Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reports not being issued for several weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.05/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$139.05

107 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.41

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	512	140.71	721	20
Medium and Large 1	521	140.63	732	76
Medium and Large 2	592	125.14	741	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale107 hd

139.05

—

NM average3 barns · 1,167 hd

151.46

−12.41

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	1,580	80.88	1,278	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	60.12	717	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	57.77	765	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	50.27	492	75

Every lot, as filed

62 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 2Unweaned	—	627	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	108.43/cwt	108.00–109.00	638	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	128.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	621	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	538	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	586	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.92/cwt	141.00–144.50	554	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	156.89/cwt	154.00–163.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	140.21/cwt	133.00–144.00	725	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	139.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.79/cwt	156.00–164.00	675	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	164.05/cwt	163.00–165.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	243	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	411	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	108.51/cwt	107.00–109.00	685	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	787	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	513	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	780.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,426	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	57.77/cwt	57.00–60.50	765	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	35.16/cwt	33.75–38.25	299	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	46.92/cwt	40.00–49.50	422	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	54.91/cwt	50.50–61.00	566	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	67.12/cwt	66.00–68.00	895	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	907	51.17/cwt	49.50–52.00	464	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	989	48.16/cwt	40.00–49.50	476	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	60.56/cwt	53.50–65.00	734	29
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	892.50/cwt	850.00–935.00	7,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	966.67/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,314	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,391	71.88/cwt	60.00–78.00	1,000	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	546	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	85.17/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,439	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	563	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,180	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	131.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	746	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	3

How this sale compares

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