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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2022-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 5

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jul 29Aug 5Aug 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

276 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 476▲ 36 vs year ago 240 · +15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 102▼ 69 vs year ago 148 · −46.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

46 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 64▼ 13 vs year ago 59 · −22.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers no accurate comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher on limited comparison. Trade moderate 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 $164.07/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$164.07

114 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$131.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.39

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	397	196.08	779	33
Medium and Large 1-2	592	159.71	946	57
Medium and Large 2	617	136.37	842	22
Small 4	653	65.00	424	2thin

One grade step is worth $131.08/cwt here — about $354 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 sale114 hd

164.07

—

NM average3 barns · 808 hd

177.46

−13.39

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	1,522	93.51	1,424	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	81.40	856	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	64.91	601	29

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	765	$825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,319	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,190	$1,175	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$1,148	3thin

Every lot

93 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 1-2	205	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	400	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	215	228.86/cwt	227.00–231.00	492	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	471	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	280.00/head	280.00–280.00	280	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	505	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	310	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	682	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	191.97/cwt	188.00–196.00	610	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	174.69/cwt	172.00–177.50	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	345	143.00/cwt	141.00–145.00	493	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	515	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	367	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	785	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	189.28/cwt	184.00–200.00	706	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	171.43/cwt	161.00–182.00	674	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	174.50/cwt	161.00–185.00	735	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	184.42/cwt	181.00–188.00	882	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	838	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	170.21/cwt	166.00–172.00	878	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	148.04/cwt	136.00–154.00	771	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	550	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	875	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	134.96/cwt	130.00–142.00	850	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	152.70/cwt	150.00–158.00	970	4
Steers	—	Small 4	653	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	152.63/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,020	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	908	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	719	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,071	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	145.75/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,108	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	134.68/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,088	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,044	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	948	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,030	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,071	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,356	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	254	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	485	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	625	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	664	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	615	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	173.95/cwt	170.00–178.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	124.15/cwt	120.00–125.00	519	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Small 4	460	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	667	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	126.18/cwt	120.00–137.00	593	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	160.95/cwt	160.00–163.00	765	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	152.15/cwt	145.00–156.00	723	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	751	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	129.27/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Small 4	531	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	106	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	153.95/cwt	142.00–155.00	870	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	911	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	132.30/cwt	129.00–135.00	758	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	124.29/cwt	118.00–130.00	768	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	139.39/cwt	137.00–144.00	878	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	143.37/cwt	142.50–147.00	988	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,043	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	125.58/cwt	120.00–132.00	908	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	141.15/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,066	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	872	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	90	110.00/head	110.00–110.00	110	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	153.06/cwt	145.00–170.00	719	3
Bulls	—	Small 4	488	296.38/head	225.00–370.00	296	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	144.54/cwt	125.00–164.00	740	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	578	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	873	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	117.94/cwt	114.00–122.00	802	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	703	125.52/cwt	120.00–131.00	882	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	120.53/cwt	116.00–125.00	946	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	920	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	727	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	985	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	818	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,330	84.61/cwt	84.00–85.00	1,125	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	94.76/cwt	89.00–99.00	1,454	9
Bulls	—	—	1,995	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	2,175	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	764	46.15/cwt	37.50–49.00	353	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	59.72/cwt	59.00–61.00	512	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	648	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	935	97.65/cwt	90.50–104.00	913	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	980	69.92/cwt	64.00–74.50	685	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,040	80.06/cwt	78.00–82.50	833	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,063	80.26/cwt	75.00–87.00	853	25
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	863	1,037.50/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,038	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	1,095.00/head	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,095	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,032	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	1,370.00/head	1,370.00–1,370.00	1,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,215	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,251	1,368.13/head	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,368	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	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 Aug 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 276Last week 476Year ago 240

Slaughter CattleReceipts 79Last week 102Year ago 148

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 64Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	145.00–156.00	152.15
2	—	518	140.00–150.00	144.98
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
3	—	723	120.00–132.00	125.58
1	—	375	164.00	164.00
28	—	565	142.00–155.00	153.95
3	—	630	137.00–144.00	139.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	371	179.00	179.00
5	—	689	142.50–147.00	143.37
2	—	573	159.00	159.00
7	—	719	145.00	145.00
3	—	475	160.00–163.00	160.95
3	—	522	160.00	160.00
4	—	334	187.00	187.00
7	—	755	139.00–144.00	141.15
2	—	405	170.00–178.00	173.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	120.00–125.00	124.15
1	—	680	100.00	100.00
4	—	526	125.00–132.00	129.27
3	—	618	118.00–130.00	124.29
3	—	573	129.00–135.00	132.30
1	—	855	102.00	102.00
4	—	470	120.00–137.00	126.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	145.00	145.00
4	—	531	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	254	191.00	191.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
1	—	1,030	104.00	104.00
3	—	693	131.00	131.00
1	—	595	147.00	147.00
1	—	355	145.00	145.00
2	—	345	141.00–145.00	143.00
6	—	521	136.00–154.00	148.04
1	—	835	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
4	—	630	130.00–142.00	134.96
1	—	870	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	184.00–200.00	189.28
2	—	500	177.00	177.00
2	—	318	188.00–196.00	191.97
2	—	220	214.00	214.00
13	—	478	181.00–188.00	184.42
1	—	550	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
8	—	719	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,200	113.00	113.00
8	—	668	152.00–156.00	152.63
4	—	760	145.00–146.00	145.75
4	—	635	150.00–158.00	152.70
1	—	205	195.00	195.00
2	—	323	172.00–177.50	174.69
1	—	490	171.00	171.00
1	—	270	187.00	187.00
2	—	393	161.00–182.00	171.43
13	—	516	166.00–172.00	170.21
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
7	—	421	161.00–185.00	174.50
3	—	808	132.00–139.00	134.68
2	—	270	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	227.00–231.00	228.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	220.00	220.00
3	—	367	214.00	214.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	114.00–122.00	117.94
3	—	470	145.00–170.00	153.06
3	—	512	125.00–164.00	144.54
2	—	578	151.00	151.00
1	—	405	187.00	187.00
2	—	785	116.00–125.00	120.53
2	—	703	120.00–131.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	79.00	79.00
1	—	985	83.00	83.00
1	—	90	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
2	—	488	225.00–370.00	296.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,063	75.00–87.00	80.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	857	59.00–61.00	59.72
20	—	980	64.00–74.50	69.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,040	78.00–82.50	80.06
2	—	935	90.50–104.00	97.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	764	37.50–49.00	46.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,995	109.00	109.00
9	—	1,534	89.00–99.00	94.76
3	—	1,330	84.00–85.00	84.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	943	1,000.00–1,160.00	1,095.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,165	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	900.00–1,175.00	1,037.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,251	1,260.00–1,450.00	1,368.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,370.00	1,370.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,032	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,200.00	1,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	765	825.00	825.00

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.