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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2023-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 26

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 113 vs last sale 410▼ 193 vs year ago 490 · −39.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 138▼ 26 vs year ago 175 · −14.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

34 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 49▼ 62 vs year ago 96 · −64.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons on all classes, but a steady 2.00-4.00 increase was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade was 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 $206.90/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$206.90

119 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,099

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$635

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$166.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.51

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	445	243.94	1,085	39
Medium and Large 1-2	584	206.54	1,207	46
Medium and Large 2	558	170.39	950	32
Small 4	585	77.00	450	2thin

One grade step is worth $166.94/cwt here — about $635 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 sale119 hd

206.90

—

NM average4 barns · 1,429 hd

229.41

−22.51

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	1,499	114.35	1,715	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	100.59	1,151	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	922	76.71	707	53

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)	888	$1,063	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	962	$1,392	3thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	190	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	591	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	245	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	740	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	318	248.57/cwt	240.00–257.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	325	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	891	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	361	229.06/cwt	210.00–238.00	827	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	252.63/cwt	245.00–262.00	968	9
Steers	—	Small 4	385	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	402	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,130	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	225.98/cwt	225.00–227.00	938	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,041	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	248.23/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,154	5
Steers	—	Small 4	475	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	169.98/cwt	163.00–190.00	818	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	221.28/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,069	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	172.62/cwt	165.00–180.00	903	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	225.72/cwt	224.00–227.00	1,201	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	211.60/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,128	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	562	169.88/cwt	160.00–185.00	955	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	224.75/cwt	218.00–232.00	1,281	2
Steers	—	Small 4	570	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	428	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	209.34/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,233	9
Steers	—	Small 4	600	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	474	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	171.99/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,053	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	622	194.95/cwt	193.00–198.00	1,213	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,355	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	169.73/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,132	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	196.74/cwt	193.00–203.00	1,326	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	195.50/cwt	192.00–199.00	1,408	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,282	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,256	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,424	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	872	176.68/cwt	174.00–182.00	1,541	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,544	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	110	200.00/head	200.00–200.00	200	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	220	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	477	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	225	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Heifers	—	Small 4	300	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	355	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	242.89/cwt	235.00–247.00	899	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	170.26/cwt	150.00–190.00	656	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	871	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	222.48/cwt	214.00–235.00	948	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	202.40/cwt	195.00–207.00	945	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	500	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,065	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	169.93/cwt	150.00–190.00	889	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	202.30/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,060	12
Heifers	—	Small 4	543	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	217	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,137	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	189.89/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,069	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	174.74/cwt	138.00–187.00	1,010	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	627	168.57/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,057	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	657	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,150	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	163.07/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,094	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,183	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	748	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,212	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,152	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	860	128.95/cwt	120.00–138.00	1,109	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	130	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	220	175.00/head	175.00–175.00	175	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	275	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	707	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	783	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	944	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	465	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,046	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	470	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	597	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	505	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,126	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	533	112.56/cwt	100.00–125.00	600	2
Bulls	—	Small 4	580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	377	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	597	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	157.50/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,071	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	722	153.44/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,108	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,072	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,222	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,303	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	985	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,281	1
Bulls	—	—	1,035	89.30/cwt	87.00–91.00	924	2
Bulls	—	—	1,388	109.86/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,525	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	119.57/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,953	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,825	119.88/cwt	113.00–127.00	2,188	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	778	42.19/cwt	26.50–57.00	328	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	783	57.03/cwt	51.00–64.00	447	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	840	77.91/cwt	72.00–81.00	654	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	72.45/cwt	65.00–77.50	644	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	903	100.60/cwt	97.00–109.50	908	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	84.25/cwt	81.50–90.00	824	28
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	978	83.10/cwt	81.00–85.00	813	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	93.89/cwt	91.00–95.00	992	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	101.27/cwt	96.50–107.00	1,185	48
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	109.07/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,385	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	650	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,118	1,650.00/head	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,420	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	718	740.00/head	740.00–740.00	740	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	740	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	867	1,145.00/head	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,145	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,315	1,380.00/head	1,380.00–1,380.00	1,380	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,204	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,613	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 May 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 410Year ago 490

