Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.02/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$156.02

139 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	170.01	842	62
Medium and Large 1-2	504	150.13	756	52
Medium and Large 2	483	133.60	646	25

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $196 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 sale139 hd

156.02

—

NM average4 barns · 1,303 hd

159.70

−3.68

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	1,440	74.56	1,074	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	58.46	671	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	45.20	444	70

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	619	137.69/cwt	137.00–139.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	648	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	155.13/cwt	148.00–158.00	718	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	136.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	139.56/cwt	132.00–143.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	142.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	959	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	177.80/cwt	172.00–179.00	734	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	267	175.32/cwt	167.00–178.50	468	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	127.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	931	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	168.42/cwt	160.50–171.00	879	6
Bulls	—	—	1,828	84.21/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,539	5
Bulls	—	—	1,397	74.28/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,038	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	162.14/cwt	159.00–167.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	302	201.96/cwt	201.00–215.00	610	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	355	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	747	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	832.22/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,378	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	906.43/cwt	770.00–1,025.00	9,427	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	144.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	419	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	880	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	220	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	38.47/cwt	30.00–39.00	357	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,185	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	723	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	835	58.71/cwt	53.00–65.00	490	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	995.00/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	10,955	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,505	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,115	57.53/cwt	49.00–64.50	641	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	859	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,755	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	1,071.67/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	14,425	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	939	608.75/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,716	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	825	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	757	580.00/cwt	500.00–620.00	4,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	137.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	645	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	46.12/cwt	41.00–52.50	466	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	54.51/cwt	50.50–60.00	577	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	55.59/cwt	54.50–56.50	661	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.50	910	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	58.82/cwt	56.00–61.50	666	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.23/cwt	139.00–151.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	145.63/cwt	139.00–152.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	976	55.17/cwt	50.00–63.00	538	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	908	43.28/cwt	40.00–46.00	393	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	116.26/cwt	114.00–120.00	552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	146.74/cwt	146.00–150.00	616	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	157.05/cwt	149.00–158.00	647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	126.62/cwt	121.00–128.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	155.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	130.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	121.01/cwt	115.00–124.00	825	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	151.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	796	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	151.98/cwt	145.00–158.00	725	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	144.37/cwt	142.00–151.00	860	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	112.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	872	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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