Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $157.00/cwt on 130 head.

Average price

$157.00

130 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$662

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$141.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.84

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	183.99	885	60
Medium and Large 1-2	564	152.99	863	39
Medium and Large 2	601	129.46	778	15thin
Small and Medium 2	603	113.78	686	11thin
Small 4	529	42.20	223	5thin

One grade step is worth $141.79/cwt here — about $662 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 sale130 hd

157.00

—

NM average3 barns · 740 hd

179.85

−22.84

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	1,509	97.84	1,476	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,164	77.05	897	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,464	74.58	1,092	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	895	58.86	527	78

Every lot, as filed

125 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
Steers	Small 4	—	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	2
Steers	Small 4	—	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Steers	Small 4	—	460	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	230	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	568	123.06/cwt	121.00–125.00	699	2
Steers	Small 4	—	570	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	234	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	335	354.93/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,213	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	415	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	228	179.14/cwt	177.50–180.00	408	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Steers	Small 4	—	540	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	189	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	658	112.95/cwt	109.00–119.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	209.97/cwt	207.00–212.50	468	3
Steers	Small 4	—	615	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	213.11/cwt	207.50–220.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	325	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	310	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	736	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	353	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	1,010	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	158.65/cwt	149.00–164.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	164.60/cwt	164.00–165.00	923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	203.64/cwt	186.00–222.00	870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	177.67/cwt	170.00–193.00	840	16
Steers	Small 4	—	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Steers	Small 4	—	190	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,691	107.96/cwt	105.50–111.75	1,826	8
Heifers	Small 4Fleshy	—	455	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	496	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	423	118.65/cwt	110.00–127.00	502	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	380	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	456	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	845	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	811	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	535	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	679	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	1,183.57/cwt	1,050.00–1,280.00	11,788	7
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	675	109.57/cwt	100.00–119.00	740	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	768	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	791	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	669	42.65/cwt	34.00–53.00	285	22
Bulls	—	—	1,454	100.27/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,458	5
Bulls	—	—	1,311	82.31/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,079	6
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	738	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	4,705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	724	60.16/cwt	54.00–69.00	436	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	75.91/cwt	71.00–80.00	896	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	924	856.67/cwt	800.00–930.00	7,916	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	836.67/cwt	785.00–900.00	8,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	966	845.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,163	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	1,126.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	14,912	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	848	770.00/cwt	750.00–790.00	6,530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	669	668.75/cwt	600.00–760.00	4,474	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	847	666.67/cwt	600.00–800.00	5,647	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	858	660.00/cwt	580.00–800.00	5,663	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,198	1,516.67/cwt	1,500.00–1,525.00	18,170	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 4	—	845	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	6,126	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,330.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,330.00	12,436	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 4	—	770	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,198	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	645	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	5,354	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	69.04/cwt	63.00–73.50	726	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	82.70/cwt	82.00–83.25	1,053	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	700	72.57/cwt	68.00–76.00	508	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,170	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	79.50/cwt	79.50–79.50	1,216	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,326	76.99/cwt	76.50–77.50	1,021	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.28/cwt	118.00–133.00	567	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,045	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	126.62/cwt	121.00–135.00	809	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	47.39/cwt	45.00–50.00	381	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	59.55/cwt	53.50–62.00	580	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	71.85/cwt	71.00–72.50	764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	146.34/cwt	141.00–152.00	619	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	870	76.50/cwt	76.50–76.50	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	712	115.68/cwt	109.00–122.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	965	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	124.01/cwt	119.00–126.00	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	124.16/cwt	124.00–124.50	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	128.44/cwt	118.50–142.50	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.30/cwt	127.00–137.50	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	240	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	317	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	168.56/cwt	167.00–170.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	951	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	148.70/cwt	145.00–153.00	864	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.70/cwt	157.00–171.00	707	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	157.31/cwt	153.00–162.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	175.49/cwt	172.00–176.50	911	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	211.84/cwt	208.00–220.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	200	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	130.21/cwt	121.00–139.50	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	151.73/cwt	142.00–159.00	727	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.40/cwt	145.00–156.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	161.82/cwt	160.00–166.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	148.33/cwt	142.00–155.00	571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	213	167.98/cwt	167.00–170.00	358	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	183	260.96/cwt	225.00–300.00	478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	148.17/cwt	146.00–154.00	931	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	150.98/cwt	146.00–161.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	142.04/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	145.79/cwt	140.00–150.00	978	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	922	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	155.60/cwt	147.00–160.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	818	99.40/cwt	95.00–104.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	718	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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