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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 8

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Dec 18Jan 8Jan 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

734 head

▼ 227 vs last sale 961▼ 123 vs year ago 857 · −14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 153▼ 12 vs year ago 207 · −5.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 158▼ 12 vs year ago 152 · −7.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No recent sales to compare to. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to 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 $129.59/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$129.59

190 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$507

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4

$104.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.60

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	142.37	740	106
Medium and Large 1-2	568	128.00	727	40
Medium and Large 2	572	118.66	678	27
Large 1	990	94.10	931	10thin
Small 3-4	614	38.00	233	7thin

One grade step is worth $104.37/cwt here — about $507 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 sale190 hd

129.59

—

NM average3 barns · 1,827 hd

152.19

−22.60

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	1,654	74.49	1,232	36
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,441	50.86	733	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,105	48.94	541	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	43.56	441	54

Every lot

89 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	253	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	582	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	292	166.49/cwt	166.00–167.50	486	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	322	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	837	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	153.02/cwt	150.00–156.00	494	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	351	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	948	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	157.79/cwt	150.00–164.00	576	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	583	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	139.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	578	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	148.40/cwt	143.00–153.00	631	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	457	126.28/cwt	124.00–128.00	577	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	470	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	639	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	148.07/cwt	141.00–153.00	706	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	132.32/cwt	131.50–136.00	632	6
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	482	259.66/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,252	7
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3-4	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	509	147.46/cwt	139.00–153.00	751	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	528	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	699	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	134.30/cwt	130.50–138.00	761	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	125.55/cwt	123.00–130.00	722	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	128.42/cwt	126.50–131.00	783	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	614	114.71/cwt	113.00–115.00	704	14
Steers	—	Small 3-4	614	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	233	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	127.41/cwt	126.50–128.00	852	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	673	122.27/cwt	121.00–123.50	823	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	115.50/cwt	113.00–118.00	797	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	934	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	739	115.59/cwt	115.00–116.00	854	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	753	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	956	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	835	120.76/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,008	9
Steers	—	Large 1	943	100.34/cwt	100.00–101.00	946	6
Steers	—	Large 1	975	94.50/cwt	94.50–94.50	921	2
Steers	—	Large 1	1,145	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	859	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	427	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	153.18/cwt	151.00–154.00	512	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	340	125.93/cwt	121.00–131.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	353	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	406	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	128.54/cwt	123.00–135.00	474	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	127.74/cwt	125.00–134.50	528	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	121.15/cwt	117.00–130.00	509	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	488	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	464	128.95/cwt	123.00–135.00	598	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	122.83/cwt	116.00–128.50	581	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	500	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	623	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	124.93/cwt	120.50–130.00	651	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	545	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	782	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	117.74/cwt	115.00–119.50	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	112.21/cwt	111.00–115.00	654	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	118.98/cwt	115.00–121.00	741	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	112.92/cwt	110.00–116.00	709	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	638	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	645	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	697	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	108.81/cwt	105.00–113.00	720	5
Heifers	—	Large 1	1,065	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	959	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	797	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,390	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	667	1
Bulls	—	—	1,609	71.91/cwt	65.00–77.50	1,157	18
Bulls	—	—	1,718	78.78/cwt	76.00–83.00	1,353	17
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	757	33.79/cwt	20.00–40.00	256	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	974	44.32/cwt	40.00–48.00	432	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	989	42.06/cwt	35.00–45.50	416	25
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,089	47.16/cwt	44.50–53.00	514	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,095	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	613	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,142	49.95/cwt	48.00–55.50	570	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,405	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	674	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,450	51.57/cwt	51.00–52.50	748	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	578	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,936	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2	740	585.00/cwt	570.00–600.00	4,329	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	783	950.00/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	7,439	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	889	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,001	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	764.00/cwt	710.00–825.00	7,907	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,042	55.33/cwt	55.00–56.00	577	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,050	625.00/cwt	600.00–650.00	6,563	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	740.71/cwt	700.00–850.00	8,052	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,123	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,107	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,130	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	11,583	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	57.50/cwt	50.00–65.00	672	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	50.75/cwt	50.75–50.75	617	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,000	755.00/cwt	700.00–810.00	7,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	978.75/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	12,381	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,460	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,505	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 Jan 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 734Last week 961Year ago 857

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 153Year ago 207

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 158Year ago 152

No recent sales to compare to. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	974	40.00–48.00	44.32
25	—	1,142	48.00–55.50	49.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	989	35.00–45.50	42.06
24	—	1,089	44.50–53.00	47.16
5	—	757	20.00–40.00	33.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,405	48.00	48.00
4	—	1,450	51.00–52.50	51.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	48.00	48.00
17	—	1,718	76.00–83.00	78.78
18	—	1,609	65.00–77.50	71.91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	100.00	100.00
3	—	475	100.00	100.00
3	—	421	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,065	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	583	111.00–115.00	112.21
6	—	369	123.00–135.00	128.54
6	—	473	116.00–128.50	122.83
6	—	420	117.00–130.00	121.15
5	—	662	105.00–113.00	108.81
2	—	500	124.50	124.50
2	—	340	121.00–131.00	125.93
4	—	628	110.00–116.00	112.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	353	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	645	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	120.50–130.00	124.93
16	—	413	125.00–134.50	127.74
7	—	334	151.00–154.00	153.18
5	—	568	115.00–119.50	117.74
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
21	—	464	123.00–135.00	128.95
11	—	623	115.00–121.00	118.98
6	—	267	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	143.50	143.50
2	—	475	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	94.50	94.50
6	—	943	100.00–101.00	100.34
2	—	1,145	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	121.00–123.50	122.27
8	—	414	131.00–145.00	139.66
6	—	478	131.50–136.00	132.32
4	—	575	123.00–130.00	125.55
2	—	395	147.50	147.50
12	—	739	115.00–116.00	115.59
6	—	538	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	614	113.00–115.00	114.71
2	—	440	126.00	126.00
4	—	690	113.00–118.00	115.50
7	—	457	124.00–128.00	126.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	292	166.00–167.50	166.49
2	—	730	128.00	128.00
18	—	509	139.00–153.00	147.46
9	—	835	115.00–123.00	120.76
6	—	610	126.50–131.00	128.42
9	—	365	150.00–164.00	157.79
5	—	669	126.50–128.00	127.41
4	—	323	150.00–156.00	153.02
18	—	425	143.00–153.00	148.40
8	—	477	141.00–153.00	148.07
14	—	567	130.50–138.00	134.30
3	—	753	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	253	230.00	230.00
5	—	322	260.00	260.00
16	—	351	270.00	270.00
7	—	482	235.00–270.00	259.66
4	—	500	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	136.00	136.00
2	—	528	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	614	38.00	38.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	122.00	122.00
2	—	550	132.00	132.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	783	900.00–1,000.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	1,025.00	1,025.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,215	50.75	50.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,042	55.00–56.00	55.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	50.00–65.00	57.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,035	710.00–825.00	764.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,087	700.00–850.00	740.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	740	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	600.00–650.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	889	675.00	675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	740	570.00–600.00	585.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	578	335.00	335.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	700.00–810.00	755.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,265	900.00–1,025.00	978.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	925.00	925.00

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.