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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 2

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,209 head

▲ 378 vs last sale 831▲ 243 vs year ago 966 · +25.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

355 head

▼ 212 vs last sale 567▲ 148 vs year ago 207 · +71.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

220 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 169▲ 131 vs year ago 89 · +147.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves unevenly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $138.39/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$138.39

306 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$77

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

$12.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.86

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	466	140.07	653	64
Medium and Large 1	500	139.52	697	209
Medium and Large 2	450	128.00	576	33

One grade step is worth $12.07/cwt here — about $77 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 sale306 hd

138.39

—

NM average4 barns · 2,569 hd

143.25

−4.86

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	1,635	79.44	1,299	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	54.98	735	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,269	53.22	675	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,036	46.03	477	117

Every lot

86 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	282	152.56/cwt	148.00–160.00	430	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	288	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	484	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	303	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	517	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	157.91/cwt	151.00–165.00	523	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	339	161.71/cwt	160.00–165.00	548	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	360	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	605	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	150.65/cwt	150.00–151.00	542	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	150.92/cwt	149.00–155.00	575	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	388	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	504	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	154.07/cwt	152.00–168.00	632	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	128.63/cwt	128.00–130.00	544	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	442	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	645	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	448	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	614	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	146.68/cwt	135.00–149.00	686	66
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	128.72/cwt	120.00–143.00	618	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	491	135.03/cwt	132.00–137.00	663	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	131.96/cwt	130.00–138.00	682	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	531	132.11/cwt	130.00–139.00	702	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	130.02/cwt	121.00–132.00	731	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	122.48/cwt	120.00–125.00	693	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	707	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	116.83/cwt	114.00–118.00	776	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	698	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	768	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	835	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	730	112.69/cwt	111.50–113.50	823	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	762	109.19/cwt	106.50–111.00	832	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	138.78/cwt	136.00–141.00	462	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	337	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	135.00/cwt	134.00–137.00	501	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2-3	383	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	310	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	131.18/cwt	130.00–135.00	544	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	130.47/cwt	125.00–132.00	556	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	443	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	532	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	122.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	569	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	118.20/cwt	115.00–120.50	619	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	526	115.93/cwt	113.00–119.00	610	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	121.79/cwt	118.00–126.00	642	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	118.57/cwt	117.50–120.50	679	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	613	114.26/cwt	114.00–115.00	700	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	618	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	680	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	110.89/cwt	108.00–117.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	685	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Full	815	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	619	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,508	71.21/cwt	68.00–77.00	1,074	7
Bulls	—	—	1,690	83.04/cwt	79.00–89.50	1,403	16
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	845	28.54/cwt	28.00–29.00	241	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	860	35.29/cwt	30.00–38.50	303	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	895	50.50/cwt	50.50–50.50	452	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,044	44.48/cwt	40.00–47.00	464	41
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	50.55/cwt	47.50–57.50	549	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	48.02/cwt	45.00–49.00	577	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,240	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	725	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	53.77/cwt	50.00–58.75	686	66
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,317	54.40/cwt	51.00–57.00	716	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	867	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	650	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,925	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	733.33/cwt	700.00–750.00	6,109	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	773.57/cwt	600.00–935.00	6,575	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	885.00/cwt	800.00–970.00	8,629	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	553	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	795.00/cwt	650.00–885.00	7,235	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	943	47.17/cwt	44.00–50.00	445	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	660.00/cwt	650.00–670.00	6,765	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	725.00/cwt	575.00–830.00	7,961	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	594	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	49.25/cwt	49.00–49.50	542	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	742.75/cwt	575.00–875.00	8,341	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,164	48.89/cwt	40.00–52.00	569	19
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	51.50/cwt	47.00–56.00	600	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	4,713	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	715.00/cwt	650.00–780.00	4,648	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	650	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	4,290	2

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 Oct 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,209Last week 831Year ago 966

Slaughter CattleReceipts 355Last week 567Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 220Last week 169Year ago 89

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers and calves unevenly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	468	135.00–149.00	146.68
40	—	531	130.00–139.00	132.11
5	—	381	149.00–155.00	150.92
1	—	705	118.50	118.50
25	—	562	121.00–132.00	130.02
28	—	410	152.00–168.00	154.07
5	—	282	148.00–160.00	152.56
6	—	339	160.00–165.00	161.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	517	130.00–138.00	131.96
12	—	331	151.00–165.00	157.91
6	—	360	150.00–151.00	150.65
3	—	448	137.00	137.00
2	—	288	168.00	168.00
5	—	491	132.00–137.00	135.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	388	130.00	130.00
6	—	566	120.00–125.00	122.48
10	—	480	120.00–143.00	128.72
6	—	423	128.00–130.00	128.63
3	—	335	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	442	146.00	146.00
2	—	303	170.50	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	123.50	123.50
14	—	664	114.00–118.00	116.83
5	—	762	106.50–111.00	109.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	110.00	110.00
5	—	730	111.50–113.50	112.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	127.00	127.00
6	—	575	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
1	—	620	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	118.50	118.50
6	—	524	115.00–120.50	118.20
2	—	478	125.00	125.00
8	—	333	136.00–141.00	138.78
11	—	426	125.00–132.00	130.47
2	—	395	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	613	114.00–115.00	114.26
2	—	685	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	110.00	110.00
3	—	675	108.00–117.00	110.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	337	141.00	141.00
13	—	573	117.50–120.50	118.57
10	—	465	120.00–125.00	122.33
8	—	527	118.00–126.00	121.79
15	—	371	134.00–137.00	135.00
2	—	780	106.00	106.00
2	—	725	105.00	105.00
24	—	415	130.00–135.00	131.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	117.50	117.50
10	—	526	113.00–119.00	115.93
3	—	443	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	76.00	76.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	80.00	80.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	1,086	47.50–57.50	50.55
41	—	1,044	40.00–47.00	44.48
1	—	1,240	58.50	58.50
16	—	860	30.00–38.50	35.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	50.50	50.50
2	—	845	28.00–29.00	28.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
66	—	1,276	50.00–58.75	53.77
7	—	1,201	45.00–49.00	48.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,317	51.00–57.00	54.40
1	—	1,470	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,508	68.00–77.00	71.21
16	—	1,690	79.00–89.50	83.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	650	450.00	450.00

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	2	—	975	800.00–970.00	885.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	850	600.00–935.00	773.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	833	700.00–750.00	733.33

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	—	850	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	910	650.00–885.00	795.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,098	575.00–830.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	650.00–670.00	660.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	943	44.00–50.00	47.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	54.00	54.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	1,164	40.00–52.00	48.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	49.00–49.50	49.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,166	47.00–56.00	51.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,123	575.00–875.00	742.75

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	—	650	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	650	650.00–780.00	715.00

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)	2	—	650	660.00	660.00

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.