Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-02-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady on a very limited test. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Quality mostly plain to average. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.26/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$134.26

166 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$659

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$439

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$42.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.04

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	148.82	792	26
Medium and Large 1-2	467	137.57	642	86
Medium and Large 2	526	123.60	651	49
Small 4	333	106.00	353	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.82/cwt here — about $439 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 sale166 hd

134.26

—

NM average4 barns · 1,600 hd

135.29

−1.04

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	1,725	87.02	1,501	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,093	63.33	692	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	57.79	794	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	906	52.70	477	31

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	533	135.75/cwt	135.00–136.00	724	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	163.89/cwt	161.00–170.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	379	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	812	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	934	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	904	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	285	233.33/cwt	200.00–240.00	665	6
Steers	Small 4	—	248	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	257	184.04/cwt	181.00–190.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	750	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	945	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	374	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,066	4
Steers	Small 4	—	348	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	585	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	761	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	190	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	361	2
Steers	Small 4	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	316	278.38/cwt	260.00–310.00	880	8
Heifers	Small 4	—	353	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	38.79/cwt	30.00–44.00	322	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	60.04/cwt	58.50–62.00	585	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,185	67.91/cwt	61.50–73.00	805	3
Steers	Small 4	—	488	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,147	3
Steers	Small 4	—	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	2
Bulls	—	—	1,763	91.42/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,612	13
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	590	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,741	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	650	285.00/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,853	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	945.00/cwt	920.00–970.00	11,794	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	303	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	348	2
Steers	Small 4	—	423	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,311	2
Bulls	—	—	2,157	95.64/cwt	95.00–96.00	2,063	3
Bulls	—	—	1,696	82.75/cwt	77.00–86.50	1,403	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	886	639.00/cwt	600.00–675.00	5,662	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	786	501.25/cwt	400.00–580.00	3,940	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	812.50/cwt	760.00–890.00	7,694	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	780.00/cwt	710.00–860.00	8,767	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	998	942.50/cwt	935.00–950.00	9,406	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	945.00/cwt	875.00–990.00	11,784	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	62.68/cwt	60.00–65.00	934	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,027	64.91/cwt	61.00–68.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.91/cwt	111.00–124.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	132.05/cwt	125.00–135.00	552	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	53.67/cwt	48.50–57.00	478	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	59.92/cwt	58.00–63.00	604	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	740	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	64.09/cwt	60.00–68.50	730	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	447	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	56.42/cwt	54.00–59.00	585	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,140	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	115.66/cwt	115.00–116.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	155.77/cwt	149.00–162.00	603	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	130.76/cwt	129.00–133.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	120.13/cwt	116.00–121.50	745	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	330	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	71.50/cwt	71.00–72.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	147.30/cwt	140.00–156.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	121.99/cwt	120.00–122.50	886	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.82/cwt	110.00–124.00	696	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	170.82/cwt	161.00–178.00	577	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	188.04/cwt	186.00–191.00	600	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	180.06/cwt	170.00–188.00	652	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	129.75/cwt	125.00–138.00	655	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	128.50/cwt	127.00–129.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	128.97/cwt	126.00–132.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	150.35/cwt	140.00–156.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	180.75/cwt	180.00–181.00	483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	158.01/cwt	155.50–162.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	134.91/cwt	130.00–144.00	635	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	124.38/cwt	116.00–129.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	135.47/cwt	133.00–138.00	760	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	453	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	840	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	145.44/cwt	136.00–151.00	621	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	416	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	145.48/cwt	140.00–155.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	147.35/cwt	142.00–152.50	398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	140.92/cwt	135.00–144.00	665	15

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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