Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold sharply lower on a very limited test. Feeder steer and heifers were not well tested. Trade slow to moderate, demand low to moderated. Quality plain to average. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.80/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$146.80

205 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$28.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	157.28	742	64
Medium and Large 1-2	498	146.10	727	108
Medium and Large 2	551	128.75	709	33

One grade step is worth $28.52/cwt here — about $33 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 sale205 hd

146.80

—

NM average4 barns · 1,821 hd

151.83

−5.03

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	1,281	76.42	979	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	65.79	731	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	48.70	468	85

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	133.84/cwt	129.00–140.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	138.81/cwt	136.00–142.50	455	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	126.65/cwt	126.00–134.00	819	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	928	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.68/cwt	139.00–148.00	546	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	130.52/cwt	126.00–135.00	709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	344	155.81/cwt	145.00–158.00	536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	136.89/cwt	132.00–141.00	724	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	145.51/cwt	141.00–148.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	149.57/cwt	141.00–154.00	787	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	132.83/cwt	124.00–138.00	832	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	242	149.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	117.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	716	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	139.31/cwt	133.00–145.00	456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	107.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	770	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	118.16/cwt	118.00–119.00	816	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	123.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	760	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	132.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	126.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	123.85/cwt	118.00–130.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	109.08/cwt	106.00–120.00	681	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.76/cwt	129.00–140.00	500	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,034	90.32/cwt	83.00–98.00	934	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	819	26.82/cwt	20.00–32.00	220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	109.30/cwt	108.00–112.00	849	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	65.65/cwt	62.50–68.00	742	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	69.08/cwt	68.50–71.00	822	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	995	61.16/cwt	60.50–61.50	609	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	764	60.17/cwt	45.00–80.00	460	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	128.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	137.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	655	627.50/cwt	600.00–660.00	4,110	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,311	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,401	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,532	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	835	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	790.00/cwt	700.00–870.00	6,683	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	1,260.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,290.00	13,835	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	955.63/cwt	810.00–1,150.00	9,537	8
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	1
Bulls	—	—	1,259	75.43/cwt	69.00–82.00	950	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	55.85/cwt	53.50–60.00	567	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	48.85/cwt	44.00–53.00	470	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	37.82/cwt	34.00–41.00	327	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	704	723.75/cwt	535.00–800.00	5,095	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	827.33/cwt	700.00–890.00	8,306	15
Heifers	Small 4	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Steers	Small 4	—	320	175.41/cwt	150.00–250.00	561	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	2
Steers	Small 4	—	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,088	57.71/cwt	54.00–60.00	628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,651	86.26/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,424	15
Heifers	Small 4	—	422	289.62/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,222	3
Steers	Small 4	—	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	722	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	147.49/cwt	146.00–148.00	743	12
Steers	Small 4	—	533	285.49/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	183	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	168.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	476	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	162.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.20/cwt	164.00–169.00	635	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	159.76/cwt	159.00–161.00	757	5
Heifers	Small 4	—	553	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,825	1
Steers	Small 4	—	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.76/cwt	141.50–144.00	886	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.41/cwt	146.00–157.00	732	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	140.53/cwt	134.00–145.00	672	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	813	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	154.46/cwt	148.00–159.00	639	16

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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