Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher on active trading. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade and demand active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.35/cwt on 372 head.

Average price

$165.35

372 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$642

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$119.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.97

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	175.89	952	248
Medium and Large 1-2	591	158.80	939	81
Medium and Large 2	608	135.25	822	33
Small 4	549	56.40	310	10thin

One grade step is worth $119.49/cwt here — about $642 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 sale372 hd

165.35

—

NM average2 barns · 701 hd

167.32

−1.97

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	1,540	85.72	1,320	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,725	72.20	1,246	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	71.77	876	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	996	60.44	602	77

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)	955	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,143	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$1,000	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$820	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	984	$815	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	720	$500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,428	$1,400	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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 2	—	712	132.95/cwt	125.00–138.00	947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	132.94/cwt	129.00–144.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	144.68/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	170.51/cwt	170.00–171.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	200.46/cwt	192.00–205.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	149.61/cwt	147.00–152.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	851	1
Steers	Small 4	—	590	54.01/cwt	53.00–55.00	319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	144.66/cwt	141.00–148.50	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	164.19/cwt	155.00–167.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	156.33/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,140	8
Steers	Small 4	—	539	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	123.47/cwt	120.00–127.00	1,029	2
Steers	Small 4	—	290	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	235	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	265	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	370	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	522	1
Steers	Small 4	—	220	290.40/head	200.00–385.00	290	2
Steers	Small 4	—	428	366.90/head	300.00–430.00	367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	202.77/cwt	195.00–212.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	145.73/cwt	145.00–151.00	826	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	165.57/cwt	160.00–169.00	528	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	163.64/cwt	160.00–173.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	230	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	139.50/cwt	132.00–149.00	866	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.58/cwt	160.00–167.50	617	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	134.04/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	157.87/cwt	154.00–161.00	966	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	187.09/cwt	175.00–189.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.39/cwt	140.00–153.00	631	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,043	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	174.29/cwt	165.00–188.00	896	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	201.64/cwt	190.00–209.00	657	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	161.41/cwt	150.00–166.00	922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	141.39/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,166	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	166.50/cwt	159.00–174.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	155.18/cwt	150.00–156.50	1,186	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	187.85/cwt	182.00–201.00	795	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	578	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	192.55/cwt	185.00–200.00	739	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	201.91/cwt	200.00–204.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	645	167.92/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,083	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	183.57/cwt	165.00–192.00	874	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	159.40/cwt	157.50–164.00	1,090	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	148.95/cwt	141.00–156.00	1,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	936	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,310	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	167.54/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,040	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	170.26/cwt	160.00–177.50	964	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	704	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,041	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,828	74.05/cwt	73.00–75.00	1,354	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	839	60.79/cwt	53.00–68.00	510	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,134	76.26/cwt	69.00–88.00	865	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	36.50/cwt	30.00–42.00	273	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,051	71.24/cwt	66.00–82.00	749	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	48.57/cwt	45.00–50.00	375	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	55.32/cwt	50.00–60.00	504	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	64.72/cwt	60.00–68.00	700	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	71.53/cwt	68.00–77.00	874	55
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,595	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	997	1
Bulls	—	—	1,674	90.48/cwt	87.00–95.00	1,515	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	838	36.59/cwt	32.00–40.00	307	2
Bulls	—	—	1,405	80.95/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,137	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	925.00/head	800.00–1,000.00	925	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	715	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	720	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	720	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	593	425.00/head	400.00–450.00	425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,141.43/head	1,140.00–1,150.00	1,141	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	680	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,530	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	822	78.25/cwt	75.00–85.00	643	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	195.00/head	195.00–195.00	195	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	105	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	136.70/cwt	134.00–139.50	925	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	134.75/cwt	127.00–140.00	968	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	142.45/cwt	139.00–150.00	798	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	930	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	152.98/cwt	150.00–160.00	474	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	147.60/cwt	140.00–153.00	700	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	149.02/cwt	146.00–152.50	773	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	153.43/cwt	151.00–154.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	693	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,012	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	127.66/cwt	125.00–129.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.34/cwt	137.00–145.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	148.75/cwt	140.00–154.00	628	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	154.51/cwt	151.00–160.00	599	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.96/cwt	110.00–138.00	836	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	574	53.80/cwt	43.00–85.00	309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	257	150.34/cwt	150.00–151.00	386	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.56/cwt	118.00–131.00	664	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	127.92/cwt	122.00–130.00	523	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	503	152.50/cwt	151.00–153.00	767	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	161.32/cwt	160.00–167.00	682	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	147.00/cwt	143.00–160.00	908	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	480	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	625	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	340	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	128.94/cwt	120.00–135.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	127.20/cwt	124.00–131.00	798	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	788	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	825	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	413	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	900	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	450	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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