Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher on limited comparisons. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $292.22/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$292.22

238 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$954

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$213.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.71

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	308.44	1,334	181
Medium and Large 1-2	506	249.73	1,265	44
Medium and Large 2	423	219.87	929	12thin
Small 4	400	95.00	380	1thin

One grade step is worth $213.44/cwt here — about $954 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 sale238 hd

292.22

—

NM average4 barns · 2,235 hd

266.51

+25.71

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	—	High	1,390	121.97	1,695	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,013	111.13	1,125	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	101.05	1,384	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	851	86.21	733	10

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,485	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,286	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,008	$1,212	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,030	2thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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	—	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	397.04/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	385.41/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,237	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	290.20/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,402	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	349.07/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,159	7
Steers	Small 4	—	465	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	346.72/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,460	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	392.47/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,519	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	251.67/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	325.65/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,521	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	298.31/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	340	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	440	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	182.61/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	389	324.13/cwt	322.00–352.00	1,261	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	350.42/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,132	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	241.34/cwt	240.00–242.00	893	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	210	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	284.84/cwt	270.00–300.00	678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	205.96/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	210.77/cwt	200.00–222.00	904	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	251.34/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,335	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	244.75/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,427	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	190.67/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	263.02/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,497	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	279.45/cwt	255.00–297.00	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	308.79/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,309	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	244	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	331.70/cwt	300.00–350.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	227.36/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	344.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,262	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	228.10/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,111	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	486	360.17/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,750	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	431	380.99/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	327	408.86/cwt	407.00–410.00	1,337	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	361	406.38/cwt	402.00–407.00	1,467	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	295	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	296.08/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,134	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	150	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	845	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	938	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	578	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	86.01/cwt	85.00–87.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	561	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	984	112.45/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,107	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,270	101.73/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,292	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	888	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	841	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,653	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	112.36/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,254	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	948	99.69/cwt	97.00–101.00	945	3
Bulls	—	—	1,605	134.48/cwt	132.00–139.00	2,158	4
Bulls	—	—	1,492	121.62/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,815	3
Bulls	—	—	1,325	110.24/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,461	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,033	118.55/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,225	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,130	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	665	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	751	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,183	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	119.50/cwt	117.00–122.00	961	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,030.00/head	1,010.00–1,050.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,262.50/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,263	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	913	115.33/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,053	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	781	157.71/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,232	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	140.60/cwt	119.00–155.00	1,250	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Large 2	—	1,178	842.50/head	835.00–850.00	843	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,286.11/head	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,286	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	124.50/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,128	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	206.15/cwt	202.00–210.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	222.24/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	241.48/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	276.81/cwt	242.00–300.00	1,074	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	318.92/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,209	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	309.49/cwt	282.00–325.00	1,325	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	287.46/cwt	260.00–317.00	1,380	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	276.71/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,469	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	328.65/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,117	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	266.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	248.28/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,529	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	250	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	318.53/cwt	315.00–327.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	279.78/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,612	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	240.67/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,576	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	980	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	467	320.34/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,496	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	553	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,676	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	370	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	259.30/cwt	242.00–277.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	900	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,196	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,097	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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