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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 18

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

763 head

▲ 248 vs last sale 515▲ 763 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 183▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

159 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 40▲ 159 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison available due to no reports published the last few 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 $146.52/cwt on 212 head.

Average price

$146.52

212 head · 453 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$37

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

$8.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.24

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	453	148.73	673	155
Medium and Large 1-2	453	140.52	636	57

One grade step is worth $8.20/cwt here — about $37 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 sale212 hd

146.52

—

NM average3 barns · 1,932 hd

144.28

+2.24

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	1,547	81.09	1,255	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	57.56	825	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,219	56.35	687	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,029	48.79	502	131

Every lot

68 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	242	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	445	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	269	162.20/cwt	160.00–163.00	436	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	504	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	177.26/cwt	172.00–181.00	576	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	541	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	155.47/cwt	155.00–164.00	594	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	385	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	647	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	394	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	626	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	153.54/cwt	151.00–162.00	657	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	585	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	443	142.87/cwt	140.00–153.50	633	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	140.32/cwt	137.00–143.00	658	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	470	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	522	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	150.42/cwt	144.00–160.00	721	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	493	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	601	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	136.93/cwt	135.00–139.00	718	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	536	127.77/cwt	124.00–129.00	685	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	542	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	755	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	135.49/cwt	132.00–144.00	771	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	577	125.03/cwt	123.50–125.50	721	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	608	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	663	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	863	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	730	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	829	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,005	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	803	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	875	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	233	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	370	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	425	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	366	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	320	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	432	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	148.03/cwt	145.00–155.00	493	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	141.28/cwt	140.00–144.00	523	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	133.36/cwt	126.00–136.00	561	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	122.35/cwt	122.00–123.00	571	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	126.79/cwt	124.00–135.00	596	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	116.46/cwt	110.00–121.00	553	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	485	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	524	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	538	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	613	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	597	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	120.58/cwt	120.00–124.00	701	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	598	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	598	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	664	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	624	115.33/cwt	115.00–115.50	720	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	653	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	738	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	677	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	799	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,501	75.69/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,136	9
Bulls	—	—	1,585	85.50/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,355	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	820	36.50/cwt	36.50–36.50	299	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	873	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	498	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	34.00/cwt	30.00–39.50	304	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	987	43.47/cwt	42.50–45.00	429	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	991	45.41/cwt	39.50–49.50	450	52
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	53.52/cwt	50.00–59.00	582	63
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	49.75/cwt	49.75–49.75	547	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	56.59/cwt	53.00–60.00	692	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	57.56/cwt	56.50–59.00	825	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	925.00/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	7,243	3
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	1,075	997.50/cwt	995.00–1,000.00	10,723	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	675	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,059	2
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	700	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,995	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	787	660.00/cwt	600.00–700.00	5,194	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	667.50/cwt	600.00–735.00	6,141	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	756.67/cwt	710.00–785.00	8,399	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 Sep 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 763Last week 515Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 183Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No comparison available due to no reports published the last few weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	803	109.00	109.00
14	—	298	169.00	169.00
5	—	325	172.00–181.00	177.26
13	—	524	135.00–139.00	136.93
3	—	788	127.50	127.50
13	—	428	151.00–162.00	153.54
1	—	630	137.00	137.00
12	—	569	132.00–144.00	135.49
11	—	479	144.00–160.00	150.42
8	—	242	184.00	184.00
46	—	382	155.00–164.00	155.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	164.00	164.00
15	—	443	140.00–153.50	142.87
9	—	394	159.00	159.00
7	—	469	137.00–143.00	140.32
4	—	269	160.00–163.00	162.20
3	—	542	136.50	136.50
2	—	555	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	536	124.00–129.00	127.77
5	—	470	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	577	123.50–125.50	125.03
4	—	493	122.00	122.00
2	—	433	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	135.00	135.00
11	—	475	110.00–121.00	116.46
3	—	598	111.00	111.00
2	—	543	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	283	150.00	150.00
6	—	233	159.00	159.00
19	—	581	120.00–124.00	120.58
1	—	505	120.00	120.00
16	—	470	124.00–135.00	126.79
16	—	370	140.00–144.00	141.28
12	—	421	126.00–136.00	133.36
11	—	333	145.00–155.00	148.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	118.00	118.00
6	—	677	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	467	122.00–123.00	122.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	538	114.00	114.00
2	—	598	115.00	115.00
2	—	485	108.00	108.00
2	—	300	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	495	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	115.00–115.50	115.33
2	—	653	113.00	113.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,585	80.00–90.00	85.50
9	—	1,501	70.00–79.50	75.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,100	49.75	49.75
27	—	1,223	53.00–60.00	56.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	36.50	36.50
7	—	987	42.50–45.00	43.47
2	—	873	57.00	57.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
63	—	1,087	50.00–59.00	53.52
52	—	991	39.50–49.50	45.41
6	—	893	30.00–39.50	34.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	56.50–59.00	57.56

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	995.00–1,000.00	997.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	783	875.00–1,000.00	925.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,110	710.00–785.00	756.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	900	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	787	600.00–700.00	660.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	920	600.00–735.00	667.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	700	285.00	285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	675	300.00–310.00	305.00

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.