Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-4.00 lower . Feeder steers and heifers also sold 3.00-4.00 lower on moderate demand . Slaughter cows and Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.37/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$146.37

249 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	156.63	842	109
Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.32	815	111
Medium and Large 2	544	131.00	712	29

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $129 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 sale249 hd

146.37

—

NM average4 barns · 2,066 hd

151.49

−5.11

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	—	High	1,652	82.44	1,362	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	60.50	830	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	57.24	648	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	44.84	408	79

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	703	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	914	2
Bulls	—	—	1,877	92.38/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,734	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	939	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	413	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	161.39/cwt	154.00–168.00	841	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	176.45/cwt	175.00–179.00	591	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	170.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	138.73/cwt	136.50–140.00	720	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	165.43/cwt	160.00–173.00	792	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	611	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	158.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	773	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	126.05/cwt	120.00–129.00	976	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	539	150.05/cwt	141.00–155.00	809	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	144.73/cwt	137.00–148.00	602	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	157.08/cwt	152.50–161.00	888	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	168.35/cwt	161.00–175.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	162.39/cwt	155.00–172.00	533	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	158.78/cwt	156.00–161.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	128.12/cwt	124.00–133.50	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	156.60/cwt	156.00–158.00	683	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	170.20/cwt	168.00–172.00	550	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	150.49/cwt	148.00–151.50	865	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,817	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	831.43/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	136.83/cwt	130.50–140.00	889	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	150.63/cwt	149.00–161.00	703	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	169.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	132.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	896	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,597	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	18,924	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,411	58.16/cwt	56.00–63.50	821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	54.24/cwt	50.00–57.00	622	21
Bulls	—	—	1,775	86.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,529	18
Bulls	—	—	1,428	76.44/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,092	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	797.14/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	8,163	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,809	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	911.67/cwt	885.00–950.00	10,502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,938	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	850.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,027	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	850	630.00/cwt	625.00–635.00	5,355	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	818	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,499	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	958	627.50/cwt	625.00–630.00	6,011	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	48.73/cwt	45.00–53.50	418	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,338	60.60/cwt	57.50–63.00	811	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	55.98/cwt	53.00–58.00	532	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	59.35/cwt	54.00–63.50	659	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	54.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	535	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	37.48/cwt	30.00–43.50	336	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	629	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,211	65.86/cwt	59.50–72.00	798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	134.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	116.32/cwt	111.00–120.00	711	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,150	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	604	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,156	56.58/cwt	53.00–69.00	654	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	125.94/cwt	111.00–135.00	791	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	119.66/cwt	115.00–123.50	809	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	145.93/cwt	139.00–151.00	484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	124.88/cwt	115.00–133.00	712	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	109.45/cwt	104.00–115.00	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	341	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	147.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	481	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	126.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	122.44/cwt	119.00–123.00	826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	148.94/cwt	143.00–156.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	120.23/cwt	120.00–121.00	882	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	148.29/cwt	139.00–152.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	114.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	830	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	136.63/cwt	131.00–146.00	667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	152.38/cwt	143.00–158.00	652	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.20/cwt	154.00–161.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	804	2

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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