Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers also sold steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 4.00 lower. Trade and demand active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.17/cwt on 330 head.

Average price

$175.17

330 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$933

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$35.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.38

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	183.41	912	238
Medium and Large 1-2	637	155.23	989	75
Medium and Large 2	569	147.69	841	17thin

One grade step is worth $35.72/cwt here — about $72 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 sale330 hd

175.17

—

NM average2 barns · 1,414 hd

179.55

−4.38

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	—	Low	1,545	79.57	1,230	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,282	67.77	869	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	53.47	577	161

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)	1,045	$850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$800	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$788	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$730	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,405	$1,440	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$1,169	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	440	225.28/head	200.00–250.00	225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,048	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	145.02/cwt	135.00–150.00	853	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	162.10/cwt	160.00–164.00	940	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	3
Steers	Small 4	—	380	280.13/head	275.00–285.00	280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	139.88/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	188.43/cwt	180.00–197.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	165.90/cwt	157.00–168.00	806	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	405	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	146.64/cwt	141.00–154.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,102	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	165.75/cwt	165.00–166.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	192.18/cwt	184.00–200.00	811	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	165.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	622	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	162.02/cwt	157.50–168.00	705	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	215.46/cwt	200.00–222.50	595	5
Steers	Small 4	—	505	349.60/head	250.00–370.00	350	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	145.30/cwt	136.00–149.00	1,078	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	176.65/cwt	175.00–180.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	152.59/cwt	145.00–159.00	938	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.37/cwt	140.00–160.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	167.60/cwt	165.00–171.00	724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	534	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,031	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	162.15/cwt	155.00–172.00	858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	130.69/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	180.02/cwt	172.50–190.00	925	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	198.35/cwt	190.00–207.00	752	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	213.75/cwt	197.00–222.50	678	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	138.99/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,145	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	151.85/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,023	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	185.20/cwt	182.00–197.50	889	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	161.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,001	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	383	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	106.53/cwt	105.00–108.00	818	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	95.49/cwt	91.00–100.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	96.93/cwt	94.00–100.00	706	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	51.99/cwt	45.00–56.50	535	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	59.73/cwt	56.50–64.50	696	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,001	60.93/cwt	58.00–65.00	610	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,105	67.99/cwt	60.00–77.00	751	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	838	38.70/cwt	37.00–40.00	324	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,010	42.71/cwt	39.00–47.00	431	7
Bulls	—	—	1,514	77.29/cwt	70.00–81.00	1,170	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	44.39/cwt	40.00–50.00	483	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	67.64/cwt	64.00–71.00	942	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	981	53.02/cwt	47.00–60.00	520	13
Bulls	—	—	1,604	83.85/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,345	8
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	755	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,440.00/head	1,440.00–1,440.00	1,440	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	810	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	925.00/head	875.00–975.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	1,320.00/head	1,300.00–1,340.00	1,320	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,040	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	850.00/head	800.00–900.00	850	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,125.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,125	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	131.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	126.38/cwt	120.00–130.00	772	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	167.81/cwt	164.00–175.00	965	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	150.01/cwt	142.50–156.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	131.02/cwt	125.00–135.00	942	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	146.85/cwt	140.00–152.00	768	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	144.26/cwt	141.00–155.00	838	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	164.16/cwt	160.00–169.00	548	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	124.69/cwt	120.00–127.00	946	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	121.92/cwt	120.00–124.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	134.89/cwt	132.00–136.00	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	150.76/cwt	142.50–157.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	127.61/cwt	122.50–132.50	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	507	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.74/cwt	132.00–143.50	857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	261	153.66/cwt	150.00–165.00	401	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	173	351.09/head	325.00–375.00	351	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	330	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	390	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	493	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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