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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 6

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Oct 30Nov 6Nov 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,319 head

▲ 969 vs last sale 350▼ 21 vs year ago 1,340 · −1.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

326 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 339▼ 17 vs year ago 343 · −5.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

99 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 108▼ 66 vs year ago 165 · −40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 10.00-20.00 higher, steers over 600 lbs. 9.00 higher on comparable quotes heifers over 600 lbs. 1.00-3.00 higher on comparable quotes, no comparison on feeders but a much higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls 2.00 higher. Trade active, demand good to very good with increased buyer activity. Quality average to attractive with a good selection of weaned calves.

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 $147.99/cwt on 261 head.

Average price

$147.99

261 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$717

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$103

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

$21.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.83

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	151.28	723	211
Medium and Large 1-2	522	135.22	707	39
Medium and Large 2	476	130.10	620	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.18/cwt here — about $103 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 sale261 hd

147.99

—

NM average4 barns · 1,898 hd

139.16

+8.83

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	1,642	75.18	1,235	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,258	51.60	649	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,392	48.80	679	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	44.78	466	150

Every lot

97 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	464	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	267	169.84/cwt	167.00–174.00	453	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	308	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	557	41
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	331	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	549	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	365	174.50/cwt	174.50–174.50	637	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	144.52/cwt	143.00–146.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	385	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	157.81/cwt	149.00–160.50	675	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	155.02/cwt	153.00–157.00	667	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	443	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	138.84/cwt	134.00–144.00	657	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	480	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	710	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	494	131.30/cwt	131.00–131.50	649	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	636	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	135.81/cwt	131.00–142.50	706	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	132.34/cwt	131.00–134.00	688	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	527	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	783	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	561	136.76/cwt	133.00–138.00	767	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	593	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	723	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	756	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	134.18/cwt	132.50–134.50	859	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	119.66/cwt	118.50–122.00	798	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	693	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	807	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	124.61/cwt	121.00–127.00	876	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	813	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,040	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	980	107.26/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,051	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	229	154.72/cwt	154.00–156.00	354	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	288	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	415	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	453	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	325	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	504	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	369	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	535	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	386	130.18/cwt	130.00–130.50	502	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	399	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	523	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	122.11/cwt	120.00–122.50	526	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	122.20/cwt	119.00–126.00	600	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	119.18/cwt	118.50–123.50	620	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	116.35/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	621	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	115.26/cwt	115.00–116.00	645	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	102.00/cwt	100.00–117.00	572	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	596	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	662	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	107.45/cwt	106.00–109.00	665	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	103.03/cwt	100.00–106.00	678	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	688	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	654	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	796	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	745	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	817	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	899	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	408	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	131.75/cwt	128.00–133.00	559	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	123.43/cwt	110.00–130.00	599	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	714	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	750	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	822	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,369	65.00/cwt	60.00–70.00	890	10
Bulls	—	—	1,708	77.23/cwt	72.00–83.00	1,319	30
Bulls	—	—	1,831	85.25/cwt	84.00–86.00	1,561	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	829	38.35/cwt	32.00–42.00	318	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	875	21.68/cwt	20.00–25.00	190	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	28.92/cwt	28.00–30.00	273	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	41.15/cwt	35.00–43.50	397	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,000	47.46/cwt	43.00–50.00	475	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	54.07/cwt	53.50–54.50	581	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,086	47.02/cwt	44.00–51.50	511	99
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	490	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,268	55.64/cwt	55.00–56.25	706	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,274	52.06/cwt	47.00–54.50	663	40
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,300	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	546	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	51.07/cwt	49.00–54.50	727	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	4,320	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	8,740	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	917.50/cwt	910.00–925.00	9,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,138	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	596.25/cwt	575.00–650.00	5,068	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	494	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	539	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	730.00/cwt	625.00–790.00	8,154	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,117	53.50/cwt	52.00–54.50	598	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	52.11/cwt	50.00–55.50	599	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	52.75/cwt	49.50–56.00	620	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,281	51.25/cwt	46.00–54.00	657	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,335	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,679	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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,319Last week 350Year ago 1,340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 326Last week 339Year ago 343

Replacement CattleReceipts 99Last week 108Year ago 165

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	154.00	154.00
1	—	825	115.00	115.00
9	—	667	118.50–122.00	119.66
12	—	640	132.50–134.50	134.18
36	—	561	133.00–138.00	136.76
1	—	945	110.00	110.00
4	—	980	106.00–111.00	107.26
4	—	703	121.00–127.00	124.61
1	—	265	175.00	175.00
18	—	520	131.00–142.50	135.81
5	—	494	131.00–131.50	131.30
17	—	428	149.00–160.50	157.81
3	—	335	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	116.50	116.50
3	—	633	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	267	167.00–174.00	169.84
41	—	308	181.00	181.00
9	—	527	148.50	148.50
1	—	480	148.00	148.00
24	—	365	174.50	174.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	110.00	110.00
2	—	800	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	118.50	118.50
3	—	707	115.00	115.00
2	—	593	122.00	122.00
4	—	430	153.00–157.00	155.02
8	—	473	134.00–144.00	138.84
4	—	331	166.00	166.00
11	—	520	131.00–134.00	132.34
3	—	750	109.00	109.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	126.00	126.00
2	—	555	114.00	114.00
4	—	369	143.00–146.00	144.52
1	—	635	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	111.00	111.00
3	—	545	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	103.00	103.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
5	—	229	154.00–156.00	154.72
11	—	491	119.00–126.00	122.20
26	—	520	118.50–123.50	119.18
4	—	560	115.00–116.00	115.26
7	—	399	131.00	131.00
3	—	727	109.50	109.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	619	106.00–109.00	107.45
12	—	658	100.00–106.00	103.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	369	145.00	145.00
14	—	325	155.00	155.00
40	—	405	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	106.00	106.00
3	—	803	112.00	112.00
4	—	526	113.00–120.00	116.35
13	—	431	120.00–122.50	122.11
27	—	561	100.00–117.00	102.00
8	—	386	130.00–130.50	130.18
2	—	730	102.00	102.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	110.00	110.00
2	—	310	146.00	146.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	288	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	110.00–130.00	123.43
6	—	714	105.00	105.00
2	—	903	91.00	91.00
8	—	424	128.00–133.00	131.75

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	3	—	1,050	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	910.00–925.00	917.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	950	920.00	920.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	540.00	540.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	800.00	800.00

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)	2	—	1,175	49.50–56.00	52.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	49.00	49.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,117	625.00–790.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,117	52.00–54.50	53.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	850	575.00–650.00	596.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	47.00	47.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,281	46.00–54.00	51.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,335	725.00	725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,150	50.00–55.50	52.11

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	965	35.00–43.50	41.15
2	—	943	28.00–30.00	28.92
2	—	1,075	53.50–54.50	54.07
99	—	1,086	44.00–51.50	47.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	829	32.00–42.00	38.35
6	—	1,000	43.00–50.00	47.46
3	—	875	20.00–25.00	21.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	42.00	42.00
3	—	1,423	49.00–54.50	51.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,089	45.00	45.00
2	—	1,268	55.00–56.25	55.64
40	—	1,274	47.00–54.50	52.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,369	60.00–70.00	65.00
30	—	1,708	72.00–83.00	77.23
4	—	1,831	84.00–86.00	85.25

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.