Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Week Ago Receipts 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 mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.51/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$156.51

228 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	171.99	824	104
Medium and Large 1-2	520	152.60	794	82
Medium and Large 2	630	125.81	792	42

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $32 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 sale228 hd

156.51

—

NM average4 barns · 1,850 hd

163.53

−7.02

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	1,426	78.22	1,115	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	66.64	1,034	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	64.73	792	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	47.48	428	152

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	63.53/cwt	60.00–66.00	719	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	903	52.52/cwt	45.00–56.00	474	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	38.03/cwt	33.50–42.50	312	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	47.70/cwt	43.00–54.50	434	84
Bulls	—	—	1,375	74.27/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,021	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	152.35/cwt	146.00–156.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	184.35/cwt	181.00–189.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	152.49/cwt	146.00–160.00	884	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	150.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	808	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	136.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	931	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	160.49/cwt	158.00–165.00	523	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	533	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	183.47/cwt	179.00–189.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	148.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	561	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	706	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	169.22/cwt	167.00–172.00	959	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	169.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	385	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	158.17/cwt	153.00–160.00	675	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	169.23/cwt	164.00–175.00	802	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	147.74/cwt	144.00–157.00	699	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	167.05/cwt	160.00–171.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	301	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	626	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,274	67.05/cwt	60.00–70.50	854	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	173.25/cwt	168.00–178.00	899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	333	172.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	175.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	159.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	984	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	170.09/cwt	165.00–176.00	725	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	994.44/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,695	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	193.16/cwt	188.00–198.00	460	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	728	36.70/cwt	32.00–40.00	267	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	825	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	668	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,267	58.30/cwt	57.50–59.00	739	9
Bulls	—	—	1,704	87.99/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,499	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	966	66.41/cwt	60.00–74.50	642	8
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	725	491.67/cwt	400.00–575.00	3,565	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	776	726.25/cwt	625.00–820.00	5,636	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,475	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,034.17/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,665	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	845.00/cwt	800.00–890.00	7,056	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	805.00/cwt	725.00–925.00	7,028	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	872	703.33/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,103	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	983	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,229	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	820.00/cwt	700.00–935.00	7,979	5
Bulls	—	—	1,970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	141.38/cwt	139.00–144.00	669	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	30.06/cwt	25.00–34.00	218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	120.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	686	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	560	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,552	66.64/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,034	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,339	73.06/cwt	70.75–78.00	978	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	121.08/cwt	116.00–127.00	615	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,314	67.96/cwt	66.00–69.00	893	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	117.49/cwt	114.00–124.00	858	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	134.79/cwt	131.50–143.00	760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	137.38/cwt	130.00–142.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	152.69/cwt	149.00–156.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	123.15/cwt	117.00–125.00	530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	156.14/cwt	151.00–160.00	754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	135.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	703	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	779	106.25/cwt	104.00–107.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	130.61/cwt	127.00–136.00	751	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	113.86/cwt	108.00–117.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	116.44/cwt	116.00–119.00	796	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	814	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	159.26/cwt	156.00–162.00	647	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	160.18/cwt	154.00–165.00	591	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	125.60/cwt	122.00–131.00	785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	159.99/cwt	153.00–167.00	598	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	140.62/cwt	137.00–148.00	873	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	156.02/cwt	148.00–164.50	804	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	168.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	291	155.87/cwt	147.50–158.00	454	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	152.45/cwt	151.00–154.00	503	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	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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