Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves unevenly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.39/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$138.39

306 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

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	466	140.07	653	64
Medium and Large 1	500	139.52	697	209
Medium and Large 2	450	128.00	576	33

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $77 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 sale306 hd

138.39

—

NM average4 barns · 2,569 hd

143.25

−4.86

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	1,635	79.44	1,299	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	54.98	735	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	53.22	675	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	46.03	477	117

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	468	146.68/cwt	135.00–149.00	686	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.50	619	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	131.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	682	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	157.91/cwt	151.00–165.00	523	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.65/cwt	150.00–151.00	542	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	50.55/cwt	47.50–57.50	549	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	452	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	53.77/cwt	50.00–58.75	686	66
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	54.40/cwt	51.00–57.00	716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	288	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	484	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	44.48/cwt	40.00–47.00	464	41
Bulls	—	—	1,508	71.21/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,074	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	48.02/cwt	45.00–49.00	577	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	867	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,240	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	725	1
Bulls	—	—	1,690	83.04/cwt	79.00–89.50	1,403	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	845	28.54/cwt	28.00–29.00	241	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	35.29/cwt	30.00–38.50	303	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	128.72/cwt	120.00–143.00	618	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	650	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,925	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	138.78/cwt	136.00–141.00	462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	383	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	310	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	132.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	663	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	613	114.26/cwt	114.00–115.00	700	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	303	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	150.92/cwt	149.00–155.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	130.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	116.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	776	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	118.57/cwt	117.50–120.50	679	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	121.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	730	112.69/cwt	111.50–113.50	823	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	128.63/cwt	128.00–130.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	553	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	795.00/cwt	650.00–885.00	7,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	725.00/cwt	575.00–830.00	7,961	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	885.00/cwt	800.00–970.00	8,629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	6,765	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	47.17/cwt	44.00–50.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,713	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,290	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	773.57/cwt	600.00–935.00	6,575	7
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	715.00/cwt	650.00–780.00	4,648	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	48.89/cwt	40.00–52.00	569	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	49.25/cwt	49.00–49.50	542	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	130.02/cwt	121.00–132.00	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	154.07/cwt	152.00–168.00	632	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	762	109.19/cwt	106.50–111.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	501	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	815	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	152.56/cwt	148.00–160.00	430	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	526	115.93/cwt	113.00–119.00	610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	548	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	110.89/cwt	108.00–117.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	733.33/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	544	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	51.50/cwt	47.00–56.00	600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	742.75/cwt	575.00–875.00	8,341	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	3

How this sale compares

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