Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves and feeder mostly steady. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady on limited quotes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.30/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$162.30

116 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$148.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.27

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	194.24	801	47
Medium and Large 1-2	544	153.87	837	48
Medium and Large 2	543	125.28	680	17thin
Small 4	559	45.50	254	4thin

One grade step is worth $148.73/cwt here — about $547 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 sale116 hd

162.30

—

NM average4 barns · 952 hd

180.57

−18.27

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	—	Average	1,484	90.64	1,345	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	72.78	821	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	72.17	949	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	842	57.34	483	95

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	154.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	303	231.52/cwt	229.00–234.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	168.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	155	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	217.55/cwt	208.00–232.00	609	4
Steers	Small 4	—	485	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	165.59/cwt	160.00–173.00	548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	163	175.57/cwt	174.00–177.00	286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	178.17/cwt	170.00–182.00	741	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	269	168.02/cwt	164.00–178.00	452	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	381	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	218	176.71/cwt	172.00–182.00	385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	199.96/cwt	192.00–208.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	142.85/cwt	139.00–148.50	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	117	275.14/cwt	210.00–320.00	322	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	173.28/cwt	165.00–180.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	159.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	760	6
Steers	Small 4	—	510	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	204	1
Steers	Small 4	—	620	49.51/cwt	49.00–50.00	307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	200.24/cwt	191.00–209.00	835	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	170.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	960	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	66.86/cwt	62.50–72.50	666	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,205	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,085	71.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	399	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	658	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	280	238.47/cwt	237.00–240.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	166.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	768	7
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	598	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	3,887	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	698	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,712	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	780.00/cwt	700.00–860.00	7,628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	661	52.36/cwt	44.00–68.00	346	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	927	67.53/cwt	63.00–74.00	626	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	74.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	854	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	643	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	680	655.00/cwt	635.00–675.00	4,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	713	672.50/cwt	660.00–685.00	4,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,215	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	918.75/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,189	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,220	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,052	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,186	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	608	722.50/cwt	685.00–760.00	4,393	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	240	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	68.46/cwt	67.00–69.00	720	6
Bulls	—	—	1,551	96.06/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,490	7
Bulls	—	—	1,366	81.15/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	130.57/cwt	124.00–140.00	480	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	750	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	827	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,155	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	832	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	588	41.63/cwt	38.50–46.50	245	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	106.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	658	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.11/cwt	130.00–144.00	659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	759	48.55/cwt	45.00–52.00	368	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	32.88/cwt	30.00–35.00	238	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	57.73/cwt	53.00–61.50	480	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.15/cwt	142.00–158.50	876	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	119.30/cwt	115.00–123.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	128.96/cwt	120.00–144.00	535	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	132.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	190.69/cwt	174.00–210.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	175.37/cwt	174.50–176.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	151.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	121.58/cwt	110.00–131.50	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	164.61/cwt	158.00–167.50	844	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	95.41/cwt	80.00–111.00	787	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	144.76/cwt	140.50–149.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.52/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	128.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	87.03/cwt	80.00–94.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	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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