Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2020-09-25

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 25
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
831 head
68 vs last sale 763 59 vs year ago 772 · +7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
567 head
347 vs last sale 220 398 vs year ago 169 · +235.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
169 head
10 vs last sale 159 72 vs year ago 97 · +74.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-9.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. 14.00-15.00 lower, a few 450-500 lbs. and 550-600 lbs. steady. No accurate comparison over 600 lbs. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 10.00-14.00 lower, a few 500-600 lbs. steady. No comparison over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate, buyer participation and attendance limited.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $127.64/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$127.64
135 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$61
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$28.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.26
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499135.5367666
Medium and Large 1-2536123.1266056
Medium and Large 2689107.0373813thin
One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale135 hd
127.64
NM average4 barns · 2,379 hd
141.90
−14.26
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,55675.741,17854
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60254.078668thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16054.0062686
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01144.36449287

Every lot, as filed

84 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1530121.00/cwt121.00–121.006411
HeifersMedium and Large 1290140.00/cwt140.00–140.004061
HeifersMedium and Large 1672119.00/cwt119.00–119.008005
SteersMedium and Large 1320156.31/cwt150.00–165.005004
SteersMedium and Large 1908100.00/cwt100.00–100.009082
SteersMedium and Large 1690124.00/cwt124.00–124.008561
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy468105.00/cwt105.00–105.004912
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy425114.70/cwt113.00–118.5048710
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy553107.58/cwt104.00–113.005955
SteersMedium and Large 1290153.50/cwt153.50–153.504452
HeifersMedium and Large 1338140.57/cwt136.00–145.004754
SteersMedium and Large 1225171.00/cwt171.00–171.003851
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy582111.63/cwt108.00–116.0065013
SteersMedium and Large 1-2429133.88/cwt130.00–141.0057415
SteersMedium and Large 1-2713110.57/cwt107.00–112.007887
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned702105.00/cwt105.00–105.007375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2457124.99/cwt123.00–127.005714
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned648109.00/cwt109.00–109.007062
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,66254.80/cwt51.50–58.259117
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16354.09/cwt49.50–59.0062983
SteersMedium and Large 1-2493126.00/cwt126.00–126.006213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2763100.00/cwt100.00–100.007632
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372144.05/cwt135.00–150.005367
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2398124.00/cwt124.00–124.004942
CowsLean 85-90%1,01544.26/cwt38.00–48.50449214
CowsLean 85-90%1,04356.73/cwt56.50–57.005922
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39561.75/cwt61.75–61.758611
BullsReturn to Feed1,24560.00/cwt60.00–60.007471
CowsLean 85-90%1,11952.55/cwt49.50–56.0058826
Bulls1,64682.95/cwt79.00–89.001,3657
CowsLean 85-90%80631.65/cwt26.00–35.5025511
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed84435.50/cwt35.50–35.503008
Bulls1,54974.98/cwt61.00–78.251,16146
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,00944.13/cwt42.00–48.5044526
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18549.00/cwt49.00–49.005811
CowsBoner 80-85%92046.50/cwt44.50–48.504282
HeifersMedium and Large 2Unweaned631104.84/cwt104.00–106.0066212
SteersMedium and Large 2650106.00/cwt106.00–106.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 2319118.00/cwt118.00–118.003763
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005692
SteersMedium and Large 1-2683125.00/cwt125.00–125.008542
SteersMedium and Large 1-2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
BullsMedium and Large 267596.00/cwt96.00–96.006482
SteersMedium and Large 2707103.00/cwt103.00–103.007283
SteersMedium and Large 2572119.10/cwt110.00–128.006814
SteersMedium and Large 2750104.00/cwt104.00–104.007802
SteersMedium and Large 287593.00/cwt93.00–93.008142
HeifersMedium and Large 236995.00/cwt95.00–95.003515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,082716.67/cwt650.00–825.007,7546
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,107887.50/cwt850.00–900.009,8256
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2770650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,0051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2837703.33/cwt625.00–870.005,8876
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2770425.00/cwt425.00–425.003,2731
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2933820.00/cwt650.00–910.007,6519
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-299071.00/cwt71.00–71.007031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18551.00/cwt51.00–51.006041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,157742.86/cwt600.00–775.008,5957
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,050765.00/cwt625.00–800.008,0335
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy341120.00/cwt120.00–120.004098
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy530108.91/cwt106.00–115.005776
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,200700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11550.83/cwt47.00–57.505673
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15048.00/cwt48.00–48.0055213
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1950850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,0752
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned615112.53/cwt109.00–116.006926
HeifersMedium and Large 1391130.00/cwt130.00–130.005085
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2850800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned640105.00/cwt105.00–105.006722
HeifersMedium and Large 1487120.70/cwt115.00–124.005888
SteersMedium and Large 1470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006352
SteersMedium and Large 1Full548120.00/cwt120.00–120.006583
SteersMedium and Large 1371152.91/cwt150.00–160.005678
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy588102.41/cwt100.00–106.006025
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005003
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy574111.35/cwt100.00–114.0063916
SteersMedium and Large 1435148.35/cwt144.00–153.006458
SteersMedium and Large 1525140.89/cwt130.00–144.5074013
HeifersMedium and Large 1430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005162
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy393111.00/cwt111.00–111.004362
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy760116.00/cwt116.00–116.008821
SteersMedium and Large 1580129.71/cwt129.00–130.007527

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.