Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves calves sold 10.00-14.00 lower on limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifer also sold 5.00-7.00 lower on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher, Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $217.04/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$217.04

148 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$795

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$183.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.25

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	254.85	1,169	27
Medium and Large 1-2	467	231.19	1,080	74
Medium and Large 2	380	200.58	763	37
Small 4	525	71.14	374	10thin

One grade step is worth $183.71/cwt here — about $795 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 sale148 hd

217.04

—

NM average4 barns · 2,475 hd

259.29

−42.25

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	1,430	102.73	1,469	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	98.77	1,113	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	82.34	775	48

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)	1,195	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,045	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	803	$828	4thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	Small 4	—	427	62.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	203	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	125	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	171.28/cwt	162.00–185.00	485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	232.38/cwt	222.00–242.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium 2Unweaned	—	50	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	203.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,167	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	246.61/cwt	240.00–252.00	925	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	175.87/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	186.66/cwt	172.00–202.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	206.75/cwt	190.00–215.00	885	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	245.17/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,130	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	239.03/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	120	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	229.46/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,214	15
Steers	Small 4	—	460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	182.94/cwt	162.00–205.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	215.16/cwt	190.00–240.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Steers	Small 4	—	558	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	265.17/cwt	260.00–280.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	194.20/cwt	172.00–220.00	623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	130	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	215.82/cwt	175.00–240.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	195.93/cwt	165.00–217.00	735	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	77.57/cwt	73.50–79.50	624	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	86.72/cwt	81.00–90.50	898	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,243	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,180	104.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,238	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	59.68/cwt	57.00–63.00	525	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	753	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	565	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	93.84/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,146	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	547	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	884	92.44/cwt	91.00–95.00	817	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	102.54/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,158	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	912	87.22/cwt	80.00–90.00	795	8
Bulls	—	—	1,478	89.64/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,325	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,562	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	803	827.50/head	800.00–900.00	828	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	570	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,156.67/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,157	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	875	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	150.50/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	321	209.49/cwt	191.00–220.00	672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	835	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	445	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	202.77/cwt	190.00–212.00	870	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	213.57/cwt	213.00–217.00	978	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	179.10/cwt	172.00–187.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	222.48/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	888	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	199.64/cwt	192.00–210.00	944	13
Steers	Small 4	—	612	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	179.69/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	199.79/cwt	190.00–207.00	747	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	176.13/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,198	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	163.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	194.85/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	260.25/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,077	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	185.63/cwt	160.00–210.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	171.90/cwt	150.00–192.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	186.57/cwt	182.00–190.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	199.04/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	235.71/cwt	222.00–247.00	981	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1

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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