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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 7

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jan 31Feb 7Feb 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

632 head

▼ 192 vs last sale 824▲ 632 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 145▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

138 head

▼ 31 vs last sale 169▲ 138 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-7.00 lower, heifers under 600 lbs. 3.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs. steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00 lower. Trade fairly active, demand moderate to 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 $162.88/cwt on 185 head.

Average price

$162.88

185 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$789

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$20

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

$26.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.50

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	452	169.11	764	74
Medium and Large 1	501	160.70	805	99
Medium and Large 2	551	142.41	784	12thin

One grade step is worth $26.70/cwt here — about −$20 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 sale185 hd

162.88

—

NM average3 barns · 958 hd

163.37

−0.50

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	1,557	73.81	1,149	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,258	58.37	734	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,004	46.66	468	115

Every lot

69 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	232	215.18/cwt	206.00–222.50	499	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	543	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	186.13/cwt	180.00–190.00	594	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	335	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	590	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	368	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	681	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	171.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	633	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	374	173.53/cwt	171.00–177.00	649	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	427	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	739	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	175.00/cwt	173.00–176.00	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	434	164.48/cwt	162.00–167.00	714	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	153.33/cwt	151.00–156.00	673	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	167.06/cwt	166.00–167.50	782	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	471	168.02/cwt	166.00–170.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	154.70/cwt	151.00–159.50	818	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	155.75/cwt	151.00–161.00	833	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	556	152.75/cwt	145.00–155.50	849	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	148.99/cwt	145.00–153.00	878	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	638	146.76/cwt	145.00–148.50	936	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	662	131.49/cwt	130.50–132.00	870	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	138.11/cwt	132.00–144.00	928	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	908	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	262	171.87/cwt	168.00–176.00	450	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	265	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	374	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	480	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	510	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	318	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	503	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	151.72/cwt	147.00–155.00	570	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	156.89/cwt	150.00–160.00	599	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	631	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	401	156.90/cwt	152.00–161.00	629	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	425	149.33/cwt	142.00–153.00	635	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	150.11/cwt	150.00–151.00	688	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	138.43/cwt	137.00–140.00	660	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	141.80/cwt	136.00–145.00	742	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	525	133.82/cwt	133.00–135.00	703	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	134.19/cwt	129.00–139.00	769	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	794	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	129.00/cwt	128.00–131.00	845	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	918	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	778	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	941	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	808	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	881	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	838	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,350	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,373	67.16/cwt	64.00–71.00	922	6
Bulls	—	—	1,620	77.42/cwt	73.00–84.50	1,254	14
Bulls	—	—	1,985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,727	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	733	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	176	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	830	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	427	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	368	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	44.34/cwt	39.00–48.25	450	57
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,062	55.11/cwt	48.50–58.75	585	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,140	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	604	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,259	58.38/cwt	53.00–62.50	735	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,655	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	1,076	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	702.50/cwt	575.00–750.00	6,744	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	934.00/cwt	825.00–1,130.00	9,247	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	680.00/cwt	650.00–710.00	7,140	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	909.00/cwt	760.00–1,075.00	9,863	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	748.46/cwt	660.00–850.00	8,121	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	671	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	67.76/cwt	67.00–69.50	817	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	10,731	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	1,020.00/cwt	840.00–1,200.00	9,313	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	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

Fri Feb 7, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 632Last week 824Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 138Last week 169Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	672	132.00–144.00	138.11
2	—	295	184.00	184.00
11	—	319	180.00–190.00	186.13
7	—	374	171.00–177.00	173.53
21	—	535	151.00–161.00	155.75
17	—	468	166.00–167.50	167.06
3	—	432	173.00–176.00	175.00
27	—	556	145.00–155.50	152.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	166.00–170.00	168.02
7	—	529	151.00–159.50	154.70
7	—	369	170.00–175.00	171.41
7	—	232	206.00–222.50	215.18
2	—	680	133.50	133.50
2	—	335	176.00	176.00
9	—	589	145.00–153.00	148.99
4	—	434	162.00–167.00	164.48
4	—	638	145.00–148.50	146.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	662	130.50–132.00	131.49
6	—	439	151.00–156.00	153.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	368	185.00	185.00
22	—	427	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	298	161.00	161.00
27	—	458	150.00–151.00	150.11
16	—	573	129.00–139.00	134.19
26	—	382	150.00–160.00	156.89
3	—	778	121.00	121.00
9	—	401	152.00–161.00	156.90
2	—	313	163.00	163.00
2	—	723	127.00	127.00
9	—	655	128.00–131.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	265	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	149.00	149.00
4	—	262	168.00–176.00	171.87
4	—	477	137.00–140.00	138.43
10	—	523	136.00–145.00	141.80
5	—	376	147.00–155.00	151.72
6	—	425	142.00–153.00	149.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	139.00	139.00
2	—	423	137.00	137.00
2	—	630	126.00	126.00
4	—	333	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	525	133.00–135.00	133.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	125.00	125.00
2	—	590	137.00	137.00
10	—	763	115.50	115.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	83.00	83.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	960	575.00–750.00	702.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,206	67.00–69.50	67.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,085	660.00–850.00	748.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,085	760.00–1,075.00	909.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,333	800.00–810.00	805.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	990	825.00–1,130.00	934.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	650.00–710.00	680.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	840.00–1,200.00	1,020.00

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)	2	—	700	710.00	710.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,620	73.00–84.50	77.42
6	—	1,373	64.00–71.00	67.16
1	—	1,985	87.00	87.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,259	53.00–62.50	58.38
1	—	830	51.50	51.50
1	—	1,655	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,062	48.50–58.75	55.11
57	—	1,016	39.00–48.25	44.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	733	24.00	24.00
5	—	1,140	53.00	53.00
17	—	875	42.00	42.00

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.