Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 4.00-6.00 lower on limited quote, while heifer calves sold 6.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.44/cwt on 214 head.

Average price

$200.44

214 head · 574 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,150

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$789

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$173.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.58

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	230.62	1,154	106
Medium and Large 1-2	643	194.45	1,250	47
Medium and Large 2	650	173.64	1,129	50
Small 4	640	57.05	365	11thin

One grade step is worth $173.57/cwt here — about $789 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 sale214 hd

200.44

—

NM average4 barns · 1,607 hd

214.02

−13.58

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	1,583	96.80	1,533	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	90.30	1,059	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	944	70.51	666	55

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)	1,119	$1,133	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	802	$878	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	820	$844	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	924	$827	9
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	700	$600	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	900	$1,144	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,138	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,025	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$953	3thin

Every lot, as filed

142 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	Small 4	—	395	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	316	1
Steers	Small 4	—	653	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	366	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	169.97/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,229	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	776	171.68/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,332	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	174.03/cwt	170.00–178.00	649	2
Steers	Small 4	—	614	52.89/cwt	52.50–54.00	325	4
Steers	Small 4	—	742	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	179.46/cwt	177.00–182.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	174.75/cwt	150.00–186.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	228.42/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,076	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	123	350.31/head	300.00–385.00	350	2
Steers	Small 4	—	475	392.95/head	350.00–420.00	393	3
Steers	Small 4	—	310	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	223.91/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,176	28
Steers	Small 4	—	445	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	416	239.52/cwt	230.00–245.00	996	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	210	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	105	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	195	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	875	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	213.31/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	219.52/cwt	200.00–229.00	970	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	190.67/cwt	185.00–196.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	392	238.21/cwt	235.00–239.00	934	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	337	250.86/cwt	242.50–255.00	845	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	215.80/cwt	200.00–227.50	764	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	199.48/cwt	192.00–208.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	207.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,059	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	184.77/cwt	179.00–187.00	1,162	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	164.47/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,120	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	189.64/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,058	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	205.84/cwt	202.50–209.00	984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	183.66/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,530	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	208.37/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,088	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	180.73/cwt	160.00–194.00	965	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	177.01/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,004	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	227.17/cwt	222.00–240.00	834	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	191.91/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,165	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	185.46/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	212.54/cwt	210.00–215.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	181.45/cwt	178.00–185.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	235.15/cwt	230.00–240.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	181.51/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	239.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	603	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,302	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	220	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	218.46/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,300	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	248.15/cwt	245.00–252.50	1,154	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	235.66/cwt	230.00–242.50	990	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	80	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	230	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	185	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	413	252.07/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,041	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	651	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,517	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	218.79/cwt	217.50–220.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	105	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	185	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	95	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	69.86/cwt	64.00–74.50	620	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	80.13/cwt	75.00–85.00	846	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	88.16/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,001	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	96.78/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,213	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,248	91.22/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,138	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	76.83/cwt	75.00–78.00	695	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	53.08/cwt	51.00–55.00	464	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	839	45.50/cwt	40.00–50.00	382	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,085	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	960	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	660	37.84/cwt	30.00–45.00	250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	894	66.60/cwt	60.00–71.00	595	5
Bulls	—	—	1,387	85.26/cwt	76.00–94.00	1,183	13
Bulls	—	—	1,718	110.09/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,891	9
Bulls	—	—	1,718	101.55/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,745	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,440	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	625	530.00/head	530.00–530.00	530	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	845	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,167.50/head	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,168	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	753	811.67/head	750.00–875.00	812	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,152.50/head	1,080.00–1,225.00	1,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	565.00/head	510.00–620.00	565	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	793	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	901.43/head	900.00–910.00	901	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,037.50/head	1,025.00–1,050.00	1,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,143.89/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	174.46/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,005	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	181.32/cwt	170.00–192.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	191.73/cwt	178.00–205.00	840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,358	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	173.12/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	360	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	165	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	415	451.08/head	420.00–480.00	451	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	805	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,228	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	219.92/cwt	212.50–227.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	235.80/cwt	222.50–242.50	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	224.88/cwt	216.00–235.00	729	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	166.69/cwt	152.00–180.00	715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	288	182.52/cwt	180.00–185.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	168.78/cwt	162.50–175.00	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	160.01/cwt	159.00–161.00	1,070	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	495	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	173.37/cwt	160.00–178.00	995	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	169.65/cwt	147.00–180.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	186.97/cwt	185.00–191.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	191.37/cwt	190.00–197.00	848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	162.90/cwt	150.00–180.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	203.96/cwt	200.00–208.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	193.97/cwt	190.00–200.00	720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	174.65/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,244	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	204.91/cwt	200.00–225.00	979	7

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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