Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to reporters absence. Trade active demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $135.95/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$135.95

334 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$522

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$147.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.75

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	378	181.92	687	29
Medium and Large 1-2	585	143.99	843	156
Medium and Large 2	582	126.66	738	136
Small 4	486	34.09	166	13thin

One grade step is worth $147.82/cwt here — about $522 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 sale334 hd

135.95

—

NM average3 barns · 1,641 hd

151.70

−15.75

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	1,621	78.17	1,267	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,725	72.50	1,251	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	69.18	870	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,051	48.14	506	226

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	421	167.87/cwt	160.00–175.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	119.23/cwt	117.00–123.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	141.78/cwt	139.00–146.00	469	5
Steers	Small 4	—	472	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	802	10
Steers	Small 4	—	395	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	95	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	740	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	121.45/cwt	120.00–125.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	131.90/cwt	125.00–146.00	625	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	350	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	196.10/cwt	190.00–199.00	565	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	914	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	649	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	106.36/cwt	96.00–120.00	769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	132.60/cwt	120.00–144.00	501	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	131.45/cwt	126.50–139.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	133.39/cwt	126.00–140.00	700	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	121.53/cwt	110.00–133.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	190	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	298	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	128.57/cwt	128.00–136.00	1,111	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	131.58/cwt	125.00–142.00	825	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	151.29/cwt	145.00–158.00	486	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	136.33/cwt	125.00–148.00	585	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	294	167.39/cwt	165.00–177.50	492	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	357	169.07/cwt	162.00–173.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	139.78/cwt	133.00–149.00	714	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	128.74/cwt	127.00–139.00	908	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	173.97/cwt	160.00–180.00	583	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	154.48/cwt	151.00–165.00	674	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	134.32/cwt	130.50–142.00	1,052	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	143.40/cwt	137.00–150.00	816	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	188.98/cwt	187.00–196.00	599	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	110.25/cwt	94.00–115.00	539	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	106.66/cwt	104.50–120.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	355	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	58.93/cwt	53.00–63.50	669	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	1,251	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,261	69.13/cwt	64.00–75.50	872	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	986	45.93/cwt	39.00–55.00	453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	140.17/cwt	135.00–144.00	390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	129.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	111.91/cwt	98.00–125.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	118.09/cwt	110.00–135.00	386	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	125.93/cwt	120.00–140.00	545	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	126.65/cwt	120.00–144.00	662	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	128.47/cwt	110.00–136.00	673	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	117.33/cwt	100.00–131.00	555	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	128	227.00/cwt	225.00–230.00	291	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	170	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	408	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	144.03/cwt	141.00–145.00	343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	216	105.58/cwt	105.00–107.00	228	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	119.20/cwt	116.00–125.00	454	11
Heifers	Small 4	—	665	61.07/cwt	33.00–90.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	368	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	388	199.61/cwt	180.00–220.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	122.43/cwt	120.00–135.00	705	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	148.24/cwt	146.00–151.00	670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	111.06/cwt	100.00–123.00	634	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	308	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	153.43/cwt	150.00–157.00	368	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	682	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	270	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	495	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	147.44/cwt	146.00–152.00	537	4
Steers	Small 4	—	482	35.38/cwt	20.00–47.00	171	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,167	86.32/cwt	84.00–87.50	1,007	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	179.20/cwt	173.00–187.50	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	146.63/cwt	141.00–153.00	686	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	121.00/cwt	119.00–136.00	823	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	135.02/cwt	126.00–141.00	637	19
Steers	Small 4	—	620	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	186	1
Steers	Small 4	—	413	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	550	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	122.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	115.28/cwt	113.00–123.00	723	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	779	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	561	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	914	58.44/cwt	54.00–64.00	534	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	34.75/cwt	24.00–40.00	339	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	47.26/cwt	40.00–53.50	497	103
Bulls	—	—	1,742	83.85/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,461	7
Bulls	—	—	1,526	73.75/cwt	68.00–79.00	1,125	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,050	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	767	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	908	29.11/cwt	20.00–35.00	264	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	987	711.67/cwt	675.00–760.00	7,024	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,304	1,220.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	15,909	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	974.09/cwt	850.00–1,300.00	12,761	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	930.00/cwt	800.00–1,030.00	13,067	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	950	733.33/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	850.71/cwt	750.00–1,020.00	9,298	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,394	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	867.50/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,462	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	823.33/cwt	775.00–930.00	8,102	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	9,437	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	830.00/cwt	800.00–860.00	8,508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,260	1,332.50/cwt	1,325.00–1,340.00	16,790	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	981.67/cwt	935.00–1,030.00	10,690	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	1,252.19/cwt	1,100.00–1,500.00	12,397	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	604	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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