Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-600 higher on comparable sales. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-200 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.45/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$165.45

184 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$150

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

$44.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	463	177.76	823	112
Medium and Large 1-2	563	150.67	848	54
Medium and Large 2	505	133.20	673	18thin

One grade step is worth $44.55/cwt here — about $150 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 sale184 hd

165.45

—

NM average4 barns · 2,060 hd

163.21

+2.23

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	1,398	83.80	1,172	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,276	68.93	880	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,032	64.97	670	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	839	50.01	419	46

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,068	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	427	170.19/cwt	170.00–171.00	727	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	157.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	749	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	156.87/cwt	150.00–164.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	153.41/cwt	151.00–161.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	128.33/cwt	127.00–129.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	113.43/cwt	110.00–117.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	137.37/cwt	132.00–142.00	714	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	155.50/cwt	153.00–158.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	128.31/cwt	126.00–133.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.60/cwt	140.00–145.00	666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	174.87/cwt	170.00–180.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	174.40/cwt	171.00–177.50	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	129.53/cwt	126.00–136.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	163.46/cwt	157.00–167.00	866	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	127.78/cwt	126.00–129.00	810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	116.21/cwt	114.00–120.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	344	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	147.51/cwt	146.00–152.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	121.50/cwt	120.00–123.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	135.90/cwt	127.00–143.00	507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	104.52/cwt	100.00–109.00	771	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	137.97/cwt	135.00–141.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	134.81/cwt	131.00–139.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	114.04/cwt	110.00–119.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	119.96/cwt	119.00–121.00	747	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	122.04/cwt	118.00–124.00	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	122.95/cwt	119.00–129.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	131.00/cwt	129.00–134.00	690	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,047	69.70/cwt	69.00–71.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	312	1
Bulls	—	—	1,281	78.14/cwt	71.00–82.50	1,001	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	57.93/cwt	54.50–60.00	536	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	621	25.50/cwt	25.00–26.50	158	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	392	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,276	68.93/cwt	65.00–73.00	880	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	768	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	773	64.56/cwt	64.00–65.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	50.63/cwt	45.00–54.50	424	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	741	36.59/cwt	30.00–40.00	271	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	69.12/cwt	67.00–74.00	769	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	560	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	726	590.00/cwt	525.00–650.00	4,283	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	788.33/cwt	730.00–860.00	7,489	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	792.50/cwt	725.00–950.00	7,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	645	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	5,676	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	758.13/cwt	725.00–810.00	6,467	8
Steers	Small 4	—	615	281.25/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,730	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	850	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	765	1
Steers	Small 4	—	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Steers	Small 4	—	484	318.75/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,543	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	948	658.33/cwt	625.00–700.00	6,241	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,037.50/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	12,170	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	939.00/cwt	840.00–1,040.00	9,437	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	488	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,489	2
Steers	Small 4	—	562	253.33/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,424	3
Steers	Small 4	—	537	340.00/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,826	5
Bulls	—	—	1,449	86.32/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,251	7
Bulls	—	—	1,977	92.76/cwt	91.00–95.00	1,834	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	910	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	510	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,006	63.17/cwt	60.00–67.00	635	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	302	215.13/cwt	211.00–216.50	650	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	413	195.02/cwt	190.00–196.00	805	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	163.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	165.28/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,007	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	171.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	892	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	177.98/cwt	168.00–182.50	740	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	139.30/cwt	135.00–146.00	928	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	135.44/cwt	130.00–140.00	783	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	187.14/cwt	180.00–194.00	608	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	138.86/cwt	134.00–140.50	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.07/cwt	162.00–173.00	803	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.27/cwt	140.00–147.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.44/cwt	145.00–153.00	861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	170.88/cwt	165.00–179.00	559	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	868	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	153.73/cwt	150.00–157.50	596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	486	167.89/cwt	164.00–169.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	364	197.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	717	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	455	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	140.99/cwt	140.00–144.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	188.73/cwt	177.00–193.00	702	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	169.49/cwt	165.00–172.50	985	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	142.09/cwt	133.50–145.00	1,017	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	325	97.51/cwt	90.00–103.00	317	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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