Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade good and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $244.89/cwt on 515 head.

Average price

$244.89

515 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,163

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$644

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$204.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.22

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	400	291.56	1,166	118
Medium and Large 1-2	476	250.15	1,192	285
Medium and Large 2	540	204.24	1,103	91
Small 4	598	87.33	522	21

One grade step is worth $204.23/cwt here — about $644 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 sale515 hd

244.89

—

NM average4 barns · 2,443 hd

255.11

−10.22

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	1,506	109.88	1,655	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	96.87	1,180	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	968	80.99	784	106

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)	1,105	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	984	$1,072	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$880	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,146	$1,796	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,567	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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	—	983	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	206.18/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	202.46/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,555	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	227.41/cwt	202.50–245.00	741	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	193.85/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	281	238.84/cwt	195.00–260.00	671	4
Steers	Small 4	—	619	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	286	275.06/cwt	265.00–302.50	787	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	271.01/cwt	260.00–282.50	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	170	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	302.83/cwt	295.00–312.00	975	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	286.13/cwt	272.50–300.00	1,202	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	934	165.86/cwt	153.00–170.00	1,549	4
Steers	Small 4	—	591	88.73/cwt	88.00–89.00	524	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	286	266.78/cwt	260.00–273.00	763	5
Steers	Small 4	—	430	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	344	1
Steers	Small 4	—	735	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	238.61/cwt	222.00–245.00	895	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	203.30/cwt	199.00–210.00	1,279	23
Steers	Small 4	—	520	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	447	1
Steers	Small 4	—	650	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	211.97/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,225	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	236.13/cwt	232.50–240.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	186.99/cwt	167.50–205.00	1,079	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	220.84/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,047	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	245	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	182.88/cwt	177.00–195.00	1,426	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	213.06/cwt	200.00–232.00	882	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	213.07/cwt	180.00–230.00	788	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	201.36/cwt	177.50–212.00	1,228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	197.18/cwt	177.50–222.00	1,059	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	189.15/cwt	160.00–204.00	1,269	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	279.98/cwt	250.00–292.00	910	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	299.77/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,118	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	285.47/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,333	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	272.70/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,001	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	254.46/cwt	238.00–277.00	1,076	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	188.51/cwt	185.00–192.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	273.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,450	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	238.08/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,255	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,722	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	213.62/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	217.12/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	207.74/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	328	274.35/cwt	268.00–281.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	254.10/cwt	220.00–271.00	1,197	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	226.22/cwt	211.00–240.00	1,308	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	186.20/cwt	185.00–186.50	1,607	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	263	245.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	295	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	767	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	313.96/cwt	312.00–317.50	1,155	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	316.34/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,427	3
Bulls	Small 4	—	695	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	275	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	258	265.15/cwt	250.00–280.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	811	61.74/cwt	50.00–70.00	501	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,108	99.73/cwt	93.00–110.00	1,105	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	979	87.41/cwt	83.00–94.00	856	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	93.33/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,136	53
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	100.89/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,245	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,171	92.02/cwt	91.00–93.00	1,078	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	78.31/cwt	72.00–81.50	785	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	87.75/cwt	84.00–92.50	921	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	66.31/cwt	60.00–70.50	527	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	107.88/cwt	107.50–108.50	1,375	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	744	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	402	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	621	75.83/cwt	75.00–80.00	471	5
Bulls	—	—	1,512	112.90/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,707	9
Bulls	—	—	1,336	95.40/cwt	87.00–100.00	1,275	6
Bulls	—	—	1,836	119.41/cwt	117.00–124.00	2,192	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	941	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,372	111.03/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,523	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,208.75/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,209	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	888	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	888	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	122.00/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,099	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,600	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,213	1,905.56/head	1,710.00–2,030.00	1,906	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	660	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,465	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,255	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	775	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	141.94/cwt	123.00–160.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,191	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	193.21/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	196.33/cwt	195.00–201.50	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	217.86/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,142	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	234.30/cwt	228.00–242.50	1,104	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	247.25/cwt	242.00–252.50	606	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	615	73.66/cwt	60.00–88.00	453	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	869	171.54/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,491	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	238.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	187.00/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	184.48/cwt	165.00–200.00	987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	185.42/cwt	180.00–202.50	905	7
Heifers	Small 4	—	380	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	315	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	183.10/cwt	171.00–193.00	1,133	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	235.06/cwt	220.00–239.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	916	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	194.78/cwt	190.00–205.00	744	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	335	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	455	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	169.85/cwt	164.00–175.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	817	181.70/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,484	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	660	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	574	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	580	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	251.97/cwt	247.00–257.50	968	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	173.13/cwt	169.00–180.00	1,191	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	125	288.50/head	275.00–300.00	289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	163.57/cwt	159.00–182.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	197.68/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,125	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	255.31/cwt	245.00–263.00	822	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	248.23/cwt	242.50–253.00	1,045	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	189.62/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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