Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves under 500lbs steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers no accurate comparisons on limited offerings.. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.55/cwt on 240 head.

Average price

$149.55

240 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$426

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$124.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.00

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	428	175.42	751	77
Medium and Large 1-2	536	149.20	800	93
Medium and Large 2	578	129.36	747	63
Small 4	635	51.28	325	7thin

One grade step is worth $124.15/cwt here — about $426 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 sale240 hd

149.55

—

NM average3 barns · 972 hd

150.55

−1.00

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	1,603	82.56	1,323	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,747	68.89	1,204	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,292	66.46	859	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,026	52.41	538	124

Every lot, as filed

116 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,747	68.89/cwt	66.50–72.00	1,204	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	767	33.05/cwt	25.00–36.00	253	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	46.97/cwt	38.00–53.50	446	40
Bulls	—	—	1,334	75.99/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,014	9
Bulls	—	—	1,799	87.26/cwt	81.00–92.00	1,570	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	655	35.12/cwt	31.00–40.00	230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	144.81/cwt	136.00–155.00	544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.30/cwt	135.00–155.00	635	7
Steers	Small 4	—	863	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	466	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	121.09/cwt	120.00–126.00	762	11
Steers	Small 4	—	505	49.50/cwt	48.00–51.00	250	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	524	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	838	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	116.51/cwt	110.00–120.00	793	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	116.52/cwt	113.00–120.00	839	6
Steers	Small 4	—	425	416.71/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	109.61/cwt	100.00–121.00	849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	908	2
Steers	Small 4	—	569	50.65/cwt	48.00–52.00	288	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	388	312.26/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	131.86/cwt	130.00–137.00	692	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	149.38/cwt	141.00–159.00	698	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	130.28/cwt	122.00–141.00	753	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	185.37/cwt	180.00–193.00	699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	122.18/cwt	110.00–127.00	453	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	129.35/cwt	127.00–134.00	789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	308	179.74/cwt	177.00–181.00	554	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	176.13/cwt	165.00–187.00	740	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	133.42/cwt	129.00–138.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	140.92/cwt	135.00–147.00	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	128.93/cwt	126.00–140.00	665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	151.29/cwt	146.00–155.00	779	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	284	185.71/cwt	182.00–191.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	136.15/cwt	126.00–142.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	132.82/cwt	127.00–139.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	137.00/cwt	125.00–141.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	148.36/cwt	144.00–150.50	1,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	174.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	797	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	154.33/cwt	148.00–160.00	733	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	184.96/cwt	177.00–191.00	588	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	124.46/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	200	177.33/cwt	172.00–180.00	355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	161.60/cwt	157.00–176.00	692	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	129.43/cwt	124.00–135.00	912	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	173.53/cwt	162.00–176.00	661	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	109.74/cwt	101.00–114.00	1,116	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	384	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	101.48/cwt	90.00–112.00	724	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	66.47/cwt	62.00–72.00	891	50
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,418	58.90/cwt	58.00–60.00	835	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	58.17/cwt	53.50–63.50	661	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	736	42.88/cwt	34.00–47.00	316	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,046	67.78/cwt	66.50–71.00	709	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,075	59.36/cwt	55.00–63.00	638	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,270	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	965	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	900.00/cwt	850.00–950.00	8,685	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	858.33/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,467	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	692	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,768	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	907	683.33/cwt	550.00–750.00	6,198	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	955.00/cwt	925.00–985.00	9,674	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,265	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	940.00/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	10,039	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,000.00/cwt	950.00–1,050.00	13,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	866.67/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,577	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	960	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,488	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	780	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	930	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	6,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	133.41/cwt	120.00–137.00	574	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	125.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	135.86/cwt	121.00–140.00	573	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	890	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	119.88/cwt	114.00–125.00	512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	134.00/cwt	130.00–138.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	128.52/cwt	125.00–145.00	612	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	123.65/cwt	119.00–130.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	124.00/cwt	118.00–128.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	122.85/cwt	120.00–129.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	114.67/cwt	111.00–122.00	673	8
Heifers	Small 4	—	535	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	187	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	143.22/cwt	136.00–153.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.41/cwt	110.00–126.00	601	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	102.26/cwt	100.00–103.00	695	4
Heifers	Small 4	—	703	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	150.15/cwt	149.00–151.00	471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	124.44/cwt	115.00–131.00	414	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	112.06/cwt	97.00–120.00	622	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	215.83/cwt	200.00–230.00	583	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	130	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	358	1

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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