Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were 8.00-12,00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $196.93/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$196.93

347 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$742

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$157.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.15

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	489	210.68	1,030	237
Medium and Large 1-2	557	185.46	1,033	68
Medium and Large 2	566	149.37	846	37
Small 4	545	53.00	289	5thin

One grade step is worth $157.68/cwt here — about $742 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 sale347 hd

196.93

—

NM average4 barns · 1,084 hd

189.78

+7.15

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	1,514	104.62	1,584	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,125	97.22	1,094	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	901	70.29	633	28

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)	863	$912	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	780	$875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	766	$870	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,325	2thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 2	—	388	177.45/cwt	175.00–180.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	191.98/cwt	190.00–195.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	184.02/cwt	175.00–194.00	1,049	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	142.53/cwt	130.00–161.00	954	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	196.24/cwt	185.00–200.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	153.19/cwt	140.00–162.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	380	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	191.25/cwt	184.00–198.00	820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	182.99/cwt	168.00–191.00	1,131	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	184.55/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,236	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	194.13/cwt	185.00–197.00	992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	684	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,252	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	389	222.77/cwt	219.00–246.00	867	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	208.57/cwt	200.00–218.00	980	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	206.74/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,094	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	198.78/cwt	197.00–212.00	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	208.17/cwt	199.00–216.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	150	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	211.92/cwt	206.00–227.00	1,229	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	214.50/cwt	214.50–214.50	1,118	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	218.97/cwt	215.00–222.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	429	220.16/cwt	220.00–222.00	944	52
Steers	Small 4	—	560	57.73/cwt	52.50–59.50	323	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	171.34/cwt	150.00–185.00	637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	187	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	913	1
Steers	Small 4	—	642	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	398	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	218.52/cwt	202.00–230.00	575	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	185.88/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,232	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	182.61/cwt	176.00–192.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	186.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	189.39/cwt	180.00–198.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	180.97/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	174.34/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	933	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	200.37/cwt	185.00–210.00	962	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	239.08/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,023	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	174.37/cwt	172.00–179.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	211.37/cwt	192.50–220.00	710	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	228.83/cwt	209.00–238.00	1,222	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,371	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	194.24/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	243.35/cwt	220.00–250.00	920	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	214.46/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,351	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	246.88/cwt	237.00–256.00	704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	236.44/cwt	218.50–243.00	1,135	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	241.29/cwt	226.00–253.00	779	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	216.55/cwt	215.50–235.00	1,275	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	361	253.75/cwt	251.00–260.00	916	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	77.96/cwt	75.00–84.50	767	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	59.64/cwt	57.00–62.00	485	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	88.08/cwt	86.00–90.00	958	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	223.79/cwt	217.50–230.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	215.33/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,137	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	168.28/cwt	160.00–177.00	796	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	321	213.83/cwt	210.00–230.00	686	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	248.38/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,090	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	313	255.50/cwt	255.50–255.50	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	254.20/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,157	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	130	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	107.32/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,270	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	690	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	338	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,086	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	69.05/cwt	65.00–75.00	576	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	447	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	952	77.17/cwt	75.00–80.00	735	3
Bulls	—	—	1,180	81.05/cwt	74.00–87.00	956	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	98.28/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,094	9
Bulls	—	—	1,434	102.01/cwt	98.00–104.00	1,463	4
Bulls	—	—	1,638	111.81/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,831	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	658	675.00/head	575.00–750.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	120.17/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,039	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	700	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	680	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	124.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,221	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	178.97/cwt	176.00–181.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.44/cwt	140.00–165.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	810	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	120.07/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	181.98/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,143	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	216.36/cwt	210.00–220.00	809	8
Heifers	Small 4	—	695	100.00/head	100.00–100.00	100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	205.41/cwt	196.00–220.00	674	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	212.45/cwt	204.00–220.00	907	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	148.21/cwt	134.00–160.00	907	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	169.93/cwt	160.00–180.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	132.44/cwt	130.00–135.00	958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	155.41/cwt	148.00–174.00	640	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	545	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	193.67/cwt	189.00–202.00	622	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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