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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 25

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Oct 18Oct 25Nov 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,572 head

▲ 89 vs last sale 1,483▲ 1,572 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

623 head

▲ 416 vs last sale 207▲ 623 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 36 vs last sale 139▲ 175 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 mostly steady to 5.00 higher, with the exception of 400-450 lbs trading 6.00 lower. Trade active demand good. Slaughter cows were 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

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 $138.04/cwt on 520 head.

Average price

$138.04

520 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$445

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$90.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.06

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	146.31	751	312
Medium and Large 1-2	487	132.56	646	143
Medium and Large 2	463	122.16	566	30
Small 1-2	348	121.00	421	2thin
Medium and Large 2-3	264	117.00	309	5thin
Medium 1	565	111.78	632	20
Small 4	548	55.94	306	8thin

One grade step is worth $90.37/cwt here — about $445 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 sale520 hd

138.04

—

NM average4 barns · 2,345 hd

142.10

−4.06

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	1,556	71.37	1,111	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,379	48.82	673	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,188	47.87	568	92
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	42.58	419	124

Every lot

103 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	175	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	438	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	241	155.15/cwt	152.00–158.00	374	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	397	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	257	167.03/cwt	165.00–168.00	429	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	261	150.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	393	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	264	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	309	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	139.26/cwt	130.00–145.00	444	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	152.02/cwt	144.00–159.00	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	348	168.28/cwt	157.00–169.00	586	47
Steers	—	Small 1-2	348	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	161.77/cwt	157.00–170.00	582	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	146.48/cwt	144.00–157.00	545	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	387	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	503	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	417	141.10/cwt	134.00–147.00	588	45
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	151.52/cwt	148.00–160.00	649	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	432	115.33/cwt	115.00–116.00	498	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	438	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	648	2
Steers	—	Medium 1	452	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	542	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	463	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	139.53/cwt	132.00–143.50	647	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	148.95/cwt	143.00–155.00	712	34
Steers	—	Small 4	492	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	278	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	507	148.14/cwt	133.00–153.00	751	71
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	609	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	124.56/cwt	119.50–132.00	661	21
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	549	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	593	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	831	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	568	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	682	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	127.38/cwt	126.00–129.00	745	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	115.47/cwt	110.00–122.00	699	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	608	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	717	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	118.63/cwt	115.00–122.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	131.76/cwt	130.00–133.00	825	11
Steers	—	Small 4	640	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	352	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	652	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	932	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	114.34/cwt	110.00–127.00	756	13
Steers	—	Medium 1Fleshy	678	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	736	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	683	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	826	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	687	132.50/cwt	130.50–142.50	910	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	710	117.32/cwt	112.00–120.00	833	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	719	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	942	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	121.22/cwt	120.00–122.50	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	810	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	927	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	111.62/cwt	110.00–115.00	924	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	221	152.43/cwt	150.00–156.00	337	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	253	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	455	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	372	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	147.57/cwt	139.00–150.00	472	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	128.83/cwt	125.00–132.00	477	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	145.66/cwt	134.00–149.00	543	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	132.84/cwt	130.00–137.00	565	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	128.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	549	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	129.72/cwt	125.00–137.00	610	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	107.95/cwt	106.00–112.00	519	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	122.56/cwt	119.00–125.00	594	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	507	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	692	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	113.56/cwt	110.00–118.00	580	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	124.27/cwt	120.00–126.00	646	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	106.46/cwt	105.00–109.00	559	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	117.18/cwt	116.00–117.50	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	129.48/cwt	120.00–132.75	748	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	594	109.66/cwt	109.00–111.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	648	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	118.66/cwt	118.00–119.00	718	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	618	121.51/cwt	120.00–123.00	751	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	643	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	645	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	805	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	898	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	675	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	703	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	872	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	863	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	768	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	790	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,403	63.60/cwt	57.00–69.25	892	9
Bulls	—	—	1,625	76.09/cwt	73.00–80.00	1,236	10
Bulls	—	—	1,903	82.77/cwt	82.00–83.50	1,575	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	769	26.36/cwt	20.00–33.50	203	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	922	34.62/cwt	33.00–43.75	319	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	45.07/cwt	42.50–49.50	455	100
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	578	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,156	43.20/cwt	39.00–45.50	499	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,167	42.00/cwt	40.50–44.50	490	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	48.49/cwt	44.25–53.75	579	79
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,436	50.80/cwt	46.75–52.75	729	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,620	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	875	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	883	587.00/cwt	525.00–635.00	5,183	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,135	778.33/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,834	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,146	713.75/cwt	700.00–800.00	8,180	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	724.44/cwt	675.00–825.00	8,396	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,234	679.09/cwt	600.00–750.00	8,380	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	775.00/cwt	725.00–825.00	9,657	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	822	92.70/cwt	87.00–120.00	762	77
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	607	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,056	915.45/cwt	800.00–1,025.00	9,667	11

