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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 15

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jan 8Jan 15Jan 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

533 head

▼ 201 vs last sale 734▲ 533 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

206 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 195▲ 206 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

62 head

▼ 78 vs last sale 140▲ 62 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Trade was very active. Demand was very good on a good quality of offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls mostly steady.

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 $150.12/cwt on 190 head.

Average price

$150.12

190 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$750

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$25.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.04

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	152.71	773	150
Medium and Large 1-2	434	146.69	637	27
Medium and Large 2	556	127.31	708	13thin

One grade step is worth $25.41/cwt here — about $66 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

150.12

—

NM average2 barns · 621 hd

153.16

−3.04

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	1,557	75.06	1,169	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,119	53.21	595	58
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,288	52.77	680	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	942	46.95	442	90

Every lot

82 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 1-2	245	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	265	162.53/cwt	155.00–165.00	431	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	293	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	530	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	172.18/cwt	168.00–176.00	573	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	173.48/cwt	165.00–177.00	644	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	739	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	152.55/cwt	151.00–157.00	641	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	167.53/cwt	160.00–175.00	709	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	457	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	465	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	786	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	139.99/cwt	139.00–141.00	661	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	154.06/cwt	149.00–162.00	730	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	133.66/cwt	133.00–134.00	648	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	140.43/cwt	136.00–143.00	720	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	673	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	145.52/cwt	140.00–152.00	767	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	141.87/cwt	140.00–146.00	811	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	583	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	132.48/cwt	130.00–136.00	829	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	642	126.36/cwt	120.00–129.50	811	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	644	120.00/cwt	117.00–123.00	773	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	703	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	868	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	846	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	797	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	980	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	212	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	742	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	323	169.86/cwt	168.00–172.00	549	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	147.56/cwt	146.00–149.00	477	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	158.61/cwt	150.00–165.00	525	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	156.78/cwt	148.00–161.00	591	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	388	141.24/cwt	141.00–142.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	155.40/cwt	148.00–160.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	135.23/cwt	128.00–142.00	576	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	427	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	717	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	453	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	720	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	146.61/cwt	140.00–156.00	695	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	135.34/cwt	128.00–137.00	659	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	491	123.32/cwt	123.00–125.00	606	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	140.17/cwt	135.00–150.00	730	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	523	131.04/cwt	130.00–132.00	685	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	545	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	638	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	666	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	555	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	702	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	134.43/cwt	132.00–139.00	764	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	659	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	120.43/cwt	120.00–120.50	708	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	118.81/cwt	114.00–120.00	744	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	788	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	712	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	805	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	849	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	980	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	934	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,018	10
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,050	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	588	1
Bulls	—	—	1,417	72.07/cwt	67.00–76.00	1,021	13
Bulls	—	—	1,699	78.64/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,336	13
Bulls	—	—	2,040	86.50/cwt	86.50–86.50	1,765	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	782	34.33/cwt	33.00–35.00	268	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	871	41.84/cwt	35.00–45.50	364	26
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	49.81/cwt	44.00–53.00	487	54
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,008	49.33/cwt	45.00–53.00	497	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	52.83/cwt	48.50–54.50	560	35
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	48.06/cwt	48.00–48.25	547	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,143	53.72/cwt	49.00–61.00	614	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,227	53.34/cwt	49.00–54.50	654	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,295	56.16/cwt	56.00–56.50	727	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,295	53.09/cwt	47.50–58.00	688	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,690	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	803	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	985	870.00/cwt	870.00–870.00	8,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	975.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	11,827	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	1,029.17/cwt	950.00–1,075.00	14,110	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	14,064	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	835	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,219	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	901	803.00/cwt	725.00–890.00	7,235	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	918	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	5,049	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,045	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,711	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	900.00/cwt	700.00–1,075.00	9,441	4

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 15, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 734Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 206Last week 195Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 62Last week 140Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	140.00–156.00	146.61
3	—	212	350.00	350.00
14	—	568	132.00–139.00	134.43
5	—	412	148.00–160.00	155.40
12	—	521	135.00–150.00	140.17
12	—	331	150.00–165.00	158.61
5	—	377	148.00–161.00	156.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	588	120.00–120.50	120.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	168.00–172.00	169.86
2	—	453	159.00	159.00
2	—	383	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	112.00	112.00
6	—	491	123.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	688	114.50	114.50
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
2	—	578	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	934	109.00	109.00
2	—	523	130.00–132.00	131.04
15	—	860	114.00	114.00
15	—	487	128.00–137.00	135.34
4	—	388	141.00–142.00	141.24
2	—	323	146.00–149.00	147.56
1	—	550	121.00	121.00
3	—	712	113.00	113.00
9	—	426	128.00–142.00	135.23
5	—	626	114.00–120.00	118.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	126.50	126.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	371	165.00–177.00	173.48
15	—	527	140.00–152.00	145.52
25	—	423	160.00–175.00	167.53
6	—	626	130.00–136.00	132.48
17	—	474	149.00–162.00	154.06
2	—	790	135.00	135.00
9	—	333	168.00–176.00	172.18
2	—	293	181.00	181.00
18	—	572	140.00–146.00	141.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	123.50	123.50
9	—	642	120.00–129.50	126.36
7	—	797	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	169.00	169.00
2	—	370	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	176.00	176.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	125.00	125.00
2	—	723	117.00	117.00
3	—	485	133.00–134.00	133.66
5	—	522	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	139.00–141.00	139.99
4	—	420	151.00–157.00	152.55
4	—	644	117.00–123.00	120.00
4	—	513	136.00–143.00	140.43
7	—	265	155.00–165.00	162.53
2	—	245	167.00–170.00	168.50
3	—	550	138.00	138.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,417	67.00–76.00	72.07
1	—	1,050	56.00	56.00
13	—	1,699	76.00–82.00	78.64
1	—	2,040	86.50	86.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,295	56.00–56.50	56.16
4	—	1,139	48.00–48.25	48.06
35	—	1,060	48.50–54.50	52.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	47.50	47.50
7	—	1,227	49.00–54.50	53.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,143	49.00–61.00	53.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	33.00–35.00	34.33
26	—	871	35.00–45.50	41.84
54	—	977	44.00–53.00	49.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,295	47.50–58.00	53.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,008	45.00–53.00	49.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	870.00	870.00

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	1	—	1,465	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	900.00–1,050.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,371	950.00–1,075.00	1,029.17

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,025.00	1,025.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	835	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	918	500.00–600.00	550.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	901	725.00–890.00	803.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,049	700.00–1,075.00	900.00

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.