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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 12

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jan 5Jan 12Jan 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

297 head

▼ 170 vs last sale 467▼ 736 vs year ago 1,033 · −71.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

86 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 126▼ 42 vs year ago 128 · −32.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 52 vs last sale 77▼ 34 vs year ago 59 · −57.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves calves sold 10.00-14.00 lower on limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifer also sold 5.00-7.00 lower on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher, Trade and demand moderate.

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 $217.04/cwt on 148 head.

Average price

$217.04

148 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$972

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$795

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$183.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.25

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	254.85	1,169	27
Medium and Large 1-2	467	231.19	1,080	74
Medium and Large 2	380	200.58	763	37
Small 4	525	71.14	374	10thin

One grade step is worth $183.71/cwt here — about $795 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 sale148 hd

217.04

—

NM average4 barns · 2,475 hd

259.29

−42.25

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	1,430	102.73	1,469	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	98.77	1,113	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	82.34	775	48

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)	1,195	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$1,045	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	803	$828	4thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium 2Unweaned	50	150.00/head	150.00–150.00	150	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	120	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	130	260.00/head	260.00–260.00	260	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	215.16/cwt	190.00–240.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	277	215.82/cwt	175.00–240.00	598	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	265.17/cwt	260.00–280.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	321	194.20/cwt	172.00–220.00	623	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	232.38/cwt	222.00–242.00	753	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	273.81/cwt	270.00–275.00	904	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	246.61/cwt	240.00–252.00	925	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	195.93/cwt	165.00–217.00	735	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,014	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	260.25/cwt	254.00–270.00	1,077	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	235.71/cwt	222.00–247.00	981	7
Steers	—	Small 4	427	62.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	266	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	206.75/cwt	190.00–215.00	885	6
Steers	—	Small 4	460	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	253	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	245.17/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,130	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	873	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	490	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,259	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	500	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	810	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	229.46/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,214	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Steers	—	Small 4	558	78.50/cwt	78.50–78.50	438	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	239.03/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,351	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	203.64/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,167	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	182.94/cwt	162.00–205.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,415	1
Steers	—	Small 4	612	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	477	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,398	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	186.66/cwt	172.00–202.00	1,241	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	222.55/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,498	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	175.87/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,433	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,199	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,265	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	125	220.00/head	220.00–220.00	220	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	203	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	283	171.28/cwt	162.00–185.00	485	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	209.49/cwt	191.00–220.00	672	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	185.63/cwt	160.00–210.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	755	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	199.79/cwt	190.00–207.00	747	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	171.90/cwt	150.00–192.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	835	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	179.10/cwt	172.00–187.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	202.77/cwt	190.00–212.00	870	6
Heifers	—	Small 4	445	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	267	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	213.57/cwt	213.00–217.00	978	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	186.57/cwt	182.00–190.00	877	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	199.64/cwt	192.00–210.00	944	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	222.48/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,124	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	199.04/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,035	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	586	194.85/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,142	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	179.69/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,130	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	176.13/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,198	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	163.24/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,123	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	888	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,572	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	445	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	921	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	540	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	875	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	809	1
Bulls	—	Small 4	585	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	380	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,116	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,268	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	800	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	840	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	940	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	752	1
Bulls	—	—	1,463	106.80/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,562	12
Bulls	—	—	1,478	89.64/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,325	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	753	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	565	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	804	77.57/cwt	73.50–79.50	624	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	547	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	880	59.68/cwt	57.00–63.00	525	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	884	92.44/cwt	91.00–95.00	817	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	912	87.22/cwt	80.00–90.00	795	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	86.72/cwt	81.00–90.50	898	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,243	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	102.54/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,158	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,180	104.93/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,238	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,221	93.84/cwt	92.00–97.00	1,146	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	570	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	803	827.50/head	800.00–900.00	828	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,156.67/head	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,157	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,195	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	875	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	810	150.50/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,219	2

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 Jan 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 297Last week 467Year ago 1,033

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 126Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 77Year ago 59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	60.00–67.00	62.30
1	—	460	55.00	55.00
3	—	558	78.50	78.50
3	—	612	78.00	78.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	324	222.00–242.00	232.38
2	—	573	200.00–207.00	203.64
1	—	600	220.00	220.00
20	—	375	240.00–252.00	246.61
2	—	815	165.00–187.00	175.87
7	—	461	230.00–251.00	245.17
2	—	775	185.00	185.00
1	—	1,090	110.00	110.00
1	—	915	182.00	182.00
1	—	650	215.00	215.00
15	—	529	225.00–247.00	229.46
1	—	1,150	110.00	110.00
4	—	280	260.00–280.00	265.17
7	—	416	222.00–247.00	235.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	270.00–275.00	273.81
2	—	673	220.00–225.00	222.55
1	—	530	245.00	245.00
5	—	390	260.00	260.00
1	—	610	232.00	232.00
5	—	490	257.00	257.00
3	—	565	237.00–240.00	239.03
6	—	414	254.00–270.00	260.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	50	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	187.00–190.00	188.54
2	—	665	172.00–202.00	186.66
6	—	428	190.00–215.00	206.75
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
2	—	580	162.00–205.00	182.94
3	—	225	190.00–240.00	215.16
6	—	321	172.00–220.00	194.20
10	—	277	175.00–240.00	215.82
4	—	375	165.00–217.00	195.93
1	—	500	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · estimate wt
1	—	120	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	130	260.00	260.00
1	—	225	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
6	—	203	400.00	400.00
1	—	125	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	283	162.00–185.00	171.28
2	—	423	172.00–187.00	179.10
6	—	688	160.00–170.00	163.24
4	—	326	160.00–210.00	185.63
4	—	375	150.00–192.00	171.90
3	—	470	182.00–190.00	186.57
1	—	830	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	191.00–220.00	209.49
6	—	429	190.00–212.00	202.77
4	—	270	215.00	215.00
13	—	473	192.00–210.00	199.64
3	—	629	177.00–181.00	179.69
10	—	374	190.00–207.00	199.79
2	—	680	167.00–185.00	176.13
5	—	586	190.00–205.00	194.85
7	—	520	187.00–207.00	199.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	221.00	221.00
7	—	458	213.00–217.00	213.57
4	—	505	210.00–230.00	222.48
2	—	340	222.00	222.00
2	—	888	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	613	182.00	182.00
1	—	650	195.00	195.00
1	—	445	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	142.00	142.00
1	—	540	162.00	162.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	65.00	65.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	804	73.50–79.50	77.57
24	—	1,035	81.00–90.50	86.72
2	—	855	64.00	64.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	111.00	111.00
9	—	1,221	92.00–97.00	93.84
12	—	1,129	98.00–108.00	102.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,180	100.00–108.00	104.93
4	—	884	91.00–95.00	92.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	880	57.00–63.00	59.68
2	—	753	75.00	75.00
8	—	912	80.00–90.00	87.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	86.00–94.00	89.64
12	—	1,463	100.00–110.00	106.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	80.00	80.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	803	800.00–900.00	827.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	570	710.00	710.00

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	—	1,195	1,575.00	1,575.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,060	1,025.00–1,375.00	1,156.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	117.50	117.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	810	144.00–157.00	150.50

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.