Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifer calves were not well tested. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.54/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$142.54

136 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$31.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	158.76	617	43
Medium and Large 1-2	512	139.98	717	58
Medium and Large 2	558	126.86	708	35

One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale136 hd

142.54

—

NM average4 barns · 1,268 hd

154.60

−12.06

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	1,466	79.02	1,158	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	65.39	734	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	51.71	499	100

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	128.68/cwt	122.00–137.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	152.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	714	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	161.19/cwt	157.00–166.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	143.30/cwt	141.00–147.00	825	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	149.66/cwt	144.00–156.00	642	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	164.41/cwt	156.00–170.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	815	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	146.56/cwt	144.00–149.00	451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	155.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	157.51/cwt	151.00–162.00	583	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	150.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	47.13/cwt	43.00–52.50	428	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	57.37/cwt	53.00–60.00	591	53
Bulls	—	—	1,362	73.72/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,004	19
Bulls	—	—	1,995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,855	1
Bulls	—	—	1,569	85.21/cwt	81.50–93.00	1,337	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	619	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	796.43/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,857	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,238	1,340.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,350.00	16,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	11,172	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,225	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	65.06/cwt	62.50–68.50	771	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,006	890.71/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	8,961	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	735	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	867.14/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,593	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	871.67/cwt	840.00–925.00	9,693	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	9,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	39.45/cwt	37.00–40.00	329	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,109	68.91/cwt	60.00–75.00	764	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	69.81/cwt	68.00–71.00	776	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	60.84/cwt	60.50–62.00	618	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	117.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	138.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	112.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	815	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	129.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	138.53/cwt	134.00–140.00	643	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	271.76/cwt	250.00–300.00	476	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.92/cwt	110.00–121.00	665	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	496	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	110.40/cwt	104.00–117.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	109.22/cwt	108.00–113.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	128.02/cwt	120.00–134.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	264	150.40/cwt	141.00–155.00	397	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	149.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	117.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	117.19/cwt	111.00–120.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	147.98/cwt	144.00–155.00	688	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	315	144.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	766	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	127.44/cwt	124.00–136.00	554	11

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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