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 138Year ago 175

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 49Year ago 96

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons on all classes, but a steady 2.00-4.00 increase was noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade was moderate demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	40.00	40.00
1	—	300	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	150.00–190.00	169.93
1	—	730	162.00	162.00
2	—	385	150.00–190.00	170.26
2	—	768	150.00	150.00
2	—	860	120.00–138.00	128.95
11	—	671	160.00–167.00	163.07
16	—	627	155.00–170.00	168.57
6	—	578	138.00–187.00	174.74
3	—	480	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
7	—	426	214.00–235.00	222.48
3	—	370	235.00–247.00	242.89
3	—	563	202.00	202.00
1	—	500	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	185.00–195.00	189.89
3	—	748	162.00	162.00
5	—	467	195.00–207.00	202.40
1	—	245	235.00	235.00
12	—	524	197.00–205.00	202.30
7	—	657	175.00	175.00
1	—	425	205.00	205.00
1	—	775	165.00	165.00
2	—	355	195.00–200.00	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	220	217.00	217.00
1	—	110	200.00	200.00
1	—	50	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	225	430.00	430.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	133.50	133.50
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
1	—	800	134.00	134.00
1	—	980	133.00	133.00
3	—	722	140.00–163.00	153.44
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
2	—	680	155.00–160.00	157.50
1	—	330	220.00	220.00
1	—	408	192.00	192.00
1	—	490	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	223.00	223.00
1	—	465	225.00	225.00
1	—	425	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	663	90.00	90.00
2	—	533	100.00–125.00	112.56
1	—	470	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	220	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	350.00	350.00
1	—	275	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	240.00–257.00	248.57
9	—	383	245.00–262.00	252.63
4	—	623	217.50	217.50
1	—	290	255.00	255.00
1	—	230	257.00	257.00
2	—	570	218.00–232.00	224.75
7	—	532	224.00–227.00	225.72
3	—	430	242.00	242.00
5	—	465	244.00–257.00	248.23
1	—	190	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	533	200.00–232.00	211.60
9	—	589	197.00–218.00	209.34
1	—	965	160.00	160.00
2	—	800	178.00	178.00
2	—	415	225.00–227.00	225.98
7	—	674	193.00–203.00	196.74
3	—	483	212.00–230.00	221.28
2	—	720	192.00–199.00	195.50
3	—	622	193.00–198.00	194.95
3	—	872	174.00–182.00	176.68
8	—	361	210.00–238.00	229.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	402	281.00	281.00
1	—	325	274.00	274.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	562	160.00–185.00	169.88
11	—	481	163.00–190.00	169.98
1	—	795	158.00	158.00
4	—	523	165.00–180.00	172.62
3	—	667	165.00–172.00	169.73
4	—	612	170.00–178.00	171.99
1	—	720	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	79.00	79.00
1	—	385	350.00	350.00
1	—	475	350.00	350.00
1	—	570	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	245	247.00	247.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,420	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	1,550.00–1,750.00	1,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	718	740.00	740.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	875.00	875.00

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	—	867	1,025.00–1,350.00	1,145.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,380.00	1,380.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,440	112.00	112.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,825	113.00–127.00	119.88
1	—	985	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,633	114.00–127.00	119.57
2	—	1,035	87.00–91.00	89.30
3	—	1,388	108.00–112.00	109.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	978	81.00–85.00	83.10
2	—	778	26.50–57.00	42.19
3	—	840	72.00–81.00	77.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,270	108.00–113.00	109.07
15	—	1,057	91.00–95.00	93.89
48	—	1,170	96.50–107.00	101.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	783	51.00–64.00	57.03
11	—	889	65.00–77.50	72.45
28	—	978	81.50–90.00	84.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	903	97.00–109.50	100.60

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.