Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-07-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $179.25/cwt on 119 head.

Average price

$179.25

119 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$827

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

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

$47.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.12

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	439	189.08	831	85
Medium and Large 1-2	519	160.30	832	24
Medium and Large 2	508	141.19	717	10thin

One grade step is worth $47.89/cwt here — about $114 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 sale119 hd

179.25

—

NM average4 barns · 811 hd

176.13

+3.12

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	—	High	1,505	92.37	1,390	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	968	70.13	679	107
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	796	52.08	415	34

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	330	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	182.27/cwt	177.00–195.00	780	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	154.28/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	175.81/cwt	174.00–177.50	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	190	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	365	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	796	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	290	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	150.34/cwt	145.00–155.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.58/cwt	150.00–157.00	802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	210.26/cwt	197.00–220.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	162.02/cwt	158.00–165.00	677	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	179.00/cwt	172.00–186.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	208.61/cwt	192.50–216.00	768	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,182	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	998	1
Steers	Small 4	—	507	243.31/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,234	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	76.73/cwt	76.00–78.00	878	10
Bulls	—	—	1,998	102.49/cwt	102.00–103.00	2,048	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,155	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	1,164	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	774	61.91/cwt	60.00–64.25	479	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	720	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	940.00/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	8,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	565	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	203.88/cwt	190.00–211.00	644	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	150.76/cwt	148.50–156.00	874	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	1,385.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,400.00	17,105	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,523	1,376.67/cwt	1,350.00–1,400.00	20,967	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	925.00/cwt	900.00–950.00	7,890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,491	92.63/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,381	14
Bulls	—	—	1,108	80.47/cwt	80.00–81.00	892	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	971	70.05/cwt	64.00–75.25	680	77
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	912.50/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	9,864	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,144.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,320.00	12,561	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	1,156.25/cwt	975.00–1,300.00	10,048	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	968.75/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	9,949	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	740.00/cwt	740.00–740.00	5,772	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,171.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,325.00	13,505	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	16,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	1,440.00/cwt	1,440.00–1,440.00	20,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	730	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	648	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	625	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	58.34/cwt	56.00–60.00	488	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.29/cwt	117.00–127.00	832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	121.59/cwt	118.00–124.00	748	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	132.97/cwt	131.00–135.00	512	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	727	38.46/cwt	35.00–41.00	280	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	49.08/cwt	45.50–55.50	383	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	900	68.88/cwt	65.00–75.00	620	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	258	235.24/cwt	210.00–260.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,068	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	126.46/cwt	125.00–128.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	129.18/cwt	124.00–132.00	682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	147.96/cwt	143.00–151.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	146.65/cwt	142.50–155.00	610	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	136.71/cwt	135.00–140.00	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	129.12/cwt	127.00–135.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.82/cwt	130.00–138.00	852	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	167.07/cwt	165.00–175.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	110.37/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	295	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	142.90/cwt	132.00–153.50	837	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	177.63/cwt	168.00–186.00	929	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	170.27/cwt	160.00–182.50	965	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	179.55/cwt	178.00–185.00	682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	163.84/cwt	160.50–167.00	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	153.60/cwt	147.00–158.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	157.11/cwt	150.00–159.00	762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	213.02/cwt	211.00–217.50	511	10

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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