Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $173.03/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$173.03

267 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$914

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$27

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

$46.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.66

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	469	187.40	878	136
Medium and Large 1-2	563	167.45	942	84
Medium and Large 2	640	141.41	905	47

One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale267 hd

173.03

—

NM average4 barns · 2,628 hd

185.69

−12.66

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	1,589	87.01	1,382	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	71.45	861	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,031	55.12	569	107

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)	1,020	$1,242	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$900	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	904	$845	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$835	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	530	$400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,317	$1,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$979	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$867	3thin

Every lot, as filed

133 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	Small 4	—	405	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	184.76/cwt	179.00–190.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	147.86/cwt	140.00–156.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	138.38/cwt	127.00–148.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	135.82/cwt	127.00–141.00	993	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	609	1
Steers	Small 4	—	365	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	179.23/cwt	168.00–185.00	1,022	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	186.82/cwt	184.00–191.00	880	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	185.36/cwt	180.00–189.00	951	34
Steers	Small 4	—	325	125.00/head	125.00–125.00	125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	144.76/cwt	135.00–154.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	722	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,076	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	336	177.92/cwt	177.00–185.00	598	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	578	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	160	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.34/cwt	146.00–148.00	769	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	145.20/cwt	140.00–152.00	836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	287	167.60/cwt	164.00–170.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	172.27/cwt	167.00–182.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	130.58/cwt	124.00–136.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.87/cwt	165.00–180.00	731	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	152.65/cwt	150.00–154.00	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	145.47/cwt	132.00–159.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	153.98/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,032	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	162.43/cwt	158.00–169.50	1,025	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	153.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	145.09/cwt	140.00–153.00	921	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	163.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	941	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	138.91/cwt	118.00–146.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	260	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	189.35/cwt	183.00–195.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	167.18/cwt	160.00–177.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	158.00/cwt	151.00–161.50	1,185	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	172.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	183.90/cwt	180.00–187.00	576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	189.92/cwt	185.00–195.00	826	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	185.80/cwt	181.00–190.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,039	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	196.14/cwt	195.00–210.00	630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	194.78/cwt	190.00–211.00	744	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	465	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	856	2
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	120	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	428	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,119	10
Bulls	Small 4	—	325	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	123.92/cwt	116.00–128.00	942	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	130.74/cwt	125.00–140.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	155.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	43.10/cwt	41.00–45.00	330	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	53.86/cwt	45.00–57.00	560	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	225	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	793	48.09/cwt	44.00–53.00	381	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,085	73.70/cwt	65.00–80.00	800	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,132	62.01/cwt	59.00–63.00	702	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	60.00/cwt	57.00–64.00	642	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	856	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	71.16/cwt	65.00–75.50	883	26
Bulls	—	—	1,719	91.00/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,564	11
Bulls	—	—	1,487	82.28/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,224	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	886	38.14/cwt	29.00–44.00	338	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,511	82.14/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,241	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,075	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	978	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,241.67/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	530	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	925	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,190	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	941.25/head	840.00–1,100.00	941	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	715	587.50/head	500.00–675.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,317	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	600	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	845.00/head	775.00–920.00	845	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,120.00/head	1,060.00–1,150.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	890	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	161.46/cwt	158.00–167.00	912	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	149.86/cwt	145.00–155.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	156.49/cwt	150.00–166.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	139.87/cwt	135.00–146.00	870	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	137.81/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	152.89/cwt	150.00–156.00	436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	155.16/cwt	142.00–159.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	747	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	735	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.41/cwt	130.00–139.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	588	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	335	235.00/head	235.00–235.00	235	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	370	201.35/head	175.00–225.00	201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	465	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	123.32/cwt	117.50–129.00	774	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	570	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	563	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.75/cwt	170.00–180.00	660	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	165.01/cwt	155.00–170.00	860	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	169.95/cwt	160.00–179.00	800	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	149.45/cwt	140.00–159.00	707	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	620	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	304	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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