Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher on limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady 1.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $166.93/cwt on 98 head.

Average price

$166.93

98 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$927

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$483

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$114.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.08

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	186.72	992	53
Medium and Large 1-2	579	161.81	936	19thin
Medium and Large 2	561	144.07	808	21
Small 4	701	72.60	509	5thin

One grade step is worth $114.12/cwt here — about $483 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 sale98 hd

166.93

—

NM average3 barns · 555 hd

191.01

−24.08

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	1,435	101.82	1,461	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,760	90.00	1,584	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,095	84.67	927	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	64.80	611	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,066	$1,193	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	808	$658	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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	—	522	186.67/cwt	179.00–191.00	974	7
Steers	Small 4	—	423	371.41/head	350.00–395.00	371	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	132.60/cwt	126.00–140.50	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	144.16/cwt	136.00–152.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	152.78/cwt	146.00–155.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	132.73/cwt	131.00–134.50	1,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	85	199.41/head	190.00–210.00	199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	140	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Steers	Small 4	—	479	361.97/head	300.00–390.00	362	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	136.37/cwt	131.00–147.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	150.29/cwt	146.00–157.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	110	255.00/head	255.00–255.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	225	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	428	2
Steers	Small 4	—	410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	754	2
Steers	Small 4	—	500	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	724	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	314	161.03/cwt	152.00–171.00	506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	146.98/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,004	2
Steers	Small 4	—	295	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	197.74/cwt	196.00–202.00	927	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	199.42/cwt	199.00–202.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	142.46/cwt	140.00–145.00	617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Steers	Small 4	—	865	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	124	244.34/head	230.00–250.00	244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	632	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,131	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	176.72/cwt	176.00–179.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	153.05/cwt	149.00–155.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	673	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	215	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	265	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	108.36/cwt	102.00–115.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	975	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	54.30/cwt	50.00–60.50	484	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,584	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	84.18/cwt	80.00–89.00	934	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	965	88.81/cwt	85.00–93.00	857	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	69.03/cwt	68.00–70.00	601	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	76.09/cwt	69.00–80.00	789	30
Bulls	—	—	1,492	106.59/cwt	104.00–111.00	1,590	11
Bulls	—	—	1,376	94.98/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,307	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	46.54/cwt	40.00–51.00	390	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	691	33.65/cwt	26.00–49.00	233	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	920	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	718	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,345	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,493	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	775.00/head	700.00–850.00	775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	808	657.50/head	640.00–675.00	658	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,252	1,475.00/head	1,320.00–1,530.00	1,475	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	670	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	6
Bulls	Small 4	—	560	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	163.01/cwt	162.00–166.00	856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	109.29/cwt	101.00–118.00	566	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	630	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	590	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	139.99/cwt	138.50–146.00	1,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	174.56/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium 2	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	942	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	795	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	172.28/cwt	169.00–175.00	813	12
Heifers	Small 4	—	668	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	369	279.51/head	260.00–300.00	280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	179.33/cwt	178.00–180.00	794	9
Heifers	Small 4	—	490	313.23/head	310.00–320.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	119.97/cwt	115.00–128.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	135.23/cwt	133.00–140.00	772	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	494	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	125.29/cwt	122.00–132.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	374	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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