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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 10

● Final80 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Dec 13Jan 10Jan 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

857 head

▲ 857 vs last sale 0▲ 857 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

207 head

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

Replacement Cattle receipts

152 head

▲ 152 vs last sale 0▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no reports being issued for three weeks but a higher undertone noted on feeders.

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 $159.63/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$159.63

201 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$1.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	498	160.51	800	49
Medium and Large 1	564	159.47	899	127
Medium and Large 2	510	158.66	809	25

One grade step is worth $1.85/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale201 hd

159.63

—

NM average3 barns · 1,444 hd

163.31

−3.68

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	1,573	72.22	1,136	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	53.27	798	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	49.55	571	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	47.23	491	79

Every lot

80 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	273	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	532	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	537	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	206.68/cwt	206.00–207.00	682	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	200.26/cwt	198.00–202.00	745	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	679	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	422	184.20/cwt	177.00–190.00	777	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	165.34/cwt	163.00–169.00	713	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	167.67/cwt	167.00–168.00	729	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	459	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	163.91/cwt	161.00–168.00	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	152.96/cwt	149.00–160.00	791	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	519	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	802	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	157.68/cwt	156.00–159.00	839	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	553	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	896	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	153.13/cwt	144.50–158.50	867	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	994	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	152.57/cwt	141.00–155.50	947	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	664	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,019	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	688	144.91/cwt	143.50–145.00	997	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,014	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,080	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,054	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	246	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	399	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	317	154.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	155.25/cwt	149.00–158.00	565	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	379	141.81/cwt	135.00–150.00	537	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	381	143.34/cwt	130.00–153.00	546	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	147.68/cwt	144.00–151.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	443	151.41/cwt	149.00–157.00	671	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	149.82/cwt	145.00–157.00	703	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	523	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	703	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	142.32/cwt	137.50–145.00	746	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	781	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	134.21/cwt	133.00–135.00	774	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	679	134.67/cwt	134.50–135.00	914	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,039	6
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	66.19/cwt	60.00–70.00	952	7
Bulls	—	—	1,641	75.24/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,235	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	715	33.47/cwt	32.00–35.00	239	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	882	37.69/cwt	35.50–42.50	332	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	538	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	49.28/cwt	43.75–52.75	533	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	526	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	49.19/cwt	48.00–53.50	563	57
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,266	55.34/cwt	54.00–58.00	701	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,498	53.27/cwt	52.50–54.00	798	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,696	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	512	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,424	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	923.75/cwt	770.00–975.00	8,692	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	61.75/cwt	58.50–69.00	641	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	494	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	693	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	828.75/cwt	780.00–875.00	8,934	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,093	1,025.00/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,203	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	767.50/cwt	750.00–785.00	8,980	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,458	1,540.00/cwt	1,540.00–1,540.00	22,453	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,873	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	761	726.94/cwt	620.00–800.00	5,532	31
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	776.36/cwt	640.00–850.00	6,094	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

Fri Jan 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 857Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 152Last week 0Year ago 0

No comparison due to no reports being issued for three weeks but a higher undertone noted on feeders.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	372	198.00–202.00	200.26
6	—	482	161.00–168.00	163.91
3	—	330	206.00–207.00	206.68
17	—	621	141.00–155.50	152.57
16	—	688	143.50–145.00	144.91
9	—	532	156.00–159.00	157.68
9	—	566	144.50–158.50	153.13
5	—	769	140.50	140.50
4	—	853	130.00	130.00
3	—	295	182.00	182.00
10	—	431	163.00–169.00	165.34
9	—	727	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	122.00	122.00
4	—	576	138.00	138.00
2	—	485	159.00	159.00
6	—	273	195.00	195.00
2	—	603	136.00	136.00
2	—	343	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	435	167.00–168.00	167.67
9	—	517	149.00–160.00	152.96
7	—	377	180.00	180.00
3	—	608	163.50	163.50
2	—	473	155.00	155.00
3	—	817	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	664	153.50	153.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	459	175.00	175.00
12	—	519	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	553	162.00	162.00
1	—	450	176.00	176.00
14	—	422	177.00–190.00	184.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	664	135.00	135.00
3	—	630	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	564	138.00–139.00	138.50
8	—	246	162.00	162.00
17	—	668	134.00	134.00
3	—	508	141.00	141.00
4	—	348	145.00	145.00
8	—	423	144.00–151.00	147.68
9	—	381	130.00–153.00	143.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	317	150.00–163.00	154.31
5	—	577	133.00–135.00	134.21
6	—	852	122.00	122.00
8	—	524	137.50–145.00	142.32
15	—	443	149.00–157.00	151.41
20	—	679	134.50–135.00	134.67
14	—	469	145.00–157.00	149.82
15	—	364	149.00–158.00	155.25
1	—	710	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	130.00	130.00
7	—	373	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	129.00	129.00
4	—	523	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	379	135.00–150.00	141.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	523	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	785	93.00	93.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	930.00	930.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	875	58.50	58.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	47.00	47.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	928	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	900.00–1,150.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,038	58.50–69.00	61.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	941	770.00–975.00	923.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,078	780.00–875.00	828.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,170	750.00–785.00	767.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	64.50	64.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,458	1,540.00	1,540.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	810.00	810.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	761	620.00–800.00	726.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	785	640.00–850.00	776.36

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	47.00	47.00
4	—	1,266	54.00–58.00	55.34
57	—	1,144	48.00–53.50	49.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,005	53.50	53.50
2	—	715	32.00–35.00	33.47
12	—	882	35.50–42.50	37.69
63	—	1,082	43.75–52.75	49.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,498	52.50–54.00	53.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,641	71.00–80.00	75.24
7	—	1,438	60.00–70.00	66.19

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.