Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to no reports issued for several weeks due to covid-19 issues.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.76/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$133.76

128 head · 586 lb average

Value per head Derived

$784

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$19.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.85

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	140.69	805	50
Medium and Large 1-2	597	132.73	792	54
Medium and Large 2	591	121.66	720	24

One grade step is worth $19.02/cwt here — about $85 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

133.76

—

NM average4 barns · 1,467 hd

138.61

−4.85

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	1,448	81.79	1,184	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	60.96	744	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,457	58.95	859	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,009	56.16	567	43

Every lot, as filed

67 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	Medium and Large 2	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	74.88/cwt	70.00–78.00	730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	669	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	824	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	563	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	142.73/cwt	142.00–145.00	538	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	278	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	827	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	172.06/cwt	171.00–173.00	642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	406	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	568	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.15/cwt	140.00–144.50	752	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.80/cwt	147.00–152.00	765	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.98/cwt	120.00–122.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	478	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	163.09/cwt	155.00–167.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	743	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	828	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	123.22/cwt	120.00–131.00	897	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	703	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	858	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	151.65/cwt	149.00–163.00	731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,313	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	867	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,033	53.13/cwt	50.00–54.50	549	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,275	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	617	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	820.00/cwt	760.00–925.00	5,469	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	6,160	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	454	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	103.50/cwt	103.50–103.50	841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	691	120.28/cwt	115.00–122.00	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	135.69/cwt	130.00–139.00	780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	763	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	908.57/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	10,003	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	928.00/cwt	875.00–970.00	10,978	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	670	419.00/cwt	300.00–625.00	2,807	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,500	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,015	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	538	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,095	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	59.60/cwt	58.25–60.50	940	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	675	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	270	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	52.81/cwt	45.00–55.50	486	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	66.68/cwt	66.00–67.00	896	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	58.74/cwt	56.00–62.50	626	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	61.17/cwt	56.50–64.50	752	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	733	656.67/cwt	560.00–850.00	4,813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,680	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,245.97/cwt	900.00–1,585.00	13,569	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	993.57/cwt	860.00–1,135.00	8,803	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	890.00/cwt	890.00–890.00	6,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,086.25/cwt	1,020.00–1,125.00	12,633	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	949.29/cwt	850.00–1,085.00	9,768	7
Bulls	—	—	1,276	72.88/cwt	65.00–78.00	930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	2
Bulls	—	—	1,538	86.37/cwt	82.00–94.00	1,328	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	689	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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