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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 5

● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Feb 26Mar 5Mar 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

671 head

▲ 671 vs last sale 0▼ 603 vs year ago 1,274 · −47.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

236 head

▲ 236 vs last sale 0▲ 104 vs year ago 132 · +78.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 199 vs last sale 0▼ 12 vs year ago 211 · −5.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 lower on comparable sales. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. The supply also consist of 33 head of high quality black replacement bulls weighing 900-1300 lbs.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.64/cwt on 236 head.

Average price

$136.64

236 head · 471 lb average

Value per head Derived

$644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 2

$81.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.80

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	429	160.04	687	34
Medium and Large 1-2	466	138.83	646	159
Medium and Large 2	566	118.63	671	33
Small 4	420	84.60	355	5thin
Small 2	373	79.00	295	5thin

One grade step is worth $81.04/cwt here — about $392 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 sale236 hd

136.64

—

NM average4 barns · 1,880 hd

138.44

−1.80

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	1,436	77.79	1,117	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	60.54	832	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	59.84	672	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	46.68	445	112

Every lot

103 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 1-2	178	370.42/cwt	340.00–400.00	659	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	227	183.42/cwt	175.00–187.00	416	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	232	198.22/cwt	193.00–208.00	460	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	274	179.69/cwt	173.00–187.00	492	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	191.48/cwt	188.00–194.00	536	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	165.08/cwt	155.00–170.00	520	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	184.15/cwt	175.00–192.00	598	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	373	166.74/cwt	165.00–168.00	622	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	177.48/cwt	175.00–190.00	667	8
Steers	—	Small 4	383	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,245	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	143.50/cwt	143.00–144.00	550	2
Steers	—	Small 4	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	169.97/cwt	162.00–178.00	707	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	135.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	578	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	433	152.20/cwt	145.00–160.00	659	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	466	155.29/cwt	147.00–162.00	724	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	171.44/cwt	164.00–174.00	801	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	133.04/cwt	126.00–140.00	636	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	149.16/cwt	140.00–155.00	776	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	161.76/cwt	155.00–168.50	843	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	135.03/cwt	131.00–139.00	706	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	557	152.32/cwt	145.00–157.00	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	154.54/cwt	152.00–161.00	878	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Steers	—	Small 4	580	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	145.54/cwt	135.00–149.00	885	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	121.02/cwt	115.00–124.00	742	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	130.42/cwt	126.00–138.00	803	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	663	133.02/cwt	131.00–135.00	882	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	128.05/cwt	125.00–129.50	926	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	798	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	880	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	949	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	225	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	342	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	183.50/cwt	179.00–188.00	501	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	273	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	440	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	151.18/cwt	140.00–160.00	503	21
Heifers	—	Small 4	355	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	284	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	173.70/cwt	170.00–177.00	625	3
Heifers	—	Small 2Fleshy	373	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	295	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	146.72/cwt	144.00–155.00	553	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	157.99/cwt	157.00–160.00	645	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	130.23/cwt	124.00–135.00	552	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	143.80/cwt	141.00–150.00	614	38
Heifers	—	Small 4	434	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,411	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	126.45/cwt	125.00–131.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	138.80/cwt	130.00–145.00	670	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	487	157.34/cwt	153.00–163.00	766	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	2
Heifers	—	Small 4	518	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	474	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	129.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	677	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	140.30/cwt	138.00–145.00	739	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	116.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	618	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	105.47/cwt	104.00–108.00	597	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	139.86/cwt	136.00–151.00	796	4
Heifers	—	Small 4	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	124.23/cwt	115.00–129.00	723	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	116.84/cwt	111.00–121.00	729	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	632	126.72/cwt	123.00–129.00	801	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	633	110.53/cwt	103.00–118.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	665	122.62/cwt	120.00–124.00	815	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	111.80/cwt	101.00–116.00	756	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	106.98/cwt	104.00–110.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	944	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	164.64/cwt	160.00–167.00	771	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	860	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	602	1
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,109	66.00/cwt	60.00–69.50	732	7
Bulls	—	—	1,447	77.60/cwt	69.00–85.00	1,123	12
Bulls	—	—	1,665	85.50/cwt	83.00–90.00	1,424	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	830	39.69/cwt	35.00–45.00	329	15
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	853	39.32/cwt	37.00–41.00	335	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	881	52.75/cwt	50.00–55.00	465	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	45.84/cwt	42.00–50.00	443	60
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	51.10/cwt	47.50–58.50	506	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	51.75/cwt	45.00–58.00	540	33
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,060	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	382	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,110	69.33/cwt	52.50–74.00	770	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	65.00/cwt	63.00–66.25	774	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,248	61.64/cwt	58.00–65.00	769	25
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,326	60.88/cwt	58.00–63.00	807	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	878	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,530	57.29/cwt	54.00–61.00	877	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Registered	1,084	2,019.70/cwt	1,400.00–3,300.00	21,894	33
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	965	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,755	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	742.50/cwt	735.00–750.00	7,484	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,010	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,111	905.83/cwt	750.00–1,075.00	10,064	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	889.00/cwt	800.00–960.00	9,921	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	750	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,063	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	778	617.00/cwt	525.00–675.00	4,800	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	805	662.50/cwt	650.00–675.00	5,333	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	910	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,460	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,064	932.50/cwt	700.00–1,010.00	9,922	18
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,084	831.25/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,011	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,189	775.00/cwt	725.00–800.00	9,215	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,233	871.88/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,750	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,710	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 Mar 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 671Last week 0Year ago 1,274

