Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.80/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$149.80

218 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$124.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	331	192.20	636	37
Medium and Large 1-2	540	153.44	828	114
Medium and Large 2	479	139.31	667	49
Small 4	557	68.12	380	18thin

One grade step is worth $124.08/cwt here — about $257 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 sale218 hd

149.80

—

NM average1 barns · 218 hd

149.80

+0.00

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	1,341	93.29	1,251	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	86.90	1,024	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	80.00	1,200	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	937	66.64	624	151

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)	754	$557	16
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	558	$255	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,149	$1,166	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	689	$549	36

Every lot, as filed

120 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	—	183	159.60/cwt	157.00–162.00	292	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	166.11/cwt	155.00–170.00	684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	149.00/cwt	142.00–156.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	137.11/cwt	134.00–148.00	1,050	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	152.94/cwt	150.00–162.00	716	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	198.42/cwt	197.00–200.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	146.22/cwt	145.00–150.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	148.29/cwt	130.00–153.00	641	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	149.25/cwt	145.00–150.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	128.00/cwt	120.00–134.00	858	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,066	1
Steers	Small 4	—	418	56.04/cwt	47.00–61.00	234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	170.79/cwt	165.00–186.00	736	9
Steers	Small 4	—	585	70.53/cwt	61.00–77.00	413	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	134.24/cwt	120.00–146.00	705	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.72/cwt	125.00–142.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	156.09/cwt	150.00–163.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	175	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	146.01/cwt	140.00–153.00	640	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	159.10/cwt	151.00–168.00	670	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	178.41/cwt	175.00–185.00	393	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	174.37/cwt	170.00–177.00	492	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	148.53/cwt	140.00–156.00	563	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	134.22/cwt	133.00–144.00	628	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	135.50/cwt	135.00–136.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	163.77/cwt	161.00–165.00	303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	160.23/cwt	150.00–167.00	433	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.60/cwt	120.00–137.00	615	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,023	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	592	131.03/cwt	122.00–137.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	147.75/cwt	140.00–159.00	866	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	169.74/cwt	162.00–185.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	182.46/cwt	172.00–190.00	491	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	821	133.48/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,096	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	216.74/cwt	215.00–221.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	161	216.96/cwt	202.00–220.00	349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	177.39/cwt	172.00–185.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	140.57/cwt	136.00–151.00	950	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	199.10/cwt	195.00–205.00	552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	196.80/cwt	192.00–202.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.42/cwt	136.00–145.00	862	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	105.97/cwt	98.00–114.00	703	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	582	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	70.58/cwt	65.00–75.50	696	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	600	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	210	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	763	47.54/cwt	35.00–58.00	363	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	906	67.75/cwt	56.00–75.00	614	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	842	78.16/cwt	75.00–83.00	658	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	895	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	850	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	78.40/cwt	74.50–85.00	816	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	81.10/cwt	74.00–86.50	907	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	94.90/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,175	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	55.68/cwt	47.00–60.00	473	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	88.80/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,085	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,196	85.14/cwt	77.50–92.00	1,018	17
Bulls	—	—	1,875	109.31/cwt	108.50–111.00	2,050	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	101.02/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,458	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	915	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	705	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	975	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	843.00/head	725.00–920.00	843	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	583.33/head	575.00–600.00	583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	620	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	610	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,110.00/head	1,020.00–1,200.00	1,110	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	558	255.00/head	185.00–325.00	255	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	589	320.71/head	275.00–410.00	321	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,292	1,306.00/head	1,150.00–1,360.00	1,306	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,268	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	519	342.11/head	200.00–350.00	342	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	136.89/cwt	129.00–140.00	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	138.19/cwt	134.00–145.00	781	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	540	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	265	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	134.55/cwt	132.00–137.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	122.55/cwt	120.00–125.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.24/cwt	125.00–143.00	827	20
Heifers	Small 4	—	573	54.29/cwt	48.00–67.00	311	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	123.84/cwt	117.00–135.00	640	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,029	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	695	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	170.41/cwt	167.00–174.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	152.03/cwt	145.00–156.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	164.60/cwt	162.50–169.00	621	12
Heifers	Small 4	—	481	48.67/cwt	40.00–61.00	234	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	160.20/cwt	152.00–168.00	657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	902	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	790	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	672	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	644	389.38/head	335.00–450.00	389	8

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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