Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparisons due to no reported sale last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.04/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$135.04

151 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$125.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.63

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	286	163.92	468	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	586	136.39	800	99
Medium and Large 2	519	123.92	643	36
Medium 1-2	500	94.00	470	1thin
Small 4	615	38.00	234	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.92/cwt here — about $235 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 sale151 hd

135.04

—

NM average2 barns · 333 hd

147.66

−12.63

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	1,340	95.86	1,285	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	90.20	1,388	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,183	83.17	984	98
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	930	60.21	560	116

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$678	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	838	$627	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$874	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$640	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	775	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	127.33/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,034	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	136.20/cwt	131.00–137.00	768	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	127.95/cwt	120.00–132.00	518	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	142.14/cwt	134.00–154.00	600	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	133.08/cwt	128.00–135.50	1,031	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	126.77/cwt	125.00–128.00	595	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.93/cwt	131.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	136.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	149.61/cwt	140.00–152.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	134.82/cwt	131.00–136.00	910	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.11/cwt	133.00–136.00	847	17
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	500	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	698	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	575	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	161.34/cwt	160.00–165.00	371	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	815.63/head	700.00–960.00	816	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	882.00/head	850.00–950.00	882	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	685	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	702	346.67/head	345.00–350.00	347	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	698	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	775	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	93.65/cwt	91.00–103.00	1,173	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,327	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,503	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,398	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	175	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	333	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	117.21/cwt	106.00–125.00	674	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	185	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	172.15/cwt	167.00–175.00	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	178.41/cwt	175.00–182.00	339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	177.98/cwt	165.00–197.00	737	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	133.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	171.92/cwt	170.00–174.00	572	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	171.12/cwt	166.00–179.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	258	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	599	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	145.76/cwt	139.00–157.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,009	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	145.33/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	194.94/cwt	190.00–210.00	415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	451	156.97/cwt	145.00–161.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	151.96/cwt	143.00–158.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	154.30/cwt	149.00–156.00	663	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	154.23/cwt	145.00–159.00	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	158.44/cwt	157.00–160.00	412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	163.43/cwt	160.00–165.00	528	3
Steers	Large 2	—	763	71.50/cwt	71.50–71.50	546	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	131.17/cwt	125.00–137.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	141.92/cwt	135.00–155.00	529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	167.83/cwt	160.00–175.00	624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.37/cwt	135.00–146.00	877	2
Steers	Large 2	—	656	70.25/cwt	70.25–70.25	461	12
Steers	Small 4	—	500	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	134.00/cwt	123.00–145.00	787	3
Steers	Small 4	—	770	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	140.27/cwt	133.00–148.00	614	4
Steers	Small 4	—	728	65.50/cwt	63.50–66.50	477	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	147.47/cwt	142.00–153.00	712	2
Steers	Small 4	—	560	57.40/cwt	57.00–59.00	321	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.80/cwt	120.00–142.00	662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	120.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	655	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	615	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	170.27/cwt	165.00–173.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.51/cwt	158.00–159.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	149.78/cwt	140.00–156.00	497	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	120.65/cwt	110.00–128.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	126.47/cwt	125.00–128.00	914	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.20/cwt	119.00–129.00	712	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	127.84/cwt	120.00–133.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	117.57/cwt	111.00–124.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	915	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	763.00/head	625.00–850.00	763	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	603	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	777.50/head	685.00–850.00	778	10
Bulls	—	—	1,526	108.36/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,654	10
Bulls	—	—	1,244	92.49/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,151	9
Bulls	—	—	1,093	72.21/cwt	61.00–81.00	789	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	713	27.61/cwt	24.00–31.00	197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,285	82.92/cwt	75.00–91.00	1,066	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	455	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	68.61/cwt	62.00–73.00	689	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	57.30/cwt	50.00–61.00	516	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	48.19/cwt	40.00–53.00	393	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	82.08/cwt	74.00–89.50	962	86

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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