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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 19

● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jun 12Jun 19Jul 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

369 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 440▼ 124 vs year ago 493 · −25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

141 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 158▼ 26 vs year ago 167 · −15.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

234 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 173▲ 173 vs year ago 61 · +283.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 4.00 lower. feeders over 600 lbs steady on very limited comparable quotes. Heifer calves and feeders mostly 1.00 lower on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00 higher and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $134.63/cwt on 73 head.

Average price

$134.63

73 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$28

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.65

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	555	138.58	770	35
Medium and Large 1	593	136.20	808	30
Medium and Large 2	716	111.50	798	8thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about −$28 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 sale73 hd

134.63

—

NM average3 barns · 851 hd

130.99

+3.65

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	—	Low	1,706	85.60	1,460	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,197	61.72	739	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	59.63	631	59
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	56.50	904	1thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	311	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	541	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	357	173.01/cwt	165.00–175.00	618	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	684	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	763	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	146.48/cwt	146.00–147.00	763	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	548	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	773	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	792	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	766	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	783	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	676	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	119.47/cwt	115.00–122.50	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	729	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	802	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	118.75/cwt	115.00–120.00	869	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	916	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	863	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	932	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers9 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	448	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	564	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	132.53/cwt	128.00–134.00	644	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	117.24/cwt	111.00–120.00	676	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	599	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	737	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	610	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	749	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	807	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	638	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,524	76.61/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,168	6
Bulls	—	—	1,595	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	1,523	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	88.98/cwt	85.00–94.50	1,600	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	745	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	320	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	765	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	444	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	890	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	552	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	53.25/cwt	47.00–55.00	505	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	973	56.07/cwt	55.00–56.50	546	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	667	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	59.51/cwt	56.00–63.50	630	27
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	65.25/cwt	65.25–65.25	769	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	63.07/cwt	60.00–65.50	804	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,600	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	904	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	550	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	3,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	671	697.86/cwt	685.00–700.00	4,683	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	739	629.72/cwt	550.00–685.00	4,654	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	764	585.31/cwt	425.00–700.00	4,472	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	800	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	913	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	6,733	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	929	1,226.43/cwt	975.00–1,325.00	11,394	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	885.00/cwt	750.00–900.00	8,850	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	8,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	1,024.17/cwt	875.00–1,200.00	10,375	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,038	930.31/cwt	810.00–960.00	9,657	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,175.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,350.00	14,100	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	650	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,575	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	650	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,763	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	798.33/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,087	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,167	878.33/cwt	850.00–900.00	10,250	3

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 Jun 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 369Last week 440Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 158Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 234Last week 173Year ago 61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,058	56.00–63.50	59.51
1	—	745	43.00	43.00
12	—	949	47.00–55.00	53.25
17	—	1,179	65.25	65.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	973	55.00–56.50	56.07
17	—	1,275	60.00–65.50	63.07
1	—	995	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	62.00	62.00
1	—	765	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	56.50	56.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,524	71.50–80.00	76.61
13	—	1,798	85.00–94.50	88.98
1	—	1,595	95.50	95.50

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,000	750.00–900.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,000.00–1,350.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,038	810.00–960.00	930.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	810.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	929	975.00–1,325.00	1,226.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,013	875.00–1,200.00	1,024.17

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	—	550	625.00	625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	671	685.00–700.00	697.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	450.00	450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	32	—	764	425.00–700.00	585.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	739	550.00–685.00	629.72

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	913	725.00–750.00	737.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	425.00	425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	650	550.00	550.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,167	850.00–900.00	878.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,013	700.00–900.00	798.33

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	885	85.00	85.00
2	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	120.00	120.00
2	—	763	120.00	120.00
5	—	710	115.00–122.50	119.47
7	—	311	174.00	174.00
7	—	548	141.00	141.00
10	—	613	125.00	125.00
2	—	430	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	357	165.00–175.00	173.01
2	—	615	130.00	130.00
2	—	863	108.00	108.00
3	—	480	159.00	159.00
4	—	521	146.00–147.00	146.48
4	—	665	122.00	122.00
4	—	732	115.00–120.00	118.75
1	—	570	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	110.00	110.00
2	—	675	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	111.00	111.00
6	—	610	118.00	118.00
8	—	486	128.00–134.00	132.53
9	—	577	111.00–120.00	117.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	140.00	140.00
2	—	708	114.00	114.00
11	—	599	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	115.00	115.00
4	—	448	126.00	126.00

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.