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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-01-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 28

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jan 21Jan 28Feb 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 516▼ 171 vs year ago 635 · −26.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

116 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 127▼ 17 vs year ago 133 · −12.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

61 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 61▲ 4 vs year ago 57 · +7.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers 3.00-4.00 higher, heifers steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifer steady on limited comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand active.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.45/cwt on 198 head.

Average price

$162.45

198 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$828

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$436

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$126.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.13

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	176.60	796	109
Medium and Large 1-2	561	152.98	858	70
Medium and Large 2	645	128.53	829	16thin
Small 4	722	50.00	361	3thin

One grade step is worth $126.60/cwt here — about $436 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 sale198 hd

162.45

—

NM average2 barns · 653 hd

166.58

−4.13

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	1,554	86.77	1,349	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,533	75.76	1,161	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	72.41	843	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	53.49	507	33

Every lot

111 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	87	367.82/cwt	350.00–375.00	320	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	185	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	786	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	422	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	255	193.50/cwt	192.00–195.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	268	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	483	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	163.95/cwt	162.00–166.00	513	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	188.96/cwt	182.50–200.00	629	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	506	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	364	168.59/cwt	160.00–177.00	614	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	184.58/cwt	180.00–189.00	679	13
Steers	—	Small 4	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	372	202.89/cwt	201.00–205.00	755	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	164.37/cwt	160.00–169.00	687	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	181.47/cwt	165.00–188.00	764	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	—	Small 4	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	171.25/cwt	167.00–175.00	815	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	157.36/cwt	150.00–166.00	757	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	156.15/cwt	154.00–163.00	807	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	166.36/cwt	165.00–169.50	878	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	957	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	159.92/cwt	159.00–162.00	902	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	132.49/cwt	132.00–133.00	759	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	155.51/cwt	152.00–163.00	896	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	155.37/cwt	152.50–157.00	938	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	608	128.03/cwt	120.00–136.00	778	2
Steers	—	Small 4	615	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	277	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	147.36/cwt	145.00–154.00	927	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	139.34/cwt	133.00–145.00	939	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	726	122.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	892	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	743	136.24/cwt	134.50–138.00	1,012	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Steers	—	Small 4	775	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	407	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	131.40/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,075	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	823	118.98/cwt	118.00–120.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,157	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,211	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 4	70	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	38	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	272	166.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	454	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	305	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	525	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	156.12/cwt	152.00–160.00	523	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	148.06/cwt	138.00–153.00	534	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	364	125.23/cwt	123.00–136.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	159.47/cwt	155.00–162.00	592	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	138.62/cwt	126.00–146.00	579	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	155.52/cwt	146.00–160.00	687	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	455	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	548	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	138.69/cwt	134.00–145.00	659	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	151.03/cwt	147.00–161.00	726	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	123.69/cwt	121.00–125.00	631	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	132.40/cwt	130.00–140.00	691	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	148.72/cwt	145.00–150.00	790	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	123.11/cwt	117.00–129.00	696	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	142.67/cwt	140.00–147.00	810	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	144.77/cwt	142.00–148.00	843	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	895	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	793	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	136.01/cwt	127.00–141.00	856	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	131.52/cwt	128.00–140.00	885	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	676	142.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	963	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	113.93/cwt	110.00–118.00	818	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	134.51/cwt	131.00–138.00	1,053	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	841	120.76/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,016	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,111	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	587	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	440	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	632	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	133.26/cwt	127.00–140.00	637	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	959	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	763	73.64/cwt	65.00–82.00	562	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	915	62.50/cwt	60.00–65.00	572	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	932	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,371	75.97/cwt	68.00–81.00	1,042	8
Bulls	—	—	1,557	88.95/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,385	17
Bulls	—	—	1,908	99.12/cwt	96.00–102.50	1,891	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	58.11/cwt	53.00–61.00	491	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	888	43.60/cwt	43.00–44.00	387	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	58.25/cwt	52.00–61.50	562	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	972	37.73/cwt	35.00–40.00	367	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	973	47.30/cwt	41.00–49.00	460	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	69.91/cwt	63.00–75.50	783	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,146	71.05/cwt	66.00–79.00	814	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	79.09/cwt	77.00–81.50	1,001	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,475	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,210	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,533	75.76/cwt	75.00–76.50	1,161	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	605	492.50/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,980	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	620	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,720	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	710	608.33/cwt	575.00–675.00	4,319	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,125.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,225.00	9,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	855	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,626	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	735.00/cwt	700.00–770.00	7,335	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,018	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	13,998	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	15,441	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,688	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	1,475.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,500.00	16,225	4

