Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers no accurate comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher on limited comparison. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.07/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$164.07

114 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$131.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.39

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	196.08	779	33
Medium and Large 1-2	592	159.71	946	57
Medium and Large 2	617	136.37	842	22
Small 4	653	65.00	424	2thin

One grade step is worth $131.08/cwt here — about $354 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 sale114 hd

164.07

—

NM average3 barns · 808 hd

177.46

−13.39

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	1,522	93.51	1,424	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	81.40	856	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	64.91	601	29

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	765	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,319	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$1,148	3thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	475	152.15/cwt	145.00–156.00	723	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	143.37/cwt	142.50–147.00	988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,043	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,030	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	189.28/cwt	184.00–200.00	706	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	191.97/cwt	188.00–196.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	215	228.86/cwt	227.00–231.00	492	2
Steers	Small 4	—	653	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,071	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	493	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	148.04/cwt	136.00–154.00	771	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	152.63/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	850	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,108	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	152.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	970	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	174.69/cwt	172.00–177.50	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	171.43/cwt	161.00–182.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	170.21/cwt	166.00–172.00	878	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	174.50/cwt	161.00–185.00	735	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	134.68/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,088	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	367	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	184.42/cwt	181.00–188.00	882	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.06/cwt	145.00–170.00	719	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	144.54/cwt	125.00–164.00	740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	80.26/cwt	75.00–87.00	853	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	59.72/cwt	59.00–61.00	512	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	69.92/cwt	64.00–74.50	685	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,040	80.06/cwt	78.00–82.50	833	3
Bulls	—	—	1,995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,534	94.76/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,454	9
Bulls	—	—	1,330	84.61/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,125	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	764	46.15/cwt	37.50–49.00	353	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	648	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	935	97.65/cwt	90.50–104.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,095.00/head	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,095	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,251	1,368.13/head	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,368	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,032	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,037.50/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.95/cwt	160.00–163.00	765	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	120.53/cwt	116.00–125.00	946	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	488	296.38/head	225.00–370.00	296	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	125.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	124.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	90	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	124.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	625	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	531	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	141.15/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,066	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	254	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	132.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	126.18/cwt	120.00–137.00	593	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.95/cwt	142.00–155.00	870	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.39/cwt	137.00–144.00	878	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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