Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 8.00-10.00 higher on limited comparison. Feeder steers and heifers steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.91/cwt on 87 head.

Average price

$136.91

87 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$754

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$369

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$113.61/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	413	166.36	686	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	607	140.52	853	44
Medium 1-2	585	137.50	804	3thin
Medium and Large 2	519	127.70	663	17thin
Small 4	601	52.75	317	6thin

One grade step is worth $113.61/cwt here — about $369 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 sale87 hd

136.91

—

NM average1 barns · 87 hd

136.91

+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	1,562	78.11	1,220	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,234	76.58	945	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	76.00	1,201	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	999	62.99	629	53

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$825	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	941	$809	8
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$797	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	835	$625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$270	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,316	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,187	$1,220	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,260	$1,175	7

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	761	142.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,084	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.87/cwt	120.00–140.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	173.84/cwt	168.00–180.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	176.34/cwt	176.00–177.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	191.78/cwt	182.00–197.00	888	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	1
Steers	Small 4	—	445	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Steers	Small 4	—	505	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	151.27/cwt	150.00–152.50	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	172.06/cwt	167.50–177.50	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.38/cwt	140.00–153.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	139.01/cwt	137.50–142.50	933	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	124.44/cwt	115.00–134.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	141.73/cwt	140.00–144.00	804	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	132.51/cwt	127.50–135.00	1,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	146.08/cwt	137.50–153.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,050	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	141.22/cwt	140.00–142.50	939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	144.50/cwt	144.00–145.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	174.26/cwt	170.00–177.50	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	194.95/cwt	190.00–200.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	141.63/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,008	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	997	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	191.65/cwt	190.00–195.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	137.16/cwt	137.00–137.50	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	192.74/cwt	190.00–200.00	518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	166.69/cwt	160.00–175.00	855	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	171.70/cwt	165.00–176.00	819	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	168.63/cwt	166.00–170.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	115.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	197.52/cwt	195.00–200.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	228.68/cwt	220.00–237.50	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	117.46/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,067	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	130.00/cwt	124.00–136.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.50/cwt	115.00–126.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	182.32/cwt	175.00–190.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.55/cwt	173.00–176.00	904	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	60.16/cwt	58.50–62.50	567	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,201	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	304	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	802	42.35/cwt	21.00–53.00	340	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	60.31/cwt	60.00–61.00	588	3
Bulls	—	—	1,595	78.10/cwt	69.00–85.00	1,246	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	77.09/cwt	76.00–78.00	933	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	51.98/cwt	47.00–57.00	489	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	68.60/cwt	64.00–71.50	765	14
Bulls	—	—	1,763	86.19/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,520	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,027	71.40/cwt	69.00–74.00	733	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,270	75.81/cwt	74.00–78.00	963	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,338	72.06/cwt	64.00–79.00	964	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	805	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	655	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,180.00/head	1,175.00–1,185.00	1,180	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	864	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	791	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	665	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	846.43/head	775.00–875.00	846	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	943.75/head	875.00–1,150.00	944	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	775	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,158.33/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,158	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	170	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	128.82/cwt	122.50–135.00	593	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	585	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	183	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	138.92/cwt	136.00–143.00	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	175.14/cwt	170.00–177.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.93/cwt	116.00–134.00	843	2
Cows	Small 4	—	555	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	128.37/cwt	120.00–137.50	733	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	601	52.75/cwt	52.75–52.75	317	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	425	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	935	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	785	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	430	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	241.07/head	200.00–285.00	241	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,066.67/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,067	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,144	1,352.50/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,353	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,300.00/head	1,225.00–1,350.00	1,300	7

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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