Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison to last week due to reporters absence, but a higher undertone noted steer and heifer calves compared to two weeks ago. Also slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.50/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$192.50

187 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,079

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$169.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.58

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	446	229.36	1,022	77
Medium and Large 1-2	640	179.63	1,149	65
Medium and Large 2	652	156.67	1,022	41
Small 4	552	59.48	328	4thin

One grade step is worth $169.88/cwt here — about $694 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 sale187 hd

192.50

—

NM average4 barns · 1,306 hd

199.09

−6.58

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	—	Average	1,577	100.60	1,586	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	95.76	1,205	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	922	70.55	650	62

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,023	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$750	3thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	703	$500	2thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,535	$2,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,093	$1,997	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,028	$1,123	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	844	$977	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,069	$955	9

Every lot, as filed

147 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 1-2	—	992	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	174.99/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	157.87/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,072	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	231.90/cwt	217.50–237.50	979	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	150.02/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	214.88/cwt	200.00–230.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	201.79/cwt	190.00–212.50	743	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	513	58.46/cwt	50.00–67.00	300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	159.59/cwt	152.50–170.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	158.40/cwt	154.00–163.00	992	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	110	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	90	295.37/head	225.00–350.00	295	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	470	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	193	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	710	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	147.68/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,189	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	152.32/cwt	147.00–155.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	188.06/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,087	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	170.02/cwt	163.00–177.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	182.93/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,129	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	221.18/cwt	217.50–225.00	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	225.97/cwt	215.00–252.50	1,073	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	195	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	213.75/cwt	207.00–218.00	1,101	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	203.28/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	151.02/cwt	150.00–152.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	330	263.57/cwt	262.00–265.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	160.55/cwt	140.00–180.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	500	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,281	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	155.72/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,141	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	628	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	243.00/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,033	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	387	256.17/cwt	248.00–258.00	991	5
Steers	Small 4	—	465	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	154.07/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,048	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	196.77/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,039	4
Steers	Small 4	—	530	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	345	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	59.02/cwt	56.00–63.00	514	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,485	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,335	96.64/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,290	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	610	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	183	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	81.89/cwt	79.00–89.00	836	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	69.19/cwt	65.00–77.50	604	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,338	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,365	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	94.43/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,138	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	37.70/cwt	25.00–45.00	288	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Bulls	—	—	1,368	96.87/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,325	4
Bulls	—	—	1,450	84.22/cwt	79.00–90.00	1,221	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	108.55/cwt	103.00–114.50	1,908	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,023	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	705	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	977.00/head	900.00–1,108.00	977	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,146.25/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,146	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	1,287.50/head	1,275.00–1,300.00	1,288	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	763	592.50/head	485.00–700.00	593	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	920.00/head	900.00–950.00	920	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,065	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,090	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	703	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	912.50/head	825.00–1,000.00	913	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	970	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	960.00/head	900.00–1,020.00	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,997.14/head	1,750.00–2,350.00	1,997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	225.62/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,085	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	145.96/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,138	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	740	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	165.56/cwt	152.00–180.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	172.56/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	688	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,306	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	223.39/cwt	210.00–237.50	849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	195.40/cwt	191.00–200.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	179.04/cwt	155.00–191.00	1,087	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	795	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	295	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	982	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	185	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	210	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	246.73/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,288	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	247.35/cwt	242.00–250.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	110	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	258.75/cwt	250.00–268.00	706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	222.34/cwt	220.00–226.00	1,476	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	258.10/cwt	257.50–259.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	242.29/cwt	226.00–262.50	1,136	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	225.08/cwt	219.00–235.00	1,384	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	232.68/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,343	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	248.50/cwt	247.00–250.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	239.69/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,009	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	226.69/cwt	217.50–237.00	1,059	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	205.94/cwt	197.00–215.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	163.84/cwt	154.00–174.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	210.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	254.63/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,241	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	215.00/cwt	200.00–230.00	548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	203.89/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	210.50/cwt	194.00–220.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	192.37/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	238.14/cwt	222.00–242.50	1,260	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	152.58/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,259	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	157.84/cwt	150.00–167.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	152.94/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	195	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	120	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1

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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