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 0Year ago 132

Replacement CattleReceipts 199Last week 0Year ago 211

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	355	80.00	80.00
4	—	434	325.00	325.00
1	—	570	325.00	325.00
2	—	518	91.50	91.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	487	153.00–163.00	157.34
2	—	715	132.00	132.00
6	—	527	138.00–145.00	140.30
4	—	569	136.00–151.00	139.86
6	—	408	157.00–160.00	157.99
3	—	360	170.00–177.00	173.70
10	—	273	179.00–188.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	373	79.00	79.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	521	125.00–133.00	129.97
38	—	483	130.00–145.00	138.80
21	—	333	140.00–160.00	151.18
9	—	377	144.00–155.00	146.72
38	—	427	141.00–150.00	143.80
3	—	273	161.00	161.00
7	—	632	123.00–129.00	126.72
17	—	582	115.00–129.00	124.23
3	—	665	120.00–124.00	122.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	124.00–135.00	130.23
5	—	676	101.00–116.00	111.80
5	—	624	111.00–121.00	116.84
4	—	477	125.00–131.00	126.45
2	—	785	117.00	117.00
4	—	566	104.00–108.00	105.47
3	—	530	110.00–120.00	116.67
2	—	710	104.00–110.00	106.98
2	—	225	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	103.00–118.00	110.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	383	325.00	325.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
1	—	580	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	188.00–194.00	191.48
3	—	232	193.00–208.00	198.22
11	—	521	155.00–168.50	161.76
4	—	608	135.00–149.00	145.54
9	—	568	152.00–161.00	154.54
8	—	376	175.00–190.00	177.48
19	—	416	162.00–178.00	169.97
3	—	723	125.00–129.50	128.05
29	—	467	164.00–174.00	171.44
17	—	325	175.00–192.00	184.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	274	173.00–187.00	179.69
2	—	663	131.00–135.00	133.02
9	—	520	140.00–155.00	149.16
20	—	466	147.00–162.00	155.29
5	—	557	145.00–157.00	152.32
4	—	616	126.00–138.00	130.42
13	—	433	145.00–160.00	152.20
2	—	178	340.00–400.00	370.42
3	—	315	155.00–170.00	165.08
2	—	755	116.50	116.50
4	—	373	165.00–168.00	166.74
17	—	227	175.00–187.00	183.42
4	—	825	115.00	115.00
1	—	205	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	130.00–140.00	135.00
2	—	725	110.00	110.00
2	—	680	120.00	120.00
2	—	310	150.00	150.00
3	—	523	131.00–139.00	135.03
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
3	—	613	115.00–124.00	121.02
2	—	383	143.00–144.00	143.50
2	—	478	126.00–140.00	133.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	135.00	135.00
3	—	468	160.00–167.00	164.64
2	—	670	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,110	52.50–74.00	69.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	853	37.00–41.00	39.32
33	—	1,044	45.00–58.00	51.75
9	—	1,190	63.00–66.25	65.00
25	—	1,248	58.00–65.00	61.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,350	65.00	65.00
6	—	1,326	58.00–63.00	60.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	36.00	36.00
4	—	881	50.00–55.00	52.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	830	35.00–45.00	39.69
60	—	967	42.00–50.00	45.84
32	—	990	47.50–58.50	51.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	54.00–61.00	57.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,665	83.00–90.00	85.50
12	—	1,447	69.00–85.00	77.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	60.00–69.50	66.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,116	800.00–960.00	889.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	735.00–750.00	742.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,111	750.00–1,075.00	905.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,100.00	1,100.00

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	1	—	965	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	675.00	675.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	805	650.00–675.00	662.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	778	525.00–675.00	617.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	1,189	725.00–800.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,233	775.00–975.00	871.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,084	775.00–900.00	831.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,064	700.00–1,010.00	932.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	33	—	1,084	1,400.00–3,300.00	2,019.70

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.