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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 4

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Feb 25Mar 4Mar 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 115 vs last sale 405▼ 151 vs year ago 671 · −22.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

164 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 121▼ 72 vs year ago 236 · −30.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 80▼ 77 vs year ago 199 · −38.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower, heifer calves sold steady to 1.00 2.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-4.00 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 $167.46/cwt on 215 head.

Average price

$167.46

215 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$810

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$124.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.71

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	460	182.31	839	122
Medium and Large 1-2	494	163.53	808	53
Medium and Large 2	511	144.81	740	32
Small 4	673	57.50	387	8thin

One grade step is worth $124.81/cwt here — about $452 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 sale215 hd

167.46

—

NM average3 barns · 1,177 hd

171.17

−3.71

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	—	Average	1,510	92.72	1,400	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,550	85.00	1,318	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,102	77.94	859	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	62.09	604	66

Every lot

107 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	145	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	175	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	376	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	221.82/cwt	214.00–230.00	499	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	277	194.63/cwt	190.00–212.50	539	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	188.97/cwt	186.00–194.00	595	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	167.18/cwt	160.00–171.00	530	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	327	212.49/cwt	212.00–215.00	695	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	357	207.20/cwt	207.00–208.00	740	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	191.93/cwt	186.50–199.00	727	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	176.45/cwt	167.00–182.00	679	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	184.23/cwt	178.00–190.00	761	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	148.76/cwt	145.00–153.00	631	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	173.05/cwt	162.00–179.00	760	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	152.78/cwt	147.00–155.00	723	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	179.17/cwt	172.00–185.00	864	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	162.73/cwt	158.00–170.00	786	8
Steers	—	Small 4	500	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	310	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	177.95/cwt	172.00–180.00	922	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	143.15/cwt	140.00–153.00	742	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	161.46/cwt	156.00–170.00	853	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	169.48/cwt	167.00–171.00	969	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	155.52/cwt	150.00–163.00	894	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	136.77/cwt	136.00–140.00	795	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	149.40/cwt	147.00–150.00	926	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	154.22/cwt	148.00–157.00	965	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	638	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Steers	—	Small 4	681	55.50/cwt	54.00–56.00	378	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	145.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,030	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Steers	—	Small 4	830	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	473	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,214	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	115	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	472	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	158	326.19/cwt	300.00–350.00	515	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	195	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	185.21/cwt	181.00–190.00	432	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	251	171.75/cwt	170.00–172.00	431	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	255	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	314	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	305	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	123.23/cwt	118.00–127.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	173.53/cwt	164.00–179.00	567	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	497	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	163.22/cwt	161.00–166.00	610	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	146.02/cwt	140.00–155.00	549	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	118.47/cwt	113.00–126.00	454	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	165.06/cwt	152.00–168.00	715	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	148.66/cwt	141.00–150.00	645	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	134.20/cwt	127.00–137.00	589	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.94/cwt	127.00–138.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	145.14/cwt	141.00–150.00	695	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	493	166.80/cwt	162.00–168.00	822	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	151.94/cwt	150.50–156.00	790	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	143.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	757	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	145.97/cwt	145.00–150.50	836	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	139.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	805	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	139.70/cwt	136.00–142.00	854	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	624	126.20/cwt	124.00–135.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	844	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	125	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	531	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	130	391.63/cwt	385.00–400.00	509	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	170	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	697	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	220	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	411	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	319	184.21/cwt	160.00–193.00	588	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	390	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	195	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	450	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	810	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	133.07/cwt	125.00–150.00	645	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	440	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	121.89/cwt	110.00–132.00	890	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	869	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,401	77.64/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,088	7
Bulls	—	—	1,443	90.09/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,300	15
Bulls	—	—	1,687	107.22/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,809	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	770	47.69/cwt	47.00–48.50	367	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	53.34/cwt	50.00–59.00	469	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	44.79/cwt	43.00–46.00	425	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	950	77.53/cwt	69.50–83.00	737	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	64.99/cwt	59.00–69.50	649	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,101	76.26/cwt	71.00–85.00	840	80
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,181	90.31/cwt	86.50–95.50	1,067	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,318	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,015	2,544.87/cwt	2,000.00–3,200.00	25,830	38
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 4	675	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,038	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	715	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	730	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,103	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	666.67/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,367	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	812	670.00/cwt	600.00–750.00	5,440	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	830	687.50/cwt	625.00–750.00	5,706	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	836	725.00/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,061	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,675	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	911	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	7,516	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,640	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,116.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,125.00	11,837	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,375	1

