Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steer and heifers traded 2.00-3.00 lower on limited comparisons along with steer and heifer calves. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 2.00-4.00lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.28/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$139.28

136 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$395

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$115.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.58

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	164.96	691	23
Medium and Large 2	513	140.67	722	38
Medium and Large 1-2	644	135.31	871	71
Small 4	605	49.00	296	4thin

One grade step is worth $115.96/cwt here — about $395 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 sale136 hd

139.28

—

NM average3 barns · 745 hd

158.86

−19.58

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	1,556	84.97	1,322	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	77.80	909	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	971	60.89	591	100

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	271	179.00/cwt	172.50–188.00	485	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	139.52/cwt	132.50–145.00	945	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	139.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	146.00/cwt	137.00–155.00	613	2
Steers	Small 4	—	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	3
Steers	Small 4	—	455	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,207	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	147.09/cwt	140.00–155.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	593	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	114	195.63/cwt	160.00–250.00	223	3
Steers	Small 4	—	624	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	443	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	150.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	134.44/cwt	127.00–139.00	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	192.35/cwt	180.00–199.00	698	5
Steers	Small 4	—	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	107.20/cwt	106.00–112.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	115.68/cwt	115.00–117.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	159.65/cwt	158.00–163.00	428	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	140.13/cwt	129.50–145.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,080	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	137.78/cwt	135.00–139.00	998	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	154.15/cwt	151.00–155.00	708	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	117.25/cwt	108.00–129.00	892	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	80	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	185.95/cwt	178.00–197.00	402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	157.23/cwt	150.00–162.00	519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	139.97/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,078	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	137.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	155.55/cwt	153.50–159.00	960	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	138.35/cwt	135.00–148.00	1,122	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	136.00/cwt	131.00–141.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	181.23/cwt	175.00–186.00	879	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	160.39/cwt	155.00–167.00	940	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	172.35/cwt	165.00–180.00	643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	178.14/cwt	170.00–184.00	739	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	161.63/cwt	155.00–167.00	844	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	869	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	180.55/cwt	175.00–182.50	932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	186.65/cwt	186.00–190.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	134.31/cwt	125.00–146.00	780	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	126.24/cwt	110.00–143.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	152.28/cwt	147.50–157.00	583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	561	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	68.06/cwt	60.00–70.50	696	59
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,345	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,197	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	77.73/cwt	71.00–86.50	906	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	947	54.66/cwt	51.00–60.00	518	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	49.21/cwt	48.00–50.00	423	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	764	42.82/cwt	40.00–48.00	327	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	937	47.90/cwt	45.00–53.50	449	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,155	76.24/cwt	71.00–80.00	881	5
Bulls	—	—	1,452	78.05/cwt	61.00–84.50	1,133	19
Bulls	—	—	1,602	99.75/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	89.82/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,489	18
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	705	462.50/cwt	400.00–525.00	3,261	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,963	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	630	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,835	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	847.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,191	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,688	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	776	740.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	5,742	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,513	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	799	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,596	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,001	850.56/cwt	725.00–930.00	8,514	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	983.33/cwt	900.00–1,075.00	10,541	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,455	1,367.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,435.00	19,897	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	6,336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,043.33/cwt	930.00–1,150.00	9,912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,406	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	1,392.65/cwt	1,360.00–1,500.00	16,795	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	145.06/cwt	143.00–147.00	762	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	142.51/cwt	135.00–145.00	757	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	139.82/cwt	130.00–145.00	791	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	131.03/cwt	125.00–132.50	841	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	605	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	296	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	377	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,414	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	166	304.44/cwt	225.00–350.00	505	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	452	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	473	374.61/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,772	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	141.59/cwt	138.00–147.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	171.98/cwt	171.00–173.00	538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	156.29/cwt	155.00–160.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	173.79/cwt	165.00–180.00	407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	128	238.43/cwt	200.00–270.00	305	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	460	425.54/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	108.04/cwt	97.00–119.00	787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	731	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	885	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	105	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	158	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	454	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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