Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.47/cwt on 315 head.

Average price

$209.47

315 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,058

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$769

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$173.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.55

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	223.16	1,102	196
Medium and Large 1-2	534	193.93	1,035	91
Medium and Large 2	484	168.31	814	27
Small 4	665	50.00	333	1thin

One grade step is worth $173.16/cwt here — about $769 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 sale315 hd

209.47

—

NM average4 barns · 2,048 hd

204.92

+4.55

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	1,481	98.12	1,453	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,980	95.00	1,881	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	93.67	1,150	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	892	57.95	517	69

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)	1,102	$1,223	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,186	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$1,025	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	839	$800	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$630	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,284	$1,442	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,018	$1,043	2thin

Every lot, as filed

135 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
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	705	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,375	1,585.00/head	1,585.00–1,585.00	1,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	838	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	1,300.00/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	213.82/cwt	202.00–220.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	232.46/cwt	210.00–237.50	879	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	259	197.80/cwt	192.00–210.00	512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	158.12/cwt	148.00–173.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	166.29/cwt	162.00–170.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	153.40/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	220.63/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,143	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	152.32/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,343	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	176.58/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	245	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	170.89/cwt	167.00–175.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,041	1
Steers	Small 4	—	665	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	348	226.94/cwt	220.00–227.50	790	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	211.34/cwt	210.00–215.00	786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	221.32/cwt	220.00–222.50	932	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	177.43/cwt	175.00–185.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	190.72/cwt	180.00–194.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	141.33/cwt	138.00–151.00	1,087	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	178.17/cwt	167.00–185.00	599	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	185.25/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,054	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	456	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	985	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	167.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	708	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	271	191.35/cwt	188.00–200.00	519	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	184.64/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,095	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	171.02/cwt	159.00–182.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	198.29/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	228.68/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	197.01/cwt	193.00–206.00	1,225	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	204.58/cwt	197.00–212.50	471	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	186.71/cwt	185.00–191.50	1,189	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	211.06/cwt	186.00–227.00	893	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	174.74/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,239	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	391	240.30/cwt	239.00–247.50	940	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	169.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	202.94/cwt	200.00–212.00	645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	224.76/cwt	219.00–240.00	953	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	288	192.39/cwt	180.00–205.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	738	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,351	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	210.27/cwt	196.00–219.00	1,222	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	208.14/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	229.23/cwt	227.00–232.00	1,066	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	216.77/cwt	214.00–222.00	1,264	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	404	216.88/cwt	216.00–224.00	876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	331	250.20/cwt	237.00–260.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	506	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,164	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	663	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	231.77/cwt	227.00–250.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	320	240.00/head	240.00–240.00	240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	295	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	128.10/cwt	120.00–136.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	525	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	90	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	125	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	758	39.99/cwt	35.00–45.00	303	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	733	80.99/cwt	77.00–84.00	594	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	778	69.31/cwt	68.00–71.00	539	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	84.20/cwt	82.00–88.00	905	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	94.37/cwt	88.50–99.00	1,178	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	67.06/cwt	64.50–71.00	641	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,980	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,881	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,377	102.18/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,407	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	769	55.80/cwt	52.50–60.00	429	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	77.32/cwt	72.00–81.00	743	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,220	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,293	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	980	38.74/cwt	21.00–46.00	380	18
Bulls	—	—	1,647	98.48/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,665	108.78/cwt	108.50–109.00	1,811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	90.64/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,081	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	134.55/cwt	110.00–140.00	887	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	841	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,089.17/head	925.00–1,200.00	1,089	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,096	1,376.00/head	1,250.00–1,390.00	1,376	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,128.33/head	950.00–1,180.00	1,128	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	1,537.50/head	1,525.00–1,575.00	1,538	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	660	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	770	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	890	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	645	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	670	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	429	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	725	68.54/cwt	62.00–75.00	497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	285	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	118.48/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	157.85/cwt	140.00–175.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.75/cwt	80.00–127.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	208.49/cwt	199.00–220.00	892	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	201.52/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,043	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	188.62/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,109	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	520	84.94/cwt	81.00–90.00	442	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	205.00/cwt	199.00–210.00	984	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	145.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	967	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	520	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	208	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	565	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	322	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	203.37/cwt	200.00–210.00	671	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	175.28/cwt	166.00–180.00	486	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	151.96/cwt	140.00–161.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	139.97/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	195	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	143.71/cwt	130.00–165.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	135.24/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	143.62/cwt	130.00–150.00	911	7
Heifers	Small 4	—	485	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	169.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	634	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	507	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	188.51/cwt	185.00–195.00	818	15

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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