Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.98/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$156.98

107 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$248

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

$29.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.22

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	171.40	972	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	156.97	891	70
Medium and Large 2	511	141.78	724	18thin

One grade step is worth $29.62/cwt here — about $248 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 sale107 hd

156.98

—

NM average4 barns · 885 hd

169.20

−12.22

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	—	High	1,369	95.56	1,308	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,219	81.80	997	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	57.37	474	26

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,109	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	882	$975	12
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	828	$787	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$938	2thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	166.26/cwt	157.00–170.00	630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	165.27/cwt	155.50–172.00	876	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	176.36/cwt	175.00–179.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	170.03/cwt	164.00–175.00	833	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	153.25/cwt	147.00–161.00	949	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	105.47/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	165.57/cwt	164.50–172.00	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	199.68/cwt	192.00–212.00	952	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	190.47/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	260	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	455	1
Steers	Small 4	—	635	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	290.00/head	290.00–290.00	290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	211	325.01/head	300.00–400.00	325	6
Steers	Small 4	—	410	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	150	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Small 4	—	470	335.00/head	335.00–335.00	335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	163.07/cwt	161.00–167.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	135	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	145.15/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,107	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	175.92/cwt	172.00–180.00	851	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	155.82/cwt	150.00–163.00	809	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	191.80/cwt	189.00–193.00	621	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	146.47/cwt	138.00–155.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	179.48/cwt	176.00–183.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	184.16/cwt	175.00–190.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	161.99/cwt	161.00–163.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	175.28/cwt	171.00–183.00	999	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	208.54/cwt	192.00–230.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	193.49/cwt	193.00–194.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	187.58/cwt	180.00–196.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	160.67/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	181.47/cwt	173.00–187.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	310	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	219.33/cwt	219.00–220.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	825	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	68.55/cwt	63.50–70.50	607	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	826	54.50/cwt	50.00–56.00	450	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	87.59/cwt	85.00–91.50	1,102	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	79.77/cwt	73.50–85.00	955	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	661	23.86/cwt	21.00–28.00	158	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	685	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	377	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,443	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,255	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	918	76.72/cwt	75.00–78.00	704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,553	103.16/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,602	6
Bulls	—	—	1,257	93.34/cwt	86.00–96.50	1,173	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,158	1,425.00/head	1,325.00–1,525.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	840.00/head	840.00–840.00	840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	873	837.50/head	800.00–875.00	838	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,050.00/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	553	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	955	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	693	535.00/head	485.00–585.00	535	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	710	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	1,041.67/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,042	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	630	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	146.21/cwt	145.00–147.00	927	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	139.38/cwt	115.00–153.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	510	285.00/head	285.00–285.00	285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	155.60/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,155	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.50/cwt	120.00–127.00	951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	136.98/cwt	132.00–144.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	133.04/cwt	125.00–144.00	826	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	490	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	500	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	334	171.66/cwt	164.00–181.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	128.17/cwt	105.00–134.00	1,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	130.36/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,053	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	429	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	147.79/cwt	144.00–150.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	167.55/cwt	159.00–172.00	710	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	158.08/cwt	154.00–168.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	986	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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