Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. However, a steady to higher undertone noted. Trade active, demand good. Feeders found support from the higher cattle futures and moisture in the southern plains. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.11/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$148.11

146 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$19.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.33

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	151.67	794	108
Medium and Large 1-2	516	141.95	732	22
Medium and Large 2	508	132.63	673	16thin

One grade step is worth $19.04/cwt here — about $121 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 sale146 hd

148.11

—

NM average3 barns · 2,482 hd

152.44

−4.33

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	1,539	73.51	1,132	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,442	51.35	740	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,087	50.45	548	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	45.77	459	76

Every lot, as filed

85 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	—	323	180.84/cwt	178.00–184.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	340	157.00/cwt	154.00–160.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	498	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	171.37/cwt	167.00–177.00	704	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	145.15/cwt	142.00–150.50	817	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	152.35/cwt	147.00–160.00	789	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	135.87/cwt	131.00–140.50	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	180	359.35/cwt	335.00–380.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	425	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	162.47/cwt	152.00–166.00	764	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	175.87/cwt	166.00–178.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	580	137.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	800	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	433	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.49/cwt	156.00–167.00	615	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	159.40/cwt	153.00–165.00	665	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	587	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	4,344	6
Steers	Small 4	—	217	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.94/cwt	146.00–152.00	700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	607	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	780	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	743	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	128.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	873	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	132.16/cwt	132.00–133.00	838	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	56.76/cwt	56.50–57.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.87/cwt	136.00–146.00	877	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	338	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,205	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,653	78.95/cwt	76.00–84.00	1,305	16
Bulls	—	—	1,490	71.13/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,060	30
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	771.25/cwt	710.00–825.00	8,646	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	429	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,287	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	51.71/cwt	49.00–55.00	582	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	830.00/cwt	700.00–925.00	7,918	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,066	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,325	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	11,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	634	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	5,769	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	14,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,063	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,072	49.69/cwt	45.50–54.00	533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	47.12/cwt	45.50–48.75	472	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,115	48.65/cwt	45.00–56.00	542	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	47.91/cwt	45.00–52.00	503	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	41.35/cwt	35.00–46.00	361	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	130.52/cwt	130.00–131.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	757	34.60/cwt	31.00–39.50	262	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	145.89/cwt	143.00–149.00	690	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,442	51.35/cwt	51.00–51.50	740	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	126.91/cwt	124.00–130.00	543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	159.84/cwt	156.00–167.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	128.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	376.87/cwt	370.00–380.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	165.16/cwt	157.00–170.00	552	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	513	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	619	134.41/cwt	131.00–136.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	690	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	140.11/cwt	135.00–146.00	661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	151.03/cwt	150.00–152.00	559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	177.62/cwt	175.00–182.50	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	144.00/cwt	141.00–150.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	647	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	753	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	143.50/cwt	141.00–146.00	761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	257	160.66/cwt	160.00–162.50	413	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	138.84/cwt	135.00–147.00	579	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	803	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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