Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Steer and heifer calves 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls not well tested.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.31/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$160.31

207 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$38.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	168.64	883	139
Medium and Large 1-2	603	146.81	886	54
Medium and Large 2	560	129.69	726	14thin

One grade step is worth $38.95/cwt here — about $156 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 sale207 hd

160.31

—

NM average2 barns · 1,080 hd

169.64

−9.33

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	1,448	70.74	1,024	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	64.53	792	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	943	49.27	465	78

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	120.55/cwt	116.00–125.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	442	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	158.95/cwt	155.00–162.00	512	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	137.41/cwt	135.00–139.00	728	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	120.33/cwt	120.00–121.00	815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	191.54/cwt	185.00–200.00	628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	127.75/cwt	120.00–138.00	807	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	338	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	144.03/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,033	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	546	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	726	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.64/cwt	145.00–163.00	658	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	139.68/cwt	136.00–146.00	805	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	151.66/cwt	145.00–153.00	737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	737	138.61/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,022	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	126.17/cwt	117.00–131.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	117.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	544	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	854	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,072	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	168.58/cwt	162.00–175.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	515	2
Steers	Small 4	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Steers	Small 4	—	465	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	129.53/cwt	126.00–138.00	930	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	154.35/cwt	150.00–160.00	945	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	143.64/cwt	137.00–147.50	915	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	165.37/cwt	160.00–177.00	941	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	139.84/cwt	136.00–145.00	941	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	202.39/cwt	200.00–205.00	476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	177.01/cwt	162.00–184.00	844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	137.19/cwt	135.50–146.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	150.00/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,007	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	151.00/cwt	147.00–155.00	812	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	178.36/cwt	167.00–186.00	760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	156.36/cwt	152.00–165.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	171.73/cwt	165.00–180.00	912	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,366	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	179.41/cwt	160.00–185.00	687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	153.69/cwt	152.00–157.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	868	85.66/cwt	85.00–86.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	46.25/cwt	43.00–51.00	438	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	57.26/cwt	51.50–60.00	594	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	64.64/cwt	60.00–72.00	779	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	961	56.99/cwt	55.00–60.00	548	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	50.75/cwt	48.00–53.00	360	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	37.71/cwt	36.00–40.00	342	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,319	64.09/cwt	59.00–70.00	845	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	784	33.93/cwt	27.00–38.50	266	15
Bulls	—	—	1,460	69.63/cwt	65.00–75.00	1,017	11
Bulls	—	—	1,825	83.57/cwt	78.00–87.50	1,525	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,150	66.26/cwt	63.00–68.00	762	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	860	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,698	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	1,262.50/cwt	1,150.00–1,350.00	14,935	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	870	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,770	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,176	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,033	1,300.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,350.00	13,429	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	887.50/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	7,837	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	10,973	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,183.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	10,508	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	14,676	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	480	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,080	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	625	575.00/cwt	400.00–700.00	3,594	4
Bulls	Small 4	—	340	262.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	960	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	835	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	148.71/cwt	145.00–162.00	760	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.06/cwt	125.00–142.00	592	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	642	116.50/cwt	116.00–119.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	137.91/cwt	125.00–142.00	663	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.03/cwt	116.00–119.00	895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	428	164.48/cwt	164.00–165.00	704	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	132.68/cwt	126.00–134.00	893	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	155.09/cwt	147.00–162.00	597	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	145	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	268	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	570	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	262	1
Heifers	Small 4	—	640	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	195	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	517	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	500	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	123.37/cwt	107.00–140.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.65/cwt	107.00–142.00	729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	740	1
Bulls	Small 4	—	605	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	445	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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