Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.38/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$161.38

216 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$87

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

$38.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.33

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	174.77	830	107
Medium and Large 1-2	542	154.38	837	71
Medium and Large 2	543	136.74	743	38

One grade step is worth $38.03/cwt here — about $87 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 sale216 hd

161.38

—

NM average3 barns · 1,129 hd

163.70

−2.33

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	1,557	82.69	1,287	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	65.88	938	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	62.04	684	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	50.70	461	61

Every lot, as filed

114 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	—	673	135.99/cwt	135.00–139.00	915	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	130.01/cwt	125.00–137.00	800	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	140.69/cwt	131.00–145.00	750	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	156.74/cwt	150.00–164.00	669	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.43/cwt	149.00–157.00	894	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	135.16/cwt	129.00–141.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	138.24/cwt	134.00–141.00	633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	717	131.32/cwt	130.50–132.00	942	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	156.68/cwt	154.00–161.00	736	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	178.52/cwt	176.00–181.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.67/cwt	120.00–123.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	159.78/cwt	156.00–163.00	858	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	156.04/cwt	151.00–164.00	437	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	135.51/cwt	135.00–136.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	716	101.83/cwt	100.00–107.00	729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	833	107.05/cwt	102.00–112.00	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	138.70/cwt	136.00–140.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	705	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	155.98/cwt	155.00–157.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	133.78/cwt	127.00–136.00	836	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	139.67/cwt	133.00–143.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.32/cwt	136.00–148.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	144.01/cwt	143.00–145.00	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	118.50/cwt	116.00–120.00	802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	268	143.60/cwt	140.00–147.00	385	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	960	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	131.69/cwt	122.00–134.00	575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	120.44/cwt	116.00–125.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	132.01/cwt	131.50–132.50	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.63/cwt	124.00–131.00	610	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	63.20/cwt	60.00–65.50	691	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	124.12/cwt	119.00–127.00	644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	144.67/cwt	138.00–149.00	768	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,141	61.42/cwt	59.00–66.50	701	8
Bulls	—	—	1,487	75.28/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,119	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	66.01/cwt	65.00–67.00	878	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,440	65.75/cwt	62.00–71.50	947	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	958	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,225	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,029	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	700	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	385	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	968	60.90/cwt	58.50–67.00	590	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	615	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	166	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	56.03/cwt	53.50–60.00	547	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	38.78/cwt	35.50–41.50	334	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	807.50/cwt	720.00–900.00	8,245	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,278	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,278	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	17,755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	978.08/cwt	825.00–1,140.00	9,438	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	955	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,924	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	868	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	4,166	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	800	465.00/cwt	410.00–520.00	3,720	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	870.00/cwt	850.00–890.00	7,569	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	840.00/cwt	700.00–910.00	8,182	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	1,011.25/cwt	960.00–1,120.00	12,368	16
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	585	405.00/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,369	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	810	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,730	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,626	1
Bulls	—	—	1,621	86.98/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,410	17
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,465	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	49.49/cwt	43.50–54.00	437	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	67.34/cwt	66.00–69.00	790	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	57.20/cwt	56.00–59.00	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	361	202.01/cwt	199.00–206.00	729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	318	207.06/cwt	200.00–217.00	658	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	385	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	475	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	310	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	168.64/cwt	163.00–175.00	801	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	411	188.88/cwt	186.00–191.00	776	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	163.96/cwt	161.00–167.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	185.52/cwt	179.00–190.00	712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	508	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	823	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	189.67/cwt	185.00–198.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	149.67/cwt	147.00–158.00	792	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	170.25/cwt	169.00–171.00	943	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	172.27/cwt	168.00–183.00	732	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	170.27/cwt	169.00–177.00	908	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	164.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	630	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	153.62/cwt	147.00–158.00	734	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	112.05/cwt	109.00–118.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	151.15/cwt	147.00–153.50	1,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.50	1,024	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	153.64/cwt	151.50–154.00	868	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	157.72/cwt	149.00–163.00	686	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	147.05/cwt	141.00–153.50	931	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	169.67/cwt	167.00–171.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	134.62/cwt	133.00–136.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	217	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	436	165.75/cwt	165.00–167.00	723	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	151.61/cwt	145.00–158.00	702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	148.34/cwt	144.00–152.00	543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	447	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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