Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 8.00-10.00 lower and heifer calves steady. Feeder steers and heifers no accurate comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00- 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher Trade and demand good..

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.76/cwt on 211 head.

Average price

$162.76

211 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$878

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$121.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.72

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	178.56	938	91
Medium and Large 1-2	548	164.14	900	82
Medium and Large 2	544	142.18	774	29
Small 4	591	56.75	335	9thin

One grade step is worth $121.80/cwt here — about $603 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 sale211 hd

162.76

—

NM average2 barns · 542 hd

173.48

−10.72

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	1,442	87.20	1,257	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,188	80.34	955	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	72.00	893	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	881	61.73	544	58

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)	922	$825	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	881	$699	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	916	$627	7
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$610	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$1,120	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	996	$904	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,071	$846	14

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	569	162.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	922	5
Steers	Small 4	—	580	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.73/cwt	122.00–131.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	407	1
Steers	Small 4	—	524	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	140.01/cwt	137.00–142.00	878	6
Steers	Small 4	—	405	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	153.61/cwt	145.00–159.00	808	5
Steers	Small 4	—	670	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	Small 4	—	725	63.89/cwt	60.00–68.00	463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	582	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.94/cwt	126.00–144.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	164.87/cwt	160.00–171.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,245	2
Steers	Small 4	—	510	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	160.58/cwt	160.00–162.50	440	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	90	120.00/head	120.00–120.00	120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	150.96/cwt	139.00–153.00	785	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	149.67/cwt	140.00–156.00	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	126.71/cwt	124.00–130.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	132.94/cwt	128.00–140.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	135.68/cwt	131.00–138.00	708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	154.86/cwt	151.00–161.00	1,027	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	176.69/cwt	168.00–180.50	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	144.80/cwt	135.00–154.00	683	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	169.08/cwt	160.00–175.00	891	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	176.57/cwt	166.00–186.00	567	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	191.24/cwt	190.00–194.00	421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	153.50/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,114	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	186.98/cwt	184.00–190.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	157.37/cwt	152.50–161.00	971	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	139.09/cwt	135.00–140.50	1,082	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	171.52/cwt	163.00–181.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	183.73/cwt	179.00–187.50	862	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	177.55/cwt	168.50–181.50	989	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	163.82/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,022	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	184.86/cwt	175.00–186.50	934	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	191.58/cwt	189.00–192.00	791	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	161.80/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	165.51/cwt	165.00–166.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	788	98.50/cwt	98.00–99.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	138.70/cwt	121.00–158.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	812	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	759	52.31/cwt	51.00–54.00	397	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	59.97/cwt	57.00–64.00	525	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	70.74/cwt	64.00–74.50	690	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	1,036	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	78.99/cwt	75.00–83.00	945	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	698	46.37/cwt	42.00–50.00	324	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	36.81/cwt	35.00–41.00	252	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	893	1
Bulls	—	—	1,312	77.19/cwt	65.00–85.00	1,013	9
Bulls	—	—	1,870	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,982	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	99.07/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,550	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	914	70.75/cwt	65.00–81.00	647	7
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	750	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	1,120.00/head	1,120.00–1,120.00	1,120	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	610.00/head	560.00–650.00	610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,140.00/head	1,140.00–1,140.00	1,140	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	990	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	895.00/head	890.00–900.00	895	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	783.33/head	720.00–880.00	783	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	805	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	836.67/head	735.00–990.00	837	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,080.00/head	1,080.00–1,080.00	1,080	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	155.02/cwt	154.00–157.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.56/cwt	131.00–141.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	759	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	90	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.52/cwt	127.00–132.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	125.41/cwt	121.00–131.00	597	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	851	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	168.73/cwt	167.50–169.00	852	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	405	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	986	6
Cows	Small 4	—	528	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	172.26/cwt	160.00–177.00	749	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	608	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	330	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	330.00/head	330.00–330.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	712	53.69/cwt	44.00–70.00	382	5
Bulls	Small 4	—	450	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	985.00/head	940.00–1,100.00	985	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	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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