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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-14

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

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Aug 7Aug 14Sep 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

418 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 323▲ 67 vs year ago 351 · +19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

196 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 222▲ 53 vs year ago 143 · +37.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

84 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 62▲ 49 vs year ago 35 · +140.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers or calves but a lower undertone on calves and a higher undertone on feeders, especially on those over 700 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 6.00-7.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to 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 $154.30/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$154.30

61 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$151

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

$1.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.27

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	437	155.33	678	25
Medium and Large 1	540	153.58	829	36

One grade step is worth $1.75/cwt here — about −$151 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 sale61 hd

154.30

—

NM average3 barns · 1,390 hd

154.03

+0.27

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	1,408	82.26	1,158	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,123	59.47	668	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	59.08	841	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,003	52.07	522	76

Every lot

57 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	256	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	461	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	178.38/cwt	178.00–180.00	596	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	175.90/cwt	170.00–178.00	682	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	154.48/cwt	153.50–157.00	714	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	151.63/cwt	148.00–159.00	713	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	138.49/cwt	138.00–139.00	724	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	536	146.04/cwt	140.00–150.00	783	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	797	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	138.61/cwt	137.50–140.75	862	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	732	138.28/cwt	136.50–143.50	1,012	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	823	130.35/cwt	125.50–138.00	1,073	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	268	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	378	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	459	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	354	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	635	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	460	140.54/cwt	138.00–143.00	646	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	533	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	725	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	553	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	675	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	561	116.40/cwt	116.00–117.00	653	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	127.92/cwt	125.50–129.50	775	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	868	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	820	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	118.12/cwt	116.00–119.50	866	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	845	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	908	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,170	76.60/cwt	74.00–79.00	896	2
Bulls	—	—	1,461	83.52/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,220	9
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	863	48.02/cwt	35.00–52.00	414	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	894	48.59/cwt	45.00–50.00	434	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	910	41.64/cwt	40.00–42.50	379	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	54.32/cwt	51.50–59.00	572	52
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	558	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,120	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	616	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,126	65.59/cwt	65.00–66.50	739	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	58.82/cwt	54.00–63.50	663	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	59.08/cwt	55.50–62.00	841	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	600	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	3,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	875.00/cwt	850.00–900.00	7,438	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	958.33/cwt	800.00–1,050.00	10,225	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	600	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	1,227.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,375.00	10,920	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	938	1,200.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	11,256	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,071.25/cwt	1,000.00–1,150.00	10,316	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,303.33/cwt	1,235.00–1,375.00	14,767	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 Aug 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 323Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 196Last week 222Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 84Last week 62Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	180.00	180.00
4	—	340	168.00	168.00
4	—	523	138.00–139.00	138.49
2	—	385	168.00	168.00
2	—	565	141.00	141.00
7	—	462	153.50–157.00	154.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	334	178.00–180.00	178.38
5	—	536	140.00–150.00	146.04
8	—	388	170.00–178.00	175.90
3	—	470	148.00–159.00	151.63
4	—	732	136.50–143.50	138.28
4	—	823	125.50–138.00	130.35
7	—	622	137.50–140.75	138.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	133.00	133.00
5	—	733	116.00–119.50	118.12
4	—	460	138.00–143.00	140.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	116.00	116.00
3	—	655	132.50	132.50
3	—	822	110.50	110.50
5	—	606	125.50–129.50	127.92
1	—	435	146.00	146.00
2	—	310	148.00	148.00
2	—	735	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	533	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	285	146.00	146.00
2	—	354	155.00	155.00
2	—	713	115.00	115.00
5	—	561	116.00–117.00	116.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	553	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	108.00	108.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	6	—	1,067	800.00–1,050.00	958.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	850	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	850.00	850.00

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	—	600	525.00	525.00

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	—	800	975.00	975.00

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	5	—	890	1,075.00–1,375.00	1,227.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	1,000.00–1,150.00	1,071.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	938	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,133	1,235.00–1,375.00	1,303.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	800	600.00	600.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	1,053	51.50–59.00	54.32
5	—	910	40.00–42.50	41.64
9	—	894	45.00–50.00	48.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	53.00	53.00
5	—	1,126	65.00–66.50	65.59
27	—	1,128	54.00–63.50	58.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	55.00	55.00
9	—	863	35.00–52.00	48.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,423	55.50–62.00	59.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,461	80.00–87.00	83.52
2	—	1,170	74.00–79.00	76.60

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.