Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-11-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 19.00-22.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $208.32/cwt on 508 head.

Average price

$208.32

508 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$654

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$180.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.09

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	254.23	1,109	117
Medium and Large 1-2	490	216.24	1,060	219
Medium and Large 2	558	178.60	996	153
Small 4	617	73.79	455	19thin

One grade step is worth $180.44/cwt here — about $654 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 sale508 hd

208.32

—

NM average4 barns · 2,562 hd

239.41

−31.09

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	1,618	94.85	1,534	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,000	88.00	1,760	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,300	83.50	1,086	101
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,036	68.34	708	284

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)	825	$1,275	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$1,077	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$1,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,419	$1,208	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,031	$1,117	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,056	$1,063	13

Every lot, as filed

130 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 1-2	—	643	170.91/cwt	169.00–192.00	1,099	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	212.19/cwt	200.00–229.00	789	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	199.27/cwt	185.00–210.00	879	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	219.41/cwt	210.00–237.00	713	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	153.80/cwt	151.00–165.00	963	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,236	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	222.47/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,072	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	192.46/cwt	180.00–212.50	916	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	153.40/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,180	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	236.08/cwt	230.00–240.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	164.49/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,273	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	224.34/cwt	210.00–245.00	949	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	180.46/cwt	172.50–194.00	946	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	385	230.00/head	230.00–230.00	230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	232.14/cwt	220.00–245.00	757	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	135	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	233.53/cwt	230.00–235.00	901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	184.98/cwt	177.00–197.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Small 4	—	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	123	165.00/head	165.00–165.00	165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	472	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	316	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	512	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	338	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	440	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	264	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,069	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,053.57/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,054	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	838	875.00/head	825.00–925.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	695	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	97.50/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,049	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	925	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,295	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,106.00/head	1,010.00–1,175.00	1,106	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,275.00/head	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	958	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,419	1,208.00/head	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,208	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	675	475.00/head	425.00–525.00	475	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	115.00/cwt	100.00–124.00	1,009	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	985	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,137.50/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	1,550.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,233	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,110	2
Bulls	—	—	1,733	107.04/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,855	11
Bulls	—	—	1,476	85.80/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,266	17
Bulls	—	—	1,686	95.91/cwt	91.00–102.00	1,617	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,255	79.76/cwt	79.00–81.00	1,001	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	52.43/cwt	35.00–59.00	461	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	84.03/cwt	81.00–86.50	832	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	66.04/cwt	60.00–70.00	662	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	807	46.25/cwt	40.00–50.00	373	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	80.79/cwt	79.00–83.50	1,024	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,072	76.05/cwt	71.00–84.00	815	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	64.90/cwt	60.00–69.50	622	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	55.52/cwt	50.00–59.00	518	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,000	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	74.53/cwt	70.00–80.00	834	104
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	84.29/cwt	82.00–92.00	1,111	77
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	230	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	725	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	683	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	123.51/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.58/cwt	150.00–190.00	862	3
Steers	Small 4	—	696	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	125	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	313	1
Steers	Small 4	—	468	63.74/cwt	60.00–65.00	298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	198.72/cwt	190.00–202.50	628	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	183.94/cwt	171.00–200.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	180.79/cwt	167.00–190.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	159.59/cwt	142.00–180.00	846	14
Steers	Small 4	—	642	72.82/cwt	72.00–81.00	468	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	173.08/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	178.34/cwt	167.00–188.00	1,097	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	170.66/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,314	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	235	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	546	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	264	206.47/cwt	190.00–220.00	545	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	180.97/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,039	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	157.04/cwt	150.00–158.50	1,197	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	154.49/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,095	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	227.64/cwt	200.00–237.50	974	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	217.79/cwt	198.00–235.00	1,032	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	166.01/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,338	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.52/cwt	200.00–202.00	752	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	213.08/cwt	190.00–229.00	1,119	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	172.36/cwt	165.00–176.00	1,681	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	197.28/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,235	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	238.61/cwt	210.00–257.50	761	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	233.33/cwt	210.00–255.00	866	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	238.70/cwt	225.00–267.50	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	264.40/cwt	257.50–272.50	854	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	228.59/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,182	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	259.95/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,113	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	203.48/cwt	193.00–222.00	1,158	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	165.23/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,191	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	240.55/cwt	226.00–252.00	1,116	18
Steers	Small 4	—	245	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,250	2
Steers	Small 4	—	390	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Small 4	—	435	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	213	305.18/cwt	300.00–310.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	155.08/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,042	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	149.94/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,327	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	387	71.42/cwt	63.00–80.00	276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	184.57/cwt	170.00–200.00	594	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	172	270.10/head	225.00–310.00	270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	267.43/cwt	260.00–277.50	992	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	200.47/cwt	177.50–222.50	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	162.20/cwt	140.00–180.00	842	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	282	186.75/cwt	180.00–215.00	527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,311	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	761	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	160.57/cwt	160.00–161.00	1,330	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	166.71/cwt	150.00–185.00	789	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	159.46/cwt	150.00–163.00	923	13

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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