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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 4

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Sep 27Oct 4Oct 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

966 head

▲ 194 vs last sale 772▲ 966 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

▲ 38 vs last sale 169▲ 207 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 97▲ 89 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.10/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$131.10

387 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4

$76.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	136.71	793	231
Medium and Large 1-2	482	133.88	645	100
Medium and Large 2	396	129.56	513	19thin
Medium 1	471	122.00	574	6thin
Small and Medium 1	594	118.67	705	6thin
Medium 1-2	545	110.00	600	2thin
Small 2-3	423	105.00	444	4thin
Small 3	520	72.00	375	7thin
Small 3-4	410	60.00	246	12thin

One grade step is worth $76.71/cwt here — about $547 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 sale387 hd

131.10

—

NM average4 barns · 1,610 hd

143.86

−12.76

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	1,585	76.81	1,218	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	61.39	879	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	52.51	585	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	42.96	412	39

Every lot

91 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	163.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	433	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	133.64/cwt	130.00–144.00	438	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	143.95/cwt	142.00–153.00	554	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	387	154.52/cwt	152.00–156.00	598	11
Steers	—	Small 3-4	410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	246	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	527	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	421	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	509	4
Steers	—	Small 2-3	423	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	444	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	139.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	153.34/cwt	149.00–157.00	667	10
Steers	—	Small 3	443	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	319	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	463	133.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	616	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	142.58/cwt	140.50–150.00	673	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	140.06/cwt	134.00–147.00	734	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	130.71/cwt	128.00–133.00	690	17
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	4
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	—	Medium 1	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	132.70/cwt	128.00–138.50	764	38
Steers	—	Small 3	578	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	416	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	631	119.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	751	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	637	128.37/cwt	127.50–134.00	818	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.50	856	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	5
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	125.68/cwt	123.00–134.00	924	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	742	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	868	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	126.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	969	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	821	125.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,034	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	119.48/cwt	118.50–125.00	401	6
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	372	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	398	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	127.43/cwt	123.00–134.00	483	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	135.13/cwt	133.00–145.00	513	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	116.81/cwt	113.00–117.50	486	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	138.14/cwt	132.00–143.00	579	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	125.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	550	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	131.04/cwt	127.00–131.50	603	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	120.94/cwt	118.50–123.00	566	39
Heifers	—	Small 1	483	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	2
Heifers	—	Small 1-2Fleshy	498	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	403	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	114.18/cwt	113.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	123.83/cwt	122.00–125.00	649	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	117.53/cwt	117.00–118.50	623	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	126.34/cwt	122.50–128.00	715	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	116.41/cwt	115.00–117.00	717	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	122.26/cwt	122.00–123.00	758	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	121.80/cwt	121.00–124.00	816	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	763	120.48/cwt	119.50–121.50	919	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Small and Medium 1-2	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	3
Bulls	—	Medium 1-2	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,041	58.50/cwt	54.00–62.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,512	73.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,112	3
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	80.46/cwt	74.50–84.75	1,377	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	729	37.87/cwt	37.50–38.00	276	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	819	35.01/cwt	31.00–37.00	287	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	43.80/cwt	40.50–45.00	431	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	649	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	50.15/cwt	46.50–55.50	542	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,092	48.34/cwt	45.50–52.50	528	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,171	55.19/cwt	53.00–59.50	646	31
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,235	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	772	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,465	61.20/cwt	59.50–62.25	897	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,426	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,012	865.00/cwt	800.00–935.00	8,754	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	1,135	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,931	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	695.00/cwt	635.00–750.00	6,206	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	980	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,370	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	791.67/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,130	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	3

This sale against other markets

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

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USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 966Last week 772Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 169Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 89Last week 97Year ago 0

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	673	115.00	115.00
3	—	742	117.00	117.00
3	—	560	120.00–125.00	123.33
3	—	345	150.00	150.00
2	—	280	155.00	155.00
17	—	430	135.00–140.00	139.00
8	—	631	115.00–120.00	119.03
17	—	528	128.00–133.00	130.71
19	—	385	142.00–153.00	143.95
23	—	463	132.00–136.00	133.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	170.00	170.00
2	—	660	137.00	137.00
2	—	605	141.00	141.00
2	—	585	156.00	156.00
2	—	430	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	576	128.00–138.50	132.70
37	—	472	140.50–150.00	142.58
27	—	637	127.50–134.00	128.37
25	—	524	134.00–147.00	140.06
18	—	735	123.00–134.00	125.68
17	—	768	120.00–129.00	126.17
17	—	670	125.00–130.50	127.79
11	—	821	123.00–130.00	125.99
11	—	387	152.00–156.00	154.52
10	—	435	149.00–157.00	153.34
3	—	265	160.00–170.00	163.33
2	—	340	168.00–169.00	168.50
2	—	200	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	121.00	121.00
2	—	570	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	544	123.00	123.00
2	—	695	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	485	129.00	129.00
2	—	750	105.00	105.00
3	—	412	128.00	128.00
12	—	328	130.00–144.00	133.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	72.00	72.00
4	—	578	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	410	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	438	123.00–130.00	125.56
4	—	303	135.00	135.00
10	—	616	115.00–117.00	116.41
16	—	379	123.00–134.00	127.43
20	—	530	117.00–118.50	117.53
39	—	468	118.50–123.00	120.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	419	132.00–143.00	138.14
27	—	566	122.50–128.00	126.34
19	—	380	133.00–145.00	135.13
16	—	524	122.00–125.00	123.83
11	—	670	121.00–124.00	121.80
10	—	460	127.00–131.50	131.04
6	—	815	112.00	112.00
4	—	620	122.00–123.00	122.26
2	—	763	119.50–121.50	120.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	513	113.00–115.00	114.18
2	—	745	119.00	119.00
2	—	495	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	107.00	107.00
2	—	510	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
3	—	609	109.00	109.00
6	—	336	118.50–125.00	119.48
21	—	416	113.00–117.50	116.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	483	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	550	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	875.00	875.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,012	800.00–935.00	865.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	893	635.00–750.00	695.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,027	775.00–825.00	791.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	800.00	800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	980	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,041	54.00–62.00	58.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,712	74.50–84.75	80.46
3	—	1,710	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,512	70.00–75.00	73.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,081	46.50–55.50	50.15
16	—	819	31.00–37.00	35.01
6	—	983	40.50–45.00	43.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,465	59.50–62.25	61.20
1	—	1,235	62.50	62.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,171	53.00–59.50	55.19
8	—	1,092	45.50–52.50	48.34
4	—	729	37.50–38.00	37.87
1	—	1,055	61.50	61.50

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.