Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-08-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00-4.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifer not a accurate comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade active demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.50/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$163.50

167 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$131.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.48

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	418	189.18	790	68
Medium and Large 1-2	557	152.78	851	72
Medium and Large 2	481	132.99	640	25
Small 4	605	57.50	348	2thin

One grade step is worth $131.68/cwt here — about $443 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 sale167 hd

163.50

—

NM average3 barns · 526 hd

163.98

−0.48

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	1,568	92.09	1,444	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,137	73.03	831	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	842	56.42	475	122

Every lot, as filed

117 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	—	392	313.45/cwt	280.00–360.00	1,229	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	73.04/cwt	69.00–78.50	876	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,052	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	705	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	470	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.97/cwt	160.00–175.00	792	4
Steers	Small 4	—	545	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	218	1
Steers	Small 4	—	665	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	499	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	270	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	145	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	211.54/cwt	192.50–220.00	681	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	787	9
Steers	Small 4	—	440	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,364	1
Steers	Small 4	—	465	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	537	41.07/cwt	40.00–45.00	221	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	193.80/cwt	190.00–201.00	719	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	211.74/cwt	190.00–227.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	137.65/cwt	131.00–140.00	904	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	111.49/cwt	110.00–113.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	162.57/cwt	159.00–167.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	235	253.43/cwt	250.00–257.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	702	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	553	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	232	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	663	48.94/cwt	45.00–53.00	324	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,066.25/cwt	925.00–1,140.00	12,400	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,162.50/cwt	1,000.00–1,225.00	11,288	4
Steers	Small 4	—	337	343.21/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,157	3
Steers	Small 4	—	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	438	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	11,262	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	960	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,644	96.40/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,585	7
Bulls	—	—	1,436	84.56/cwt	82.50–87.00	1,214	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	834	77.30/cwt	71.00–80.00	645	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	14,400	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	593	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,372	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	962	961.67/cwt	850.00–1,035.00	9,251	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	1,320.00/cwt	1,320.00–1,320.00	19,008	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	768	770.00/cwt	760.00–780.00	5,914	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,007	687.50/cwt	650.00–700.00	6,923	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	784	745.00/cwt	600.00–860.00	5,841	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	1,111.43/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	12,326	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	962.00/cwt	840.00–1,060.00	8,956	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,230.00/cwt	1,130.00–1,330.00	13,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	126.34/cwt	125.00–127.00	903	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	1,510.00/cwt	1,480.00–1,540.00	20,234	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	779	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,843	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	780.00/cwt	750.00–810.00	5,655	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.92/cwt	123.00–145.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	703	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	724	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	122.95/cwt	111.00–135.00	778	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	679	35.21/cwt	30.00–42.00	239	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	65.46/cwt	60.00–70.00	631	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	57.34/cwt	52.00–60.50	487	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	133.97/cwt	120.00–142.00	706	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	900	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	626	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	621	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	685	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	149.87/cwt	145.00–156.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	504	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	131.26/cwt	122.00–140.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	122.49/cwt	113.00–129.00	646	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	609	41.14/cwt	40.00–44.00	251	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	144.78/cwt	136.00–150.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.71/cwt	140.00–145.00	538	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	139.08/cwt	135.00–145.00	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	154.94/cwt	150.00–165.00	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	153.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	122.18/cwt	119.00–125.00	761	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	126.06/cwt	117.00–134.00	976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	279	210.68/cwt	200.00–230.00	588	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	125.24/cwt	124.50–126.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	165.58/cwt	158.00–170.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	151.21/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	168.90/cwt	163.00–170.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	161.26/cwt	160.00–162.50	830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	167.52/cwt	159.00–178.00	707	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	145.69/cwt	141.00–148.00	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,042	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	100	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	835	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	151.71/cwt	143.00–156.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	351	133.32/cwt	130.00–135.00	468	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	116.25/cwt	111.00–121.50	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	127.67/cwt	127.00–128.00	817	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	140.52/cwt	139.00–142.00	457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	333	176.27/cwt	165.00–184.00	587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	148.88/cwt	141.00–155.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	172.91/cwt	166.00–182.00	661	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	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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