Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower on comparable sales. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. The supply also consist of 33 head of high quality black replacement bulls weighing 900-1300 lbs.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.64/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$136.64

236 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$81.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	160.04	687	34
Medium and Large 1-2	466	138.83	646	159
Medium and Large 2	566	118.63	671	33
Small 4	420	84.60	355	5thin
Small 2	373	79.00	295	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.04/cwt here — about $392 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 sale236 hd

136.64

—

NM average4 barns · 1,880 hd

138.44

−1.80

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	1,436	77.79	1,117	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	60.54	832	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	59.84	672	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	46.68	445	112

Every lot, as filed

103 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	Small 4	—	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	157.34/cwt	153.00–163.00	766	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	2
Heifers	Small 2Fleshy	—	373	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	295	5
Steers	Small 4	—	383	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	434	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	191.48/cwt	188.00–194.00	536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	198.22/cwt	193.00–208.00	460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	161.76/cwt	155.00–168.50	843	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	145.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	885	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	179.69/cwt	173.00–187.00	492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	140.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	739	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.86/cwt	136.00–151.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	154.54/cwt	152.00–161.00	878	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	177.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	667	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	157.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	169.97/cwt	162.00–178.00	707	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	129.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	677	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	670	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	149.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	151.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	503	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	173.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	625	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	183.50/cwt	179.00–188.00	501	10
Steers	Small 4	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,110	69.33/cwt	52.50–74.00	770	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	853	39.32/cwt	37.00–41.00	335	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	878	1
Steers	Small 4	—	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Bulls	—	—	1,665	85.50/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,424	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	889.00/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,921	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	742.50/cwt	735.00–750.00	7,484	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	518	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	474	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	775.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,215	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	871.88/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,750	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,084	2,019.70/cwt	1,400.00–3,300.00	21,894	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	965	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,060	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	382	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	905.83/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,064	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,333	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	831.25/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,011	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	932.50/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	9,922	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	778	617.00/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,800	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	60.88/cwt	58.00–63.00	807	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	39.69/cwt	35.00–45.00	329	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	45.84/cwt	42.00–50.00	443	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	51.10/cwt	47.50–58.50	506	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	881	52.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	465	4
Bulls	—	—	1,447	77.60/cwt	69.00–85.00	1,123	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	51.75/cwt	45.00–58.00	540	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	65.00/cwt	63.00–66.25	774	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	61.64/cwt	58.00–65.00	769	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	146.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	553	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,530	57.29/cwt	54.00–61.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	130.23/cwt	124.00–135.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	143.80/cwt	141.00–150.00	614	38
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,109	66.00/cwt	60.00–69.50	732	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.80/cwt	101.00–116.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	116.84/cwt	111.00–121.00	729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	126.45/cwt	125.00–131.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.03/cwt	131.00–139.00	706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	155.29/cwt	147.00–162.00	724	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	105.47/cwt	104.00–108.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	128.05/cwt	125.00–129.50	926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	152.32/cwt	145.00–157.00	848	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	130.42/cwt	126.00–138.00	803	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	152.20/cwt	145.00–160.00	659	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	178	370.42/cwt	340.00–400.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	171.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	801	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	273	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	440	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	164.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	165.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	116.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	184.15/cwt	175.00–192.00	598	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	166.74/cwt	165.00–168.00	622	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	126.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	801	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	124.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	723	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	742	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	227	183.42/cwt	175.00–187.00	416	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	633	110.53/cwt	103.00–118.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	342	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	636	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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