Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-7.00 lower, heifers under 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.88/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$162.88

185 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$26.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	452	169.11	764	74
Medium and Large 1	501	160.70	805	99
Medium and Large 2	551	142.41	784	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.70/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale185 hd

162.88

—

NM average3 barns · 958 hd

163.37

−0.50

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	1,557	73.81	1,149	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	58.37	734	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	46.66	468	115

Every lot, as filed

69 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	138.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	928	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	168.02/cwt	166.00–170.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	154.70/cwt	151.00–159.50	818	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	171.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	633	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	186.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	594	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	173.53/cwt	171.00–177.00	649	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	155.75/cwt	151.00–161.00	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	215.18/cwt	206.00–222.50	499	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	167.06/cwt	166.00–167.50	782	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	175.00/cwt	173.00–176.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	152.75/cwt	145.00–155.50	849	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	702.50/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,744	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	67.76/cwt	67.00–69.50	817	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,020.00/cwt	840.00–1,200.00	9,313	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	131.49/cwt	130.50–132.00	870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	153.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	673	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	748.46/cwt	660.00–850.00	8,121	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	909.00/cwt	760.00–1,075.00	9,863	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	10,731	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	934.00/cwt	825.00–1,130.00	9,247	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	680.00/cwt	650.00–710.00	7,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	838	2
Bulls	—	—	1,620	77.42/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,254	14
Bulls	—	—	1,373	67.16/cwt	64.00–71.00	922	6
Bulls	—	—	1,985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	374	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	148.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	146.76/cwt	145.00–148.50	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	150.11/cwt	150.00–151.00	688	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.19/cwt	129.00–139.00	769	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	156.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	262	171.87/cwt	168.00–176.00	450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	660	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	141.80/cwt	136.00–145.00	742	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	151.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	149.33/cwt	142.00–153.00	635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	401	156.90/cwt	152.00–161.00	629	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	845	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	881	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	58.38/cwt	53.00–62.50	735	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	55.11/cwt	48.50–58.75	585	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	44.34/cwt	39.00–48.25	450	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	830	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	427	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	133.82/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	427	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	739	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,350	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	675	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	733	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	176	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,140	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	604	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	17

How this sale compares

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.

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