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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 28

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Feb 14Feb 28Mar 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

585 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 595▲ 585 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 110▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

88 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 102▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available due to no report issued last week. Trade active, demand good to very 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 $150.80/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$150.80

128 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$838

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

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

$18.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.67

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	469	158.56	744	14thin
Medium and Large 1	552	153.12	845	85
Medium and Large 1-2	609	140.26	854	29

One grade step is worth $18.30/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale128 hd

150.80

—

NM average3 barns · 1,453 hd

155.47

−4.67

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	—	High	1,599	82.01	1,311	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	61.43	756	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	61.00	979	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	52.50	504	31

Every lot

77 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	288	191.54/cwt	190.00–193.00	552	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	358	188.48/cwt	184.00–192.00	675	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	403	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	673	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	403	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	613	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	415	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	427	167.37/cwt	165.00–169.00	715	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	437	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	791	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	453	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	784	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	162.94/cwt	162.50–163.00	776	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	483	182.04/cwt	180.00–184.00	879	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	147.13/cwt	144.00–152.00	772	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	529	141.25/cwt	141.25–141.25	747	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	159.50/cwt	159.00–160.00	845	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	153.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	140.00/cwt	139.00–141.00	794	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	570	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	963	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	140.91/cwt	139.00–147.00	860	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	135.31/cwt	134.50–139.50	848	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	896	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	721	129.46/cwt	126.50–132.00	933	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	721	128.72/cwt	125.50–131.00	928	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	783	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	955	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	797	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	984	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,027	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	288	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	539	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	301	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	527	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	363	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	592	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	695	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	173.56/cwt	171.00–176.00	725	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	506	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	693	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	719	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	170.34/cwt	167.00–172.00	802	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	513	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	779	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	133.86/cwt	129.00–135.00	700	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	131.94/cwt	130.50–138.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	135.28/cwt	133.00–136.00	839	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	683	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	696	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	828	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	731	121.45/cwt	120.00–122.00	888	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	616	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	743	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	588	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	791	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	675	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	817	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	889	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,573	79.44/cwt	75.00–85.50	1,250	10
Bulls	—	—	1,685	90.56/cwt	86.50–96.00	1,526	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	831	46.22/cwt	44.00–48.50	384	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	380	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	55.78/cwt	51.00–60.00	566	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	59.93/cwt	57.50–62.50	724	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	63.50/cwt	63.00–64.00	801	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,605	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	979	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	650	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,050.00/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	8,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	13,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,140.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,250.00	13,201	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,188	1,025.00/cwt	950.00–1,100.00	12,177	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,500	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,893	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	818	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,317	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,037	65.33/cwt	63.00–70.00	677	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	785	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,094	918.75/cwt	725.00–1,050.00	10,051	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,119	978.46/cwt	500.00–1,250.00	10,949	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,036.67/cwt	930.00–1,185.00	11,745	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	762	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	863	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	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 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 595Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 88Last week 102Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No comparison available due to no report issued last week. Trade active, demand good to very good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,685	86.50–96.00	90.56
10	—	1,573	75.00–85.50	79.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	831	44.00–48.50	46.22
1	—	950	40.00	40.00
21	—	1,015	51.00–60.00	55.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,208	57.50–62.50	59.93
8	—	1,261	63.00–64.00	63.50

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	3	—	1,158	1,085.00–1,250.00	1,140.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	850.00–1,175.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,185.00	1,185.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	950.00–1,100.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	375.00	375.00

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)	1	—	830	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	63.50	63.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,133	930.00–1,185.00	1,036.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,094	725.00–1,050.00	918.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,037	63.00–70.00	65.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	73.00	73.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,119	500.00–1,250.00	978.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	69.00	69.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	818	650.00	650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	416	167.00	167.00
11	—	523	129.00–135.00	133.86
2	—	458	157.00	157.00
4	—	363	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	167.00–172.00	170.34
6	—	418	171.00–176.00	173.56
12	—	519	150.00	150.00
7	—	620	133.00–136.00	135.28
2	—	683	120.00	120.00
7	—	731	120.00–122.00	121.45
5	—	573	130.50–138.00	131.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	513	132.50	132.50
2	—	433	160.00	160.00
3	—	495	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	119.00	119.00
6	—	696	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	301	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	288	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	588	134.50	134.50
2	—	808	110.00	110.00
2	—	940	84.00	84.00
7	—	516	144.00	144.00
2	—	728	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	121.00	121.00
3	—	395	156.00	156.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	139.00–141.00	140.00
2	—	403	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	721	125.50–131.00	128.72
2	—	403	167.00	167.00
12	—	627	134.50–139.50	135.31
3	—	797	123.50	123.50
5	—	525	144.00–152.00	147.13
2	—	353	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	169.00	169.00
4	—	483	180.00–184.00	182.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	610	139.00–147.00	140.91
4	—	669	134.00	134.00
2	—	783	122.00	122.00
12	—	721	126.50–132.00	129.46
6	—	358	184.00–192.00	188.48
2	—	815	126.00	126.00
2	—	288	190.00–193.00	191.54
16	—	476	162.50–163.00	162.94
7	—	562	150.00–161.00	153.20
3	—	437	181.00	181.00
2	—	530	159.00–160.00	159.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	529	141.25	141.25
4	—	415	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	427	165.00–169.00	167.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	453	173.00	173.00

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.