Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-09-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00-4.00 lower. Heifer calves and feeders mostly steady on limited quotes. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady on limited receipts. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $163.16/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$163.16

224 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$767

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$170.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.84

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	327	213.31	697	53
Medium and Large 1-2	506	164.27	831	120
Medium and Large 2	512	135.89	696	36
Small 4	595	42.57	253	15thin

One grade step is worth $170.74/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 sale224 hd

163.16

—

NM average3 barns · 659 hd

171.01

−7.84

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	—	Low	1,419	85.96	1,220	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	70.73	868	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	55.95	572	109

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	139.98/cwt	135.00–145.50	955	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	126.43/cwt	119.00–139.00	783	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	136.16/cwt	128.00–145.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	177.59/cwt	170.00–185.00	831	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	159.40/cwt	151.00–161.00	917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	142.85/cwt	133.00–148.00	676	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	139.31/cwt	125.00–145.00	804	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.07/cwt	142.00–148.00	469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	263	291.46/cwt	280.00–310.00	767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	135.05/cwt	127.00–143.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	302	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	725	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	118.96/cwt	111.00–126.00	808	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	358	156.47/cwt	155.00–158.00	560	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	155.23/cwt	148.00–157.00	528	5
Steers	Small 4	—	538	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	245	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	176.07/cwt	165.00–188.00	662	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	214.85/cwt	212.00–220.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	231	218.64/cwt	207.00–225.00	505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	207	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	160.50/cwt	150.00–166.00	851	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	153.36/cwt	143.00–162.00	971	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	145.70/cwt	138.00–150.00	628	4
Steers	Small 4	—	645	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	258	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	194.01/cwt	189.00–203.00	801	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	166.33/cwt	157.00–172.00	710	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	221.38/cwt	212.00–233.00	629	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	132.52/cwt	130.00–140.00	946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	132.31/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	168.44/cwt	165.00–172.00	463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	159.32/cwt	155.00–165.00	768	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	180	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	190.22/cwt	178.00–202.00	622	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	143.63/cwt	140.00–146.00	687	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	103.72/cwt	95.00–112.00	591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	651	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	134.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	699	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	70.42/cwt	66.50–75.50	881	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,105	72.28/cwt	69.00–76.00	799	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	772	39.49/cwt	35.00–43.00	305	5
Bulls	—	—	1,282	82.12/cwt	69.50–88.50	1,053	11
Bulls	—	—	1,721	94.42/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,625	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	57.21/cwt	50.50–60.50	581	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	63.67/cwt	60.00–68.00	726	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	47.59/cwt	44.00–50.50	437	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	759	41.47/cwt	40.00–45.00	315	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,151	56.51/cwt	53.00–57.00	650	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,365	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	958.75/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	11,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	907.50/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	9,102	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	955	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,043	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	1,397.50/cwt	1,385.00–1,410.00	17,091	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,005.00/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,120	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,313	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	1,252.50/cwt	1,200.00–1,310.00	16,082	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	878	500.00/cwt	400.00–600.00	4,390	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	966.67/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	9,937	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	795	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	1,179.00/cwt	1,120.00–1,225.00	12,061	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,610	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	24,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	832.62/cwt	750.00–875.00	6,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,328	1,384.76/cwt	1,350.00–1,450.00	18,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	600	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	192	2
Heifers	Small 4	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	188	306.55/cwt	300.00–310.00	576	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	435	321.68/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,399	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	103.57/cwt	102.00–120.00	640	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	121.68/cwt	110.00–126.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	266	165.71/cwt	160.00–169.00	441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	227	173.10/cwt	164.00–182.00	393	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	570	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.73/cwt	123.00–132.00	802	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.47/cwt	118.00–133.00	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	142.36/cwt	137.50–144.00	811	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.86/cwt	120.00–139.00	719	11
Heifers	Small 4	—	513	244.15/cwt	200.00–280.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	147.85/cwt	142.00–160.00	325	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	265	237.94/cwt	237.00–240.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	156.75/cwt	143.00–161.00	666	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	116.49/cwt	115.00–118.00	801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.44/cwt	115.00–135.00	535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	123.19/cwt	120.50–125.00	887	3

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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