Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 4.00-5.00 lower on limited comparison. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.27/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$154.27

124 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$521

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$140.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.95

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	195.29	856	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	502	167.02	838	72
Medium and Large 2	605	143.83	870	32
Small 4	611	54.82	335	10thin

One grade step is worth $140.47/cwt here — about $521 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 sale124 hd

154.27

—

NM average3 barns · 1,098 hd

177.22

−22.95

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	1,502	96.59	1,451	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,171	84.31	987	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	83.51	1,231	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	71.07	681	96

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)	975	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$978	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$971	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,163	$900	6

Every lot, as filed

101 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	Small 4	—	450	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.05/cwt	135.00–152.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.06/cwt	156.00–162.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	166.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	796	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	129.03/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	194.94/cwt	192.00–198.00	906	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	380	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	711	1
Steers	Small 4	—	515	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	196	1
Steers	Small 4	—	605	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	136.12/cwt	128.00–144.00	1,081	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	150.03/cwt	147.00–156.00	566	3
Steers	Small 4	—	655	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	373	1
Steers	Small 4	—	589	55.20/cwt	52.00–58.50	325	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	183.08/cwt	177.00–187.00	705	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	132.25/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,147	3
Steers	Small 4	—	800	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	145.12/cwt	140.00–155.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	185	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	141.11/cwt	133.00–147.00	878	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	146.95/cwt	145.00–150.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	132.52/cwt	131.00–134.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	187.41/cwt	181.00–200.00	514	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	161.92/cwt	160.00–167.00	852	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	141.52/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	991	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	185	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	131.37/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.73/cwt	167.00–185.00	725	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	165.84/cwt	165.00–170.00	952	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	146.51/cwt	142.50–155.00	1,068	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	150.80/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	199.00/cwt	197.00–201.00	746	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	463	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	292	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	507	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	43.95/cwt	32.00–57.00	352	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	828	58.39/cwt	57.00–60.00	483	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	344	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	75.97/cwt	71.00–78.00	770	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	82.77/cwt	82.50–83.00	1,190	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	84.26/cwt	80.00–88.00	977	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	662	44.90/cwt	36.00–51.00	297	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	898	68.08/cwt	64.50–72.50	611	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	71.14/cwt	65.00–74.00	694	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,545	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,313	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,219	84.54/cwt	82.00–85.50	1,031	12
Bulls	—	—	1,415	95.25/cwt	93.00–102.00	1,348	5
Bulls	—	—	1,295	84.45/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,094	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	105.80/cwt	103.00–109.00	1,811	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	1,280.00/head	1,280.00–1,280.00	1,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	595	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,136	1,221.67/head	1,140.00–1,330.00	1,222	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	876.67/head	800.00–1,000.00	877	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,160	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	865	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	880	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	910.00/head	800.00–1,085.00	910	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	171.73/cwt	163.00–180.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	142.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	685	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	690	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	293	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	129.03/cwt	126.00–132.00	952	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	575	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	276	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	495	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.63/cwt	120.00–155.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	128.30/cwt	121.00–135.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	135.59/cwt	133.00–138.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	159.90/cwt	155.00–164.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	140.06/cwt	130.00–143.50	943	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,279	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	146.42/cwt	141.00–157.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	119.49/cwt	118.00–121.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	606	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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