Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-12-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $219.32/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$219.32

334 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$774

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$175.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.02

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	250.27	1,246	174
Medium and Large 1-2	516	219.60	1,134	107
Medium and Large 2	579	172.42	997	23
Small 4	632	74.78	472	30

One grade step is worth $175.48/cwt here — about $774 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 sale334 hd

219.32

—

NM average4 barns · 1,875 hd

238.34

−19.02

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	1,483	93.77	1,390	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,121	88.57	992	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,720	88.00	1,514	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	989	72.06	712	118

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)	1,049	$1,296	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,213	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,185	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	852	$996	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,211	$1,315	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,001	$1,274	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,204	$1,137	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$920	1thin

Every lot, as filed

158 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
Bulls	Small 4	—	485	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	1,322.22/head	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,322	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,035	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	885	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	200.77/cwt	192.00–210.00	970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	207.89/cwt	203.00–214.00	1,262	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	198.87/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,466	32
Bulls	Small 4	—	1,045	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	216.58/cwt	200.00–222.50	602	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	218.99/cwt	215.00–220.00	510	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	218.74/cwt	215.00–237.00	938	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	194.25/cwt	190.00–195.00	995	7
Heifers	Small 4	—	462	316.43/head	300.00–350.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,366	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	203.80/cwt	185.00–212.00	864	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	212.70/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,191	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	225.77/cwt	220.00–234.00	829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	539	210.71/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,136	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	155.96/cwt	142.50–160.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	227.41/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,076	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	164.57/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	156.26/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,208	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	560	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	176.97/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	146.93/cwt	144.00–161.00	1,341	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	643	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	128.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,046	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,012	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	815	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	925	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	735	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,095	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	966	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,575	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,182	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	945.00/head	945.00–945.00	945	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	683	550.00/head	500.00–600.00	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	1,187.50/head	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,188	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,139.06/head	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,139	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,237.50/head	1,175.00–1,300.00	1,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,493.75/head	1,475.00–1,500.00	1,494	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	575	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	655	337.50/head	275.00–400.00	338	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	1,178.33/head	1,135.00–1,200.00	1,178	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,126	1,760.00/head	1,760.00–1,760.00	1,760	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,300.00/head	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,300	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,835	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	1,789	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	95.53/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,495	11
Bulls	—	—	1,310	86.77/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,137	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	883	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	76.32/cwt	74.00–79.00	740	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	989	83.86/cwt	83.00–85.00	829	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	78.07/cwt	72.50–82.50	831	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,720	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,514	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	88.64/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,065	41
Bulls	—	—	1,783	108.22/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,930	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	56.93/cwt	51.00–60.00	524	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	66.05/cwt	62.00–72.00	608	16
Bulls	Small 4	—	790	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	395	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	815	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	191.53/cwt	185.00–198.00	1,126	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	180.16/cwt	165.00–185.00	764	4
Bulls	Small 4	—	900	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	106.49/cwt	105.00–108.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	175.46/cwt	171.00–180.00	904	2
Steers	Small 4	—	625	69.68/cwt	69.00–70.00	436	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	190	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	170	225.00/head	225.00–225.00	225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	213.25/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,235	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	177.43/cwt	175.00–180.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	472	1
Steers	Small 4	—	800	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	279.22/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	579	238.85/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	192.77/cwt	185.00–200.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	943	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	1,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	295	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	189.98/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	206.33/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	222.48/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,072	16
Steers	Small 4	—	975	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	538	254.44/cwt	251.00–258.00	1,369	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	206.74/cwt	197.00–215.00	1,524	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	229.99/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,017	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	165	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,143	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	249.62/cwt	234.00–265.00	1,173	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	188.99/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,267	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	291	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	202.14/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,239	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	239.70/cwt	220.00–257.00	884	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	213.07/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,449	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	279.06/cwt	265.00–307.00	904	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	239.74/cwt	223.00–252.50	1,247	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	254.91/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,091	23
Steers	Small 4	—	313	354.80/head	350.00–360.00	355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	125	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	228.74/cwt	227.50–230.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	200.26/cwt	192.00–207.00	1,326	3
Steers	Small 4	—	570	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	413	17
Steers	Small 4	—	505	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	215	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	145	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	207.04/cwt	205.00–209.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	257.01/cwt	255.00–260.00	851	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	180	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	348	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	284.46/cwt	262.00–307.50	1,047	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	223.45/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,399	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.46/cwt	177.00–190.00	608	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	159.51/cwt	150.00–166.00	904	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	473	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	172.22/cwt	150.00–180.00	925	5
Steers	Small 4	—	215	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	231.96/cwt	224.00–241.00	1,350	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	165.98/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,192	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Steers	Small 4	—	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Steers	Small 4	—	781	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	214.39/cwt	195.00–222.00	798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	203.60/cwt	200.00–212.00	660	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,034	89.45/cwt	84.00–94.00	925	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	510	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	760	42.68/cwt	35.00–50.00	324	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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