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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 17

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

205 head

▼ 176 vs last sale 381▼ 299 vs year ago 504 · −59.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

39 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 73▼ 67 vs year ago 106 · −63.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 84▼ 54 vs year ago 80 · −67.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons in all classes, but a strong undertone of 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls also limited but 4.00-5.00 higher. 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 $191.65/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$191.65

90 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$900

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$712

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$158.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	213.82	1,029	55
Medium and Large 1-2	439	197.13	866	17thin
Medium and Large 2	511	157.09	802	10thin
Medium 1-2	128	95.73	123	3thin
Small 4	568	55.80	317	5thin

One grade step is worth $158.02/cwt here — about $712 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 sale90 hd

191.65

—

NM average4 barns · 1,939 hd

195.85

−4.20

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	1,383	99.30	1,373	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,124	91.51	1,028	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	926	68.19	632	11

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$1,165	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	907	$950	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	774	$1,125	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

84 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	80	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	100	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	128	95.73/cwt	90.00–110.00	123	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	155	385.00/head	385.00–385.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	210	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	235	160.00/head	160.00–160.00	160	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	451	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	634	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	330	236.99/cwt	227.00–240.00	782	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	368	242.83/cwt	238.00–248.00	894	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	219.84/cwt	215.00–226.00	842	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	195.30/cwt	186.00–205.00	820	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	215.73/cwt	207.00–231.00	930	10
Steers	—	Small 4	450	275.00/head	275.00–275.00	275	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	218.55/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,010	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	955	1
Steers	—	Small 4	510	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	211.14/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,087	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	868	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,021	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	201.17/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,137	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	969	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	157.97/cwt	149.00–165.00	911	3
Steers	—	Small 4	583	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	332	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	141.52/cwt	140.00–143.00	877	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,231	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	645	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,193	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,201	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,365	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	258	192.25/cwt	192.00–192.50	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	208.59/cwt	205.00–225.00	709	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	341	144.42/cwt	140.00–167.00	492	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	204.61/cwt	203.00–212.00	737	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	612	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	869	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	191.33/cwt	187.00–197.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	472	139.69/cwt	130.00–158.00	659	3
Heifers	—	Small 4	498	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	149	5
Heifers	—	Small 4	500	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	143.50/cwt	131.00–155.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	174.07/cwt	160.00–179.00	886	4
Heifers	—	Small 4	515	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	361	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	194.74/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,005	5
Heifers	—	Small 4	553	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	578	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,075	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,128	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,168	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,164	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	940	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	535	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,097	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Small 4	605	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	212	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,191	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	995	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,093	89.08/cwt	88.00–90.00	974	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,288	95.62/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,384	95.51/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,574	110.98/cwt	109.00–112.50	1,747	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	805	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	362	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	65.92/cwt	65.00–68.50	591	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	905	85.44/cwt	80.00–90.00	773	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	73.57/cwt	69.50–80.00	711	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,020	79.51/cwt	77.50–82.50	811	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,038	87.64/cwt	81.50–93.00	910	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,262	98.53/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,243	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	760	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	1,087.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	915	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	985	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 1-2	665	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	828	1,337.50/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,338	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	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 Feb 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 205Last week 381Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 73Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 84Year ago 80

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons in all classes, but a strong undertone of 7.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls also limited but 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
1	—	100	410.00	410.00
1	—	750	182.00	182.00
4	—	565	195.00–210.00	201.17
8	—	383	215.00–226.00	219.84
8	—	628	196.00	196.00
10	—	515	190.00–224.00	211.14
10	—	431	207.00–231.00	215.73
1	—	665	193.00	193.00
6	—	462	205.00–225.00	218.55
1	—	80	370.00	370.00
1	—	155	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	227.00–240.00	236.99
1	—	410	240.00	240.00
2	—	368	238.00–248.00	242.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	170.00	170.00
1	—	645	185.00	185.00
2	—	540	189.00	189.00
1	—	230	230.00	230.00
4	—	375	200.00	200.00
4	—	420	186.00–205.00	195.30
1	—	305	208.00	208.00
1	—	210	370.00	370.00
1	—	715	168.00	168.00
1	—	480	199.00	199.00
1	—	260	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	583	57.00	57.00
1	—	450	275.00	275.00
1	—	510	51.00	51.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	140.00–143.00	141.52
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	235	160.00	160.00
1	—	390	156.00	156.00
2	—	523	165.00–167.00	165.99
1	—	280	161.00	161.00
3	—	577	149.00–165.00	157.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	128	90.00–110.00	95.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
2	—	535	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	125.00	125.00
1	—	930	107.00	107.00
1	—	630	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	500	250.00	250.00
5	—	498	30.00	30.00
1	—	515	70.00	70.00
2	—	553	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	505	131.00–155.00	143.50
6	—	341	140.00–167.00	144.42
2	—	373	164.00	164.00
3	—	472	130.00–158.00	139.69
2	—	825	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	258	192.00–192.50	192.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	340	205.00–225.00	208.59
5	—	516	189.00–200.00	194.74
7	—	424	205.00	205.00
2	—	688	164.00	164.00
6	—	360	203.00–212.00	204.61
3	—	462	187.00–197.00	191.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	171.00	171.00
1	—	895	130.00	130.00
1	—	840	139.00	139.00
4	—	509	160.00–179.00	174.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	578	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	896	65.00–68.50	65.92
6	—	967	69.50–80.00	73.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,262	94.00–106.00	98.53
7	—	1,038	81.50–93.00	87.64
2	—	1,020	77.50–82.50	79.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	80.00–90.00	85.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,384	91.00–101.00	95.51
2	—	1,093	88.00–90.00	89.08
4	—	1,574	109.00–112.50	110.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	94.00–97.00	95.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	828	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	783	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,087.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	760	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	915	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	828	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,337.50

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	1	—	980	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	700.00	700.00

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.