Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2020-10-30

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 30
● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
350 head
▼ 991 vs last sale 1,341▲ 350 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 517▲ 339 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 182▲ 108 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 3.00-8.00 higher, the most advance on 450-550 lbs. No comparison on feeders due to limited receipts. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher instances 6.00 higher on high yielding bulls. Receipts limited due to the state wide winter storm making transport difficult.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $123.10/cwt on 74 head.
Average price
$123.10
74 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$678
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$27
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$1.33/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.08
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2564124.1970013thin
Medium and Large 1548122.8767361
One grade step is worth $1.33/cwt here — about $27 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 sale74 hd
123.10
—
NM average2 barns · 321 hd
124.18
−1.08
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
Bulls—Low1,57773.291,15526
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40053.367474thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24851.3464177
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00239.50396203

Every lot, as filed

65 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 1—375121.00/cwt121.00–121.004543
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—810100.00/cwt100.00–100.008101
SteersMedium and Large 1—335139.67/cwt138.00–145.004684
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—455129.00/cwt129.00–129.005871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720102.00/cwt102.00–102.007341
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765106.00/cwt106.00–106.008112
SteersMedium and Large 1—476135.91/cwt135.00–138.006477
SteersMedium and Large 1—729109.35/cwt108.00–112.007973
BullsMedium and Large 1—390133.00/cwt133.00–133.005192
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,100800.00/cwt800.00–800.008,8002
HeifersMedium and Large 1—525109.97/cwt108.00–111.005778
SteersMedium and Large 1—543128.02/cwt125.00–133.006958
SteersMedium and Large 1—698110.00/cwt110.00–110.007682
SteersMedium and Large 1—600116.00/cwt116.00–116.006961
SteersMedium and Large 1—427139.13/cwt136.00–140.0059411
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,000940.00/cwt940.00–940.009,4001
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—585113.91/cwt110.00–115.006669
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—538110.00/cwt110.00–110.005923
HeifersMedium and Large 1—695106.00/cwt106.00–106.007371
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,01355.17/cwt54.00–56.005593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—98856.88/cwt50.00–60.005624
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,00048.00/cwt48.00–48.004801
HeifersMedium and Large 1—615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006503
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—960702.00/cwt635.00–790.006,7395
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,025625.00/cwt500.00–700.006,4064
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,25046.00/cwt46.00–46.005754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,08847.94/cwt42.50–55.005228
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,40053.50/cwt53.50–53.507491
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—800500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,0003
Bred CowsMedium 1-2—800485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,8802
CowsLean 85-90%—1,08546.37/cwt44.00–52.5050338
CowsLean 85-90%—87827.39/cwt16.00–29.0024028
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—71528.00/cwt28.00–28.002001
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—1,03541.70/cwt38.00–43.0043226
Bulls——1,38663.75/cwt58.00–66.508848
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,38045.39/cwt45.00–46.006262
HeifersMedium and Large 2—73099.00/cwt99.00–99.007233
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01138.33/cwt30.00–43.5038884
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,44955.81/cwt55.00–57.5080914
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,66056.50/cwt56.50–56.509381
Bulls——1,73585.24/cwt85.00–85.501,4792
CowsLean 85-90%—1,32055.00/cwt55.00–55.007261
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—330139.00/cwt139.00–139.004592
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed—95244.12/cwt44.00–47.0042025
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31352.31/cwt51.50–53.006873
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19750.51/cwt48.00–54.0060561
Bulls——1,65276.57/cwt71.00–80.501,26516
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—625103.00/cwt103.00–103.006442
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—482108.00/cwt108.00–108.0052111
HeifersMedium and Large 2—60397.00/cwt97.00–97.005854
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007852
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,200575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,9001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—750870.00/cwt870.00–870.006,5251
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006935
HeifersMedium and Large 1—465121.00/cwt121.00–121.005631
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—439137.00/cwt137.00–137.006014
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—805107.50/cwt107.50–107.508653
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006662
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—68097.00/cwt97.00–97.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—673101.63/cwt100.00–105.006843
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned—737105.67/cwt104.00–106.507793
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—478104.00/cwt104.00–104.004972
HeifersMedium and Large 1—412119.05/cwt116.00–123.004905

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.