Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-9.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 5.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs. 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower, bulls 1.00 higher. Trade moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $155.15/cwt on 462 head.

Average price

$155.15

462 head · 460 lb average

Value per head Derived

$713

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$42.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.78

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	409	165.77	677	232
Medium and Large 1	510	146.49	747	210
Medium and Large 2	524	122.92	644	20

One grade step is worth $42.85/cwt here — about $33 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 sale462 hd

155.15

—

NM average3 barns · 1,793 hd

146.37

+8.78

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	1,573	82.93	1,304	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,177	60.00	706	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	50.24	467	52

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	132.29/cwt	125.50–135.00	750	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	784	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	553	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	251	180.06/cwt	177.00–190.00	452	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	144.66/cwt	135.00–152.00	463	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	775	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	118.53/cwt	118.25–125.00	804	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	219	173.00/cwt	165.00–183.00	379	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,933	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	908.13/cwt	710.00–1,075.00	9,227	8
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	—	900	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	750	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	2,063.03/cwt	1,500.00–3,700.00	21,744	30
Bulls	—	—	1,550	81.57/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,264	11
Bulls	—	—	1,297	72.19/cwt	69.00–73.50	936	3
Bulls	—	—	1,789	92.35/cwt	90.00–95.50	1,652	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	149.97/cwt	149.50–151.00	648	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	155.05/cwt	151.00–160.50	750	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	178.81/cwt	177.50–179.00	805	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	156.44/cwt	155.00–157.00	765	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	453	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	702	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	149.38/cwt	147.50–153.00	844	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	152.12/cwt	151.00–153.00	809	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	438	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	900	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	221	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	442	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	718	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	965.14/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	10,983	37
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	865.77/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,000	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	735.63/cwt	500.00–800.00	7,474	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	716.67/cwt	675.00–775.00	6,930	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,075	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	833	43.38/cwt	39.00–45.00	361	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	64.53/cwt	63.50–66.00	763	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	45.32/cwt	39.00–48.75	380	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	53.76/cwt	49.00–59.50	536	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	58.19/cwt	53.25–62.00	683	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	46.50/cwt	46.50–46.50	425	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	793	50.01/cwt	49.00–51.00	397	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,742	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	645.00/cwt	600.00–690.00	4,838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	118.86/cwt	117.00–122.50	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.68/cwt	145.00–153.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	179.19/cwt	176.00–180.50	602	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	795	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	164.04/cwt	159.00–166.00	702	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	397	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	492	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	154.65/cwt	149.00–156.00	725	94
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	177.09/cwt	161.00–182.00	653	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	118.53/cwt	117.00–120.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	363	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	664	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	603	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	364	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	743	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	135.70/cwt	135.00–141.50	900	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	201.26/cwt	200.00–205.00	680	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	319	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	676	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	158.47/cwt	152.00–168.00	686	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	155.01/cwt	148.75–159.00	874	110
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	182.92/cwt	181.00–185.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	155.39/cwt	151.50–161.00	817	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	581	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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