This sale against other markets

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Fri Jan 28, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 516Year ago 635

Slaughter CattleReceipts 116Last week 127Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 61Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	517	154.00–163.00	156.15
3	—	268	175.00–185.00	180.06
17	—	576	152.00–163.00	155.51
1	—	890	130.00	130.00
5	—	481	150.00–166.00	157.36
1	—	1,295	93.50	93.50
8	—	629	145.00–154.00	147.36
2	—	743	134.50–138.00	136.24
2	—	418	160.00–169.00	164.37
8	—	674	133.00–145.00	139.34
2	—	313	162.00–166.00	163.95
3	—	818	128.00–136.00	131.40
7	—	364	160.00–177.00	168.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	333	182.50–200.00	188.96
11	—	476	167.00–175.00	171.25
1	—	210	400.00	400.00
1	—	185	425.00	425.00
3	—	87	350.00–375.00	367.82
21	—	528	165.00–169.50	166.36
11	—	564	159.00–162.00	159.92
27	—	421	165.00–188.00	181.47
4	—	604	152.50–157.00	155.37
2	—	255	192.00–195.00	193.50
2	—	220	192.00	192.00
13	—	368	180.00–189.00	184.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	325.00	325.00
1	—	435	350.00	350.00
2	—	775	52.50	52.50
1	—	615	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	726	120.00–135.00	122.91
1	—	775	132.00	132.00
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	151.00	151.00
2	—	573	132.00–133.00	132.49
2	—	608	120.00–136.00	128.03
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
2	—	823	118.00–120.00	118.98
1	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	553	173.00	173.00
6	—	372	201.00–205.00	202.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	272	160.00–170.00	166.87
19	—	442	146.00–160.00	155.52
5	—	609	147.00	147.00
20	—	531	145.00–150.00	148.72
5	—	371	155.00–162.00	159.47
28	—	481	147.00–161.00	151.03
12	—	582	142.00–148.00	144.77
2	—	335	152.00–160.00	156.12
2	—	783	131.00–138.00	134.51
9	—	676	135.00–145.00	142.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	127.00	127.00
13	—	361	138.00–153.00	148.06
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
1	—	115	300.00	300.00
15	—	629	127.00–141.00	136.01
6	—	418	126.00–146.00	138.62
7	—	568	140.00–147.00	142.67
5	—	673	128.00–140.00	131.52
19	—	522	130.00–140.00	132.40
4	—	841	119.00–126.00	120.76
5	—	475	134.00–145.00	138.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	364	123.00–136.00	125.23
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
2	—	718	110.00–118.00	113.93
3	—	510	121.00–125.00	123.69
1	—	455	120.50	120.50
1	—	845	100.00	100.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
2	—	610	130.00	130.00
2	—	565	117.00–129.00	123.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	70	54.00	54.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	170.00	170.00
1	—	440	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	81.00	81.00
4	—	738	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	127.00–140.00	133.26
1	—	445	142.00	142.00
5	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,320	70.00	70.00
1	—	905	70.00	70.00
1	—	855	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	91.00	91.00
2	—	915	60.00–65.00	62.50
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
2	—	763	65.00–82.00	73.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,120	63.00–75.50	69.91
14	—	1,266	77.00–81.50	79.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	973	41.00–49.00	47.30
18	—	964	52.00–61.50	58.25
3	—	972	35.00–40.00	37.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,146	66.00–79.00	71.05
1	—	1,475	82.00	82.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	888	43.00–44.00	43.60
4	—	845	53.00–61.00	58.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,533	75.00–76.50	75.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,371	68.00–81.00	75.97
4	—	1,908	96.00–102.50	99.12
17	—	1,557	84.00–94.00	88.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	710	575.00–675.00	608.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	620	600.00	600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	998	700.00–770.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	840	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,125.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	605	485.00–500.00	492.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,375.00	1,375.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	1,375.00	1,375.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	600.00	600.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.