Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $201.78/cwt on 162 head.

Average price

$201.78

162 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$633

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$164.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.19

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	447	239.05	1,069	62
Medium and Large 1-2	588	201.77	1,186	53
Medium and Large 2	627	157.91	990	44
Small 4	582	75.00	436	3thin

One grade step is worth $164.05/cwt here — about $633 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 sale162 hd

201.78

—

NM average4 barns · 1,826 hd

215.96

−14.19

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	—	High	1,433	101.05	1,449	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	103.00	1,684	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	97.62	1,185	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	975	73.16	713	31

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)	946	$894	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$829	6
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	707	$533	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,139	$1,404	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,114	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,000	1thin

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	Medium and Large 1	—	282	255.28/cwt	249.00–260.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	225.39/cwt	215.00–230.00	847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	160	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	158.01/cwt	140.00–176.00	1,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	163.72/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,177	3
Steers	Small 4	—	635	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	445	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	216.52/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	249.15/cwt	242.50–265.00	899	10
Steers	Small 4	—	570	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	167.85/cwt	153.00–174.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	83	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	196.96/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	195	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	533	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	632	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	935	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	239.25/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,120	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	244.21/cwt	242.50–245.00	1,038	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	652	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	225	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	170	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	150.18/cwt	141.00–160.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	168.42/cwt	166.00–171.00	1,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	209.28/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,078	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	235.36/cwt	232.00–237.50	991	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	152.77/cwt	131.00–172.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	184.02/cwt	179.00–192.00	1,132	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	210.33/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	141.38/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	235	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	140.50/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	191.85/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	202.74/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,263	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	153.91/cwt	146.00–170.00	957	4
Steers	Small 4	—	540	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	160.55/cwt	150.00–167.50	849	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	207.50/cwt	195.00–213.00	1,191	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	169.73/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,502	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	215.42/cwt	207.50–227.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	162.61/cwt	149.00–180.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	178.05/cwt	174.00–186.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	243.80/cwt	235.00–253.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	232.97/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,232	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	208.92/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,005	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	225.95/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,297	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	215.58/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,315	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	259.14/cwt	257.50–261.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	242.20/cwt	239.00–252.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	240.78/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,023	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	191.01/cwt	187.00–195.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	230.70/cwt	225.00–236.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	180	428.06/head	410.00–460.00	428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	120	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	877	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	98.84/cwt	94.50–104.50	1,249	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	596	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	74.26/cwt	68.00–79.50	718	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	85.63/cwt	80.00–90.00	933	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	713	38.72/cwt	30.00–47.50	276	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	705	27.60/cwt	21.00–35.00	195	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,684	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	92.94/cwt	90.50–94.00	1,039	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,085	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	830	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	639	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	98.38/cwt	91.50–103.00	1,102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,802	112.82/cwt	108.00–116.50	2,033	6
Bulls	—	—	1,186	83.55/cwt	72.00–92.00	991	8
Bulls	—	—	1,360	102.81/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,398	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,503	120.67/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,814	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	738	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	605	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	125.33/cwt	116.00–130.00	1,151	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	989	1,000.00/head	860.00–1,070.00	1,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	1,371.82/head	1,270.00–1,425.00	1,372	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,295	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	590	633.33/head	600.00–700.00	633	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	645	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	595	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	875.00/head	850.00–900.00	875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,093	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	820	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,696.25/head	1,500.00–1,820.00	1,696	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,460.00/head	1,460.00–1,460.00	1,460	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,233.33/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,233	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	204.18/cwt	190.00–217.00	876	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	163.71/cwt	160.00–170.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	241.78/cwt	235.00–245.00	795	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	152.88/cwt	135.00–165.00	980	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	145.56/cwt	140.00–151.00	987	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	565	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	271	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	239.94/cwt	225.00–245.00	890	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	430	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	146.99/cwt	141.00–149.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	605	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	144.51/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,051	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	161.17/cwt	150.00–175.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	521	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	677	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	182.96/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	242.86/cwt	227.00–252.50	704	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	225	390.00/head	390.00–390.00	390	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	305	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	993	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	180.66/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	860	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	937	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	217.76/cwt	210.00–225.00	475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1

How this sale compares

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