Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2020-06-19

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 19
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
369 head
71 vs last sale 440 124 vs year ago 493 · 25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
17 vs last sale 158 26 vs year ago 167 · 15.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
234 head
61 vs last sale 173 173 vs year ago 61 · +283.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00 lower. feeders over 600 lbs steady on very limited comparable quotes. Heifer calves and feeders mostly 1.00 lower on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $134.63/cwt on 73 head.
Average price
$134.63
73 head · 589 lb average
Value per head Derived
$792
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$28
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$27.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.65
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2555138.5877035
Medium and Large 1593136.2080830
Medium and Large 2716111.507988thin
One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale73 hd
134.63
NM average3 barns · 851 hd
130.99
+3.65
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,70685.601,46020
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19761.7273923
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05859.6363159
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60056.509041thin

Every lot, as filed

60 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsLean 85-90%1,05859.51/cwt56.00–63.5063027
CowsBoner 80-85%97356.07/cwt55.00–56.505465
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed89062.00/cwt62.00–62.005521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,60056.50/cwt56.50–56.509041
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000885.00/cwt750.00–900.008,85010
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2001,175.00/cwt1,000.00–1,350.0014,1002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,038930.31/cwt810.00–960.009,65716
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2550625.00/cwt625.00–625.003,4381
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,7501
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2671697.86/cwt685.00–700.004,6837
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000810.00/cwt810.00–810.008,1001
Bulls1,52476.61/cwt71.50–80.001,1686
BullsMedium and Large 1638119.00/cwt119.00–119.007592
BullsMedium and Large 1-288585.00/cwt85.00–85.007524
Bulls1,79888.98/cwt85.00–94.501,60013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006652
Bulls1,59595.50/cwt95.50–95.501,5231
SteersMedium and Large 1-2678120.00/cwt120.00–120.008142
SteersMedium and Large 1357173.01/cwt165.00–175.006185
SteersMedium and Large 1615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008002
SteersMedium and Large 2729110.00/cwt110.00–110.008026
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763120.00/cwt120.00–120.009162
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned676116.00/cwt116.00–116.007845
SteersMedium and Large 1863108.00/cwt108.00–108.009322
SteersMedium and Large 1-2710119.47/cwt115.00–122.508485
SteersMedium and Large 1480159.00/cwt159.00–159.007633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2311174.00/cwt174.00–174.005417
SteersMedium and Large 1521146.48/cwt146.00–147.007634
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548141.00/cwt141.00–141.007737
SteersMedium and Large 1665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008114
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2800450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,6001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2764585.31/cwt425.00–700.004,47232
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29291,226.43/cwt975.00–1,325.0011,3947
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2913737.50/cwt725.00–750.006,7332
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2739629.72/cwt550.00–685.004,65418
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0131,024.17/cwt875.00–1,200.0010,3756
SteersMedium and Large 1-2613125.00/cwt125.00–125.0076610
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430159.00/cwt159.00–159.006842
SteersMedium and Large 1732118.75/cwt115.00–120.008694
SteersMedium and Large 1570139.00/cwt139.00–139.007921
SteersMedium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007832
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2650425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,7631
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675111.00/cwt111.00–111.007492
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610118.00/cwt118.00–118.007206
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486132.53/cwt128.00–134.006448
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2577117.24/cwt111.00–120.006769
HeifersMedium and Large 1360140.00/cwt140.00–140.005041
HeifersMedium and Large 2510115.00/cwt115.00–115.005872
HeifersMedium and Large 1708114.00/cwt114.00–114.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 2448126.00/cwt126.00–126.005644
HeifersMedium and Large 1599123.00/cwt123.00–123.0073711
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,167878.33/cwt850.00–900.0010,2503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,013798.33/cwt700.00–900.008,0879
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2650550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,5751
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed76558.00/cwt58.00–58.004441
CowsBoner 80-85%1,27563.07/cwt60.00–65.5080417
CowsLean 85-90%74543.00/cwt43.00–43.003201
CowsLean 85-90%94953.25/cwt47.00–55.0050512
CowsLean 85-90%1,17965.25/cwt65.25–65.2576917
CowsBoner 80-85%99567.00/cwt67.00–67.006671

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.