Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison due to reporters absence last week but a much higher undertone from two weeks ago on all classes. Trade very active, demand very good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.53/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$152.53

379 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	152.83	796	329
Medium and Large 1-2	523	151.81	794	46
Medium and Large 2	505	136.00	687	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $110 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 sale379 hd

152.53

—

NM average4 barns · 2,353 hd

150.81

+1.73

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	—	Average	1,518	70.61	1,072	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	54.50	676	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	52.62	604	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	44.61	449	84

Every lot, as filed

76 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	438	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	650	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	190.28/cwt	183.00–194.00	624	4
Bulls	—	—	1,754	75.92/cwt	72.00–83.50	1,332	11
Bulls	—	—	1,422	66.19/cwt	60.00–70.50	941	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	130.04/cwt	129.00–130.50	732	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	121.59/cwt	119.00–123.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	149.23/cwt	141.00–153.50	689	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,133	53.32/cwt	50.00–56.50	604	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,243	71.57/cwt	70.50–73.00	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	38.70/cwt	33.50–43.50	340	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	127.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	683	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	46.56/cwt	40.00–49.50	490	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	48.28/cwt	44.50–53.00	521	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	824	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	666	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	57.90/cwt	57.00–59.50	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,006	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	714	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	906	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	353	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	646	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	155.68/cwt	155.00–157.00	581	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	134.74/cwt	133.00–140.00	818	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	143.05/cwt	141.00–149.00	538	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	768	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	900	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	384	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	618	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	885	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	97
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	71.43/cwt	52.00–78.00	824	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	53.50/cwt	51.00–56.50	723	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	54.33/cwt	50.00–59.00	580	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	61.50/cwt	59.00–64.00	738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	733.33/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,825	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	833.50/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,060	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,073	67.01/cwt	65.00–69.00	719	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	55.51/cwt	54.50–57.00	674	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	37.49/cwt	34.00–40.00	341	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	973	45.48/cwt	33.50–51.00	443	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	700	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	544	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	721	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	704	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	759	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,164	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	912.50/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	7,647	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,017.50/cwt	985.00–1,050.00	8,394	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	872.86/cwt	735.00–935.00	9,025	14

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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