Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Trade was very active. Demand was very good on a good quality of offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.12/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$150.12

190 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	152.71	773	150
Medium and Large 1-2	434	146.69	637	27
Medium and Large 2	556	127.31	708	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $66 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

150.12

—

NM average2 barns · 621 hd

153.16

−3.04

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	1,557	75.06	1,169	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	53.21	595	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	52.77	680	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	942	46.95	442	90

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1	—	474	146.61/cwt	140.00–156.00	695	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	173.48/cwt	165.00–177.00	644	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	145.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	767	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	212	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	120.43/cwt	120.00–120.50	708	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	167.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	709	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	427	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	134.43/cwt	132.00–139.00	764	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	155.40/cwt	148.00–160.00	640	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	154.06/cwt	149.00–162.00	730	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	172.18/cwt	168.00–176.00	573	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	642	126.36/cwt	120.00–129.50	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	465	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	786	2
Bulls	—	—	1,417	72.07/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,021	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	56.16/cwt	56.00–56.50	727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	797	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	323	169.86/cwt	168.00–172.00	549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	985	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Bulls	—	—	1,050	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	78.64/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,336	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	803	1
Bulls	—	—	2,040	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,765	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,711	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,371	1,029.17/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	14,110	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	835	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,219	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	918	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,049	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	803.00/cwt	725.00–890.00	7,235	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	900.00/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	9,441	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,143	53.72/cwt	49.00–61.00	614	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	34.33/cwt	33.00–35.00	268	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	871	41.84/cwt	35.00–45.50	364	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,227	53.34/cwt	49.00–54.50	654	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	49.81/cwt	44.00–53.00	487	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	849	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,295	53.09/cwt	47.50–58.00	688	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	48.06/cwt	48.00–48.25	547	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	491	123.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,018	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	661	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	52.83/cwt	48.50–54.50	560	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,008	49.33/cwt	45.00–53.00	497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	152.55/cwt	151.00–157.00	641	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	644	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	773	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	140.43/cwt	136.00–143.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	135.34/cwt	128.00–137.00	659	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	162.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	431	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	141.24/cwt	141.00–142.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.56/cwt	146.00–149.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	140.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	730	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	158.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	525	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	555	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	702	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	811	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	156.78/cwt	148.00–161.00	591	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	135.23/cwt	128.00–142.00	576	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	118.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	744	5

How this sale compares

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