Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Feeder steer and heifer also steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher on strong demand. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.83/cwt on 155 head.

Average price

$158.83

155 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$859

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$626

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$117.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.27

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	172.77	942	81
Medium and Large 1-2	551	155.13	855	41
Medium and Large 2	508	139.45	709	29
Small 4	575	54.99	316	4thin

One grade step is worth $117.78/cwt here — about $626 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 sale155 hd

158.83

—

NM average4 barns · 1,044 hd

166.10

−7.27

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	1,526	95.63	1,459	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,164	80.28	935	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,750	80.00	1,400	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	866	57.95	502	75

Every lot, as filed

149 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 2	—	897	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	137.49/cwt	121.00–145.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	133.36/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	40	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	130	312.02/cwt	300.00–325.00	406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	138.54/cwt	129.00–145.00	716	3
Steers	Small 4	—	630	57.50/cwt	57.00–58.00	362	2
Steers	Small 4	—	400	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	985	3
Steers	Small 4	—	220	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	880	1
Steers	Small 4	—	330	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	85	281.99/cwt	200.00–375.00	240	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	168	331.19/cwt	250.00–400.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	183.03/cwt	180.00–186.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	180.88/cwt	170.00–186.00	930	16
Steers	Small 4	—	486	364.91/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,773	6
Steers	Small 4	—	371	446.06/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,655	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.02/cwt	154.00–158.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	148.49/cwt	144.00–150.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	177.73/cwt	174.00–179.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	182.41/cwt	178.00–187.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,126	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	183.85/cwt	180.00–186.00	770	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	142.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	160.72/cwt	156.00–165.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	164.46/cwt	154.00–171.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	156.31/cwt	152.00–158.00	893	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	135.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	123.55/cwt	123.00–127.00	906	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	145.89/cwt	140.00–150.50	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	1
Steers	Small 4	—	160	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	141.08/cwt	134.00–150.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	112.84/cwt	106.00–120.00	987	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	149.06/cwt	140.00–157.00	540	3
Steers	Small 4	—	520	52.47/cwt	49.00–56.00	273	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	160.21/cwt	152.00–165.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	135.00/cwt	134.00–136.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	148.80/cwt	145.00–158.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	156.41/cwt	151.00–164.00	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	191.74/cwt	183.00–197.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	166.71/cwt	162.00–170.00	680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.47/cwt	150.00–160.00	435	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	223	155.35/cwt	151.00–160.00	346	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	146.98/cwt	145.00–153.00	1,041	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	179.58/cwt	170.00–187.00	833	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	170.08/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	168.40/cwt	168.00–168.50	1,106	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	171.13/cwt	162.00–180.00	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	165.65/cwt	161.00–170.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	163.11/cwt	158.00–166.00	840	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	162.00/cwt	155.00–166.00	737	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	48.34/cwt	40.00–53.00	403	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	60.10/cwt	55.00–65.00	529	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,750	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,400	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,408	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,260	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	82.06/cwt	75.50–87.50	971	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	712	52.32/cwt	50.00–56.00	373	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	73.58/cwt	70.00–75.00	812	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	745	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	66.33/cwt	62.00–70.00	649	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	749	46.50/cwt	40.00–58.50	348	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	764	68.72/cwt	65.00–72.00	525	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	109.92/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,892	10
Bulls	—	—	1,548	94.50/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,463	10
Bulls	—	—	1,253	79.17/cwt	64.00–85.00	992	8
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	740	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	4,144	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	640	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,264	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	683	488.00/cwt	450.00–520.00	3,333	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	770.00/cwt	770.00–770.00	5,929	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	765	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	858.33/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,772	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	578	437.50/cwt	400.00–475.00	2,529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	906.00/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	8,698	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	720	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,040	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	665	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,476	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	759	585.00/cwt	550.00–610.00	4,440	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	660	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,960	1
Bred Heifers	Small 4	—	690	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,760	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	883	697.50/cwt	620.00–750.00	6,159	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	911.67/cwt	830.00–1,060.00	9,490	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	558	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	979.00/cwt	860.00–1,125.00	8,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	134.82/cwt	130.00–140.00	564	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,045.00/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,338	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,485.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,520.00	19,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	570	650.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	3,705	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,400.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	16,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	140.33/cwt	135.00–150.00	752	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	112.40/cwt	112.00–113.00	941	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	129.26/cwt	120.00–133.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	115.02/cwt	110.00–120.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	139.17/cwt	130.00–145.00	857	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	392.71/cwt	385.00–400.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	165.86/cwt	160.00–174.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	123.92/cwt	120.00–132.00	418	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	578	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	306	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	670	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.96/cwt	130.00–145.00	503	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	90	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	270	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	613	46.60/cwt	38.00–55.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	126.21/cwt	119.00–132.00	663	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	131.70/cwt	125.00–136.00	610	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	137.93/cwt	135.00–141.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	400	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	537	378.62/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,033	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	463	298.56/cwt	250.00–400.00	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	4
Bulls	Small 4	—	260	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	132.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	495	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	395	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	760	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	502	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	505	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,768	1

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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