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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-07

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

● Final52 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

323 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 324▼ 140 vs year ago 463 · −30.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

222 head

▲ 77 vs last sale 145▲ 70 vs year ago 152 · +46.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 72▼ 1 vs year ago 63 · −1.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent comparison available due to no reports issued in the past weeks. Trade active, demand 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 $158.39/cwt on 46 head.

Average price

$158.39

46 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$60

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

$29.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.69

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	159.69	792	32
Medium and Large 1-2	468	159.67	748	12thin
Medium and Large 2	563	130.00	732	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.69/cwt here — about $60 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 sale46 hd

158.39

—

NM average3 barns · 876 hd

146.71

+11.69

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	1,398	85.20	1,191	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	64.39	732	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	56.08	555	165

Every lot

52 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	504	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	604	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	655	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	182.72/cwt	178.00–186.00	696	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	175.34/cwt	175.00–176.00	733	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	162.58/cwt	156.00–169.00	766	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	151.49/cwt	151.00–152.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	732	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	145.11/cwt	144.00–150.00	849	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	131.94/cwt	130.00–134.00	884	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt	715	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	897	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	123.98/cwt	123.00–125.00	909	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	322	161.65/cwt	161.00–162.00	521	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	458	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	545	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	681	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	694	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	659	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	739	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,394	75.41/cwt	70.00–80.50	1,051	4
Bulls	—	—	1,399	89.12/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,247	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	743	35.27/cwt	35.00–37.50	262	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	49.62/cwt	44.50–52.50	468	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	959	50.18/cwt	44.00–52.50	481	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	58.25/cwt	53.50–67.50	591	128
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,039	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	727	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,087	63.29/cwt	58.50–69.00	688	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,095	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	761	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,115	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	70.58/cwt	70.00–72.50	928	4
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	6,885	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	575	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,444	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	600	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	650	737.50/cwt	650.00–825.00	4,794	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	7,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,060.00/cwt	1,060.00–1,060.00	9,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	10,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	650	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,975	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	852.00/cwt	760.00–875.00	7,830	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,250	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	780.00/cwt	780.00–780.00	7,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	825.00/cwt	800.00–850.00	9,281	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,209	921.25/cwt	835.00–1,000.00	11,138	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	13,790	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

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Feeder CattleReceipts 323Last week 324Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 145Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 72Year ago 63

No recent comparison available due to no reports issued in the past weeks. Trade active, demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	135.00	135.00
3	—	433	155.00	155.00
5	—	352	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	156.00–169.00	162.58
2	—	513	151.00–152.00	151.49
7	—	585	144.00–150.00	145.11
2	—	670	130.00–134.00	131.94
2	—	733	123.00–125.00	123.98
3	—	418	175.00–176.00	175.34
4	—	332	182.00	182.00
1	—	280	180.00	180.00
5	—	381	178.00–186.00	182.72
1	—	815	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	125.50	125.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	132.00	132.00
2	—	573	129.00	129.00
3	—	322	161.00–162.00	161.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	141.00	141.00
10	—	527	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	119.00	119.00
2	—	590	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	815	105.00	105.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
128	—	1,014	53.50–67.50	58.25
1	—	1,095	69.50	69.50
10	—	743	35.00–37.50	35.27
17	—	943	44.50–52.50	49.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,115	55.00	55.00
4	—	1,315	70.00–72.50	70.58
14	—	1,087	58.50–69.00	63.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,039	70.00	70.00
5	—	959	44.00–52.50	50.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,399	83.00–94.00	89.12
4	—	1,394	70.00–80.50	75.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	810.00	810.00

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	1	—	750	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,060.00	1,060.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	900.00	900.00

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	2	—	650	650.00–825.00	737.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	575	425.00	425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	919	760.00–875.00	852.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,400	985.00	985.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,000	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	780.00	780.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,209	835.00–1,000.00	921.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,125	800.00–850.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	400.00	400.00

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.