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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 22

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

399 head

▲ 106 vs last sale 293▼ 194 vs year ago 593 · −32.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

107 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 101▼ 77 vs year ago 184 · −41.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

55 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 46▼ 64 vs year ago 119 · −53.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales, but a undertone of higher prices. Trade active and demand good.

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 $170.37/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$170.37

177 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$623

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$126.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.14

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	184.91	947	104
Medium and Large 1-2	627	156.99	984	50
Medium and Large 2	575	140.97	811	21
Small 4	560	58.00	325	2thin

One grade step is worth $126.91/cwt here — about $623 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 sale177 hd

170.37

—

NM average3 barns · 1,257 hd

166.24

+4.14

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	1,458	98.23	1,433	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,935	88.00	1,703	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	83.42	918	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	876	60.86	533	42

Every lot

112 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	160	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	544	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	756	1
Steers	—	Small 4	250	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	775	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	192.70/cwt	185.00–200.00	545	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	590	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	200.07/cwt	192.00–208.00	654	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	185.04/cwt	181.00–190.00	607	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	170.46/cwt	169.00–172.00	656	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	193.56/cwt	186.00–202.00	751	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	178.29/cwt	175.00–180.00	731	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	196.74/cwt	186.00–204.00	838	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	193.22/cwt	192.00–195.00	897	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	169.36/cwt	167.00–171.00	801	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	140.73/cwt	130.00–147.00	666	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Steers	—	Small 4	520	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	239	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	172.25/cwt	165.00–177.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	185.79/cwt	175.00–189.00	998	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	543	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	983	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	178.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,014	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	148.16/cwt	140.00–157.00	845	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	156.20/cwt	148.00–165.00	898	2
Steers	—	Small 4	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	154.69/cwt	142.00–160.00	959	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	169.79/cwt	164.00–180.50	1,056	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	149.82/cwt	145.00–155.00	933	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	139.51/cwt	136.00–143.00	925	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	146.80/cwt	142.50–151.00	1,003	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	143.35/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,035	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	727	131.67/cwt	127.00–138.00	957	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,094	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	826	143.38/cwt	143.00–143.50	1,184	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	127.06/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	141.73/cwt	136.00–146.50	1,239	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,267	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,269	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,268	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	90	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	158	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	117	252.50/cwt	225.00–275.00	295	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	160	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	342	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	164.79/cwt	160.00–170.00	387	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	258	158.40/cwt	155.00–162.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	152.56/cwt	150.00–155.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	168.50/cwt	160.00–170.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	518	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	172.25/cwt	160.00–177.00	667	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	388	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	804	3
Heifers	—	Small 4	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	147.59/cwt	140.00–158.00	623	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	171.84/cwt	166.00–180.00	734	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	141.80/cwt	135.00–150.00	652	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	165.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	799	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	496	182.90/cwt	182.50–183.00	907	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	503	133.69/cwt	132.00–137.00	672	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	513	180.70/cwt	180.00–182.50	927	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	166.83/cwt	160.00–171.00	859	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	153.25/cwt	140.00–159.00	872	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	119.21/cwt	110.00–128.00	685	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	145.60/cwt	142.00–153.00	859	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	603	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.00	844	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	140.50/cwt	140.00–141.50	861	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	122.54/cwt	120.00–125.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	793	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,055	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	115	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	276	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	533	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	459	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	148.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	774	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Small 4	595	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	142.57/cwt	136.00–150.00	908	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	652	129.31/cwt	120.00–135.00	843	3
Bulls	—	Small 4	735	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	375	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	818	1,708.25/cwt	1,700.00–1,725.00	13,973	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	117.25/cwt	117.00–117.50	1,002	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,800.00/cwt	1,800.00–1,800.00	17,100	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,070	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,113	80.48/cwt	73.00–87.00	896	4
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,185	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,167	1
Bulls	—	—	1,437	96.68/cwt	90.00–101.00	1,389	10
Bulls	—	—	1,666	107.82/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,796	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	695	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	500	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	777	56.22/cwt	54.00–60.00	437	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	808	43.75/cwt	40.00–45.00	354	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	448	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	394	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	948	66.81/cwt	62.00–70.00	633	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	81.75/cwt	74.00–89.00	885	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	90.50/cwt	90.00–92.50	1,041	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,215	75.50/cwt	75.50–75.50	917	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,935	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,703	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	735	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,961	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	820	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,301	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	975.50/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	8,789	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	12,514	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	640	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,480	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	738	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,705	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	7,304	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	868.33/cwt	830.00–900.00	8,058	3

