Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher while heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower on limited comparison. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $254.87/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$254.87

189 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$815

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$201.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.19

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	433	288.12	1,248	64
Medium and Large 1-2	469	260.03	1,220	92
Medium and Large 2	512	195.87	1,003	27
Small 4	499	86.82	433	6thin

One grade step is worth $201.30/cwt here — about $815 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 sale189 hd

254.87

—

NM average3 barns · 1,443 hd

264.07

−9.19

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	1,390	101.78	1,415	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	105.17	1,213	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	83.66	872	115

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$1,413	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$818	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,410	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,157	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,063	$1,150	4thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	745	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,412.50/head	1,350.00–1,450.00	1,413	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	912	151.00/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,377	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	995	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,095	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,150	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,420.00/head	1,300.00–1,575.00	1,420	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	93.11/cwt	80.00–105.00	1,178	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	875	780.00/head	725.00–835.00	780	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	965	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,071	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	125.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	985	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,610.00/head	1,610.00–1,610.00	1,610	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,175.00/head	1,100.00–1,250.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,183.75/head	1,100.00–1,225.00	1,184	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,590	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	230.12/cwt	220.00–240.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,162	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	112.01/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,746	12
Bulls	—	—	1,633	127.04/cwt	126.00–128.00	2,075	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,127	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,127	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,070	106.35/cwt	100.50–117.00	1,138	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,203	96.44/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,160	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	71.31/cwt	68.00–75.00	646	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	107.03/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,227	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	114.53/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,301	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	843	83.66/cwt	82.00–85.00	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	907	67.41/cwt	36.00–75.00	611	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	868	65.70/cwt	63.50–70.00	570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	100.61/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,240	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	93.26/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,066	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	83.27/cwt	79.00–89.00	859	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	319.06/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,015	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	217.05/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	441	280.68/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,238	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	170	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	105	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	200	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	180.00/cwt	160.00–200.00	594	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	184.48/cwt	149.00–202.00	876	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	228.47/cwt	227.00–230.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	215.60/cwt	202.50–224.00	793	3
Steers	Small 4	—	450	490.00/head	490.00–490.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,148	1
Steers	Small 4	—	538	82.47/cwt	76.00–89.00	444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	199.61/cwt	191.00–208.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	185.74/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	211.03/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,811	2
Steers	Small 4	—	380	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	323	1
Steers	Small 4	—	550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	468	1
Steers	Small 4	—	493	92.98/cwt	89.00–97.00	458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,509	1
Steers	Small 4	—	375	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	267.49/cwt	266.00–270.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	249.30/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	260.87/cwt	250.00–268.00	981	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	205	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	133	241.89/head	230.00–275.00	242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	150	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	271.14/cwt	270.00–277.50	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	243	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	252.40/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	212.83/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,437	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	197.75/cwt	192.00–203.50	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	623	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,364	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	170.53/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	235.49/cwt	230.00–245.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	209.19/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,291	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	221.47/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,152	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	183.60/cwt	167.50–200.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	185.40/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	715	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	184.12/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,329	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,628	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	385	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	320	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	194.88/cwt	190.00–200.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	639	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	545	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	474	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	167.99/cwt	165.00–174.00	1,015	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	205	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	174.29/cwt	157.00–186.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	610	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	202.39/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,443	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	211.44/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	240.83/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,144	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	171	374.93/head	360.00–400.00	375	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	255	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	274.04/cwt	260.00–287.00	998	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	300.41/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,109	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	306.39/cwt	290.00–315.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	219.19/cwt	204.00–232.50	1,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	268.36/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	278.76/cwt	277.50–280.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	243.00/cwt	241.00–245.00	1,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	214.05/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	192.75/cwt	192.50–193.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	238.48/cwt	232.50–247.00	1,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	247.08/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,287	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	298.15/cwt	285.00–305.00	945	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.37/cwt	170.00–200.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	288.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	779	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	258.97/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	235.78/cwt	222.50–250.00	1,330	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,778	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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