Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-12-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week due to holiday.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.89/cwt on 600 head.

Average price

$140.89

600 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$605

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$103.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.59

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	599	154.50	925	201
Medium and Large 1-2	521	142.16	741	238
Medium and Large 2	554	127.71	707	149
Small 4	620	51.50	319	12thin

One grade step is worth $103.01/cwt here — about $605 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 sale600 hd

140.89

—

NM average4 barns · 2,096 hd

160.49

−19.59

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	1,674	74.20	1,242	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,619	70.72	1,145	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	67.49	870	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	47.71	486	224

Every lot, as filed

155 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	845	680.83/cwt	550.00–775.00	5,753	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,020	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	831.00/cwt	760.00–900.00	8,925	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	682	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,728	3
Bred Cows	Large 1Registered	—	1,351	1,700.00/cwt	1,700.00–1,700.00	22,967	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	675.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	7,655	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	8,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	802	1,171.58/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	9,396	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	800	587.50/cwt	575.00–600.00	4,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	841.67/cwt	750.00–975.00	8,896	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	816	500.00/cwt	425.00–575.00	4,080	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	101.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	781	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	867.50/cwt	710.00–1,010.00	8,085	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	830.00/cwt	725.00–1,000.00	7,528	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	849.29/cwt	775.00–990.00	8,535	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	1,155.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,185.00	14,842	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	870	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,813	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,025	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	785.00/cwt	700.00–900.00	9,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	153.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	636	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.76/cwt	130.00–139.50	760	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	161.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	512	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	134.52/cwt	130.00–142.00	366	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	139.17/cwt	132.00–142.50	313	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,004	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,044	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	112.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	716	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	292	166.18/cwt	165.00–167.50	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	110.95/cwt	107.00–115.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	124.93/cwt	120.00–128.50	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	127.02/cwt	123.00–135.00	546	67
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	119.78/cwt	119.00–125.00	884	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	129.54/cwt	125.00–135.00	671	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	126.45/cwt	125.00–132.00	473	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	119.31/cwt	114.00–130.00	499	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	129.78/cwt	125.00–135.00	436	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	139.81/cwt	135.00–152.00	442	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	924	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	158.46/cwt	147.00–163.00	721	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	115.20/cwt	110.00–122.00	612	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	691	108.92/cwt	106.00–117.50	753	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	119.67/cwt	114.00–129.00	571	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	239	128.56/cwt	125.00–132.00	307	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	82.19/cwt	75.00–89.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	753	90.45/cwt	76.00–105.00	681	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	108.13/cwt	95.00–118.00	615	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	156.42/cwt	156.00–156.50	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	128.58/cwt	125.50–135.00	816	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	910	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	555	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	333	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	695	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	158	238.10/cwt	200.00–275.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	135.37/cwt	128.00–141.00	556	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	126.51/cwt	120.00–132.00	724	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	144.13/cwt	138.50–148.00	819	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	133.52/cwt	124.00–140.00	636	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	122.68/cwt	121.00–124.00	846	13
Steers	Small 4	—	477	216.70/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	385	1
Steers	Small 4	—	650	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	286	1
Steers	Small 4	—	810	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	111.45/cwt	107.00–117.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	376	2
Steers	Small 4Mexican Origin	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	175	344.29/cwt	300.00–400.00	603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.29/cwt	130.00–141.00	494	5
Steers	Small 4	—	895	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	456	1
Steers	Small 4	—	570	50.37/cwt	50.00–51.50	287	8
Steers	Small 4	—	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,113	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	596	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	115	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	460	1
Steers	Small 4	—	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	Small 4	—	530	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	345	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	118.97/cwt	110.00–127.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	164.71/cwt	154.00–168.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.24/cwt	136.00–145.00	944	19
Steers	Small 4	—	375	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	844	1
Steers	Small 4	—	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.37/cwt	152.00–161.00	594	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	768	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	468	127.95/cwt	125.00–137.00	599	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	138.94/cwt	134.00–149.00	528	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	123.19/cwt	119.00–130.00	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	112.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	133.70/cwt	128.00–139.50	1,087	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	145.19/cwt	137.00–149.00	767	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.68/cwt	121.00–137.00	669	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	147.60/cwt	140.00–152.50	483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	168.66/cwt	155.00–180.00	462	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	164.85/cwt	157.00–170.00	544	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	131.48/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	123.69/cwt	123.00–126.00	762	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	148.89/cwt	144.50–159.00	722	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	156.24/cwt	155.00–157.00	903	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	816	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	173.39/cwt	165.00–178.00	659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	151.17/cwt	145.00–158.00	653	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	137.06/cwt	135.00–140.00	840	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,040	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	424	200.11/cwt	190.00–206.00	848	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	215	169.53/cwt	160.00–180.00	364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	153.96/cwt	149.00–161.00	584	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,104	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	920	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	504	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	655	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	340	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	268	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	516	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.12/cwt	130.00–144.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	178.51/cwt	170.00–180.00	573	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	171.11/cwt	165.00–177.00	488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	169.61/cwt	165.00–182.50	728	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	418	129.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	763	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	56.67/cwt	52.00–60.00	617	88
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	38.45/cwt	33.00–41.50	374	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	47.04/cwt	42.00–55.00	490	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,725	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,259	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	83.22/cwt	78.00–88.00	1,527	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	735	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	272	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	70.26/cwt	69.00–72.00	1,123	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	72.86/cwt	72.00–73.00	970	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	67.20/cwt	61.00–72.00	859	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,075	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	861	42.59/cwt	38.00–50.00	367	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	872	34.04/cwt	24.00–37.50	297	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,316	64.35/cwt	61.00–74.50	847	9
Bulls	—	—	1,589	70.09/cwt	62.00–76.50	1,114	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,505	62.22/cwt	60.00–67.00	936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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