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 Mar 4, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 405Year ago 671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 164Last week 121Year ago 236

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 80Year ago 199

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	493	162.00–168.00	166.80
4	—	233	181.00–190.00	185.21
8	—	251	170.00–172.00	171.75
6	—	611	136.00–142.00	139.70
1	—	195	350.00	350.00
8	—	327	164.00–179.00	173.53
30	—	433	152.00–168.00	165.06
11	—	573	145.00–150.50	145.97
1	—	265	400.00	400.00
7	—	520	150.50–156.00	151.94
4	—	374	161.00–166.00	163.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	113.00–126.00	118.47
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
3	—	473	127.00–138.00	133.94
11	—	439	127.00–137.00	134.20
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
1	—	255	123.00	123.00
3	—	323	118.00–127.00	123.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	150.00	150.00
5	—	624	124.00–135.00	126.20
8	—	343	145.00	145.00
3	—	668	125.00–129.00	126.33
15	—	434	141.00–150.00	148.66
1	—	210	325.00	325.00
2	—	158	300.00–350.00	326.19
1	—	115	410.00	410.00
8	—	528	135.00–148.00	143.33
7	—	579	135.00–141.00	139.01
7	—	479	141.00–150.00	145.14
7	—	376	140.00–155.00	146.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	400.00	400.00
5	—	277	190.00–212.50	194.63
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
8	—	379	186.50–199.00	191.93
11	—	518	172.00–180.00	177.95
1	—	175	215.00	215.00
4	—	315	186.00–194.00	188.97
28	—	482	172.00–185.00	179.17
16	—	413	178.00–190.00	184.23
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
1	—	920	132.00	132.00
4	—	225	214.00–230.00	221.82
14	—	626	148.00–157.00	154.22
12	—	572	167.00–171.00	169.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	125.00	125.00
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
5	—	518	140.00–153.00	143.15
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
5	—	581	136.00–140.00	136.77
12	—	473	147.00–155.00	152.78
4	—	424	145.00–153.00	148.76
1	—	390	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	57.00	57.00
2	—	500	62.00	62.00
4	—	681	54.00–56.00	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	137.00	137.00
3	—	317	160.00–171.00	167.18
2	—	710	143.00–147.00	145.00
8	—	385	167.00–182.00	176.45
10	—	528	156.00–170.00	161.46
5	—	620	147.00–150.00	149.40
6	—	575	150.00–163.00	155.52
10	—	439	162.00–179.00	173.05
8	—	483	158.00–170.00	162.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	327	212.00–215.00	212.49
10	—	357	207.00–208.00	207.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	108.00	108.00
6	—	485	125.00–150.00	133.07
1	—	170	410.00	410.00
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
3	—	730	110.00–132.00	121.89
2	—	130	385.00–400.00	391.63
1	—	505	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	50.00	50.00
1	—	550	80.00	80.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	319	160.00–193.00	184.21
1	—	450	180.00	180.00
1	—	220	187.00	187.00
1	—	125	425.00	425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	948	43.00–46.00	44.79
10	—	880	50.00–59.00	53.34
52	—	999	59.00–69.50	64.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	770	47.00–48.50	47.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,550	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
80	—	1,101	71.00–85.00	76.26
11	—	1,181	86.50–95.50	90.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	950	69.50–83.00	77.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,443	85.00–98.00	90.09
7	—	1,401	71.00–80.00	77.64
10	—	1,687	100.00–113.00	107.22

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	836	675.00–775.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	812	600.00–750.00	670.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	805	625.00–700.00	666.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	830	625.00–750.00	687.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	911	800.00–850.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	890	750.00	750.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	715	500.00	500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	675	450.00	450.00

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	3	—	1,060	1,100.00–1,125.00	1,116.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,250.00	1,250.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	38	—	1,015	2,000.00–3,200.00	2,544.87

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.