Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison to last week due to holiday, but a strong trend was noted. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.66/cwt on 275 head.

Average price

$227.66

275 head · 596 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,358

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$186.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	248.37	1,438	166
Medium and Large 1-2	608	221.38	1,346	67
Medium and Large 2	642	173.28	1,113	34
Medium 1-2	810	119.00	964	1thin
Medium 2	706	82.09	580	5thin
Small 4	480	62.25	299	2thin

One grade step is worth $186.12/cwt here — about $1,139 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 sale275 hd

227.66

—

NM average1 barns · 275 hd

227.66

+0.00

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	1,507	111.08	1,674	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,229	106.47	1,309	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	993	86.70	861	72

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)	975	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	520	$385	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,624	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,577	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$1,361	10

Every lot, as filed

151 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 1-2	—	933	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	215.27/cwt	205.00–218.00	1,104	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	224.25/cwt	216.00–232.50	1,263	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	232.09/cwt	220.00–248.00	1,003	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	165.08/cwt	154.00–187.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	198.38/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,230	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	232.26/cwt	220.00–240.00	892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	195.24/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,289	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	164.88/cwt	157.00–178.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	170.41/cwt	157.00–192.00	1,157	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	167.54/cwt	165.00–170.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	222.04/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,386	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	184.34/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	166.17/cwt	152.50–180.00	1,446	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	162.57/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	169.37/cwt	155.00–190.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	303.06/cwt	302.00–305.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	218.85/cwt	214.00–220.00	1,451	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	230.28/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,214	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	972	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	201.64/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	196.14/cwt	190.00–202.50	839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	165	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	177.29/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,200	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	713	71.74/cwt	69.50–74.00	512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	185.21/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,059	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	210.32/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,510	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	221.26/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,363	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	247.32/cwt	235.00–250.00	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	230.49/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	633	88.99/cwt	88.00–90.00	563	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	840	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	735	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	200.41/cwt	199.00–206.00	1,649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	280.88/cwt	275.00–292.00	879	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	231.08/cwt	212.00–236.00	1,534	38
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	810	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	222.72/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,278	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	263.80/cwt	263.00–264.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	266.15/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,113	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	320	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	229.67/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,723	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	251.25/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,307	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	254.90/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,468	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	174.05/cwt	163.00–182.00	1,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	170.32/cwt	156.00–185.00	1,380	2
Steers	Small 4	—	515	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	371	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	275.54/cwt	272.00–282.50	1,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	175.23/cwt	165.00–193.00	792	3
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	420	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Small 4	—	445	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	225	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	133	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	135	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	245.44/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	630	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	233.52/cwt	232.50–235.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	262.01/cwt	240.00–272.50	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	237.26/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	215.26/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,449	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	178.35/cwt	175.00–180.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	165.54/cwt	155.00–172.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	163.78/cwt	162.50–165.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	928	164.64/cwt	154.00–175.00	1,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	179.08/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	583	265.20/cwt	263.00–267.50	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	110	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	180	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	233.15/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,711	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	258.39/cwt	252.50–265.00	1,212	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	230.02/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,323	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	253.49/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	155	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	150	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	773	63.45/cwt	56.50–67.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	908	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	792	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,041	91.15/cwt	89.50–96.00	949	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,139	109.09/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,243	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	893	65.41/cwt	55.00–81.00	584	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	106.88/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,378	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	74.86/cwt	71.00–79.50	623	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	92.78/cwt	90.00–100.00	984	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	84.55/cwt	80.00–89.00	819	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	98.28/cwt	95.00–103.00	1,164	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,215	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,312	5
Bulls	—	—	1,701	127.06/cwt	120.00–133.00	2,161	7
Bulls	—	—	1,559	112.86/cwt	108.00–118.00	1,759	23
Bulls	—	—	1,365	99.04/cwt	88.00–105.00	1,352	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,390	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,849	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,070	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,124	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,129	1,661.67/head	1,625.00–1,710.00	1,662	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	113.42/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,136	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,208	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,817	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,387.50/head	1,325.00–1,450.00	1,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	1,678.00/head	1,650.00–1,685.00	1,678	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	520	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,347.00/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,347	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	645	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	613	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,519.00/head	1,425.00–1,585.00	1,519	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	455	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	825	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	545	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	233.76/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,192	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	892	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	261.47/cwt	260.00–263.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	205.93/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	164.69/cwt	150.00–180.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	923	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	176.06/cwt	161.00–191.00	1,070	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	176.16/cwt	167.00–187.50	1,020	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,086	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	820	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	837	152.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,277	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	888	1

How this sale compares

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