Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves and feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.48/cwt on 93 head.

Average price

$136.48

93 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$299

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$94.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.66

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	319	166.69	531	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	665	132.82	883	50
Medium and Large 2	508	128.03	650	24
Small 4	320	72.50	232	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.19/cwt here — about $299 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 sale93 hd

136.48

—

NM average2 barns · 261 hd

147.14

−10.66

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	—	Average	1,377	95.65	1,317	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	88.64	977	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,527	82.10	1,254	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	874	67.32	588	86

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$790	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,167	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$797	33

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	775	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	1
Steers	Small 4	—	335	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Steers	Small 4	—	365	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	164	232.44/head	125.00–320.00	232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	85	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.33/cwt	118.00–129.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	168.70/cwt	165.00–172.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	343	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	493	2
Steers	Small 4	—	428	247.46/head	200.00–270.00	247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	129.25/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,053	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	135.86/cwt	133.00–138.00	783	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	133.35/cwt	122.00–136.00	889	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	126.58/cwt	126.00–129.00	913	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	131.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	801	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	404	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	642	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	126.01/cwt	124.00–128.00	964	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	259	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	1
Steers	Small 4	—	405	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	136.31/cwt	124.00–146.00	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	130.64/cwt	125.00–133.50	920	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	168.24/cwt	160.00–177.00	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	129.90/cwt	124.00–136.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	181.35/cwt	177.00–186.00	613	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	168.59/cwt	165.00–172.00	629	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	161.62/cwt	160.00–165.00	315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.06/cwt	146.00–150.00	770	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	565	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	128.97/cwt	125.00–138.00	672	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	688	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	80.32/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,161	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	88.41/cwt	83.50–93.50	979	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	625	35.50/cwt	30.00–41.00	222	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	929	80.88/cwt	78.00–85.00	751	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	71.75/cwt	65.00–85.00	696	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	781	51.08/cwt	35.00–66.00	399	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	71.27/cwt	64.00–76.00	611	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	81.18/cwt	74.50–85.50	842	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	817	56.23/cwt	49.50–61.00	459	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,582	83.28/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,317	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,073	90.21/cwt	89.00–91.00	968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	101.04/cwt	93.50–108.00	1,478	13
Bulls	—	—	1,605	111.89/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,796	3
Bulls	—	—	1,241	83.77/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,040	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	950	77.78/cwt	75.00–81.00	739	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	640	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	616	358.82/head	335.00–400.00	359	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,050.00/head	975.00–1,125.00	1,050	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	785	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	845.00/head	800.00–900.00	845	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	912.50/head	875.00–950.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	1,412.50/head	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,320.00/head	1,310.00–1,325.00	1,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	986	1,379.17/head	1,325.00–1,425.00	1,379	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.49/cwt	117.00–136.00	665	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.09/cwt	129.00–135.00	555	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	125.89/cwt	123.00–130.00	595	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	124.53/cwt	117.00–132.00	801	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	385	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	90	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	270	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	203	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	465	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	135.33/cwt	135.00–136.00	480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	643	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	425	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	210	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	305	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	454	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	112.91/cwt	106.00–120.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	168.05/cwt	161.00–175.00	602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	166.74/cwt	164.00–169.00	367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	324	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	695	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	103.03/cwt	101.00–105.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	100	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	128.74/cwt	120.00–132.00	847	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	101.42/cwt	100.00–103.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	112.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	716	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	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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