Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-03

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 at 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and sold 4.00-5.00 higher. There was also a offering 35 head of Angus Bulls for sale. Trade active demand good.'

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.05/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$180.05

112 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$908

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$663

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$159.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.52

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	213.78	936	51
Medium and Large 1-2	535	171.33	917	31
Medium and Large 2	593	140.29	832	27
Small 4	500	54.67	273	3thin

One grade step is worth $159.11/cwt here — about $663 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 sale112 hd

180.05

—

NM average4 barns · 1,158 hd

187.57

−7.52

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	1,421	103.36	1,469	12
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	High	1,840	105.00	1,932	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	90.61	1,016	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	73.53	690	50

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)	950	$1,183	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,113	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$820	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	740	$700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	510	$400	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	885	$2,450	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,391	$1,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,212	$1,816	8

Every lot, as filed

117 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	—	298	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	167.35/cwt	160.00–175.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	169.70/cwt	165.00–175.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	178.75/cwt	175.00–180.50	953	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	145.51/cwt	137.00–156.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	138.44/cwt	125.00–145.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	143.09/cwt	135.00–151.00	881	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	844	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	645	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	335	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	480	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	139.00/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	500	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	310	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	515	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	355	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	675	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	149.68/cwt	149.00–150.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	885	2,556.64/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,435.87/head	1,900.00–3,300.00	2,436	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	1,966.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,274	1,964.29/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,964	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Large 3	—	1,095	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	740	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	510	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	780	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	826	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	114.36/cwt	88.00–120.00	930	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	785	70.17/cwt	66.00–71.50	551	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	699	44.47/cwt	26.00–72.50	311	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	60.70/cwt	52.00–65.00	586	4
Bulls	—	—	1,488	112.42/cwt	111.00–114.00	1,673	3
Bulls	—	—	1,323	90.48/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,197	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	104.62/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,349	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	74.45/cwt	70.00–78.00	677	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	83.58/cwt	80.00–88.00	891	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	92.55/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,032	11
Bulls	—	—	1,421	103.15/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,466	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	81.75/cwt	79.00–85.00	873	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	85.36/cwt	85.00–85.50	852	4
Cows	Premium White 65-75%	—	1,840	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,009	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	996	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	325	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	388	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	974	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	165	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	217.12/cwt	207.00–225.00	999	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	125	412.68/head	400.00–425.00	413	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	75	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	1,074	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	212.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	219.97/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,415	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	211.86/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,229	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	183.97/cwt	181.00–187.00	846	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	196.26/cwt	188.00–199.00	1,034	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	194.11/cwt	186.00–202.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	171.76/cwt	157.00–185.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	202.19/cwt	192.00–212.00	536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	144.57/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	163.24/cwt	163.00–163.50	1,175	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	168.65/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,127	3
Steers	Small 4	—	580	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	290	1
Steers	Small 4	—	460	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	267	184.10/cwt	180.00–187.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	157.98/cwt	156.00–161.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,244	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	147.30/cwt	146.00–150.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	227.84/cwt	219.00–233.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	235.93/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	232.56/cwt	225.00–237.00	753	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	295	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	256	230.78/cwt	229.00–236.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	220.82/cwt	217.00–225.00	938	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	221.28/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,027	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	202.98/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,033	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	280	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	209.01/cwt	203.00–210.00	901	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	173.30/cwt	165.00–178.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	194.64/cwt	194.00–196.00	944	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	196.68/cwt	194.00–198.00	1,038	3

How this sale compares

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