Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available due to no report issued last week. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.80/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$150.80

128 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	158.56	744	14thin
Medium and Large 1	552	153.12	845	85
Medium and Large 1-2	609	140.26	854	29

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale128 hd

150.80

—

NM average3 barns · 1,453 hd

155.47

−4.67

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	1,599	82.01	1,311	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	61.43	756	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	61.00	979	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	52.50	504	31

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	—	—	1,685	90.56/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,526	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,140.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,250.00	13,201	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,050.00/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	8,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	13,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,025.00/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,177	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	695	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,893	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	762	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,036.67/cwt	930.00–1,185.00	11,745	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	918.75/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,051	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	65.33/cwt	63.00–70.00	677	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	785	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	978.46/cwt	500.00–1,250.00	10,949	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	979	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	46.22/cwt	44.00–48.50	384	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	59.93/cwt	57.50–62.50	724	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.34/cwt	167.00–172.00	802	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	173.56/cwt	171.00–176.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	133.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	700	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	135.28/cwt	133.00–136.00	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	696	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	301	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	288	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	121.45/cwt	120.00–122.00	888	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.94/cwt	130.50–138.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	79.44/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,250	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	791	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	743	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	818	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	794	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	128.72/cwt	125.50–131.00	928	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	140.91/cwt	139.00–147.00	860	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	747	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	427	167.37/cwt	165.00–169.00	715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	135.31/cwt	134.50–139.50	848	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	483	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	129.46/cwt	126.50–132.00	933	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	188.48/cwt	184.00–192.00	675	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	191.54/cwt	190.00–193.00	552	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	403	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	772	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	162.94/cwt	162.50–163.00	776	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	153.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	791	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	801	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	55.78/cwt	51.00–60.00	566	21

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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