Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher while heifer calves sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.37/cwt on 285 head.

Average price

$239.37

285 head · 524 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,255

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$953

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$182.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.55

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	271.21	1,473	116
Medium and Large 1-2	515	249.78	1,285	106
Medium and Large 2	450	215.78	970	37
Small 4	588	88.46	520	26

One grade step is worth $182.75/cwt here — about $953 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 sale285 hd

239.37

—

NM average3 barns · 1,591 hd

256.92

−17.55

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	1,492	109.08	1,627	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,145	102.02	1,168	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	79.18	758	87

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)	970	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	688	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	723	$733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,836	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$1,813	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,195	$1,600	5

Every lot, as filed

152 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	872	168.09/cwt	155.00–191.00	1,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	811	186.18/cwt	184.00–186.50	1,510	8
Heifers	Small 4	—	665	73.40/cwt	60.00–87.00	488	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	425	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	218.68/cwt	210.00–238.00	514	8
Heifers	Small 4	—	553	57.49/cwt	50.00–70.00	318	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	242.09/cwt	237.00–247.50	1,010	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	533	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	341	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	605	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	185.04/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	670	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	182.47/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	280	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,278	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	514	71.92/cwt	55.00–82.00	370	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	197.65/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,315	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	209.88/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,077	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,668.75/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,669	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	900	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,433	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	136.00/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,231	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	113.25/cwt	112.50–114.00	980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	723	733.33/head	600.00–800.00	733	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	688	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,008	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,814	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	152.90/cwt	140.00–172.50	1,067	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	631	117.33/cwt	107.00–130.00	740	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,210.00/head	2,210.00–2,210.00	2,210	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,315	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,625.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,625	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	765	80.25/cwt	70.00–86.00	614	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	112.29/cwt	106.00–117.00	1,727	6
Bulls	—	—	1,819	123.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	2,238	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	900	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	873	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	92.73/cwt	90.00–95.00	746	6
Bulls	—	—	1,269	97.26/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,234	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	98.99/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,146	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	90.75/cwt	86.00–96.00	978	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	82.74/cwt	78.00–86.50	823	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	69.21/cwt	64.00–75.00	624	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	104.95/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,212	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	800	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	738	48.45/cwt	23.00–81.00	358	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	905	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	986	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	762	55.35/cwt	50.00–60.00	422	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	217.75/cwt	200.00–230.00	912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	254.40/cwt	247.50–266.00	1,582	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	283.28/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,337	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	883	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	240.23/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	323.68/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,107	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	165	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	248.81/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	565	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	236.08/cwt	232.50–240.00	767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	210.87/cwt	200.00–222.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	175	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	226.52/cwt	222.00–237.00	1,538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	280.78/cwt	260.00–300.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	250.19/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	231.80/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,349	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	224.47/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	276.70/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,035	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	235.56/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,472	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	239.56/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	256.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	276.15/cwt	265.00–280.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	253.92/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,186	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	276	229.70/cwt	217.00–250.00	634	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,531	1
Steers	Small 4	—	400	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	250.90/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,039	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	205.52/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,067	7
Steers	Small 4	—	535	88.28/cwt	83.50–90.00	472	7
Steers	Small 4	—	658	90.01/cwt	88.00–92.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,155	1
Steers	Small 4	—	720	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,606	1
Steers	Small 4	—	608	91.70/cwt	91.00–97.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	286.30/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,248	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	271.31/cwt	261.00–280.00	1,424	23
Steers	Small 4	—	570	87.43/cwt	85.00–90.00	498	2
Steers	Small 4	—	460	73.90/cwt	55.00–92.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	224.73/cwt	200.00–235.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	967	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	245	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	190	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	225.23/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	176.30/cwt	169.00–190.00	1,097	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	199.15/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,050	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	187.46/cwt	170.00–207.50	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	196.03/cwt	190.00–202.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	236.04/cwt	222.50–242.50	744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	495	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	355	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,243	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	222.62/cwt	202.00–235.00	946	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	245.29/cwt	245.00–247.00	785	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	219.01/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,237	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	218.20/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	243.35/cwt	223.00–262.00	669	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	656	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	247.77/cwt	245.00–257.00	932	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	250.55/cwt	250.00–251.00	1,115	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	223.44/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,178	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	183.86/cwt	170.00–191.00	1,677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	233.98/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,324	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	150	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	227.25/cwt	227.00–227.50	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	245.95/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,173	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	226.11/cwt	210.00–240.00	866	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	526	250.12/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,316	16
Steers	Small 4	—	783	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	265.50/cwt	265.50–265.50	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	271.05/cwt	270.00–272.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	229.51/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,421	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	218.77/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,575	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	310.96/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,129	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	207.39/cwt	185.00–237.50	975	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1

How this sale compares

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