625.00	4,208	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	690.00/cwt	620.00–760.00	6,693	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	733.33/cwt	700.00–775.00	5,573	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	840	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,464	1,487.50/cwt	1,375.00–1,525.00	21,777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	113.53/cwt	110.00–117.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	126.92/cwt	124.00–132.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	150.21/cwt	146.00–155.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	145.06/cwt	136.00–151.00	833	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	145.10/cwt	135.00–151.00	775	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	149.43/cwt	145.00–154.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.72/cwt	117.00–140.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.21/cwt	160.00–169.00	612	9
Heifers	Small 4	—	423	412.87/cwt	350.00–475.00	1,746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.35/cwt	120.00–134.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.65/cwt	110.00–140.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	115	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	144	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.58/cwt	122.00–135.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.36/cwt	110.00–121.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	105	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	410	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	560	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	75	171.67/cwt	155.00–180.00	129	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	660	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	3,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	160.17/cwt	154.00–163.00	756	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	935	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	11,921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	655	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,421	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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