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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 25

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

831 head

▲ 68 vs last sale 763▲ 59 vs year ago 772 · +7.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

567 head

▲ 347 vs last sale 220▲ 398 vs year ago 169 · +235.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

169 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 159▲ 72 vs year ago 97 · +74.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

compared to last week: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-9.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. 14.00-15.00 lower, a few 450-500 lbs. and 550-600 lbs. steady. No accurate comparison over 600 lbs. Heifer calves under 500 lbs. 10.00-14.00 lower, a few 500-600 lbs. steady. No comparison over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate, buyer participation and attendance limited.

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 $127.64/cwt on 135 head.

Average price

$127.64

135 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$61

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.26

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	135.53	676	66
Medium and Large 1-2	536	123.12	660	56
Medium and Large 2	689	107.03	738	13thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about −$61 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 sale135 hd

127.64

—

NM average4 barns · 2,379 hd

141.90

−14.26

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	1,556	75.74	1,178	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	54.07	866	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,160	54.00	626	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,011	44.36	449	287

Every lot

84 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	385	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	156.31/cwt	150.00–165.00	500	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	152.91/cwt	150.00–160.00	567	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	144.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	536	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	133.88/cwt	130.00–141.00	574	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	148.35/cwt	144.00–153.00	645	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	493	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	621	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	140.89/cwt	130.00–144.50	740	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	119.10/cwt	110.00–128.00	681	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	129.71/cwt	129.00–130.00	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	582	111.63/cwt	108.00–116.00	650	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	102.41/cwt	100.00–106.00	602	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	112.53/cwt	109.00–116.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	854	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	690	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	856	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	702	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	737	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	707	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	728	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	713	110.57/cwt	107.00–112.00	788	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	780	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	760	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	882	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	763	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	814	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	908	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	908	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	290	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	319	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	376	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	140.57/cwt	136.00–145.00	475	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	341	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	409	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	351	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	391	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	508	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	393	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	436	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	398	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	425	114.70/cwt	113.00–118.50	487	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	457	124.99/cwt	123.00–127.00	571	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	468	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	491	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	120.70/cwt	115.00–124.00	588	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	108.91/cwt	106.00–115.00	577	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	553	107.58/cwt	104.00–113.00	595	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	574	111.35/cwt	100.00–114.00	639	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	631	104.84/cwt	104.00–106.00	662	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	640	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	672	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	648	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	672	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	800	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	648	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,245	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	747	1
Bulls	—	—	1,549	74.98/cwt	61.00–78.25	1,161	46
Bulls	—	—	1,646	82.95/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,365	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	806	31.65/cwt	26.00–35.50	255	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	844	35.50/cwt	35.50–35.50	300	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	920	46.50/cwt	44.50–48.50	428	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,009	44.13/cwt	42.00–48.50	445	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	44.26/cwt	38.00–48.50	449	214
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	56.73/cwt	56.50–57.00	592	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,119	52.55/cwt	49.50–56.00	588	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	54.09/cwt	49.50–59.00	629	83
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,185	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	581	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,395	61.75/cwt	61.75–61.75	861	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,662	54.80/cwt	51.50–58.25	911	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	3,273	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	703.33/cwt	625.00–870.00	5,887	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	703	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	765.00/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,033	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,082	716.67/cwt	650.00–825.00	7,754	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,107	887.50/cwt	850.00–900.00	9,825	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	50.83/cwt	47.00–57.50	567	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	552	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	742.86/cwt	600.00–775.00	8,595	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	604	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,005	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	933	820.00/cwt	650.00–910.00	7,651	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,000	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 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 831Last week 763Year ago 772

Slaughter CattleReceipts 567Last week 220Year ago 169

Replacement CattleReceipts 169Last week 159Year ago 97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	121.00	121.00
1	—	290	140.00	140.00
5	—	672	119.00	119.00
4	—	338	136.00–145.00	140.57
5	—	391	130.00	130.00
8	—	487	115.00–124.00	120.70
2	—	430	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	105.00	105.00
10	—	425	113.00–118.50	114.70
5	—	553	104.00–113.00	107.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	457	123.00–127.00	124.99
2	—	398	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	648	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	631	104.00–106.00	104.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	319	118.00	118.00
5	—	369	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	341	120.00	120.00
6	—	530	106.00–115.00	108.91
16	—	574	100.00–114.00	111.35
2	—	393	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	150.00–165.00	156.31
2	—	908	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	124.00	124.00
2	—	290	153.50	153.50
1	—	225	171.00	171.00
2	—	470	135.00	135.00
8	—	371	150.00–160.00	152.91
8	—	435	144.00–153.00	148.35
13	—	525	130.00–144.50	140.89
7	—	580	129.00–130.00	129.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	582	108.00–116.00	111.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	429	130.00–141.00	133.88
7	—	713	107.00–112.00	110.57
3	—	493	126.00	126.00
2	—	763	100.00	100.00
7	—	372	135.00–150.00	144.05
2	—	683	125.00	125.00
2	—	275	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	702	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	106.00	106.00
3	—	707	103.00	103.00
4	—	572	110.00–128.00	119.10
2	—	750	104.00	104.00
2	—	875	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	109.00–116.00	112.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	588	100.00–106.00	102.41
3	—	345	145.00	145.00
1	—	760	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	96.00	96.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,662	51.50–58.25	54.80
1	—	1,185	49.00	49.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
83	—	1,163	49.50–59.00	54.09
1	—	1,395	61.75	61.75
2	—	920	44.50–48.50	46.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
214	—	1,015	38.00–48.50	44.26
2	—	1,043	56.50–57.00	56.73
26	—	1,119	49.50–56.00	52.55
11	—	806	26.00–35.50	31.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	844	35.50	35.50
26	—	1,009	42.00–48.50	44.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,245	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,646	79.00–89.00	82.95
46	—	1,549	61.00–78.25	74.98

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)	6	—	1,082	650.00–825.00	716.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,107	850.00–900.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	837	625.00–870.00	703.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	71.00	71.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	51.00	51.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,157	600.00–775.00	742.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,050	625.00–800.00	765.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,115	47.00–57.50	50.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,150	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	950	850.00	850.00

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	—	770	650.00	650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	933	650.00–910.00	820.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	800.00	800.00

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.