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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Feeder CattleReceipts 1,572Last week 1,483Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 623Last week 207Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 139Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	492	56.50	56.50
3	—	640	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	165.00–168.00	167.03
6	—	687	130.50–142.50	132.50
9	—	360	157.00–170.00	161.77
2	—	245	162.00	162.00
2	—	575	133.00	133.00
2	—	805	127.00	127.00
10	—	719	131.00	131.00
11	—	626	130.00–133.00	131.76
30	—	428	148.00–160.00	151.52
34	—	478	143.00–155.00	148.95
47	—	348	157.00–169.00	168.28
71	—	507	133.00–153.00	148.14
2	—	175	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	148.00	148.00
2	—	625	115.00	115.00
3	—	463	139.00	139.00
6	—	705	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	180.00	180.00
15	—	652	143.00	143.00
22	—	567	146.50	146.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	115.00–122.00	118.63
2	—	683	121.00	121.00
6	—	710	112.00–120.00	117.32
11	—	810	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	120.00–122.50	121.22
3	—	328	144.00–159.00	152.02
3	—	828	110.00–115.00	111.62
5	—	241	152.00–158.00	155.15
5	—	372	144.00–157.00	146.48
8	—	585	126.00–129.00	127.38
9	—	261	150.00–155.00	150.54
10	—	464	132.00–143.50	139.53
13	—	661	110.00–127.00	114.34
19	—	605	110.00–122.00	115.47
21	—	531	119.50–132.00	124.56
45	—	417	134.00–147.00	141.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	549	108.00	108.00
7	—	678	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	452	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	120.00	120.00
3	—	608	118.00	118.00
7	—	568	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	387	130.00	130.00
3	—	432	115.00–116.00	115.33
5	—	319	130.00–145.00	139.26
19	—	518	117.50	117.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	264	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	470	125.00–137.00	129.72
43	—	373	134.00–149.00	145.66
2	—	290	157.00	157.00
6	—	221	150.00–156.00	152.43
13	—	578	120.00–132.75	129.48
15	—	320	139.00–150.00	147.57
15	—	673	133.50	133.50
18	—	520	120.00–126.00	124.27
26	—	425	130.00–137.00	132.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	605	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	507	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	118.00	118.00
2	—	668	120.50	120.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	110.50	110.50
3	—	863	89.00	89.00
6	—	600	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	253	143.00	143.00
3	—	605	118.00–119.00	118.66
5	—	561	116.00–117.50	117.18
8	—	511	110.00–118.00	113.56
11	—	485	119.00–125.00	122.56
15	—	370	125.00–132.00	128.83
34	—	426	125.00–133.00	128.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	120.00	120.00
2	—	445	116.00	116.00
3	—	594	109.00–111.00	109.66
7	—	481	106.00–112.00	107.95
11	—	525	105.00–109.00	106.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	118.00	118.00
7	—	703	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	618	120.00–123.00	121.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	687	115.00	115.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	7	—	1,246	725.00–825.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,159	675.00–825.00	724.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,234	600.00–750.00	679.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,135	750.00–800.00	778.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,146	700.00–800.00	713.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	883	525.00–635.00	587.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	77	—	822	87.00–120.00	92.70

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,055	57.50	57.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,056	800.00–1,025.00	915.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,625	73.00–80.00	76.09
9	—	1,403	57.00–69.25	63.60
2	—	1,903	82.00–83.50	82.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,436	46.75–52.75	50.80
1	—	1,620	54.00	54.00
6	—	1,167	40.50–44.50	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	769	20.00–33.50	26.36
17	—	922	33.00–43.75	34.62
100	—	1,010	42.50–49.50	45.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
79	—	1,194	44.25–53.75	48.49
1	—	1,060	54.50	54.50
12	—	1,156	39.00–45.50	43.20

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.