Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder and slaughter cattle were not well tested due to inclement weather in the surrounding area. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.51/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$145.51

69 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$18.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.62

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	496	148.79	737	57
Medium and Large 2	512	129.93	665	12thin

One grade step is worth $18.87/cwt here — about $72 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 sale69 hd

145.51

—

NM average3 barns · 874 hd

157.14

−11.62

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	—	Average	1,538	88.00	1,353	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,234	60.66	749	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	837	48.18	403	13

Every lot, as filed

60 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	—	518	144.64/cwt	138.00–148.00	749	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	156.86/cwt	153.00–158.00	728	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	162.10/cwt	153.00–168.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.35/cwt	122.50–132.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	121.31/cwt	116.00–124.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	142.96/cwt	135.00–147.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	156.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	427	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	307	156.96/cwt	149.00–165.00	482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	126.42/cwt	122.00–135.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	2
Steers	Small 4	—	475	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	130.66/cwt	126.00–133.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	858	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	480	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	25.48/cwt	25.00–26.00	198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	42.57/cwt	38.00–48.50	357	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	664	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,297	64.06/cwt	63.50–64.50	831	8
Bulls	—	—	1,538	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	608	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,584	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	10,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	550	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,859	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	905	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,656	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	793.75/cwt	710.00–850.00	6,572	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	904	58.76/cwt	56.50–62.00	531	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,322	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	886	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	635	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	368	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	820	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	106.90/cwt	101.00–113.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.51/cwt	136.00–137.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	127.53/cwt	125.00–130.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	127.06/cwt	126.00–128.00	337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	133.49/cwt	132.00–135.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	141.88/cwt	134.00–145.00	796	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	232	158.20/cwt	157.00–160.00	367	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	164.31/cwt	155.00–170.00	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	122.01/cwt	121.00–123.00	781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	162.73/cwt	156.00–168.00	516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	680	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	147.43/cwt	142.00–150.00	557	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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