Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-06-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 1.00-2.00 higher. No accurate comparison on heifer calves. Feeder steer 2.00-4.00 higher, no comparison on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.78/cwt on 171 head.

Average price

$151.78

171 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$522

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$128.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.30

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	166.78	784	79
Medium and Large 1-2	531	148.58	789	58
Medium and Large 2	473	130.50	618	31
Small 4	682	38.50	263	3thin

One grade step is worth $128.28/cwt here — about $522 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 sale171 hd

151.78

—

NM average4 barns · 1,001 hd

166.08

−14.30

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	1,521	87.14	1,325	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	70.10	810	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,467	67.25	987	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	903	50.44	455	134

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	960.00/cwt	840.00–1,080.00	9,581	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,286	1,157.50/cwt	1,120.00–1,200.00	14,885	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	833	650.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,415	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	950.25/cwt	850.00–1,050.00	9,636	20
Bulls	—	—	1,343	71.84/cwt	69.00–76.00	965	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	471	171.92/cwt	170.00–175.00	810	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	478	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	793	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	163.96/cwt	161.00–169.00	853	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	353	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	956	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	275	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	365	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	164.37/cwt	160.00–170.00	676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	304	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	149.47/cwt	142.50–154.50	704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	146.90/cwt	142.00–151.00	642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	164.16/cwt	161.00–171.00	791	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,052	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	370	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	163.59/cwt	161.00–166.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,084	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	137.64/cwt	128.00–141.00	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	114.32/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	141.65/cwt	140.00–145.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	335	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	176.19/cwt	165.00–180.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	569	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	338	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	153.98/cwt	149.00–159.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	139.54/cwt	135.00–143.00	794	12
Steers	Small 4	—	682	38.50/cwt	38.50–38.50	263	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	553	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	199	5
Steers	Small 4	—	497	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	181.81/cwt	179.00–185.00	582	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	675	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,050	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,006	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,222	75.06/cwt	73.50–77.00	917	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,367	77.52/cwt	76.50–78.50	1,060	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	69.37/cwt	64.00–75.00	792	64
Bulls	—	—	1,487	88.73/cwt	82.00–93.00	1,319	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	987	1,280.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	12,634	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	3,545	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	990	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	7,326	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	632	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,212	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	867.50/cwt	750.00–990.00	9,655	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	975.00/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	9,087	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	1,322.50/cwt	1,270.00–1,375.00	16,928	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	867	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,202	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,756	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,811	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	770	635.00/cwt	600.00–670.00	4,890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	822	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,932	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	645	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.49/cwt	120.00–137.50	550	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	722	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	181	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	34.99/cwt	30.00–38.50	264	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	906	48.48/cwt	39.00–55.50	439	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	62.55/cwt	57.00–69.00	615	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	115.23/cwt	101.00–123.00	719	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	807	66.52/cwt	58.00–73.00	537	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	746	104.40/cwt	104.00–106.00	779	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	118.31/cwt	108.00–129.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	243	144.54/cwt	141.00–148.00	351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	119.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	615	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	136.87/cwt	122.00–145.00	383	4
Bulls	—	—	1,809	102.01/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	123.76/cwt	123.00–126.00	871	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	126.23/cwt	121.00–129.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	587	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	119.87/cwt	115.00–125.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	128.38/cwt	123.00–136.00	660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	126.95/cwt	124.00–133.00	778	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	136.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	131.44/cwt	124.00–136.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	132.54/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	143	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	386	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	140.08/cwt	126.00–149.00	859	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	151.86/cwt	146.00–155.00	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	182	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	137.00/cwt	130.00–141.00	719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	148.82/cwt	140.00–154.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	139.38/cwt	134.00–149.00	676	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,119	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	153.83/cwt	148.00–162.00	566	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	135.92/cwt	130.00–146.00	773	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	269	145.78/cwt	135.00–150.00	392	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	151.07/cwt	145.00–156.00	627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	450	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	274.80/cwt	270.00–280.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	311	137.55/cwt	126.00–146.00	428	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	124.39/cwt	120.00–127.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	138.06/cwt	134.00–145.00	523	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	125.41/cwt	120.00–131.00	345	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	133.97/cwt	130.00–145.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	127.27/cwt	120.00–135.00	414	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	117.25/cwt	110.00–125.00	449	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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