Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher on comparable sales, with the exception on 450-500 lb steers trading 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers have no comparison due to limited receipts last week. Trade active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows were mostly 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.74/cwt on 432 head.

Average price

$137.74

432 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$148

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

$31.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	140.40	714	295
Medium and Large 1-2	473	135.51	641	114
Medium 1-2	595	122.40	728	10thin
Medium and Large 2	793	108.77	863	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.63/cwt here — about −$148 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 sale432 hd

137.74

—

NM average4 barns · 2,836 hd

139.57

−1.83

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	1,453	67.72	984	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	51.20	713	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	48.33	589	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,013	40.11	406	186

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	371	161.88/cwt	155.00–165.00	601	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	332	175.26/cwt	175.00–177.00	582	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	698	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	537	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	623	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	121.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	623	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.53/cwt	126.00–138.00	763	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.22/cwt	148.00–160.00	666	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	120.79/cwt	120.00–122.00	743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	138.54/cwt	133.50–148.00	666	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	819	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	880	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	160.79/cwt	158.50–166.00	543	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	126.99/cwt	125.00–129.00	834	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	120.08/cwt	118.25–123.50	689	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	137.87/cwt	134.00–144.00	711	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,203	750.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	626	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	729	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	442	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	271	176.11/cwt	169.00–179.00	477	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	454	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,180	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	770	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	851	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	869	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	904	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	619	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	656	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	715	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	797	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	562	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	842.50/cwt	810.00–875.00	10,430	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,241	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	685.00/cwt	670.00–700.00	6,597	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	599	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	70.23/cwt	63.00–74.00	577	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	712.50/cwt	700.00–725.00	8,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	483	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	676	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	578	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	672	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	818	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	867	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	335	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	496	3
Steers	Medium 1-2Full	—	585	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	696	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	712	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	783	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	56.25/cwt	56.25–56.25	799	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	33.48/cwt	27.50–38.50	304	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	643	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	96	9
Bulls	—	—	1,080	54.98/cwt	50.00–60.00	594	6
Bulls	—	—	1,526	69.25/cwt	63.50–75.00	1,057	10
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,085	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	682	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	42.18/cwt	36.50–45.50	430	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	46.41/cwt	44.00–50.00	633	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	44.19/cwt	42.75–45.50	524	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,101	39.82/cwt	38.25–41.50	438	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	386	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,399	52.31/cwt	49.50–55.25	732	13
Bulls	—	—	1,764	78.77/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,390	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	49.97/cwt	45.00–55.50	614	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	45.79/cwt	43.50–50.00	498	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	141.88/cwt	135.00–145.00	600	46
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,335	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	12,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	565	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	49.00/cwt	47.00–53.00	712	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	126.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	599	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	129.32/cwt	127.50–132.00	427	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	114.64/cwt	114.00–115.00	718	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	135.09/cwt	132.00–141.00	509	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	156.20/cwt	153.00–165.00	519	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	730	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	730	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	115.58/cwt	115.00–119.00	601	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.81/cwt	128.00–140.00	564	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	143.18/cwt	136.00–148.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	704	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	118.54/cwt	112.00–119.50	782	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	610	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	126.38/cwt	122.00–127.50	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	117.20/cwt	114.00–124.00	547	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	996	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	108.23/cwt	106.00–114.00	623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	129.48/cwt	125.00–134.00	497	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	126.61/cwt	120.00–133.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	693	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	762	2

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.

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