Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales to compare to. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $129.59/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$129.59

190 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4

$104.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.60

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	142.37	740	106
Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.00	727	40
Medium and Large 2	572	118.66	678	27
Large 1	990	94.10	931	10thin
Small 3-4	614	38.00	233	7thin

One grade step is worth $104.37/cwt here — about $507 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 sale190 hd

129.59

—

NM average3 barns · 1,827 hd

152.19

−22.60

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	1,654	74.49	1,232	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	50.86	733	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	48.94	541	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	43.56	441	54

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,095	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	974	44.32/cwt	40.00–48.00	432	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	49.95/cwt	48.00–55.50	570	25
Bulls	—	—	1,390	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	112.21/cwt	111.00–115.00	654	13
Steers	Large 1	—	975	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	122.27/cwt	121.00–123.50	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	128.54/cwt	123.00–135.00	474	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	114.71/cwt	113.00–115.00	704	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	139.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.32/cwt	131.50–136.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	125.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	115.59/cwt	115.00–116.00	854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	122.83/cwt	116.00–128.50	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	353	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	406	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	121.15/cwt	117.00–130.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	108.81/cwt	105.00–113.00	720	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	124.93/cwt	120.50–130.00	651	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	127.74/cwt	125.00–134.50	528	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	153.18/cwt	151.00–154.00	512	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.50	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	125.93/cwt	121.00–131.00	428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	147.46/cwt	139.00–153.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	117.74/cwt	115.00–119.50	669	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	709	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	120.76/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,008	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	128.42/cwt	126.50–131.00	783	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	545	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	127.41/cwt	126.50–128.00	852	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	253	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	128.95/cwt	123.00–135.00	598	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	118.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	741	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	427	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.40/cwt	143.00–153.00	631	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	148.07/cwt	141.00–153.00	706	8
Steers	Small 3-4	—	614	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	233	7
Bulls	—	—	1,718	78.78/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,353	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.30/cwt	130.50–138.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	7,439	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	322	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	837	5
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	351	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	948	16
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	482	259.66/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,252	7
Steers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	50.75/cwt	50.75–50.75	617	6
Bulls	—	—	1,609	71.91/cwt	65.00–77.50	1,157	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	55.33/cwt	55.00–56.00	577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	57.50/cwt	50.00–65.00	672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,123	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,107	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,583	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	740	585.00/cwt	570.00–600.00	4,329	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	578	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,936	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	755.00/cwt	700.00–810.00	7,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	978.75/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,381	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	764.00/cwt	710.00–825.00	7,907	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,460	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,563	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	889	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,001	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	740.71/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,052	7
Steers	Large 1	—	943	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	946	6
Steers	Large 1	—	1,145	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	859	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	42.06/cwt	35.00–45.50	416	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	47.16/cwt	44.50–53.00	514	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	757	33.79/cwt	20.00–40.00	256	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	797	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	51.57/cwt	51.00–52.50	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	126.28/cwt	124.00–128.00	577	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	488	3

How this sale compares

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