Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 14.00-18.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade was moderate with good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.39/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$242.39

169 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,155

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$110.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.56

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	423	270.18	1,142	112
Medium and Large 1-2	441	232.71	1,026	22
Medium and Large 2	671	159.57	1,070	35

One grade step is worth $110.61/cwt here — about $72 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 sale169 hd

242.39

—

NM average4 barns · 1,423 hd

261.96

−19.56

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	2,170	119.25	2,588	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	107.56	1,311	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	772	88.71	685	16

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	807	$1,367	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	858	$1,310	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,035	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	—	800	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	265.62/cwt	250.00–275.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	408	347.03/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,416	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	184.00/cwt	166.00–190.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	179.15/cwt	150.00–195.00	937	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	154.19/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,035	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	432	273.62/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,182	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	357.06/cwt	335.00–367.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	283.92/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,613	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	327	295.80/cwt	295.00–300.00	967	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	288	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	914	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,266	3
Steers	Small 4	—	405	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	372	291.05/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,083	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	394	361.66/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	243	280.91/cwt	272.00–290.00	683	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	253.75/cwt	248.00–262.50	1,690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	293.05/cwt	285.00–297.50	1,553	3
Steers	Small 4	—	278	503.15/head	450.00–550.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	356.92/cwt	350.00–370.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	312.43/cwt	287.00–330.00	1,331	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	205.82/cwt	205.00–207.50	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	274.07/cwt	250.00–300.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	309.64/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,455	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	378.95/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,194	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	166.42/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,210	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	286.63/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,055	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	305.13/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,016	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	180	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	443	292.43/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,590	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	570	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	456	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	150	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	610	76.76/cwt	73.00–80.00	468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	91.16/cwt	87.00–94.00	710	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	883	100.76/cwt	97.00–105.00	890	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,165	108.71/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,266	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	758	92.61/cwt	80.00–101.00	702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	883	92.89/cwt	89.00–94.00	820	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	108.81/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,405	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,520	107.00/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,626	2
Bulls	—	—	2,132	125.49/cwt	123.50–127.00	2,675	3
Bulls	—	—	2,327	119.89/cwt	118.50–121.00	2,790	9
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	735	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	775	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	814	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	143.40/cwt	137.00–154.00	1,192	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,117	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	755	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,093	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	1,340.00/head	1,175.00–1,400.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	155.50/cwt	136.00–172.50	1,121	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,187	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	205	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	115	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	268.41/cwt	252.00–277.50	1,028	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	251.11/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,065	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	276.88/cwt	265.00–290.00	900	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	158.57/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	174.80/cwt	172.00–177.50	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	237.89/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,487	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	253.76/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,216	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	244.07/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,430	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	264.61/cwt	257.50–266.00	1,344	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	246.83/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,034	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	283.44/cwt	280.00–290.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	275.74/cwt	250.00–290.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	261.23/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	2

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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