Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparison available due to no reports issued in the past weeks. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $158.39/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$158.39

46 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.69

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	159.69	792	32
Medium and Large 1-2	468	159.67	748	12thin
Medium and Large 2	563	130.00	732	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $60 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 sale46 hd

158.39

—

NM average3 barns · 876 hd

146.71

+11.69

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	1,398	85.20	1,191	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	64.39	732	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	56.08	555	165

Every lot, as filed

52 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	58.25/cwt	53.50–67.50	591	128
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	162.58/cwt	156.00–169.00	766	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	145.11/cwt	144.00–150.00	849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	—	715	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	175.34/cwt	175.00–176.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	655	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	182.72/cwt	178.00–186.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	458	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	545	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	705	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	161.65/cwt	161.00–162.00	521	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	737.50/cwt	650.00–825.00	4,794	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	600	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,399	89.12/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,247	10
Bulls	—	—	1,394	75.41/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,051	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	852.00/cwt	760.00–875.00	7,830	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,790	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	921.25/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	11,138	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,281	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,039	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	727	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	70.58/cwt	70.00–72.50	928	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	959	50.18/cwt	44.00–52.50	481	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	63.29/cwt	58.50–69.00	688	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	761	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	35.27/cwt	35.00–37.50	262	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	49.62/cwt	44.50–52.50	468	17

How this sale compares

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