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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 17

● Final50 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

324 head

▲ 324 vs last sale 0▼ 185 vs year ago 509 · −36.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

145 head

▲ 145 vs last sale 0▼ 16 vs year ago 161 · −9.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 72 vs last sale 0▼ 62 vs year ago 134 · −46.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison available due to no reports issued in the last several weeks. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.29/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$124.29

44 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$85

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

$19.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.26

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	493	128.40	632	10thin
Medium and Large 1	556	126.17	701	28
Medium and Large 2	504	108.67	547	6thin

One grade step is worth $19.73/cwt here — about $85 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 sale44 hd

124.29

—

NM average3 barns · 507 hd

129.55

−5.26

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	1,618	87.02	1,408	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	62.50	917	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,191	62.10	739	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	958	54.41	521	49

Every lot

50 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	640	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	495	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	139.01/cwt	137.00–140.00	712	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	822	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	134.53/cwt	126.00–139.00	893	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	738	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	885	101.62/cwt	100.00–106.50	899	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	928	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	780	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	263	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	321	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	599	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	135.04/cwt	128.00–142.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	470	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	572	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	131.37/cwt	123.00–135.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	558	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	641	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	663	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	643	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	696	112.12/cwt	111.50–114.00	780	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	794	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	574	120.26/cwt	110.00–126.00	690	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,355	76.12/cwt	71.50–80.00	1,031	3
Bulls	—	—	1,657	95.27/cwt	94.00–97.50	1,579	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	87.51/cwt	82.00–92.50	1,453	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	765	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	390	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	856	50.20/cwt	44.75–55.00	430	24
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	58.46/cwt	56.00–62.50	617	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,196	61.73/cwt	59.00–64.00	738	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	66.81/cwt	66.00–67.50	848	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,535	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	998	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	1,350	1,750.00/cwt	1,750.00–1,750.00	23,625	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,806	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	500	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	905.83/cwt	800.00–1,100.00	8,379	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,043.75/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	10,959	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	13,200	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	525	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,969	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	600	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	622.50/cwt	485.00–760.00	5,136	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	857	670.00/cwt	650.00–710.00	5,742	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,026	721.25/cwt	535.00–800.00	7,400	4

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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 324Last week 0Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 0Year ago 161

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 0Year ago 134

No comparison available due to no reports issued in the last several weeks. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	725	525.00	525.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,350	1,750.00	1,750.00

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	4	—	1,050	950.00–1,075.00	1,043.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	800.00–1,100.00	905.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,200	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	—	500	375.00	375.00

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	—	525	375.00	375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	600	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	485.00–760.00	622.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	500.00	500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,026	535.00–800.00	721.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	650.00–710.00	670.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	109.50	109.50
2	—	463	128.00–142.00	135.04
2	—	263	122.00	122.00
1	—	600	135.00	135.00
10	—	535	123.00–135.00	131.37
1	—	405	148.00	148.00
5	—	558	129.00	129.00
4	—	696	111.50–114.00	112.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	121.00	121.00
2	—	663	97.00	97.00
2	—	530	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	470	133.00	133.00
2	—	583	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	110.00–126.00	120.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	146.00	146.00
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
1	—	605	138.00	138.00
8	—	885	100.00–106.50	101.62
5	—	664	126.00–139.00	134.53
4	—	570	130.00–140.00	135.69
3	—	512	137.00–140.00	139.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	132.00	132.00
2	—	485	132.00	132.00
2	—	738	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	928	84.00	84.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,660	82.00–92.50	87.51
3	—	1,657	94.00–97.50	95.27
3	—	1,355	71.50–80.00	76.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	51.00	51.00
21	—	1,196	59.00–64.00	61.73
4	—	1,269	66.00–67.50	66.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	856	44.75–55.00	50.20
25	—	1,055	56.00–62.50	58.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00

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.