Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 higher. feeder steers sold steady on comparable quotes, feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $164.67/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$164.67

369 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$880

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$131.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.20

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	187.85	867	163
Medium and Large 1-2	570	157.86	899	125
Medium and Large 2	624	137.56	858	72
Small 4	659	56.46	372	9thin

One grade step is worth $131.39/cwt here — about $495 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 sale369 hd

164.67

—

NM average2 barns · 778 hd

169.87

−5.20

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	1,705	83.43	1,422	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	70.73	878	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,898	67.00	1,272	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,042	56.29	587	225

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)	980	$1,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$891	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$780	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$718	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,388	$1,266	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$725	5

Every lot, as filed

138 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	106.77/cwt	100.00–111.00	824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	129.96/cwt	120.00–145.00	729	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	131.24/cwt	120.00–140.00	945	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	132.12/cwt	120.00–136.00	898	12
Steers	Small 4	—	665	58.21/cwt	50.00–75.00	387	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.19/cwt	137.00–155.00	768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	155	405.00/head	405.00–405.00	405	1
Steers	Small 4	—	460	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Small 4	—	330	280.00/head	200.00–360.00	280	2
Steers	Small 4	—	720	61.53/cwt	60.00–63.00	443	2
Steers	Small 4	—	550	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	253	1
Steers	Small 4	—	218	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	2
Steers	Small 4	—	290	295.00/head	295.00–295.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	176.91/cwt	164.00–188.00	931	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	190.18/cwt	181.00–198.00	888	24
Steers	Small 4	—	393	217.39/head	200.00–235.00	217	2
Steers	Small 4	—	130	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	154.13/cwt	151.00–157.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	158.55/cwt	154.00–161.00	739	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	169.58/cwt	163.00–171.50	622	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	198.71/cwt	190.00–207.50	751	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	191.52/cwt	160.00–198.00	831	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	143.31/cwt	139.00–148.00	811	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	140.30/cwt	132.00–148.50	884	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	149.65/cwt	148.00–153.00	503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	130.67/cwt	125.00–134.00	929	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	166.87/cwt	161.00–170.00	534	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	154.48/cwt	151.00–156.00	822	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	144.06/cwt	140.00–151.00	400	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	136.06/cwt	130.00–144.00	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	881	123.50/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,088	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	149.31/cwt	144.00–155.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	149.57/cwt	145.00–152.00	610	3
Steers	Small 4	—	615	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,228	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	126.79/cwt	110.00–137.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	141.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	896	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	145.00/cwt	125.00–150.00	831	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	126.44/cwt	120.00–136.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	175.62/cwt	165.00–190.00	562	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	152.02/cwt	148.00–155.00	731	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	170.86/cwt	168.00–177.00	818	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	127.00/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	140.79/cwt	137.50–150.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	153.14/cwt	145.00–155.50	960	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	138.30/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,112	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	170.38/cwt	160.00–177.00	722	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	137.74/cwt	136.00–139.00	1,080	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	171.11/cwt	165.00–182.00	972	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	157.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	911	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	159.94/cwt	156.00–163.00	848	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	149.02/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,000	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	177.81/cwt	173.00–185.00	679	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	206.69/cwt	194.00–214.00	678	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	287	216.66/cwt	205.00–220.00	622	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	253	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	474	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	101.98/cwt	96.00–108.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	46.37/cwt	41.00–50.00	450	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	55.47/cwt	49.00–60.00	567	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,898	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	1,272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,304	70.37/cwt	67.00–73.00	918	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	63.18/cwt	59.00–67.00	689	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	940	40.03/cwt	25.00–51.00	376	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,008	51.35/cwt	49.00–59.50	518	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,188	62.95/cwt	60.00–69.00	748	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,090	71.60/cwt	67.50–82.00	780	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	41.00/cwt	35.00–45.00	344	7
Bulls	—	—	1,909	89.11/cwt	85.00–93.50	1,701	7
Bulls	—	—	1,501	77.75/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,167	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	720	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,947	6
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	840	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,132.50/head	1,090.00–1,175.00	1,133	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	765	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,018	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	775	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,648	1,476.67/head	1,450.00–1,490.00	1,477	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	545	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	436	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	770	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	416	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	730	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	475	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	690	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	120.32/cwt	115.00–123.00	864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	157.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	131.17/cwt	126.00–142.00	420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	127.92/cwt	121.00–137.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	157.38/cwt	152.00–165.00	433	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	147.20/cwt	136.00–154.00	770	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	126.03/cwt	116.00–135.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,072	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	911	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	146.85/cwt	140.00–158.00	595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	128.14/cwt	122.00–130.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	842	95.88/cwt	95.00–115.00	807	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	96.17/cwt	95.00–106.00	837	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	131.97/cwt	130.00–136.00	682	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	698	60.00/head	60.00–60.00	60	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	660	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	158	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	518	27.03/cwt	20.00–34.00	140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	570	41.24/cwt	34.00–49.00	235	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	620	45.89/cwt	35.00–48.00	285	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	164.18/cwt	160.00–168.50	685	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	155.24/cwt	152.00–157.50	880	36
Heifers	Small 4	—	178	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	210	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	144.94/cwt	140.00–150.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	109.34/cwt	102.00–117.00	793	2

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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