Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available due to no reports published the last few weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.52/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$146.52

212 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	148.73	673	155
Medium and Large 1-2	453	140.52	636	57

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about $37 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 sale212 hd

146.52

—

NM average3 barns · 1,932 hd

144.28

+2.24

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	1,547	81.09	1,255	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	57.56	825	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	56.35	687	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	48.79	502	131

Every lot, as filed

68 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	—	803	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	504	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	142.87/cwt	140.00–153.50	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	177.26/cwt	172.00–181.00	576	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	718	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	536	127.77/cwt	124.00–129.00	685	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	626	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,005	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.54/cwt	151.00–162.00	657	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	140.32/cwt	137.00–143.00	658	7
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.50/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,355	11
Bulls	—	—	1,501	75.69/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,136	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	997.50/cwt	995.00–1,000.00	10,723	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	925.00/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	7,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	571	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	49.75/cwt	49.75–49.75	547	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	53.52/cwt	50.00–59.00	582	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	45.41/cwt	39.50–49.50	450	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	34.00/cwt	30.00–39.50	304	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	57.56/cwt	56.50–59.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	987	43.47/cwt	42.50–45.00	429	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	56.59/cwt	53.00–60.00	692	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	873	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	756.67/cwt	710.00–785.00	8,399	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	660.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,194	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	675	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,059	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	667.50/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	135.49/cwt	132.00–144.00	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	162.20/cwt	160.00–163.00	436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	125.03/cwt	123.50–125.50	721	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	150.42/cwt	144.00–160.00	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	233	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	120.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	126.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	596	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	116.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	553	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	523	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	133.36/cwt	126.00–136.00	561	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	624	115.33/cwt	115.00–115.50	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	677	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	493	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	601	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	242	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	445	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	155.47/cwt	155.00–164.00	594	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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