Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.65/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$203.65

164 head · 587 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,194

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$837

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$167.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.58

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	234.52	1,208	70
Medium and Large 1-2	646	196.80	1,272	58
Medium and Large 2	630	164.24	1,034	28
Medium 2	630	131.96	831	6thin
Small and Medium 2	670	110.00	737	1thin
Small 4	555	67.00	372	1thin

One grade step is worth $167.52/cwt here — about $837 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 sale164 hd

203.65

—

NM average4 barns · 1,088 hd

221.23

−17.58

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	1,489	109.87	1,636	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	120.09	1,678	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	111.74	1,324	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	898	79.71	716	41

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,313	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,155	$1,885	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,560	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	952	$1,537	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	957	$935	25

Every lot, as filed

141 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	—	623	241.27/cwt	232.00–257.50	1,503	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	246.66/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,283	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	208	448.20/head	375.00–525.00	448	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	140	310.00/head	310.00–310.00	310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	170.08/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,009	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	172.31/cwt	159.00–185.00	1,246	2
Steers	Small 4	—	518	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	252.94/cwt	247.00–256.50	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	262.01/cwt	250.00–267.50	1,271	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	178.42/cwt	163.00–197.50	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	235.19/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	198.50/cwt	198.50–198.50	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	150	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	Small 3	—	395	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	135	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	210.13/cwt	205.00–215.00	994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	232.15/cwt	229.00–245.00	1,121	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	304.43/cwt	300.00–312.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	221.91/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	224.13/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,376	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	200.07/cwt	190.00–204.00	1,262	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	186.16/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,461	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	229.33/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,303	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	242.44/cwt	242.00–247.50	1,011	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,588	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	199.42/cwt	190.00–228.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	159.65/cwt	150.00–170.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,689	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	615	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Small 4	—	475	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	873	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	431	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	231.71/cwt	200.00–242.00	867	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	234.29/cwt	232.00–237.50	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	211.56/cwt	200.00–225.00	895	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	182.79/cwt	175.00–190.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	239.56/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,255	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	225.67/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,286	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	190.58/cwt	172.00–205.00	1,445	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	204.43/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,474	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	250.13/cwt	232.50–257.00	1,401	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	282.85/cwt	262.50–291.00	1,080	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	267.60/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,365	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	221.95/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,369	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	199.00/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	269.84/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	240	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	244.60/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,291	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	290.10/cwt	275.00–300.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	845	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	177.67/cwt	177.00–178.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	180	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	753	52.68/cwt	42.00–61.00	397	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	83.55/cwt	80.00–85.00	725	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	108.30/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,279	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	103.14/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,324	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	94.84/cwt	90.00–100.00	992	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	808	59.50/cwt	56.00–60.00	481	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,015	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	118.64/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,676	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,679	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	746	73.68/cwt	68.00–77.00	550	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	119.93/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,522	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,014	111.67/cwt	108.00–115.00	1,132	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,335	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,506	112.77/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,698	11
Bulls	—	—	1,269	99.04/cwt	89.00–105.00	1,257	6
Bulls	—	—	1,723	122.18/cwt	119.00–127.00	2,105	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,220	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	842	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	1,885.00/head	1,885.00–1,885.00	1,885	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	695	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	148.00/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	1,395.00/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,395	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	992	1,808.33/head	1,725.00–1,875.00	1,808	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,312.50/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,313	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	515	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,195	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	128.00/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,043	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	107.75/cwt	93.00–120.00	921	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	188.65/cwt	185.00–192.50	1,371	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	167.33/cwt	150.00–183.00	969	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	630	131.96/cwt	120.00–138.00	831	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	201.81/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	193.62/cwt	187.00–197.50	1,303	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	154.37/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,213	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	158	404.92/head	400.00–410.00	405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	164.75/cwt	150.00–185.00	779	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	555	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	256.35/cwt	255.00–257.00	954	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	175.85/cwt	157.50–190.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	165.31/cwt	159.00–178.00	1,361	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	166.80/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	725	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,305	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	555	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	184.47/cwt	155.00–202.50	1,140	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	1,525.00/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,525	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	1,862.50/head	1,700.00–2,025.00	1,863	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	945	923.08/head	900.00–1,075.00	923	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	734	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,270	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	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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