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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-18

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

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Dec 4Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

961 head

▼ 46 vs last sale 1,007▲ 961 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

153 head

▼ 102 vs last sale 255▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

158 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 174▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparison due to reporters absence last week but a much higher undertone from two weeks ago on all classes. Trade very active, demand very good.

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 $152.53/cwt on 379 head.

Average price

$152.53

379 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$110

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

$16.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.73

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	152.83	796	329
Medium and Large 1-2	523	151.81	794	46
Medium and Large 2	505	136.00	687	4thin

One grade step is worth $16.83/cwt here — about $110 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 sale379 hd

152.53

—

NM average4 barns · 2,353 hd

150.81

+1.73

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	1,518	70.61	1,072	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,240	54.50	676	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	52.62	604	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,007	44.61	449	84

Every lot

76 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	285	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	513	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	190.28/cwt	183.00–194.00	624	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	338	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	353	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	646	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	697	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	714	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	410	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	689	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	598	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	674	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	424	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	704	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	462	149.23/cwt	141.00–153.50	689	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	780	97
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	147.37/cwt	140.00–149.00	768	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	567	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	839	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	144.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	824	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	607	134.74/cwt	133.00–140.00	818	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	900	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	906	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,006	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	155.68/cwt	155.00–157.00	581	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	143.05/cwt	141.00–149.00	538	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	384	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	618	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	627	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	647	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	567	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	148.50/cwt	148.50–148.50	650	69
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	658	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	528	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	634	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	534	127.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	683	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	544	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	721	81
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	563	130.04/cwt	129.00–130.50	732	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	121.59/cwt	119.00–123.00	756	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	775	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	779	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	717	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	885	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	811	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,073	67.01/cwt	65.00–69.00	719	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,243	71.57/cwt	70.50–73.00	890	2
Bulls	—	—	1,422	66.19/cwt	60.00–70.50	941	12
Bulls	—	—	1,754	75.92/cwt	72.00–83.50	1,332	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	878	38.70/cwt	33.50–43.50	340	22
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	910	37.49/cwt	34.00–40.00	341	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	973	45.48/cwt	33.50–51.00	443	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,053	46.56/cwt	40.00–49.50	490	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	48.28/cwt	44.50–53.00	521	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	53.32/cwt	50.00–56.50	604	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,215	55.51/cwt	54.50–57.00	674	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,240	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	676	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	57.90/cwt	57.00–59.50	761	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	912.50/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	7,647	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	862.50/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,978	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	680	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	872.86/cwt	735.00–935.00	9,025	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	54.33/cwt	50.00–59.00	580	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	833.50/cwt	775.00–925.00	9,060	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	759	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	71.43/cwt	52.00–78.00	824	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	61.50/cwt	59.00–64.00	738	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	700	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,351	53.50/cwt	51.00–56.50	723	21
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,425	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,017.50/cwt	985.00–1,050.00	8,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	11,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,067	733.33/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1	1,400	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,164	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 Dec 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 961Last week 1,007Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 153Last week 255Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 158Last week 174Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No comparison due to reporters absence last week but a much higher undertone from two weeks ago on all classes. Trade very active, demand very good.

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	925	800.00–925.00	862.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,154	52.00–78.00	71.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	21	—	1,351	51.00–56.50	53.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,067	50.00–59.00	54.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,200	59.00–64.00	61.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,087	775.00–925.00	833.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,250	56.00	56.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,150	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	838	825.00–1,000.00	912.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,034	735.00–935.00	872.86

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	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	775.00	775.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,067	700.00–800.00	733.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	985.00–1,050.00	1,017.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,400	950.00	950.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	765	675.00	675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	165.00	165.00
2	—	480	137.00	137.00
7	—	622	119.00–123.00	121.59
3	—	373	155.00–157.00	155.68
1	—	410	153.00	153.00
14	—	717	123.50	123.50
2	—	525	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
69	—	438	148.50	148.50
26	—	384	161.00	161.00
81	—	544	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	563	129.00–130.50	130.04
3	—	625	124.00	124.00
6	—	468	148.00	148.00
11	—	534	124.00–132.00	127.90
2	—	718	113.00	113.00
2	—	655	119.00	119.00
10	—	376	141.00–149.00	143.05
3	—	427	151.50	151.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	680	100.00	100.00
3	—	528	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	183.00–194.00	190.28
6	—	570	142.00–145.00	144.51
7	—	384	186.00	186.00
8	—	734	123.50	123.50
67	—	521	140.00–149.00	147.37
35	—	659	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	567	148.00	148.00
9	—	353	183.00	183.00
97	—	500	156.00	156.00
38	—	424	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	462	141.00–153.50	149.23
8	—	421	160.00	160.00
3	—	365	191.00	191.00
4	—	338	197.00	197.00
7	—	808	124.50	124.50
14	—	607	133.00–140.00	134.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	128.00	128.00
2	—	415	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	285	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,754	72.00–83.50	75.92
12	—	1,422	60.00–70.50	66.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,243	70.50–73.00	71.57
2	—	1,073	65.00–69.00	67.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,133	50.00–56.50	53.32
5	—	1,053	40.00–49.50	46.56
4	—	1,315	57.00–59.50	57.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	878	33.50–43.50	38.70
45	—	1,080	44.50–53.00	48.28
3	—	1,215	54.50–57.00	55.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	54.50	54.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	910	34.00–40.00	37.49
4	—	973	33.50–51.00	45.48

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.