Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-05-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade active demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.91/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$142.91

196 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$534

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$124.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.59

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	167.46	791	98
Medium and Large 1-2	544	144.72	787	59
Medium and Large 2	569	124.23	707	17thin
Small 4	596	43.14	257	22

One grade step is worth $124.33/cwt here — about $534 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 sale196 hd

142.91

—

NM average4 barns · 1,013 hd

149.50

−6.59

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	1,443	80.19	1,157	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,156	66.99	774	75
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	65.35	967	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	897	44.89	403	143

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	380	148.69/cwt	140.00–154.00	565	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	148.47/cwt	143.00–155.00	713	17
Steers	Small 4	—	205	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	554	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	277	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	886	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	385	217.26/cwt	200.00–270.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	155.51/cwt	152.00–159.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	362	2
Steers	Small 4	—	428	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,070	6
Steers	Small 4	—	510	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	250	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	378	177.35/cwt	177.00–178.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	146.78/cwt	144.00–147.00	857	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	158.97/cwt	151.00–168.00	963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	155.45/cwt	152.00–163.00	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	518	172.00/cwt	168.00–176.00	891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	312	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	167.53/cwt	166.00–169.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	155.58/cwt	151.00–160.00	443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	150.68/cwt	150.00–151.00	472	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	168.46/cwt	160.00–175.00	622	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	166.28/cwt	161.00–172.00	710	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	169.43/cwt	162.00–174.00	978	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	147.11/cwt	141.00–148.00	778	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	167.08/cwt	161.00–178.00	541	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	2
Bulls	Small 4	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Small 4	—	606	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	258	18
Bulls	Small 4	—	478	225.18/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	436	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	450	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	240	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	463	2
Steers	Small 4	—	590	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	254	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	70.00/cwt	69.00–71.50	855	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	65.39/cwt	62.00–68.50	751	34
Steers	Small 4	—	516	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	955	18
Bulls	Small 4	—	405	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	810	1
Steers	Small 4	—	490	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,323	1
Bulls	—	—	1,166	71.16/cwt	61.50–79.00	830	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	737.50/cwt	700.00–775.00	7,567	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	755.00/cwt	755.00–755.00	8,146	24
Heifers	Small 4	—	185	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	370	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	510	230.20/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	330	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	693	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	65.92/cwt	65.50–67.00	897	3
Bulls	—	—	1,669	87.58/cwt	83.00–93.00	1,462	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	38.19/cwt	32.00–43.50	307	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	812.73/cwt	760.00–1,030.00	7,542	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	884.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,618	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,019	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	715	555.00/cwt	500.00–635.00	3,968	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	830	490.00/cwt	425.00–550.00	4,067	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	722.86/cwt	680.00–800.00	6,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	105.99/cwt	103.00–109.00	703	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	125.60/cwt	116.00–135.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	783	46.02/cwt	44.00–48.00	360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	28.04/cwt	24.00–31.00	232	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	47.84/cwt	43.00–52.50	434	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	395	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	61.08/cwt	60.00–62.50	663	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,440	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,022	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,875	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	113.68/cwt	113.00–114.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	129.57/cwt	125.00–134.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	55.44/cwt	50.50–60.00	533	57
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,145	69.27/cwt	62.00–72.50	793	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	846	26.88/cwt	23.50–36.00	227	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	136.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	141.53/cwt	138.00–145.00	526	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	138.20/cwt	136.50–140.00	861	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.01/cwt	109.00–120.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	127.39/cwt	115.00–130.00	800	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	124.03/cwt	118.00–130.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	139.19/cwt	135.00–145.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	148.79/cwt	144.00–155.00	778	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	955	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.59/cwt	123.00–125.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	160.65/cwt	157.00–170.00	768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	153.89/cwt	149.00–159.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	148.70/cwt	140.00–157.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	145.97/cwt	141.00–148.00	619	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	135.04/cwt	128.50–137.50	906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	151.94/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	115.40/cwt	111.00–120.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	133.84/cwt	128.00–140.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	137.83/cwt	133.00–143.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	432	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	470	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	133.45/cwt	128.00–139.00	621	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	129.98/cwt	129.00–131.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	153.57/cwt	142.00–159.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	151.23/cwt	150.00–155.00	422	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	146.67/cwt	138.00–151.00	849	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	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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