Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers were also 1.00-2.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade was moderate demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $161.32/cwt on 231 head.

Average price

$161.32

231 head · 457 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$39.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.16

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	177.77	716	87
Medium and Large 1-2	490	155.43	761	110
Medium and Large 2	489	138.26	677	34

One grade step is worth $39.51/cwt here — about $39 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 sale231 hd

161.32

—

NM average4 barns · 1,911 hd

164.48

−3.16

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	1,444	83.21	1,201	48
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	68.18	806	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,723	67.60	1,165	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	902	48.07	434	83

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1Fancy	—	272	197.72/cwt	193.00–200.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	250	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	165	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	867	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	156.08/cwt	150.00–162.00	748	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	161.07/cwt	161.00–162.00	520	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	121.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	143.37/cwt	137.00–150.00	616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.97/cwt	135.00–142.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.15/cwt	142.00–155.00	495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	146.93/cwt	140.00–154.00	552	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	151.17/cwt	145.00–157.00	863	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	114.67/cwt	113.00–116.00	938	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	135.61/cwt	134.00–138.00	921	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.63/cwt	122.00–130.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	126.18/cwt	121.00–131.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.00/cwt	119.00–127.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	141.30/cwt	140.00–144.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	158.65/cwt	153.00–161.00	684	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	127.13/cwt	124.00–132.00	810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	180	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	139.92/cwt	136.00–144.00	529	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,712	69.58/cwt	63.50–73.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	124.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	945	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	140.66/cwt	138.00–144.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	131.70/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,740	64.62/cwt	62.50–67.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	57.34/cwt	53.50–60.00	550	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	37.95/cwt	34.00–42.00	317	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	778	29.79/cwt	26.00–32.00	232	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	678	62.23/cwt	56.00–74.00	422	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	46.73/cwt	42.00–53.00	436	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.93/cwt	118.00–126.00	698	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	60.93/cwt	60.00–62.00	623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	65.56/cwt	63.00–67.50	686	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	70.21/cwt	68.00–74.25	845	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,328	68.53/cwt	61.00–74.50	910	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,439	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	11,798	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	801.67/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,039	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	942	616.67/cwt	600.00–625.00	5,809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	878	620.00/cwt	590.00–650.00	5,444	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	735	666.67/cwt	600.00–750.00	4,900	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	974	81.40/cwt	72.50–86.00	793	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	759	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,795	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	14,026	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,063.75/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	12,318	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	892.50/cwt	860.00–925.00	9,684	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,009	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	4,944	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	682	410.00/cwt	325.00–500.00	2,796	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	89.84/cwt	85.00–95.50	1,449	28
Bulls	—	—	1,255	75.46/cwt	65.00–81.50	947	13
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,103	49.57/cwt	39.00–60.00	547	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,720	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	173.80/cwt	165.00–178.00	754	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	42.44/cwt	41.00–44.00	380	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	452	179.33/cwt	178.00–180.00	811	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	901	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	156.06/cwt	155.00–160.00	646	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	421	179.58/cwt	179.00–180.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	189.22/cwt	187.50–190.00	431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	158.13/cwt	155.00–163.00	508	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	144.50/cwt	143.00–152.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	169.43/cwt	164.00–177.00	788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	159.73/cwt	146.00–167.00	835	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	181.24/cwt	176.00–183.00	678	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	259	165.93/cwt	162.50–172.00	430	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.85/cwt	146.00–156.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	144.94/cwt	140.00–152.00	612	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	181.13/cwt	177.00–190.00	576	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	141.99/cwt	134.00–145.00	738	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	125.99/cwt	125.00–127.00	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	604	130.00/cwt	128.00–136.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	140.33/cwt	132.00–144.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	154.92/cwt	154.00–155.00	576	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	160.16/cwt	153.00–165.00	591	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	146.80/cwt	137.00–152.00	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	310	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	543	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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