Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves and heifers sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers also sold steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $243.03/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$243.03

172 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,275

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$75.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.85

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	269.29	1,491	69
Medium and Large 1-2	503	242.44	1,220	67
Medium and Large 2	510	193.80	988	36

One grade step is worth $75.49/cwt here — about $504 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 sale172 hd

243.03

—

NM average4 barns · 1,000 hd

253.88

−10.85

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	1,513	112.40	1,701	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	109.87	1,650	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,210	109.71	1,327	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	937	89.25	836	70

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)	1,006	$1,316	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$1,166	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	788	$781	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,413	$1,712	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,155	$1,607	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$1,565	10

Every lot, as filed

143 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	Small and Medium 2-3	—	460	441.49/head	425.00–450.00	441	3
Steers	Medium 2-3	—	417	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	269.63/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	276	247.19/cwt	240.00–250.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	241.92/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,263	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	465	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	229.52/cwt	226.00–240.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	995	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	178.18/cwt	140.00–200.00	1,014	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	210.53/cwt	208.00–213.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	212.89/cwt	197.50–231.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	183.35/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	240.30/cwt	237.00–245.00	884	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	210.83/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,611	12
Heifers	Small 4	—	580	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	178.48/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,647	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	234.94/cwt	220.00–240.00	754	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	196.59/cwt	192.00–201.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	223.91/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	166.91/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	181.96/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,306	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	185.51/cwt	185.00–186.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	208.60/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,387	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	209.08/cwt	197.00–221.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	225.54/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,071	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	162.99/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,249	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	329	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,082	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,488	1
Steers	Small 3-4	—	310	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	167.47/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	194.89/cwt	190.00–200.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	200.18/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	248.62/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,417	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	217	210.55/cwt	200.00–225.00	457	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	234.97/cwt	230.00–240.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	246.18/cwt	242.50–250.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	299.09/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	244.85/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,376	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	203.44/cwt	200.00–207.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	187.41/cwt	175.00–200.00	624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	193	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	166.89/cwt	165.00–172.50	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	246.14/cwt	244.00–252.50	1,541	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	239.07/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,143	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	223.19/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	284.06/cwt	267.00–305.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	233.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,227	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	220.54/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	174.49/cwt	158.00–185.00	1,267	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	267.36/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,040	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	268.02/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,134	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	272.84/cwt	250.00–302.50	900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,990	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	252.96/cwt	237.50–257.00	1,687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	170	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	839	238.39/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,000	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	249.73/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	880	89.50/cwt	87.00–92.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	182.32/cwt	175.00–190.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	225.65/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	255.62/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,447	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	272.03/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,295	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	240.70/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,021	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	311.34/cwt	307.50–315.00	974	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	103.65/cwt	102.00–108.00	1,185	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	112.22/cwt	108.50–117.00	1,406	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	78.22/cwt	76.50–78.50	583	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	103.14/cwt	103.00–103.50	1,104	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	838	92.50/cwt	91.00–94.00	775	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	777	74.15/cwt	73.00–76.00	576	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	94.64/cwt	90.00–100.00	961	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	635	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	86.21/cwt	80.00–90.00	798	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	109.87/cwt	108.00–112.50	1,650	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	670	82.13/cwt	80.00–84.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,158	117.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,356	4
Bulls	—	—	1,658	128.89/cwt	126.00–132.50	2,137	6
Bulls	—	—	1,648	114.15/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,881	6
Bulls	—	—	1,301	97.24/cwt	82.00–108.00	1,265	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,320	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,538.33/head	1,335.00–1,685.00	1,538	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	770	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,408.33/head	1,375.00–1,450.00	1,408	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,307.50/head	1,290.00–1,325.00	1,308	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,680.00/head	1,680.00–1,680.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	743	462.50/head	450.00–475.00	463	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	660	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	1,183.33/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,183	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	760	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	127.00/cwt	107.00–137.00	1,137	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	1,515.00/head	1,500.00–1,530.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	838	1,025.00/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	1,710.00/head	1,710.00–1,710.00	1,710	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,550	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,271	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,280	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	545	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	736	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	720	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	698	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	610	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	830	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	197.70/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,234	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	113	312.78/head	300.00–325.00	313	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	—	90	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	173.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,322	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,359	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	193.72/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	181.62/cwt	162.50–200.00	845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	310	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	187.53/cwt	164.00–200.00	977	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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