Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: there will be no sale June 30. No comparison with last week due to reporters absence, but a lower trend was noted. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.58/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$206.58

143 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,164

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$950

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$207.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.39

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	257.86	1,183	35
Medium and Large 1-2	577	210.64	1,215	66
Medium and Large 2	632	169.86	1,073	37
Small 3	680	71.33	485	3thin
Small 3-4	560	64.00	358	1thin
Small 4	465	50.00	233	1thin

One grade step is worth $207.86/cwt here — about $950 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 sale143 hd

206.58

—

NM average3 barns · 856 hd

251.97

−45.39

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	1,579	116.00	1,832	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,193	103.27	1,232	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	922	86.71	800	29

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)	1,070	$1,230	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	835	$1,175	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	997	$1,680	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,157	$1,320	8

Every lot, as filed

125 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 2	—	905	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,177	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	170.86/cwt	165.00–180.00	735	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	214.60/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,221	6
Steers	Small 3-4	—	560	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	233.30/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	166.73/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,287	3
Steers	Small 4	—	465	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	853	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	219.01/cwt	200.00–230.00	922	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	163.08/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,195	7
Steers	Small 3	—	773	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	557	2
Steers	Small 3	—	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	155	274.19/head	250.00–300.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	190.65/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,190	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	240	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	190	375.00/head	350.00–400.00	375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	206.65/cwt	202.00–230.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	866	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	202.49/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	242.50/cwt	230.00–255.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	173.27/cwt	160.00–185.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	228.86/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	184.88/cwt	180.00–191.00	882	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	184.99/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,408	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	270.18/cwt	260.00–280.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	259.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	146.50/cwt	140.00–150.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	169.73/cwt	162.50–179.00	1,042	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	262.70/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	227.53/cwt	202.50–234.00	830	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	178.25/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	222.59/cwt	200.00–240.00	937	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	202.60/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,254	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	264.47/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	197.51/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	298.00/cwt	285.00–305.00	834	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	258.76/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	213.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,134	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	722	193.26/cwt	187.50–203.00	1,395	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	185	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	233.60/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,110	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	254.35/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,081	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	242.56/cwt	237.50–255.00	1,278	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	84.65/cwt	79.00–89.50	773	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	94.74/cwt	90.50–100.00	920	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	99.87/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,225	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	104.22/cwt	101.00–111.00	1,245	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	50.46/cwt	40.00–60.00	386	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,003	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	953	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	723	66.52/cwt	65.00–70.00	481	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,023	105.44/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,079	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	125.35/cwt	120.50–130.00	2,254	8
Bulls	—	—	1,495	113.29/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,694	10
Bulls	—	—	1,348	102.05/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,376	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,405	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	1,581	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,743	125.88/cwt	123.50–130.00	2,194	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,214	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	672	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	343	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,230.00/head	1,210.00–1,250.00	1,230	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	843	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	965	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	133.00/cwt	125.00–138.00	1,091	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,637.50/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,478	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,660.00/head	1,660.00–1,660.00	1,660	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,637.50/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,052	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	170.96/cwt	158.00–185.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	158.90/cwt	150.00–185.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,153	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	643	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	520	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	208	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	590	53.99/cwt	50.00–55.00	319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	220	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	237.82/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,020	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	150.80/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,092	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	174.17/cwt	168.00–180.00	1,094	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	160.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,261	7
Heifers	Small 3	—	485	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	891	157.24/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,401	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	159.67/cwt	151.00–177.00	663	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	946	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	199.85/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	161.64/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,072	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	203.75/cwt	200.00–207.50	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	220	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	155	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	135	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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