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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 4

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Aug 14Sep 4Sep 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

515 head

▲ 97 vs last sale 418▼ 18 vs year ago 533 · −3.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

183 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 196▲ 11 vs year ago 172 · +6.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 84▼ 45 vs year ago 85 · −52.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparisons available due to reports not being issued for several weeks.

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 $139.05/cwt on 107 head.

Average price

$139.05

107 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$21

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

$15.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.41

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	512	140.71	721	20
Medium and Large 1	521	140.63	732	76
Medium and Large 2	592	125.14	741	11thin

One grade step is worth $15.58/cwt here — about −$21 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 sale107 hd

139.05

—

NM average3 barns · 1,167 hd

151.46

−12.41

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	1,580	80.88	1,278	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,192	60.12	717	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	57.77	765	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	978	50.27	492	75

Every lot

62 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	243	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	411	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	164.05/cwt	163.00–165.00	448	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	573	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	370	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	156.89/cwt	154.00–163.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	158.79/cwt	156.00–164.00	675	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	654	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	148.38/cwt	146.00–150.00	712	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	671	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	139.27/cwt	130.00–142.00	712	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	140.21/cwt	133.00–144.00	725	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	563	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	131.28/cwt	130.00–136.00	746	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	583	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	729	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	762	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	749	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	651	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	807	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	739	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	890	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	872	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	308	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	152.33/cwt	152.00–153.00	513	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	143.92/cwt	141.00–144.50	554	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	128.78/cwt	128.00–130.00	621	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	513	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	575	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	530	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	562	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	538	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	586	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	543	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	652	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	108.43/cwt	108.00–109.00	638	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	595	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	666	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	597	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	627	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	627	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	631	108.51/cwt	107.00–109.00	685	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	648	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	752	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	757	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	787	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	546	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	713	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	563	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,180	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	767	1
Bulls	—	—	1,391	71.88/cwt	60.00–78.00	1,000	5
Bulls	—	—	1,689	85.17/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,439	9
Bulls	—	—	1,765	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,624	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	805	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	290	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	850	35.16/cwt	33.75–38.25	299	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	899	46.92/cwt	40.00–49.50	422	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	907	51.17/cwt	49.50–52.00	464	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	989	48.16/cwt	40.00–49.50	476	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	54.91/cwt	50.50–61.00	566	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,212	60.56/cwt	53.50–65.00	734	29
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	57.77/cwt	57.00–60.50	765	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	67.12/cwt	66.00–68.00	895	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	780.00/cwt	700.00–825.00	7,426	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	892.50/cwt	850.00–935.00	7,140	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	966.67/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	10,314	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	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

Fri Sep 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 515Last week 418Year ago 533

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 196Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 84Year ago 85

No comparisons available due to reports not being issued for several weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	112.00	112.00
3	—	523	124.00	124.00
2	—	220	157.00	157.00
2	—	308	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	120.00	120.00
5	—	482	128.00–130.00	128.78
6	—	385	141.00–144.50	143.92
1	—	295	164.00	164.00
2	—	425	135.00	135.00
2	—	648	116.00	116.00
3	—	337	152.00–153.00	152.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	108.00–109.00	108.43
10	—	538	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	112.00	112.00
3	—	597	109.00	109.00
3	—	757	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	631	107.00–109.00	108.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	378	154.00–163.00	156.89
8	—	739	120.50	120.50
9	—	480	146.00–150.00	148.38
9	—	511	130.00–142.00	139.27
15	—	425	156.00–164.00	158.79
2	—	273	163.00–165.00	164.05
15	—	568	130.00–136.00	131.28
3	—	343	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	135.50	135.50
6	—	651	124.00	124.00
2	—	563	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	126.00	126.00
3	—	838	104.00	104.00
6	—	517	133.00–144.00	140.21
3	—	448	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	169.00	169.00
3	—	243	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
2	—	620	88.00	88.00
2	—	713	79.00	79.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	952	700.00–825.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	750	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,200	775.00	775.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	850.00–935.00	892.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,067	800.00–1,000.00	966.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	950.00	950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,325	57.00–60.50	57.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	850	33.75–38.25	35.16
17	—	899	40.00–49.50	46.92
38	—	1,031	50.50–61.00	54.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,333	66.00–68.00	67.12
3	—	907	49.50–52.00	51.17
29	—	1,212	53.50–65.00	60.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	36.00	36.00
14	—	989	40.00–49.50	48.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	60.00–78.00	71.88
9	—	1,689	82.00–91.00	85.17
2	—	1,765	92.00	92.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	65.00	65.00

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.