Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 11.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 5.00 higher on limited quotes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower, and bulls sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $218.38/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$218.38

139 head · 581 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,268

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$734

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$180.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.97

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	254.87	1,245	53
Medium and Large 1-2	630	209.27	1,319	69
Medium and Large 2	648	165.45	1,072	12thin
Small 3	785	125.00	981	1thin
Small 4	691	74.00	511	4thin

One grade step is worth $180.87/cwt here — about $734 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 sale139 hd

218.38

—

NM average3 barns · 875 hd

243.34

−24.97

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	1,465	112.14	1,643	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	103.53	1,250	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	970	86.34	837	48

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)	1,080	$1,360	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	897	$1,074	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,800	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,649	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,350	$1,385	2thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	830	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	705	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	246.42/cwt	240.00–255.00	796	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	242.47/cwt	237.00–253.00	1,014	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	174.20/cwt	162.00–185.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	177.96/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,002	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	505	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	566	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	660	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	168.28/cwt	160.00–175.00	715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	380	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	236.37/cwt	227.00–239.00	1,260	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	169.76/cwt	169.00–172.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,198	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	845	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	676	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	178.32/cwt	162.00–195.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	150.83/cwt	136.00–165.00	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Small 2	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	114.50/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	730	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,578.75/head	1,500.00–1,740.00	1,579	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,998.46/head	1,980.00–2,000.00	1,998	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	1,605.00/head	1,475.00–1,710.00	1,605	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,425.00/head	1,350.00–1,500.00	1,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,670.00/head	1,670.00–1,670.00	1,670	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	103.19/cwt	97.00–116.50	1,269	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	107.67/cwt	99.00–130.00	983	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,256.67/head	1,190.00–1,330.00	1,257	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	565	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	1,921.25/head	1,800.00–2,050.00	1,921	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,515.00/head	1,505.00–1,525.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,360.00/head	1,360.00–1,360.00	1,360	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	—	—	1,663	116.28/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,934	10
Bulls	—	—	1,296	108.48/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,406	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	934	87.22/cwt	84.00–89.50	815	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	850	52.22/cwt	38.00–69.00	444	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	738	51.99/cwt	48.00–56.00	384	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	73.67/cwt	70.00–77.00	588	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	108.98/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,335	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	84.26/cwt	78.00–89.00	784	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	94.17/cwt	90.00–100.00	983	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,163	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,221	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,120	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,109	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	101.99/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,238	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	165	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	230	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	120	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	140	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	182.51/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	206.91/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,301	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	200.03/cwt	198.00–204.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	221.10/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,068	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	228.56/cwt	228.00–232.00	1,349	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	234.04/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	222.21/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,175	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	185	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	230	262.00/head	262.00–262.00	262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	307.65/cwt	304.00–312.00	960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	208.54/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,439	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	172.07/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	254.55/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,229	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	232.50/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	287.59/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	261.48/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,117	11
Steers	Small 4	—	691	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	511	4
Steers	Small 3	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	226.00/cwt	219.00–237.00	1,281	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	249.39/cwt	227.50–260.00	1,329	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	295.38/cwt	285.00–305.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	209.47/cwt	200.00–220.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	200.93/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	166.82/cwt	151.00–175.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	167.24/cwt	160.00–175.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,276	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	543	1
Steers	Small 3	—	430	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	168.94/cwt	150.00–187.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	630	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	209.12/cwt	203.00–210.00	983	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	209.75/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,087	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	125	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	231.99/cwt	217.00–248.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	179.10/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	164.67/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,174	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	163.27/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	192.61/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	231.79/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,312	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	232.94/cwt	228.00–242.00	1,092	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	181.01/cwt	165.00–189.00	925	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,380	1

How this sale compares

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