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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 18

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Oct 11Oct 18Oct 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,483 head

▲ 507 vs last sale 976▲ 1,483 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

139 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 165▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-5.00 higher except 300-350 lbs. 6.00 lower and 700-750 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifers mostly 2.00-6.00 higher except 300-350 lbs. instances 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active demand very good.

good

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 $136.31/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$136.31

487 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	137.77	795	248
Medium and Large 1-2	624	135.19	843	201
Medium and Large 2	594	132.72	788	38

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about $7 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 sale487 hd

136.31

—

NM average4 barns · 2,428 hd

145.18

−8.87

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	1,544	76.17	1,176	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	58.87	822	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	57.19	736	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	47.61	499	88

Every lot

95 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	248	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	397	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	167.05/cwt	165.00–168.00	551	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	166.17/cwt	161.00–170.00	552	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	162.85/cwt	158.00–164.50	596	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	156.89/cwt	147.00–160.00	612	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	160.08/cwt	154.00–168.00	682	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	134.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	574	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	151.21/cwt	147.50–155.00	662	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	145.07/cwt	130.00–151.00	682	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	473	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	743	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	146.91/cwt	142.50–156.00	713	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	504	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	756	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	517	143.09/cwt	132.50–151.50	740	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	524	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	783	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	126.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	670	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	532	124.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	663	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	560	136.75/cwt	125.00–138.50	766	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	131.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	747	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	605	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	738	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	129.36/cwt	125.50–133.00	803	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	622	122.11/cwt	117.00–130.00	760	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	132.75/cwt	131.50–135.00	834	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	122.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	817	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	126.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	130.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	878	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	115.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	820	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	962	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	127.15/cwt	126.50–129.00	931	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	736	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	938	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	128.77/cwt	124.00–132.00	997	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	124.82/cwt	123.00–127.50	976	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,068	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	868	127.72/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,109	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	213	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	142.97/cwt	133.00–147.00	450	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	359	142.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	513	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	386	141.49/cwt	138.00–144.50	546	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	398	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	565	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	141.44/cwt	138.00–143.00	578	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	439	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	595	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	456	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	650	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	127.89/cwt	125.50–133.00	610	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	576	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	119.68/cwt	118.50–127.50	608	47
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	696	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	126.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	678	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	576	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	590	121.81/cwt	118.00–129.00	719	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	116.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	717	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	739	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	711	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	789	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	720	116.78/cwt	113.00–119.50	841	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,357	67.20/cwt	60.00–72.00	912	9
Bulls	—	—	1,624	80.01/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,299	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	768	31.18/cwt	29.00–33.50	239	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	964	41.46/cwt	35.00–45.50	400	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	50.09/cwt	46.75–56.50	541	63
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,212	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	673	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,279	55.63/cwt	51.00–59.25	712	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,300	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	774	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	61.63/cwt	61.00–62.00	808	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,488	60.55/cwt	60.00–61.00	901	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,619	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	650	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,153	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	703	373.33/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,625	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	847	73.00/cwt	62.00–75.00	618	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	972	797.14/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,748	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	714.58/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,410	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	60.20/cwt	58.00–69.00	667	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	53.00/cwt	49.00–57.00	602	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	61.14/cwt	56.50–64.00	708	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	717	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	778.33/cwt	760.00–800.00	9,247	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	56.75/cwt	56.75–56.75	681	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	699	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	2

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 1,483Last week 976Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 304Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 139Last week 165Year ago 0

good

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	332	161.00–170.00	166.17
8	—	731	130.00–132.50	131.64
8	—	671	130.00–135.00	130.81
6	—	863	123.50–124.50	123.75
4	—	366	158.00–164.50	162.85
3	—	815	131.00	131.00
1	—	930	125.00	125.00
41	—	517	132.50–151.50	143.09
29	—	569	125.00–137.00	131.29
24	—	774	124.00–132.00	128.77
21	—	628	131.50–135.00	132.75
21	—	426	154.00–168.00	160.08
20	—	485	142.50–156.00	146.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	122.00–128.00	124.71
2	—	585	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	390	147.00–160.00	156.89
7	—	710	112.00–120.00	115.44
4	—	669	125.00–132.00	126.73
4	—	426	130.00–150.00	134.69
2	—	313	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	736	127.50	127.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	605	120.00–126.00	122.03
4	—	655	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	504	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	560	125.00–138.50	136.75
32	—	868	120.00–128.50	127.72
22	—	782	123.00–127.50	124.82
20	—	732	126.50–129.00	127.15
18	—	470	130.00–151.00	145.07
17	—	621	125.50–133.00	129.36
15	—	438	147.50–155.00	151.21
10	—	528	120.00–130.00	126.90
10	—	330	165.00–168.00	167.05
2	—	248	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	622	117.00–130.00	122.11
6	—	665	120.00–126.00	122.79
2	—	703	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	524	149.50	149.50
3	—	473	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	359	141.00–147.00	142.97
2	—	695	120.00	120.00
2	—	575	119.00	119.00
2	—	478	132.00	132.00
2	—	330	141.00	141.00
47	—	508	118.50–127.50	119.68
8	—	439	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	720	113.00–119.50	116.78
7	—	623	115.00–120.00	118.59
1	—	675	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	527	132.00	132.00
8	—	456	142.50	142.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	535	120.00–130.00	126.73
30	—	590	118.00–129.00	121.81
22	—	386	138.00–144.50	141.49
19	—	626	120.00–124.00	121.89
15	—	477	125.50–133.00	127.89
11	—	409	138.00–143.00	141.44
10	—	315	133.00–147.00	142.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	576	110.00–115.00	111.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	477	120.00–121.00	120.76
4	—	711	111.00	111.00
2	—	398	142.00	142.00
2	—	213	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	615	110.00–119.00	116.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	723	112.00	112.00
3	—	593	110.00	110.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	875	985.00	985.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,108	58.00–69.00	60.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	847	62.00–75.00	73.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,135	49.00–57.00	53.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	18	—	1,158	56.50–64.00	61.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	56.75	56.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,037	650.00–775.00	714.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,188	760.00–800.00	778.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	972	700.00–900.00	797.14
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	61.00	61.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	703	360.00–400.00	373.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	485.00	485.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,357	60.00–72.00	67.20
21	—	1,624	74.50–84.50	80.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,081	46.75–56.50	50.09
22	—	964	35.00–45.50	41.46
2	—	768	29.00–33.50	31.18
1	—	1,300	59.50	59.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	60.00–61.00	60.55
1	—	1,212	55.50	55.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,279	51.00–59.25	55.63
7	—	1,311	61.00–62.00	61.63

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.