Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reported sale the past two weeks. But a higher trend was noted. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.39/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$170.39

208 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$937

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$132.13/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	483	193.39	935	99
Medium and Large 1-2	608	165.37	1,006	66
Medium and Large 2	615	139.77	860	35
Small 4	600	61.26	367	8thin

One grade step is worth $132.13/cwt here — about $568 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 sale208 hd

170.39

—

NM average1 barns · 208 hd

170.39

+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	—	Average	1,372	90.32	1,240	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	83.47	1,305	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,165	82.60	962	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	981	68.50	672	59

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)	938	$898	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,225	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,070	8

Every lot, as filed

119 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	—	485	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	320	3
Steers	Small 4	—	675	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	407	1
Steers	Small 4	—	623	56.27/cwt	55.00–57.50	351	2
Steers	Small 4	—	375	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	700	70.50/cwt	56.00–85.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	422	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	380	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	670	53.24/cwt	45.00–61.00	357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	172.68/cwt	171.00–185.00	646	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	160.21/cwt	160.00–161.00	662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	122.00/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,104	2
Steers	Small 4	—	483	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	258	171.97/cwt	171.00–173.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Steers	Small 4	—	293	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	153.31/cwt	147.00–155.00	794	6
Steers	Small 4	—	520	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	286	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	128.23/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,114	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	160.48/cwt	160.00–161.00	526	2
Steers	Small 4	—	418	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,068	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,046	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.57/cwt	166.00–175.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	203.94/cwt	193.00–222.00	771	12
Steers	Small 4	—	900	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	170.19/cwt	166.00–184.00	727	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	211.48/cwt	210.00–213.00	440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	844	115.01/cwt	110.00–125.00	971	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.63/cwt	132.00–140.00	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	139.72/cwt	137.00–141.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	215.31/cwt	204.00–237.00	685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	175.57/cwt	171.00–180.00	553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	409	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	131.78/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,204	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	181.82/cwt	170.00–187.00	842	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	175.24/cwt	171.00–181.00	999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,320	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	186.33/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,070	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	170.94/cwt	161.00–176.00	891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	173.99/cwt	165.00–181.00	1,075	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	198.53/cwt	190.00–217.00	830	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	221.73/cwt	220.00–227.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	185.39/cwt	181.00–191.00	971	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	197.48/cwt	192.00–209.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	169.73/cwt	164.50–190.00	1,134	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.83/cwt	126.00–150.00	714	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	128.96/cwt	127.50–132.00	877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	122.71/cwt	111.00–130.50	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	74.02/cwt	70.00–78.50	771	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	60.43/cwt	59.00–61.50	458	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	83.47/cwt	82.50–84.00	1,305	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	53.41/cwt	51.00–55.00	457	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	918	73.89/cwt	73.00–75.00	678	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	83.03/cwt	80.00–88.00	965	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,053	83.90/cwt	80.00–87.00	883	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	68.61/cwt	63.00–73.00	690	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,039	74.45/cwt	70.00–79.00	774	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	791	52.49/cwt	32.00–64.00	415	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,345	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,042	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	95.83/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,421	8
Bulls	—	—	1,221	84.01/cwt	77.00–89.00	1,026	9
Bulls	—	—	1,850	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	897.50/head	810.00–985.00	898	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	755	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,290	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,140.00/head	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,140	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,130	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	166.99/cwt	166.00–168.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	215	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	165.37/cwt	163.00–170.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	143.51/cwt	141.00–146.00	587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.46/cwt	156.00–161.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.25/cwt	150.00–156.00	731	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	132.59/cwt	126.00–139.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	142.70/cwt	137.00–147.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	605	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	266	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	128.56/cwt	127.50–129.00	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.02/cwt	131.00–136.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	138.98/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	125.01/cwt	123.00–127.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	580	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	313	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	143.99/cwt	140.00–153.00	557	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	168.64/cwt	161.00–174.00	815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	105	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	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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