Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 5.00-7.00 higher on comparable quotes. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $175.49/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$175.49

135 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$805

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$530

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$145.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.79

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	198.63	830	71
Medium and Large 1-2	479	163.74	784	48
Medium and Large 2	585	132.80	777	11thin
Small 4	560	53.60	300	5thin

One grade step is worth $145.03/cwt here — about $530 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 sale135 hd

175.49

—

NM average3 barns · 571 hd

168.70

+6.79

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	1,439	85.35	1,228	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,658	74.71	1,239	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	72.94	852	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	896	56.33	505	58

Every lot, as filed

103 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	—	505	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	253	1
Steers	Small 4	—	450	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	134.70/cwt	124.00–140.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	131.22/cwt	127.00–134.00	882	4
Steers	Small 4	—	555	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	205	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	338	1
Steers	Small 4	—	284	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	312	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	208.15/cwt	192.00–221.00	770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	443	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	141.29/cwt	135.00–147.00	819	3
Steers	Small 4	—	655	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	354	1
Steers	Small 4	—	240	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	228	3
Steers	Small 4	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	160	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	152.33/cwt	147.00–155.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	136.64/cwt	130.00–140.00	508	3
Steers	Small 4	—	635	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	177.12/cwt	171.00–180.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	167.50/cwt	159.00–176.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	328	169.53/cwt	163.00–175.00	556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	133.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	743	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	216.53/cwt	200.00–225.00	684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	135.99/cwt	135.00–137.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	185	181.22/cwt	177.00–185.00	335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	174.04/cwt	173.00–185.00	736	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	151.68/cwt	148.00–155.00	928	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.08/cwt	160.00–172.00	845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.04/cwt	178.00–180.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	166.82/cwt	160.00–181.00	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	130.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	203.15/cwt	197.00–216.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	177.59/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,028	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	274	222.80/cwt	220.00–227.00	610	8
Bulls	Small 4	—	640	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	346	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	588	43.90/cwt	36.00–52.00	258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	45.70/cwt	44.00–48.50	367	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	66.38/cwt	60.00–70.00	647	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,658	74.71/cwt	74.00–75.50	1,239	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	73.00/cwt	69.50–76.00	864	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	975	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	644	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,020	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	673	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	769	38.90/cwt	35.00–40.00	299	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	653	32.04/cwt	20.00–44.00	209	4
Bulls	—	—	1,304	80.84/cwt	72.00–89.00	1,054	10
Bulls	—	—	1,665	92.86/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,546	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	56.94/cwt	51.00–62.00	529	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,018	72.39/cwt	70.00–75.00	737	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	615	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	925.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	8,519	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	548	411.67/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,256	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,083.33/cwt	975.00–1,225.00	10,324	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,367.50/cwt	1,335.00–1,400.00	17,231	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,538	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	890	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,230	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	952.78/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	9,652	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	690	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	5,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	987.50/cwt	850.00–1,125.00	10,122	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	860	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	6,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	1,250.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,300.00	15,538	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,145	555.00/cwt	550.00–560.00	6,355	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	167.24/cwt	162.00–170.00	630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	166.50/cwt	166.00–167.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	823	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	453	40.04/cwt	30.00–45.00	181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	180	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	165	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	127.53/cwt	126.00–129.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	132.97/cwt	131.00–138.00	624	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	315	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	365	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	145.40/cwt	143.00–151.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	157.38/cwt	155.00–159.00	606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	329	153.94/cwt	143.00–159.00	506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	122.08/cwt	118.00–125.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	131.04/cwt	123.00–141.00	546	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	154.11/cwt	142.00–159.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	110.61/cwt	100.00–116.00	854	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.18/cwt	160.00–170.00	545	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	167.32/cwt	160.00–171.50	719	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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