Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reported sale last week. But a low trend was noted. Trade good demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.77/cwt on 304 head.

Average price

$150.77

304 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$727

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$113.20/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	429	167.09	717	123
Medium and Large 1-2	489	156.28	763	90
Medium and Large 2	555	134.83	749	78
Small 4	495	53.89	267	13thin

One grade step is worth $113.20/cwt here — about $451 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 sale304 hd

150.77

—

NM average1 barns · 304 hd

150.77

+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	1,463	88.11	1,289	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,192	76.00	906	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	71.92	1,060	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,088	65.50	713	145

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$975	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$855	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,152	$1,154	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$908	3thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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 2	—	518	119.99/cwt	115.00–130.00	622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	129.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	547	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	124.61/cwt	123.00–125.00	442	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	455	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	440	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	224	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	545	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.23/cwt	150.00–160.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	160.23/cwt	158.00–164.00	506	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.74/cwt	125.00–135.00	610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	138.26/cwt	135.00–151.00	637	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,007	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	645	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	120.95/cwt	112.00–127.00	751	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	131.08/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,011	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	138.00/cwt	132.00–140.00	451	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	743	36
Steers	Small 4	—	565	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	1
Steers	Small 4	—	370	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Small 4	—	455	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	304.73/head	300.00–310.00	305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.42/cwt	129.00–150.00	649	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	148.47/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	165.02/cwt	160.00–168.00	462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	126.77/cwt	125.00–130.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	128.31/cwt	120.00–133.00	933	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	140.51/cwt	137.00–149.00	600	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	145.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.70/cwt	133.00–141.00	782	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	158.73/cwt	150.00–163.00	671	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	110.46/cwt	106.00–115.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	130.70/cwt	120.00–140.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	144.40/cwt	140.00–149.00	960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	146.54/cwt	142.00–156.00	909	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	156.81/cwt	150.00–165.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	135.13/cwt	124.00–146.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	150.75/cwt	146.00–158.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	178.68/cwt	176.00–185.00	582	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	200.92/cwt	192.00–210.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	158.82/cwt	148.00–166.00	577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	912	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	177.12/cwt	160.00–182.00	492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	170.42/cwt	169.50–190.00	668	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	492	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	782	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	571	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	862	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	97.02/cwt	95.00–103.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	975	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	56.78/cwt	50.00–60.00	552	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	117.28/cwt	114.00–127.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	117.32/cwt	110.00–121.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	121.44/cwt	115.00–130.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	413	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	72.50/cwt	68.00–75.00	1,062	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	823	60.59/cwt	55.00–65.00	499	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	988	79.84/cwt	74.00–84.00	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	144.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	605	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	133.53/cwt	125.00–141.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	126.41/cwt	124.50–135.00	839	6
Steers	Small 4	—	365	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	149.39/cwt	145.00–157.00	500	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	124.67/cwt	120.00–131.00	885	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	140.87/cwt	125.00–150.00	752	7
Steers	Small 4	—	561	53.74/cwt	53.00–54.00	301	4
Steers	Small 4	—	525	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	118.68/cwt	114.00–126.00	917	4
Steers	Small 4	—	490	50.60/cwt	50.00–51.00	248	5
Steers	Small 4	—	423	52.32/cwt	46.00–58.00	221	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	804	46.49/cwt	45.00–50.00	374	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	862	50.69/cwt	48.00–54.00	437	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	62.71/cwt	57.00–66.00	665	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,156	68.81/cwt	64.00–73.50	795	85
Bulls	—	—	1,660	95.62/cwt	88.00–100.00	1,587	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,049	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	75.31/cwt	73.00–84.00	926	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,002	73.00/cwt	67.00–77.00	731	9
Bulls	—	—	1,298	77.38/cwt	59.50–87.00	1,004	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,037	85.25/cwt	80.00–97.00	884	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,112.50/head	1,075.00–1,150.00	1,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,388	1,416.67/head	1,300.00–1,475.00	1,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	635	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,091.67/head	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	547	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	139.26/cwt	134.00–151.00	746	18

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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