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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 11

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Oct 4Oct 11Oct 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

976 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 966▲ 976 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

304 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 207▲ 304 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

165 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 89▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

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 $138.41/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$138.41

405 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$510

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$84.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	143.15	756	238
Medium and Large 1-2	484	137.67	667	133
Medium and Large 2	452	128.84	583	24
Small 4	421	58.50	246	10thin

One grade step is worth $84.65/cwt here — about $510 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 sale405 hd

138.41

—

NM average4 barns · 2,275 hd

146.15

−7.74

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	1,727	77.93	1,346	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,226	58.68	719	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,041	50.03	521	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	44.78	449	59

Every lot

101 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	210	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	386	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	230	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	350	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	378	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	165.71/cwt	160.00–169.00	442	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	275	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	407	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	278	172.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	481	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	171.11/cwt	165.00–178.00	553	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	324	164.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	534	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	328	182.45/cwt	181.00–184.00	598	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	148.22/cwt	143.00–157.00	551	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	163.76/cwt	159.00–174.00	614	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	139.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	524	4
Steers	—	Small 4	383	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	228	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	154.83/cwt	148.00–163.00	649	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	419	141.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	455	149.08/cwt	139.00–152.00	678	28
Steers	—	Small 4	458	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	263	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	463	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	595	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	482	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	136.88/cwt	134.00–144.00	698	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	128.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	671	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	119.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	630	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	552	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	734	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	119.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	668	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.50	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	589	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.50	723	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	130.59/cwt	127.50–133.00	795	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	122.21/cwt	118.00–125.50	752	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	124.80/cwt	122.00–126.00	774	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	122.62/cwt	120.50–126.00	807	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	123.43/cwt	119.50–126.00	820	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	129.59/cwt	126.50–136.00	872	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	132.63/cwt	129.50–134.50	952	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	766	134.47/cwt	129.00–138.75	1,030	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	962	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	816	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,048	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	126.29/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,111	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,003	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	974	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	197	218.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	431	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	338	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Small 4	273	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	164	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	400	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	126.16/cwt	124.00–131.00	395	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	138.15/cwt	133.00–140.00	434	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	375	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	140.99/cwt	134.00–144.50	530	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	413	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	533	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	126.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	531	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	139.31/cwt	135.00–144.50	592	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	118.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	128.14/cwt	127.50–138.00	597	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	478	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	595	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	578	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	617	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	124.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	551	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	656	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.50	655	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	123.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	122.55/cwt	121.50–124.00	749	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	617	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	728	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	913	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	755	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	902	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,481	69.18/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,025	6
Bulls	—	—	1,840	81.97/cwt	77.50–87.00	1,508	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	716	37.70/cwt	36.50–42.50	270	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	778	37.34/cwt	34.00–40.00	291	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	43.78/cwt	40.00–45.50	430	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,065	47.76/cwt	44.75–51.00	509	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	655	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	49.01/cwt	46.50–55.00	553	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	53.94/cwt	52.00–57.50	610	37
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,281	60.85/cwt	58.50–62.00	779	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	823	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,881	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	972	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,714	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	868.75/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,244	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 3	770	380.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,926	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	794	571.25/cwt	500.00–610.00	4,536	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	830	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,565	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,979	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	828.13/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,207	8

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 976Last week 966Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 304Last week 207Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 165Last week 89Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	420	123.00–130.00	126.51
6	—	556	115.00–120.50	117.75
6	—	313	124.00–131.00	126.16
3	—	484	119.00–120.00	119.32
2	—	735	120.00	120.00
2	—	615	113.00	113.00
2	—	530	119.00	119.00
2	—	363	127.00–130.00	128.51
2	—	255	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	270	119.00	119.00
4	—	197	215.00–230.00	218.72
3	—	527	117.00	117.00
3	—	432	118.00–120.00	118.69
2	—	675	107.00	107.00
2	—	330	110.00–117.00	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	529	121.00–130.00	124.19
17	—	425	135.00–144.50	139.31
15	—	314	133.00–140.00	138.15
12	—	611	121.50–124.00	122.55
2	—	755	119.50	119.50
2	—	725	123.00–129.00	125.96
2	—	690	120.00	120.00
2	—	290	135.00–141.00	137.95
2	—	245	138.00	138.00
45	—	466	127.50–138.00	128.14
33	—	568	120.00–124.00	123.25
28	—	376	134.00–144.50	140.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	124.00–125.00	124.48
5	—	551	119.00	119.00
3	—	617	118.00	118.00
3	—	413	129.00	129.00
2	—	540	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	273	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	128.50	128.50
5	—	707	125.00	125.00
15	—	589	119.00–126.50	122.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	210	184.00	184.00
2	—	278	170.00–176.00	172.86
2	—	880	123.00–129.50	126.29
3	—	552	133.00	133.00
4	—	718	129.50–134.50	132.63
4	—	816	125.00–132.50	128.39
8	—	766	129.00–138.75	134.47
28	—	455	139.00–152.00	149.08
28	—	419	148.00–163.00	154.83
11	—	323	165.00–178.00	171.11
19	—	510	134.00–144.00	136.88
21	—	375	159.00–174.00	163.76
22	—	609	127.50–133.00	130.59
23	—	673	126.50–136.00	129.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	110.00	110.00
4	—	275	147.00–149.00	148.02
4	—	375	137.00–141.00	139.78
8	—	528	115.00–124.00	119.24
4	—	588	114.00–117.50	115.74
2	—	230	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	458	57.50	57.50
5	—	383	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	328	181.00–184.00	182.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	175.00	175.00
2	—	400	166.00	166.00
2	—	690	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	122.00–126.00	124.80
14	—	664	119.50–126.00	123.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	161.00	161.00
2	—	720	126.00	126.00
2	—	780	127.00	127.00
2	—	808	119.00	119.00
2	—	880	110.00–118.00	113.95
2	—	902	108.00	108.00
4	—	658	120.50–126.00	122.62
6	—	267	160.00–169.00	165.71
6	—	561	118.00–124.00	119.03
11	—	372	143.00–157.00	148.22
14	—	324	160.00–167.50	164.67
14	—	615	118.00–125.50	122.21
19	—	522	120.00–133.00	128.60
21	—	482	130.00–140.00	134.97
26	—	419	135.00–145.00	141.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	504	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,110	59.00	59.00
8	—	1,065	44.75–51.00	47.76
11	—	716	36.50–42.50	37.70
37	—	1,130	52.00–57.50	53.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	50.00	50.00
4	—	1,281	58.50–62.00	60.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	983	40.00–45.50	43.78
16	—	778	34.00–40.00	37.34
31	—	1,128	46.50–55.00	49.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,840	77.50–87.00	81.97
6	—	1,481	64.00–74.00	69.18

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	972	485.00	485.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	350.00	350.00

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	4	—	1,064	800.00–975.00	868.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	360.00–400.00	380.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	794	500.00–610.00	571.25

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)	8	—	991	750.00–875.00	828.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	985	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	550.00	550.00

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.