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 Apr 22, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 399Last week 293Year ago 593

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 101Year ago 184

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 46Year ago 119

Compared to last week: Not enough comparable sales, but a undertone of higher prices. Trade active and demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	135.00	135.00
2	—	283	185.00–200.00	192.70
1	—	160	340.00	340.00
6	—	874	136.00–146.50	141.73
8	—	620	142.00–160.00	154.69
1	—	210	360.00	360.00
1	—	115	300.00	300.00
1	—	975	130.00	130.00
3	—	410	175.00–180.00	178.29
4	—	328	181.00–190.00	185.04
1	—	760	144.00	144.00
2	—	385	169.00–172.00	170.46
8	—	722	137.00–146.00	143.35
2	—	683	142.50–151.00	146.80
3	—	527	165.00–177.00	172.25
3	—	473	167.00–171.00	169.36
4	—	826	143.00–143.50	143.38
2	—	575	148.00–165.00	156.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	157.00	157.00
2	—	663	136.00–143.00	139.51
3	—	570	140.00–157.00	148.16
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
3	—	727	127.00–138.00	131.67
2	—	835	122.00–132.00	127.06
3	—	473	130.00–147.00	140.73
3	—	623	145.00–155.00	149.82
1	—	355	140.00	140.00
2	—	310	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	46.00	46.00
1	—	250	310.00	310.00
1	—	600	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	285	207.00	207.00
4	—	464	192.00–195.00	193.22
8	—	327	192.00–208.00	200.07
16	—	622	164.00–180.50	169.79
20	—	537	175.00–189.00	185.79
2	—	880	144.00	144.00
22	—	567	170.00–190.00	178.88
17	—	426	186.00–204.00	196.74
3	—	388	186.00–202.00	193.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	543	181.00	181.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	200.00	200.00
3	—	388	187.50	187.50
7	—	513	180.00–182.50	180.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	142.00–153.00	145.60
2	—	235	160.00–170.00	164.79
3	—	613	140.00–141.50	140.50
6	—	333	160.00–170.00	168.50
16	—	387	160.00–177.00	172.25
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
23	—	482	160.00–168.00	165.70
8	—	515	160.00–171.00	166.83
1	—	160	325.00	325.00
23	—	427	166.00–180.00	171.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	422	140.00–158.00	147.59
2	—	603	135.00–145.00	139.98
2	—	855	114.00	114.00
2	—	793	133.00	133.00
5	—	569	140.00–159.00	153.25
4	—	460	135.00–150.00	141.80
2	—	258	155.00–162.00	158.40
2	—	313	150.00–155.00	152.56
1	—	225	152.00	152.00
1	—	540	130.00	130.00
1	—	90	175.00	175.00
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
3	—	117	225.00–275.00	252.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	144.00	144.00
3	—	503	132.00–137.00	133.69
2	—	670	120.00–125.00	122.54
3	—	575	110.00–128.00	119.21
1	—	705	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	496	182.50–183.00	182.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	115	240.00	240.00
2	—	520	146.00–152.00	148.94
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
2	—	855	117.00–117.50	117.25
1	—	270	170.00	170.00
3	—	637	136.00–150.00	142.57
3	—	652	120.00–135.00	129.31
1	—	575	149.00	149.00
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
1	—	955	112.00	112.00
1	—	205	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	1,700.00–1,725.00	1,708.25
1	—	950	1,800.00	1,800.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	86.00	86.00
1	—	735	51.00	51.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,215	75.50	75.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	948	62.00–70.00	66.81
1	—	875	45.00	45.00
12	—	777	54.00–60.00	56.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,935	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,082	74.00–89.00	81.75
7	—	1,150	90.00–92.50	90.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	72.00	72.00
4	—	808	40.00–45.00	43.75
1	—	845	53.00	53.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,113	73.00–87.00	80.48
10	—	1,437	90.00–101.00	96.68
9	—	1,666	102.00–113.00	107.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	98.50	98.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,065	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	901	850.00–1,110.00	975.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	640	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	738	600.00–675.00	637.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	823	875.00–900.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	928	830.00–900.00	868.33

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.