Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer and heifer calves steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade active demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $149.07/cwt on 608 head.

Average price

$149.07

608 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$410

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$124.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.91

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	465	171.23	796	202
Medium and Large 1-2	555	146.50	813	185
Medium and Large 2	530	132.54	702	217
Small 4	831	46.50	387	4thin

One grade step is worth $124.73/cwt here — about $410 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 sale608 hd

149.07

—

NM average4 barns · 2,861 hd

152.98

−3.91

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	1,597	76.45	1,221	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,657	72.74	1,205	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	67.57	837	137
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,027	49.55	509	160

Every lot, as filed

134 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	—	1,030	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	567	1
Steers	Small 4	—	700	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	122.53/cwt	115.00–125.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	161.09/cwt	155.00–172.00	701	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	141.36/cwt	136.00–145.00	824	12
Steers	Small 4	—	305	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	186.87/cwt	177.00–195.00	615	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	127.66/cwt	117.00–140.00	734	66
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	117.21/cwt	103.00–122.00	790	6
Steers	Small 4	—	670	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	133.06/cwt	130.00–142.00	708	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	866	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,230	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	175.37/cwt	169.00–185.00	665	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.09/cwt	160.50–171.50	858	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	864	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	622	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	423	130.28/cwt	129.00–131.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	323	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	539	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	737	16
Steers	Small 4	—	495	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,287	1
Steers	Small 4	—	925	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	137.83/cwt	133.00–143.00	809	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	145.54/cwt	143.00–147.00	773	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	248	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	181.65/cwt	165.00–188.00	761	45
Steers	Small 4	—	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	144.02/cwt	137.00–152.50	518	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	151.15/cwt	149.00–157.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	146.51/cwt	145.00–151.00	566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	161.47/cwt	157.00–172.00	602	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	143.46/cwt	140.00–147.00	459	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.58/cwt	115.00–152.00	527	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	145.89/cwt	120.00–160.00	632	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	127.43/cwt	120.00–132.00	923	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	131.84/cwt	127.00–133.50	1,131	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	132.70/cwt	127.00–140.00	876	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.30/cwt	120.00–148.00	660	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	119.44/cwt	117.00–124.00	761	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	545	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	186.01/cwt	185.00–190.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	122.33/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	169.93/cwt	162.50–180.00	391	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	156.61/cwt	155.00–159.00	749	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	130.77/cwt	129.00–133.50	1,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	169.46/cwt	160.00–174.50	808	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	418	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	319	171.14/cwt	165.00–177.00	546	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	151.36/cwt	145.00–158.00	784	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	139.90/cwt	129.00–142.00	865	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	177.28/cwt	170.00–187.00	482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	797	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	289	189.08/cwt	187.00–195.00	546	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	422	133.46/cwt	132.00–135.00	563	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	200	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	561	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	36.00/cwt	30.00–40.00	345	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	869	23.42/cwt	20.00–25.00	204	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	995	55.40/cwt	52.00–61.00	551	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	907	31.18/cwt	22.00–40.00	283	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	39.58/cwt	37.00–42.00	390	2
Bulls	—	—	1,540	73.21/cwt	65.00–78.50	1,127	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	48.44/cwt	43.00–54.00	486	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	57.55/cwt	50.00–61.00	631	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,663	73.69/cwt	73.00–74.50	1,225	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	66.82/cwt	61.00–72.50	825	114
Bulls	—	—	1,711	84.02/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,438	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,625	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	1,105	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,329	73.18/cwt	72.00–74.00	973	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,120	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	812	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,202	69.32/cwt	61.00–74.50	833	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,507	67.09/cwt	63.00–75.00	1,011	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	1,010	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	4,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,080	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	6,210	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,095.00/cwt	925.00–1,200.00	13,720	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,910	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,205	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	8,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	820.00/cwt	780.00–900.00	8,380	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	687.50/cwt	675.00–700.00	6,174	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	837.50/cwt	800.00–875.00	9,213	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	852.50/cwt	810.00–900.00	7,869	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	804.17/cwt	775.00–875.00	8,412	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	970	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,305	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	912.50/cwt	785.00–1,040.00	8,988	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	640	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	5,469	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,024.44/cwt	850.00–1,110.00	13,389	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	256	142.56/cwt	140.00–150.00	365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	480	152.66/cwt	151.00–154.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	689	121.95/cwt	121.00–126.00	840	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	130.85/cwt	125.00–139.00	758	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	134.57/cwt	128.00–142.00	711	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	50	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	65	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	270	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	405	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	136.44/cwt	133.00–144.00	663	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	115.75/cwt	110.00–122.50	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	125.22/cwt	119.00–132.00	776	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	139.84/cwt	136.00–155.00	576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	789	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	828	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	116.24/cwt	112.00–120.00	668	14
Heifers	Small 4	—	750	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	118.80/cwt	118.00–125.00	630	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	129.09/cwt	110.00–135.00	617	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	118.45/cwt	115.00–124.00	804	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	114.51/cwt	110.00–125.00	829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	323	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	124.92/cwt	110.00–133.00	531	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	129.82/cwt	115.00–137.00	499	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	145.68/cwt	139.00–152.50	471	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	135.35/cwt	130.00–140.00	436	3
Heifers	Small 4	—	515	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,150	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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