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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-26

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

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jan 19Jan 26Feb 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

273 head

▼ 166 vs last sale 439▲ 13 vs year ago 260 · +5.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 54 vs last sale 153▲ 19 vs year ago 80 · +23.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 104▲ 54 vs year ago 50 · +108.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-26.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade moderate and demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $210.88/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$210.88

139 head · 567 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$53.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−36.83

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	583	230.02	1,341	70
Medium and Large 1-2	489	212.69	1,040	28
Medium and Large 2	592	176.95	1,048	41

One grade step is worth $53.07/cwt here — about $293 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 sale139 hd

210.88

—

NM average4 barns · 2,102 hd

247.71

−36.83

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	1,716	108.30	1,858	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	97.97	1,116	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	82.63	789	57

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,317	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	863	$1,105	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$938	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	616	$650	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$1,500	2thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	95	440.00/head	440.00–440.00	440	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	160	270.00/head	270.00–270.00	270	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	216	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	594	1
Steers	—	Small 4	263	418.00/head	400.00–435.00	418	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	270	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	797	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	997	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	329.87/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,013	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	318.02/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,183	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	375	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,283	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,090	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	923	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	257.01/cwt	237.00–284.00	1,087	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	301.23/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,289	7
Steers	—	Small 4	450	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	315	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,205	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	290.50/cwt	269.00–312.00	1,351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	278.05/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,451	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,394	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,486	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,581	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	229.12/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,583	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,703	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	786	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,376	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	60	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	110	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	198	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	449	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	205	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	217	228.23/cwt	226.00–235.00	495	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	218	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	456	2
Heifers	—	Small 4	275	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	225.36/cwt	220.00–231.00	649	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	190.15/cwt	180.00–210.00	608	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	805	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	267.48/cwt	264.00–275.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	345	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	956	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	204.07/cwt	192.00–212.00	753	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	236.19/cwt	225.00–250.00	975	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	223.49/cwt	222.00–225.00	945	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	453	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,164	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	222.94/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,048	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	238.64/cwt	221.00–242.00	1,131	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	169.66/cwt	167.00–175.00	818	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,273	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	927	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	534	221.94/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,185	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	221.19/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,245	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	231.97/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,332	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	638	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,467	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	639	164.68/cwt	153.00–180.00	1,052	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	654	231.67/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	165.04/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,098	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	187.30/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,279	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,181	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	722	206.70/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,492	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	185.29/cwt	182.50–188.00	1,417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	223.95/cwt	206.00–230.00	1,722	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	784	175.65/cwt	155.00–179.00	1,377	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,634	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	470	269.70/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,268	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,082	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	613	232.05/cwt	218.00–247.00	1,422	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Bulls	—	Small 4	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,617	98.22/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,588	8
Bulls	—	—	1,738	108.71/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,889	6
Bulls	—	—	1,847	123.94/cwt	116.00–131.00	2,289	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	710	54.60/cwt	40.00–70.00	388	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	834	68.31/cwt	65.00–71.00	570	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	852	74.68/cwt	74.50–75.00	636	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	890	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	810	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	895	94.06/cwt	93.00–95.00	842	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	935	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	767	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,024	89.29/cwt	84.50–92.50	914	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,120	100.46/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,125	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,149	104.18/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,197	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	95.90/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,104	57
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	125.67/cwt	125.00–127.00	905	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	485	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	515	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	675	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	753	775.00/head	650.00–850.00	775	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,343	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,028	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,410	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	940	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,500	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 273Last week 439Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 99Last week 153Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 104Last week 104Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	262.00	262.00
1	—	216	275.00	275.00
1	—	305	280.00	280.00
3	—	423	237.00–284.00	257.01
1	—	395	276.00	276.00
1	—	515	260.00	260.00
2	—	560	249.00	249.00
5	—	691	227.00–238.00	229.12
1	—	270	295.00	295.00
1	—	700	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	305.00–329.00	318.02
6	—	615	257.00	257.00
2	—	295	338.00	338.00
2	—	465	269.00–312.00	290.50
3	—	307	320.00–335.00	329.87
7	—	428	285.00–335.00	301.23
6	—	522	263.00–285.00	278.05
1	—	755	217.00	217.00
5	—	720	236.50	236.50
1	—	565	263.00	263.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	95	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
2	—	263	400.00–435.00	418.00
1	—	450	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	220.00	220.00
4	—	786	175.00	175.00
2	—	365	230.00	230.00
1	—	600	170.00	170.00
1	—	410	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	327.00	327.00
1	—	375	342.00	342.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	160	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	60	250.00	250.00
1	—	110	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	277.00	277.00
1	—	505	252.00	252.00
2	—	453	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	705	167.50	167.50
3	—	482	167.00–175.00	169.66
1	—	515	180.00	180.00
2	—	218	209.00	209.00
3	—	320	180.00–210.00	190.15
11	—	784	155.00–179.00	175.65
4	—	369	192.00–212.00	204.07
4	—	665	150.00–170.00	165.04
11	—	639	153.00–180.00	164.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	683	182.00–200.00	187.30
1	—	630	190.00	190.00
1	—	890	185.00	185.00
2	—	288	220.00–231.00	225.36
2	—	423	222.00–225.00	223.49
1	—	330	244.00	244.00
6	—	470	207.00–235.00	222.94
2	—	563	207.00–235.00	221.19
1	—	950	172.00	172.00
2	—	765	182.50–188.00	185.29
4	—	217	226.00–235.00	228.23
2	—	198	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	237.00	237.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	769	206.00–230.00	223.95
3	—	534	216.00–225.00	221.94
3	—	367	237.50	237.50
10	—	574	225.00–236.00	231.97
10	—	654	220.00–233.00	231.67
13	—	722	200.00–215.00	206.70
3	—	332	264.00–275.00	267.48
1	—	800	205.00	205.00
8	—	638	230.00	230.00
6	—	474	221.00–242.00	238.64
4	—	413	225.00–250.00	236.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	275	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	260.00–282.00	269.70
3	—	613	218.00–247.00	232.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	208.00	208.00
1	—	565	200.00	200.00
1	—	670	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,024	84.50–92.50	89.29
4	—	834	65.00–71.00	68.31
8	—	852	74.50–75.00	74.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,120	99.00–105.00	100.46
2	—	895	93.00–95.00	94.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	710	40.00–70.00	54.60
1	—	935	82.00	82.00
1	—	890	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,151	93.00–98.00	95.90
13	—	1,149	100.00–109.00	104.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,617	89.00–102.00	98.22
5	—	1,847	116.00–131.00	123.94
6	—	1,738	105.00–114.00	108.71

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	720	125.00–127.00	125.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	150.00	150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	940	1,050.00	1,050.00

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	—	850	900.00	900.00

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	—	1,410	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	515	600.00	600.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	770	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	675	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	753	650.00–850.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	485	400.00	400.00

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	1	—	940	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	2	—	990	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,500.00

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.