Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves and feeders mostly 2.00 lower on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.89/cwt on 245 head.

Average price

$126.89

245 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$16.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.59

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	527	131.67	694	54
Medium and Large 1	577	126.10	727	181
Medium and Large 2	499	115.40	576	10thin

One grade step is worth $16.27/cwt here — about $118 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 sale245 hd

126.89

—

NM average3 barns · 1,631 hd

134.47

−7.59

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	1,602	71.26	1,141	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,580	54.14	855	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	50.34	605	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,065	44.37	473	89

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	298	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	529	126.20/cwt	125.00–127.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	122.17/cwt	120.50–124.50	833	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	395	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	555	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	124.07/cwt	121.00–127.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	569	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	744	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	123.25/cwt	123.25–123.25	1,002	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	820	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	357	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	796	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	50.37/cwt	46.75–53.50	606	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	563	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	383	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	712	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	812	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	838	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,333	64.31/cwt	60.00–69.00	857	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	67.83/cwt	64.00–70.00	1,019	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	810	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	773.75/cwt	675.00–900.00	8,643	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,055	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	211	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	961	41.41/cwt	35.00–44.00	398	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,117	48.39/cwt	45.00–50.00	541	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	637.50/cwt	600.00–675.00	4,941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	301	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	892.50/cwt	875.00–910.00	8,925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	822.50/cwt	770.00–875.00	8,842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,620	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	779.17/cwt	750.00–810.00	8,025	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	501	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	7,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	51.00/cwt	49.50–52.50	699	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	49.12/cwt	47.50–57.00	550	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	55.25/cwt	51.00–66.00	569	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	52.79/cwt	47.00–59.00	598	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	47.75/cwt	43.00–52.50	525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	57.00/cwt	56.00–58.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	129.77/cwt	125.00–135.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	563	4
Bulls	—	—	1,713	74.70/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,280	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	433	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	139.69/cwt	136.00–140.00	806	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,608	55.20/cwt	55.00–55.25	888	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,533	52.38/cwt	50.50–54.00	803	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,250	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	848	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	433	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	658	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	39.89/cwt	32.00–43.00	418	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	53.12/cwt	52.50–55.00	616	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	46.50/cwt	43.00–50.00	505	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	137.32/cwt	130.00–138.00	647	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	124.98/cwt	120.00–127.50	789	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	708	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	352	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	581	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	347	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	473	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	834	108.80/cwt	106.50–112.00	907	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	602	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	433	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	118.06/cwt	115.00–126.00	688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	349	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	482	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	124.10/cwt	121.00–126.00	908	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	140.90/cwt	130.00–143.00	582	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	871	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	785	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	131.98/cwt	130.50–138.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	116.49/cwt	115.00–125.00	800	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	132.79/cwt	129.00–136.00	627	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	141.78/cwt	134.00–146.50	527	13

How this sale compares

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