Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons in all classes, but a strong undertone of 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls also limited but 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $191.65/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$191.65

90 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$158.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	213.82	1,029	55
Medium and Large 1-2	439	197.13	866	17thin
Medium and Large 2	511	157.09	802	10thin
Medium 1-2	128	95.73	123	3thin
Small 4	568	55.80	317	5thin

One grade step is worth $158.02/cwt here — about $712 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 sale90 hd

191.65

—

NM average4 barns · 1,939 hd

195.85

−4.20

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	1,383	99.30	1,373	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	91.51	1,028	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	68.19	632	11

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)	859	$1,165	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	774	$1,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1	—	100	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	605	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	212	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	201.17/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	219.84/cwt	215.00–226.00	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	236.99/cwt	227.00–240.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,231	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	211.14/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,087	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	215.73/cwt	207.00–231.00	930	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	218.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	195.30/cwt	186.00–205.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	634	1
Steers	Small 4	—	583	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	332	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	65.92/cwt	65.00–68.50	591	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	73.57/cwt	69.50–80.00	711	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	98.53/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,243	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	87.64/cwt	81.50–93.00	910	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	79.51/cwt	77.50–82.50	811	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	905	85.44/cwt	80.00–90.00	773	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	805	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,384	95.51/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,093	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,574	110.98/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,747	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,288	95.62/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,232	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	760	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	1,087.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	828	1,337.50/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	665	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	500	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	143.50/cwt	131.00–155.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	258	192.25/cwt	192.00–192.50	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	208.59/cwt	205.00–225.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	194.74/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,005	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	144.42/cwt	140.00–167.00	492	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	498	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	149	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	638	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	515	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	612	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	553	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	869	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	139.69/cwt	130.00–158.00	659	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	174.07/cwt	160.00–179.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,075	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	204.61/cwt	203.00–212.00	737	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	191.33/cwt	187.00–197.00	884	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Steers	Small 4	—	450	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	242.83/cwt	238.00–248.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,201	1
Steers	Small 4	—	510	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	80	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	155	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	128	95.73/cwt	90.00–110.00	123	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	157.97/cwt	149.00–165.00	911	3

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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