Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were 5.00-7.00 higher, while heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00- 9.00 lower. 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 $230.64/cwt on 332 head.

Average price

$230.64

332 head · 462 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,067

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$828

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$196.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.43

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	258.44	1,137	155
Medium and Large 1-2	466	228.20	1,063	117
Medium and Large 2	517	181.44	939	51
Small 4	495	62.44	309	9thin

One grade step is worth $196.00/cwt here — about $828 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 sale332 hd

230.64

—

NM average4 barns · 3,384 hd

239.07

−8.43

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	1,490	91.45	1,362	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,194	88.47	1,057	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	69.67	716	95

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)	1,003	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,270	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$1,267	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,263	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	480	$350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,290	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$910	1thin

Every lot, as filed

145 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 1	—	521	240.17/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,251	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	252.69/cwt	247.00–277.00	1,097	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	251.78/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,188	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	216.49/cwt	215.00–217.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	238.74/cwt	227.00–250.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	283.27/cwt	265.00–315.00	940	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	274.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	991	23
Steers	Small 4	—	410	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	238.35/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,368	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	202.13/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,277	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	185	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	125	210.00/head	210.00–210.00	210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	195	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	Small 4	—	313	424.40/head	400.00–450.00	424	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	176.65/cwt	175.00–178.00	1,452	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	919	139.25/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,280	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	476	59.63/cwt	50.00–70.00	284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.59/cwt	155.00–190.00	649	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	105	213.10/head	200.00–225.00	213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	298.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	836	3
Steers	Small 4	—	580	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	172.05/cwt	167.00–177.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	152.47/cwt	143.00–157.00	954	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	370	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	222	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	163.27/cwt	157.00–170.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	169.18/cwt	160.00–178.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	165	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	971	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	269.86/cwt	250.00–285.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	239.42/cwt	220.00–260.00	881	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	227.65/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,052	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	222.94/cwt	208.00–228.00	1,264	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	236.80/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,042	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	152.89/cwt	143.00–170.00	1,086	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	173.41/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,084	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	173	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	190.29/cwt	187.00–196.00	1,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	235.85/cwt	220.00–260.00	745	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	689	202.60/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,396	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	179.32/cwt	168.00–190.00	927	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	200	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	195.77/cwt	157.00–210.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	166.33/cwt	164.00–177.00	1,297	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	180.00/cwt	170.00–185.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	181.61/cwt	176.00–187.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	184.88/cwt	160.00–200.00	505	3
Steers	Small 4	—	415	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	198.38/cwt	180.00–215.00	651	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	234	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	176.35/cwt	162.00–185.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	258.51/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	318	319.36/cwt	317.00–322.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	316.01/cwt	315.00–317.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	165.60/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,133	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,428	1
Steers	Small 4	—	494	58.14/cwt	55.00–62.00	287	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	193.95/cwt	175.00–207.00	989	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	131.94/cwt	122.00–142.00	1,089	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	145	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	985	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	837	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	725	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	326	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	83.66/cwt	82.00–85.00	967	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	913	68.13/cwt	64.00–70.00	622	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,158	88.75/cwt	82.00–98.00	1,028	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,049	79.15/cwt	76.00–82.00	830	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,226	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,054	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	56.66/cwt	53.00–60.00	495	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,017	67.18/cwt	64.00–70.50	683	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	77.13/cwt	72.00–81.00	855	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	90.66/cwt	86.00–97.00	1,123	22
Bulls	—	—	1,408	84.55/cwt	72.50–91.00	1,190	16
Bulls	—	—	1,518	97.22/cwt	92.00–102.00	1,476	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	884	52.93/cwt	41.00–58.00	468	5
Bulls	—	—	1,900	104.49/cwt	103.00–106.00	1,985	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,165	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	955	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	1,375.00/head	1,300.00–1,450.00	1,375	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	124.50/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,118	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,253	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,165	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,293	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,293.75/head	1,200.00–1,425.00	1,294	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,091	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	951	1,055.00/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,055	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	950	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,085	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	480	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,450.00/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	1,583.33/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,583	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	850	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,114	69.75/cwt	68.00–75.00	777	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,353.33/head	1,210.00–1,450.00	1,353	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,170	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	202.63/cwt	190.00–210.00	657	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	170.77/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,293	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	167.96/cwt	152.00–185.00	544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	831	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	173.31/cwt	150.00–187.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	189.81/cwt	181.00–200.00	1,069	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	198.50/cwt	180.00–215.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	163.61/cwt	157.00–179.00	867	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	176.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,183	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	176.70/cwt	170.00–183.00	1,081	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	185.38/cwt	180.00–190.00	971	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	211	308.46/head	285.00–375.00	308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	579	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	340	435.00/head	435.00–435.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	722	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	188.37/cwt	187.00–202.00	769	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	203.17/cwt	202.00–215.00	1,077	11
Bulls	Small 4	—	850	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	595	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	485	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	252	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	219.98/cwt	205.00–230.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	609	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	244	6
Bulls	Small 4	—	455	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	224.86/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,058	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	805	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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