Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 5.00-10.00 higher on comparable quotes, instances 15.00 higher on 500-550 lb. offerings, No accurate comparison on feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade active, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.54/cwt on 242 head.

Average price

$150.54

242 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$773

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$60

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

$3.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.90

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	454	151.45	687	12thin
Medium and Large 1	521	151.28	789	167
Medium and Large 1-2	504	148.40	747	63

One grade step is worth $3.06/cwt here — about −$60 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 sale242 hd

150.54

—

NM average4 barns · 2,307 hd

146.63

+3.90

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	1,623	76.07	1,235	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,261	50.86	641	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,228	50.23	617	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,074	45.88	493	65

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	373	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	557	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	166.95/cwt	165.00–169.00	648	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	133.01/cwt	129.00–140.00	694	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	448	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	136.59/cwt	135.00–144.00	792	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	121.99/cwt	120.00–125.00	694	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	803	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	159.64/cwt	155.00–165.00	771	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	154.12/cwt	147.50–159.00	805	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	138.66/cwt	131.00–149.00	639	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	145.43/cwt	139.00–155.00	630	18
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	6,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	638	129.72/cwt	127.50–130.00	828	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	589	148.69/cwt	148.00–149.00	876	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	651	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	168.95/cwt	165.00–173.00	718	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	50.00/cwt	47.50–60.00	612	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	43.75/cwt	43.75–43.75	634	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	759.44/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,210	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	6,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	617.50/cwt	610.00–625.00	5,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	46.44/cwt	43.50–48.00	540	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	720.00/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,158	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	625.00/cwt	550.00–700.00	4,375	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	417	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	51.30/cwt	46.50–57.00	539	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	640.00/cwt	500.00–710.00	7,680	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	44.75/cwt	44.75–44.75	537	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	725	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,280	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	672	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	54.85/cwt	54.50–55.00	737	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	48.34/cwt	46.00–51.75	547	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	710	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	43.32/cwt	42.00–45.00	477	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,039	45.70/cwt	44.00–47.50	475	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,228	50.23/cwt	49.00–51.50	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	252	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	126.47/cwt	125.00–127.50	589	5
Bulls	—	—	1,532	66.98/cwt	65.00–70.00	1,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	40.72/cwt	30.00–44.00	393	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	417	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	3
Bulls	—	—	1,640	77.77/cwt	73.50–83.50	1,275	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	51.34/cwt	47.00–53.50	653	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	253	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	544	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	411	158.68/cwt	155.00–160.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	129.32/cwt	128.00–130.00	546	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	151.01/cwt	143.00–156.00	714	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	642	124.38/cwt	117.00–130.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	368	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	131.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	117.04/cwt	116.00–120.00	742	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	127.73/cwt	121.00–131.00	715	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	143.60/cwt	140.00–150.00	764	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	688	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	121.24/cwt	120.00–124.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	523	150.20/cwt	149.00–151.00	786	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	653	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	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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