Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-8.00 lower on comparable quotes. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $209.69/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$209.69

150 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,071

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$152.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.02

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	225.27	1,126	92
Medium and Large 1-2	530	196.16	1,040	46
Medium and Large 2	502	165.29	830	9thin
Small 4	570	72.67	414	3thin

One grade step is worth $152.60/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 sale150 hd

209.69

—

NM average4 barns · 1,586 hd

207.68

+2.02

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	—	Low	1,378	102.02	1,406	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,149	96.88	1,113	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,165	94.00	2,035	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	935	69.27	648	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)	972	$1,008	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$992	13
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$808	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	621	$571	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,258	$2,092	2thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	77.64/cwt	73.50–84.00	748	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	822	42.94/cwt	40.00–45.00	353	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	983	90.14/cwt	85.00–98.00	886	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	898	49.22/cwt	46.00–51.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	180.99/cwt	180.00–182.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	575	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	162.69/cwt	158.00–167.50	940	2
Steers	Small 4	—	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	170.93/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,147	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	158	430.08/head	425.00–435.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	493	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,023	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	617	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	115	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	237.58/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,102	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.74/cwt	197.00–228.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	236.29/cwt	232.00–240.00	777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	241.94/cwt	240.00–245.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	212.25/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,337	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	198.84/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,310	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	207.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	663	4
Steers	Small 4	—	423	250.89/head	200.00–300.00	251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	172.25/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	220.35/cwt	207.00–222.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	178.50/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	289	229.78/cwt	220.00–241.00	664	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	211.44/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,220	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	202.99/cwt	197.00–212.00	855	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	198.13/cwt	195.00–207.00	951	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	166.67/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	146.98/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	168.97/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	246.88/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,032	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	175.59/cwt	165.00–186.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	255	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	666	1
Steers	Small 4	—	695	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	410	1
Steers	Small 4	—	610	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	169.86/cwt	165.00–175.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	160.34/cwt	150.00–170.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	582	232.53/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,353	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	486	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,064	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	233.51/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,200	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	115.00/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,127	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	973	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	947	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	90.25/cwt	81.00–100.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	924	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	758	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	87.23/cwt	82.00–90.00	941	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	96.48/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,094	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	68.07/cwt	63.00–74.00	632	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,165	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	2,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	107.04/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,337	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	57.20/cwt	55.00–65.00	521	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	935	67.49/cwt	62.50–73.00	631	6
Bulls	—	—	1,300	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,053	1
Bulls	—	—	1,408	110.88/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,561	10
Bulls	—	—	1,432	98.21/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,406	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	965	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,023	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,343	75.72/cwt	75.50–76.00	1,017	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	127.33/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,043	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	543	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	983.33/head	900.00–1,150.00	983	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	585	612.50/head	525.00–700.00	613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	989.00/head	875.00–1,125.00	989	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	833.33/head	800.00–900.00	833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	800	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,139	1,450.00/head	1,285.00–1,560.00	1,450	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	625.00/head	600.00–650.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,092.25/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,092	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	491	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	134.90/cwt	130.00–140.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	161.10/cwt	155.00–167.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	162.55/cwt	160.00–165.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	186.88/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,050	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	206.27/cwt	190.00–212.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	190.65/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	207.37/cwt	193.00–220.00	977	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	172.01/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	188.66/cwt	185.00–192.50	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	163.78/cwt	161.00–165.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	620	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	540	185.00/head	185.00–185.00	185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	203.66/cwt	192.50–211.00	859	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	133.60/cwt	125.00–142.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	460	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	413	205.15/head	200.00–210.00	205	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	485	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	315	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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