Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-07-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 12.00-15.00 higher on active trading. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.03/cwt on 153 head.

Average price

$172.03

153 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$874

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$56.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.30

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	183.30	930	103
Medium and Large 1-2	513	155.73	798	38
Medium and Large 2	503	126.88	639	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.42/cwt here — about $291 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 sale153 hd

172.03

—

NM average4 barns · 1,494 hd

176.32

−4.30

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	1,342	87.61	1,176	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	68.53	1,055	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,072	66.65	715	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	873	50.59	442	100

Every lot, as filed

114 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	Small 4	—	436	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,199	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.95/cwt	175.00–185.00	943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	165.84/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	189.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	890	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	175.51/cwt	169.00–182.00	988	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	163.53/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,091	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	388	184.50/cwt	184.00–185.00	716	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.60/cwt	167.00–180.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	153.06/cwt	150.00–157.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	199.62/cwt	192.00–202.00	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	145.60/cwt	144.50–149.00	1,059	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	195.40/cwt	185.00–205.00	834	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	164.86/cwt	162.00–172.50	842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	452	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	159.51/cwt	159.00–160.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	161.98/cwt	155.00–168.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	209.32/cwt	200.00–215.00	800	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	108	242.56/cwt	210.00–280.00	262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	201.73/cwt	195.00–208.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	177.74/cwt	172.50–180.00	684	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	265	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	171	309.81/cwt	300.00–330.00	530	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	250	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	159.23/cwt	151.00–167.00	820	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	76.02/cwt	75.00–77.50	969	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	731	36.52/cwt	35.00–40.00	267	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,150	71.95/cwt	68.00–77.00	827	2
Bulls	—	—	1,103	78.34/cwt	74.00–81.50	864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,428	92.19/cwt	84.00–98.50	1,316	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	975.38/cwt	850.00–1,150.00	8,720	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,049.55/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	11,041	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	1,300.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,400.00	13,728	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	670.00/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,345	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	874	824.00/cwt	770.00–850.00	7,202	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,490	1,600.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,650.00	23,840	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	838	655.00/cwt	650.00–660.00	5,489	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	780	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	755	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,398	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	562	432.50/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,431	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	760	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,095.00/cwt	860.00–1,150.00	12,209	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	737	630.00/cwt	590.00–700.00	4,643	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,021	650.00/cwt	575.00–700.00	6,637	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	1,380.00/cwt	1,380.00–1,380.00	19,527	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	797	583.57/cwt	485.00–650.00	4,651	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	5,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,350	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,012	63.16/cwt	60.00–64.50	639	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	672	26.82/cwt	25.00–30.00	180	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	861	48.91/cwt	44.00–54.00	421	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	806	45.63/cwt	40.00–50.00	368	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	59.00/cwt	57.00–60.00	475	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	27.85/cwt	25.00–31.00	232	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	57.21/cwt	53.50–60.50	556	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	68.53/cwt	67.00–70.00	1,055	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	800	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	592	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	68.78/cwt	65.00–75.00	792	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	108.90/cwt	100.00–118.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	124.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	113.61/cwt	111.00–115.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	124.74/cwt	119.00–130.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	122.50/cwt	116.00–130.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	122.34/cwt	120.00–127.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	283	148.97/cwt	146.00–152.00	422	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	195	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	127.17/cwt	124.00–130.00	902	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	140.52/cwt	135.00–146.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	130.99/cwt	122.50–140.00	536	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	128.86/cwt	122.00–133.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	124.61/cwt	116.00–133.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	168.45/cwt	162.50–180.00	724	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	149.27/cwt	130.00–160.00	481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	168.72/cwt	167.50–170.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	317	159.97/cwt	152.50–165.00	507	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	151.04/cwt	140.00–158.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	120	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	174.14/cwt	167.00–177.00	839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	138.05/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,002	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	114.47/cwt	110.00–119.00	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	144.65/cwt	140.00–150.00	819	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	145.80/cwt	140.00–158.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	168.85/cwt	160.00–175.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	143.02/cwt	142.00–144.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	115	229.35/cwt	170.00–275.00	264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	223	151.53/cwt	151.00–152.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	154.52/cwt	150.00–159.00	646	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	149.66/cwt	145.00–152.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	158	265.08/cwt	260.00–270.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	151.43/cwt	147.00–156.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	110.79/cwt	100.00–122.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	123.21/cwt	118.00–135.00	632	4

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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