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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 14

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Feb 7Feb 14Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

595 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 632▲ 595 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 80 vs last sale 190▲ 110 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 36 vs last sale 138▲ 102 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 on a light test. Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher on comparable sales. Heifers calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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 $171.72/cwt on 369 head.

Average price

$171.72

369 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$865

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

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

$27.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.16

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	174.17	865	335
Medium and Large 2	444	154.60	687	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	594	146.27	868	29

One grade step is worth $27.91/cwt here — about −$3 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 sale369 hd

171.72

—

NM average3 barns · 1,803 hd

159.56

+12.16

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	1,325	73.62	976	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,181	59.87	707	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,444	57.95	837	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	949	49.56	470	72

Every lot

63 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	258	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	596	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	186.31/cwt	183.00–192.00	611	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	335	214.03/cwt	210.00–216.00	717	37
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	367	175.80/cwt	171.00–178.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	181.04/cwt	177.00–185.00	695	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	652	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	188.91/cwt	180.00–193.00	810	98
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	159.19/cwt	157.00–166.00	755	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	488	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	737	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	513	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	162.33/cwt	157.00–166.00	849	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	160.90/cwt	152.50–161.75	899	93
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	614	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	886	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	615	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	689	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	947	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	741	133.59/cwt	131.50–135.00	990	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	778	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	973	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,086	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	108.49/cwt	107.50–110.00	993	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	498	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	165.41/cwt	162.00–167.00	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	161.20/cwt	159.00–164.00	683	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	456	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	600	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	139.76/cwt	135.00–142.50	749	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.42/cwt	134.00–140.50	802	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	756	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	889	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	851	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,074	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	61.44/cwt	58.00–64.00	719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,403	79.71/cwt	75.00–83.00	1,118	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	768	46.10/cwt	45.50–48.00	354	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	931	53.79/cwt	50.50–55.50	501	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,002	46.50/cwt	37.00–48.50	466	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,016	51.78/cwt	51.50–52.00	526	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	65.18/cwt	65.00–65.50	727	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,170	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	626	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	59.34/cwt	57.25–62.00	723	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	60.89/cwt	59.00–63.00	830	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	839	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	833.33/cwt	800.00–850.00	6,083	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	745	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	4,843	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	763	745.00/cwt	675.00–810.00	5,684	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	788	640.00/cwt	620.00–660.00	5,043	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	961	55.51/cwt	54.50–63.50	533	44
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,881	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,035	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	7,038	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	907.14/cwt	800.00–980.00	10,468	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	969	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	945	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	15,749	1

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 14, 2020

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Feeder CattleReceipts 595Last week 632Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 190Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 102Last week 138Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	127.00	127.00
12	—	575	134.00–140.50	139.42
2	—	453	156.00	156.00
6	—	335	162.00–167.00	165.41
28	—	536	135.00–142.50	139.76
2	—	285	166.00	166.00
3	—	368	158.00	158.00
24	—	424	159.00–164.00	161.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	151.00	151.00
2	—	595	127.00	127.00
2	—	500	120.00	120.00
2	—	400	145.00	145.00
5	—	456	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	136.00	136.00
4	—	595	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	474	157.00–166.00	159.19
3	—	630	135.00	135.00
2	—	420	175.00	175.00
2	—	835	120.00	120.00
5	—	915	107.50–110.00	108.49
2	—	778	125.00	125.00
4	—	367	171.00–178.00	175.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	258	231.00	231.00
2	—	615	160.00	160.00
2	—	370	200.00	200.00
37	—	335	210.00–216.00	214.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
98	—	429	180.00–193.00	188.91
18	—	523	157.00–166.00	162.33
4	—	384	177.00–185.00	181.04
13	—	689	137.50	137.50
93	—	559	152.50–161.75	160.90
2	—	905	120.00	120.00
11	—	741	131.50–135.00	133.59
36	—	614	144.25	144.25
7	—	328	183.00–192.00	186.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	157.00	157.00
2	—	488	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	152.00	152.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	788	620.00–660.00	640.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	763	675.00–810.00	745.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	680.00	680.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	650.00	650.00

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)	7	—	1,154	800.00–980.00	907.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	44	—	961	54.50–63.50	55.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	730	800.00–850.00	833.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	60.00	60.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	973	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	61.50	61.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,465	1,075.00	1,075.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	75.00–83.00	79.71
2	—	1,170	58.00–64.00	61.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	53.50	53.50
3	—	1,115	65.00–65.50	65.18
6	—	1,218	57.25–62.00	59.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	59.00–63.00	60.89
2	—	1,525	55.00	55.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,002	37.00–48.50	46.50
15	—	931	50.50–55.50	53.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	768	45.50–48.00	46.10
22	—	1,016	51.50–52.00	51.78

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.