Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any classes due to no sale last week because of holiday break. But a steady 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 $170.01/cwt on 423 head.

Average price

$170.01

423 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$904

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$687

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$130.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.49

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	181.93	960	178
Medium and Large 1-2	529	170.16	901	181
Medium and Large 2	554	145.20	804	58
Small 4	529	51.67	273	6thin

One grade step is worth $130.26/cwt here — about $687 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 sale423 hd

170.01

—

NM average4 barns · 2,436 hd

185.50

−15.49

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	1,629	82.90	1,350	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,585	75.02	1,189	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	70.55	827	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,053	56.44	594	151

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)	1,040	$1,170	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	882	$792	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$767	16
Bred Heifers	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	811	$1,350	60
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	965	$500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

159 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	—	265	158.74/cwt	152.00–166.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	143.33/cwt	131.00–151.00	900	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	169.80/cwt	160.00–175.00	861	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	141.98/cwt	140.00–145.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	154.67/cwt	145.00–161.00	766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Steers	Small 4	—	383	312.25/head	275.00–350.00	312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	132.98/cwt	130.00–137.00	903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.72/cwt	142.00–154.00	874	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	310.55/head	300.00–320.00	311	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Steers	Small 4	—	462	269.86/head	250.00–300.00	270	3
Steers	Small 4	—	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	1
Steers	Small 4	—	550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	148.41/cwt	140.00–158.00	784	10
Steers	Small 4	—	400	262.50/head	250.00–275.00	263	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	164.17/cwt	159.00–168.00	1,113	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	182.32/cwt	175.00–189.00	954	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Steers	Small 4	—	500	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Steers	Small 4	—	560	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	686	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	1,108	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	171.71/cwt	171.00–175.00	786	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	340	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	169.06/cwt	167.00–173.00	886	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	273	155.75/cwt	150.00–161.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	265	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	160.59/cwt	159.00–163.00	936	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.96/cwt	157.00–169.00	757	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	177.56/cwt	173.00–182.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	799	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,175	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	164.48/cwt	154.00–167.00	883	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	5,805	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	9,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	122.46/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,194	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	162.66/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,008	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	190.43/cwt	188.00–195.00	503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	169.18/cwt	160.00–178.00	978	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	150.55/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,179	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.27/cwt	140.00–157.00	617	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	183.73/cwt	178.00–187.00	805	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	156.63/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,064	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	183.12/cwt	173.00–185.00	1,040	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	185.66/cwt	175.00–190.00	707	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	158.70/cwt	150.00–161.00	1,157	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	158.68/cwt	157.00–159.50	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	176.05/cwt	165.00–181.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	164.10/cwt	161.50–168.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	196.25/cwt	190.00–205.00	728	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	339	191.20/cwt	187.00–202.00	648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	215.23/cwt	210.00–220.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.77/cwt	185.00–200.00	812	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	187.06/cwt	181.50–192.50	881	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	204.14/cwt	202.00–210.00	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	185	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	471	160.26/cwt	160.00–161.00	755	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	633	171.53/cwt	169.00–184.00	1,086	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	365	161.50/cwt	160.00–163.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	162.60/cwt	160.00–165.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	322	164.30/cwt	160.00–168.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	287	173.93/cwt	169.00–175.00	499	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	742	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	41.28/cwt	35.00–44.00	344	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,134	54.37/cwt	45.00–56.00	617	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	818	35.31/cwt	30.00–40.00	289	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	917	60.28/cwt	57.50–66.00	553	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	51.35/cwt	45.00–57.00	523	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,645	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	1,226	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	61.84/cwt	57.00–66.00	689	89
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,450	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	943	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	755	26.44/cwt	25.00–28.00	200	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	70.00/cwt	65.00–74.00	850	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,555	75.28/cwt	73.50–77.00	1,171	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	780	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	523	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	71.51/cwt	65.00–76.00	804	31
Bulls	—	—	1,448	74.85/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,084	12
Bulls	—	—	1,727	87.29/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,507	22
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	789	726.25/head	650.00–830.00	726	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	810	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	811	1,350.00/head	1,290.00–1,410.00	1,350	60
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	812.50/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,170.00/head	1,170.00–1,170.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	877.22/head	800.00–1,000.00	877	9
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	733	487.50/head	475.00–500.00	488	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	885	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	508	93.97/cwt	88.00–100.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	868	85.49/cwt	85.00–86.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	360	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	138.56/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,042	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	159.34/cwt	154.00–166.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	121.95/cwt	120.00–124.00	811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	783	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	785	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	789	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	892	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	171.25/cwt	169.00–177.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.77/cwt	162.00–172.00	712	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	170.33/cwt	170.00–171.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	159.12/cwt	155.00–161.00	600	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	153.02/cwt	145.00–158.00	790	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	133.50/cwt	127.00–136.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	168.62/cwt	160.00–172.00	634	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.27/cwt	135.00–144.00	901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	128.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	573	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	131.26/cwt	125.00–145.00	895	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	137.41/cwt	120.00–152.00	524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	150.66/cwt	145.00–159.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	157.02/cwt	155.00–160.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.63/cwt	130.00–150.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	146.34/cwt	142.00–157.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	125.24/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	148.85/cwt	140.00–157.00	859	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	127.52/cwt	125.00–130.00	797	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	515	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	216	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	555	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.78/cwt	130.00–141.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	973	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	300.39/head	275.00–325.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	135.53/cwt	125.00–152.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	269	161.09/cwt	150.00–165.00	433	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	365	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	130	185.00/head	185.00–185.00	185	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	485	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	340	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	145	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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