Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade good demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.51/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$133.51

162 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$147.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.53

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	347	167.30	581	27
Medium and Large 1-2	555	141.94	787	79
Medium and Large 2	534	126.17	673	45
Small 4	594	20.08	119	11thin

One grade step is worth $147.22/cwt here — about $461 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 sale162 hd

133.51

—

NM average3 barns · 795 hd

149.04

−15.53

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	1,497	87.57	1,311	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,685	77.09	1,299	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,145	75.13	860	79
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	57.51	563	101

Every lot, as filed

137 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	—	278	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	141.73/cwt	135.00–150.00	602	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	145.42/cwt	140.00–157.00	761	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	168.61/cwt	166.00–170.00	641	10
Steers	Small 4	—	377	410.76/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,549	5
Steers	Small 4	—	513	364.44/cwt	300.00–400.00	1,870	5
Steers	Small 4	—	448	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,747	2
Steers	Small 4	—	776	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	477	7
Steers	Small 4	—	560	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	130.03/cwt	127.00–136.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	353	2
Steers	Small 4	—	457	401.66/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,836	17
Steers	Small 4	—	568	353.27/cwt	325.00–385.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	345.00/cwt	330.00–360.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	356	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	166.58/cwt	161.00–175.00	353	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	173.85/cwt	165.00–183.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	161.86/cwt	160.00–164.00	667	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	185.20/cwt	181.00–190.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	122.06/cwt	110.00–137.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	140.90/cwt	135.00–146.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	137.47/cwt	127.00–142.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	113.66/cwt	109.00–115.00	982	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	145.45/cwt	140.00–151.50	828	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	131.50/cwt	125.00–140.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	153.42/cwt	150.00–155.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	151.67/cwt	146.00–158.00	731	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	146.47/cwt	132.00–156.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	191.49/cwt	186.00–197.00	613	9
Steers	Small 4	—	630	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	144.97/cwt	135.00–150.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.30/cwt	140.00–156.00	709	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	125	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	191.08/cwt	186.00–195.00	531	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	160.41/cwt	154.00–167.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	163.49/cwt	162.00–165.00	806	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	133.36/cwt	126.00–138.50	900	12
Steers	Small 4	—	710	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	144.34/cwt	143.50–150.00	924	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	178.82/cwt	169.00–185.00	824	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	178.02/cwt	170.00–185.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	168.02/cwt	162.00–178.00	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	328	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	941	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	162.84/cwt	160.00–169.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	188.52/cwt	184.00–190.00	737	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	132.27/cwt	126.00–137.00	955	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	171.29/cwt	168.00–173.00	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	121.24/cwt	120.00–125.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	220	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	949	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	74.75/cwt	68.00–85.00	892	63
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	70.43/cwt	70.00–71.00	778	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	44.15/cwt	39.00–48.00	408	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	904	33.02/cwt	28.00–35.00	299	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	38.38/cwt	32.00–46.00	282	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	73.13/cwt	70.00–76.00	1,249	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	937	54.39/cwt	53.00–56.50	510	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	52.83/cwt	50.00–59.00	487	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	64.49/cwt	60.00–67.50	665	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,017	65.28/cwt	63.00–66.00	664	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	853	81.52/cwt	71.00–86.00	695	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,015	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	711	1
Bulls	—	—	1,640	100.78/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,653	4
Bulls	—	—	1,366	76.97/cwt	69.00–80.00	1,051	9
Bulls	—	—	1,564	92.30/cwt	85.00–96.50	1,444	9
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	748	475.00/cwt	450.00–500.00	3,553	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	731.67/cwt	675.00–820.00	6,161	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	765	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	4,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	697.50/cwt	675.00–720.00	6,243	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	541	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,164	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	747	516.67/cwt	450.00–600.00	3,860	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	757.50/cwt	700.00–880.00	6,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	927.08/cwt	820.00–1,030.00	9,039	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	984.58/cwt	870.00–1,085.00	11,362	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	142.49/cwt	121.00–150.00	675	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	650	67.00/cwt	57.00–77.00	436	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	588	51.48/cwt	50.00–53.00	303	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	815	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	168.01/cwt	164.00–176.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	150.81/cwt	147.00–158.00	578	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	134.26/cwt	107.00–144.00	967	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	132.35/cwt	130.00–138.00	749	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	110	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	133.10/cwt	126.00–141.00	437	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	129.49/cwt	120.00–135.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	126.87/cwt	110.00–133.00	677	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	120.45/cwt	106.00–135.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	154	309.80/cwt	285.00–325.00	477	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	594	20.08/cwt	18.00–40.00	119	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	170	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	541	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	80	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	120	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	420	416.67/cwt	350.00–425.00	1,750	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	152.40/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	93	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	186	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	315	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	610	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	143.90/cwt	122.00–170.00	741	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	861	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	127	239.87/cwt	175.00–300.00	305	3

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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