Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison available due to no reports issued in the last several weeks. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.29/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$124.29

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	493	128.40	632	10thin
Medium and Large 1	556	126.17	701	28
Medium and Large 2	504	108.67	547	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.73/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 sale44 hd

124.29

—

NM average3 barns · 507 hd

129.55

−5.26

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	1,618	87.02	1,408	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	62.50	917	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	62.10	739	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	54.41	521	49

Every lot, as filed

50 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
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	794	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	135.04/cwt	128.00–142.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	263	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	131.37/cwt	123.00–135.00	703	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	112.12/cwt	111.50–114.00	780	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	2
Bulls	—	—	1,660	87.51/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,453	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,657	95.27/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,579	3
Bulls	—	—	1,355	76.12/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,031	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	120.26/cwt	110.00–126.00	690	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,043.75/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,959	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	905.83/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	8,379	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	101.62/cwt	100.00–106.50	899	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	928	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	780	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	134.53/cwt	126.00–139.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	765	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	390	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	50.20/cwt	44.75–55.00	430	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	998	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	61.73/cwt	59.00–64.00	738	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	58.46/cwt	56.00–62.50	617	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	66.81/cwt	66.00–67.50	848	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	622.50/cwt	485.00–760.00	5,136	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	721.25/cwt	535.00–800.00	7,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	670.00/cwt	650.00–710.00	5,742	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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