Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00 lower on a few comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady on a light test. Trade moderate and demand moderate. The feeder quality was not as good as a week ago. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded mostly 8.00-9.00 higher on active trading.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.18/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$145.18

201 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$20.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	157.81	760	69
Medium and Large 1-2	526	138.91	731	102
Medium and Large 2	444	137.46	610	30

One grade step is worth $20.35/cwt here — about $150 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 sale201 hd

145.18

—

NM average4 barns · 2,474 hd

147.65

−2.46

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	1,776	83.16	1,477	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	59.37	799	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,174	56.72	666	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	878	44.31	389	29

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	118.64/cwt	115.00–122.50	979	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	126.04/cwt	121.00–130.00	654	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	148.91/cwt	146.00–150.00	837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	166.12/cwt	163.00–170.00	538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	155.75/cwt	153.00–157.50	801	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	198	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	142.49/cwt	137.00–151.00	667	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	146.50/cwt	145.00–147.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	664	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	176.90/cwt	176.00–177.00	665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	142.42/cwt	140.00–147.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	783	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	367	137.62/cwt	135.00–143.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	132.86/cwt	131.00–138.50	882	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	158.99/cwt	152.00–169.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	164.31/cwt	158.00–175.00	705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.86/cwt	141.00–148.50	621	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	151.32/cwt	151.00–154.00	580	12
Bulls	—	—	1,766	78.56/cwt	70.00–85.00	1,387	25
Bulls	—	—	1,900	93.37/cwt	92.00–94.50	1,774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	468	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	748	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	898	2
Steers	Small 3-4	—	599	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,647	4
Steers	Small 3-4	—	528	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,584	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	1,030.00/cwt	1,030.00–1,030.00	11,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	678	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	871	2
Heifers	Small 2-3	—	689	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	730	5
Steers	Small 3-4	—	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	45.06/cwt	40.00–49.00	420	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	53.12/cwt	50.50–56.00	544	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,145	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	824	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,740	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,444	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	953.33/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	10,534	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	880	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,830	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	982	639.00/cwt	600.00–670.00	6,275	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	750.00/cwt	685.00–850.00	8,258	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	896.00/cwt	800.00–975.00	8,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	407	134.76/cwt	130.00–137.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	119.00/cwt	116.00–120.50	756	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	739	36.20/cwt	30.00–40.00	268	12
Bulls	—	—	1,795	87.87/cwt	85.00–91.00	1,577	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,318	55.84/cwt	54.00–57.00	736	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	790	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	347	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	427	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	132.51/cwt	130.00–135.00	476	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	57.93/cwt	55.50–65.00	697	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	61.73/cwt	60.50–63.50	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	457	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	135.16/cwt	135.00–136.00	441	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	130.27/cwt	126.00–139.00	546	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	145.37/cwt	145.00–148.00	568	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	389	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	150.19/cwt	142.00–151.00	616	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	558	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.90/cwt	123.00–129.50	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	116.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	153.78/cwt	151.00–160.00	567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	118.97/cwt	117.00–120.00	801	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	149.19/cwt	149.00–150.00	498	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	504	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	131.64/cwt	130.00–142.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	123.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	128.23/cwt	125.00–130.00	810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	142.53/cwt	140.00–148.00	465	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	160.68/cwt	151.00–166.00	506	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	134.50/cwt	130.00–137.00	624	18

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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