Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were steady to 1.00-2.00 higher , while heifer calves were 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows were 4.00-5.00 lowers and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $239.00/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$239.00

287 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$729

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$215.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.37

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	415	290.73	1,207	84
Medium and Large 1-2	484	248.19	1,201	133
Medium and Large 2	481	209.21	1,007	44
Small 4	635	75.28	478	26

One grade step is worth $215.45/cwt here — about $729 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 sale287 hd

239.00

—

NM average4 barns · 2,161 hd

257.37

−18.37

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	1,535	112.10	1,721	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	112.00	1,770	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,216	93.68	1,140	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,005	80.07	805	127

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)	964	$1,228	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,106	$1,825	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,645	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	960	$1,050	2thin

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	Medium and Large 2	—	723	195.45/cwt	177.00–203.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	279.69/cwt	255.00–290.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	179.53/cwt	160.00–202.00	1,136	8
Steers	Small 4	—	532	63.09/cwt	60.00–66.00	336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	195.05/cwt	168.00–210.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	350	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	866	1
Steers	Small 4	—	593	87.00/cwt	84.00–90.00	516	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	196.33/cwt	176.00–215.00	1,033	5
Steers	Small 4	—	455	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	256.24/cwt	227.00–272.00	1,092	18
Steers	Small 4	—	426	458.20/head	300.00–500.00	458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	527	1
Steers	Small 4	—	799	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	222.51/cwt	212.00–229.00	1,030	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	235	420.00/head	420.00–420.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	441	221.22/cwt	220.00–225.00	976	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	219.12/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,258	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	234.25/cwt	227.50–250.00	864	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.78/cwt	202.50–207.50	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	221.03/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,163	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	202.14/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,463	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	359	264.45/cwt	260.00–269.00	949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	211.78/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,330	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	230.59/cwt	227.00–245.00	777	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	230.15/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,015	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	229.98/cwt	229.00–231.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	246.97/cwt	237.00–257.00	1,077	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	171.57/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	173.73/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,114	11
Steers	Small 4	—	627	68.25/cwt	50.00–82.00	428	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	208.99/cwt	200.00–217.00	976	3
Steers	Small 4	—	745	93.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	227.86/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,399	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,247	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	220.01/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,476	4
Steers	Small 4	—	660	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	627	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	256.79/cwt	250.00–263.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	268.54/cwt	260.00–277.00	1,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	234.25/cwt	210.00–250.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	223.88/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,307	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	284.74/cwt	267.00–305.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	298.93/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,103	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	308.34/cwt	300.00–315.00	990	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	229.02/cwt	190.00–245.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	207.75/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,552	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	256.10/cwt	242.50–267.50	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	120	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,383	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	253.09/cwt	240.00–280.00	934	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	241.05/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,282	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	255.00/cwt	220.00–272.00	1,216	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	296.05/cwt	278.00–307.00	1,223	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	279.94/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,299	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	239.56/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,229	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	120	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	410	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	77.61/cwt	73.50–83.00	757	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	70.06/cwt	65.00–72.00	613	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	90.91/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,081	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	94.45/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,183	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	56.77/cwt	52.00–60.00	471	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	833	66.64/cwt	60.00–73.00	555	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	87.63/cwt	83.00–92.00	964	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,121	86.97/cwt	84.50–90.00	975	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	885	77.80/cwt	75.00–82.50	689	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,580	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,770	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,055	95.57/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,008	5
Bulls	—	—	1,161	94.38/cwt	80.00–100.00	1,096	5
Bulls	—	—	1,666	120.84/cwt	118.00–124.00	2,013	10
Bulls	—	—	1,592	112.23/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,787	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,286	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	884	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	139.38/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,154	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	1,631.25/head	1,600.00–1,725.00	1,631	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,513	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,308	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,227.50/head	1,085.00–1,350.00	1,228	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	650	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,226	1,880.00/head	1,875.00–1,900.00	1,880	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	765	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	833	81.47/cwt	78.00–85.00	679	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	710	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	497	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	610	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,099	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	1,180	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	253.91/cwt	247.00–262.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	157.55/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	607	62.44/cwt	57.50–65.00	379	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	430	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	490	461.67/head	385.00–500.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	277	257.88/cwt	254.00–262.50	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	254.62/cwt	242.00–262.50	947	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	237.15/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,119	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	990	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	832	170.83/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	180.93/cwt	162.50–190.00	887	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	380	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	518	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	404	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	585	75.61/cwt	70.00–77.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	173.70/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	176.85/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	204.46/cwt	197.00–211.00	1,368	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	185.73/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,228	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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