Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-26.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade moderate and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.88/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$210.88

139 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.83

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	230.02	1,341	70
Medium and Large 1-2	489	212.69	1,040	28
Medium and Large 2	592	176.95	1,048	41

One grade step is worth $53.07/cwt here — about $293 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 sale139 hd

210.88

—

NM average4 barns · 2,102 hd

247.71

−36.83

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	1,716	108.30	1,858	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	97.97	1,116	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	82.63	789	57

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)	1,100	$1,317	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,105	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	616	$650	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1-2	—	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	216	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	318.02/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	60	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	257.01/cwt	237.00–284.00	1,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	187.30/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,279	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	290.50/cwt	269.00–312.00	1,351	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	307	329.87/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,013	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	301.23/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	505	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	453	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	95	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	169.66/cwt	167.00–175.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	225.36/cwt	220.00–231.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	205	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	278.05/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,451	6
Steers	Small 4	—	263	418.00/head	400.00–435.00	418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,376	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	160	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	229.12/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,583	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,283	1
Steers	Small 4	—	450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	269.70/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	232.05/cwt	218.00–247.00	1,422	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	89.29/cwt	84.50–92.50	914	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	100.46/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,125	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	54.60/cwt	40.00–70.00	388	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	68.31/cwt	65.00–71.00	570	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	95.90/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,104	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	74.68/cwt	74.50–75.00	636	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	104.18/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,197	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	810	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	895	94.06/cwt	93.00–95.00	842	2
Bulls	—	—	1,617	98.22/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,588	8
Bulls	—	—	1,847	123.94/cwt	116.00–131.00	2,289	5
Bulls	—	—	1,738	108.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,889	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	905	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	940	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	515	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	675	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	753	775.00/head	650.00–850.00	775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	222.94/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	223.95/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,722	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	221.94/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,185	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	190.15/cwt	180.00–210.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	221.19/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	872	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	275	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	185.29/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	175.65/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,377	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	217	228.23/cwt	226.00–235.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	231.97/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,332	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	204.07/cwt	192.00–212.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	165.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,098	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	231.67/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,515	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	206.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,492	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	198	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	449	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	267.48/cwt	264.00–275.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	164.68/cwt	153.00–180.00	1,052	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	110	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	238.64/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,131	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	236.19/cwt	225.00–250.00	975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	485	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	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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