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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 12

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

630 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 671▲ 630 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

240 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 236▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 199▲ 151 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 3.00-4.00 lower . Feeder steers and heifers also sold 3.00-4.00 lower on moderate demand . Slaughter cows and Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

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 $146.37/cwt on 249 head.

Average price

$146.37

249 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$25.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.11

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	156.63	842	109
Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.32	815	111
Medium and Large 2	544	131.00	712	29

One grade step is worth $25.63/cwt here — about $129 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 sale249 hd

146.37

—

NM average4 barns · 2,066 hd

151.49

−5.11

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	—	High	1,652	82.44	1,362	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,372	60.50	830	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	57.24	648	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	909	44.84	408	79

Every lot

100 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	195	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	341	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	348	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	267	168.35/cwt	161.00–175.00	449	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	420	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	162.39/cwt	155.00–172.00	533	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	145.93/cwt	139.00–151.00	484	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	176.45/cwt	175.00–179.00	591	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	385	160.34/cwt	160.00–161.00	617	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	169.45/cwt	160.00–172.00	720	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	428	152.38/cwt	143.00–158.00	652	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	143.05/cwt	141.00–145.00	662	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	158.20/cwt	154.00–161.00	740	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	165.43/cwt	160.00–173.00	792	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	161.39/cwt	154.00–168.00	841	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	539	150.05/cwt	141.00–155.00	809	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	157.08/cwt	152.50–161.00	888	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.54/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	146.33/cwt	146.00–147.00	847	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	628	125.94/cwt	111.00–135.00	791	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	633	128.12/cwt	124.00–133.50	811	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	132.89/cwt	130.00–145.00	896	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	676	119.66/cwt	115.00–123.50	809	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	703	130.00/cwt	129.00–131.00	914	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	120.23/cwt	120.00–121.00	882	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	126.05/cwt	120.00–129.00	976	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	815	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	994	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	789	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	115	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	345	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	362	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	260	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	447	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	412	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	290	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	170.20/cwt	168.00–172.00	550	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	147.43/cwt	144.00–151.00	481	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	353	170.74/cwt	167.00–172.00	603	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	362	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	489	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	366	148.29/cwt	139.00–152.00	543	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	144.73/cwt	137.00–148.00	602	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	134.49/cwt	125.00–135.00	584	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	158.78/cwt	156.00–161.00	691	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	150.63/cwt	149.00–161.00	703	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	646	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	136.63/cwt	131.00–146.00	667	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	138.73/cwt	136.50–140.00	720	28
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	120.32/cwt	120.00–121.00	629	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	533	126.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	672	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	124.88/cwt	115.00–133.00	712	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	150.49/cwt	148.00–151.50	865	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	109.45/cwt	104.00–115.00	629	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	753	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	611	116.32/cwt	111.00–120.00	711	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	136.83/cwt	130.50–140.00	889	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	122.44/cwt	119.00–123.00	826	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	111.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	762	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	932	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	114.20/cwt	110.00–119.00	830	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	611	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	436	156.60/cwt	156.00–158.00	683	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	486	158.99/cwt	156.00–160.00	773	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	148.94/cwt	143.00–156.00	774	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.04/cwt	128.00–132.00	804	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,211	65.86/cwt	59.50–72.00	798	4
Bulls	—	—	1,428	76.44/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,092	5
Bulls	—	—	1,775	86.13/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,529	18
Bulls	—	—	1,877	92.38/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,734	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	858	48.73/cwt	45.00–53.50	418	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	896	37.48/cwt	30.00–43.50	336	32
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	939	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	413	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	950	55.98/cwt	53.00–58.00	532	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	983	54.43/cwt	50.00–60.00	535	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	990	44.50/cwt	44.50–44.50	441	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,110	59.35/cwt	54.00–63.50	659	51
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	54.24/cwt	50.00–57.00	622	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,150	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	604	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,156	56.58/cwt	53.00–69.00	654	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,338	60.60/cwt	57.50–63.00	811	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	886	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,411	58.16/cwt	56.00–63.50	821	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	818	550.00/cwt	500.00–600.00	4,499	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	850	630.00/cwt	625.00–635.00	5,355	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	878	662.50/cwt	625.00–700.00	5,817	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	958	627.50/cwt	625.00–630.00	6,011	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,020	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,120	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,024	797.14/cwt	650.00–1,000.00	8,163	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	850.00/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	9,027	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	8,809	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	831.43/cwt	750.00–900.00	9,844	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,134	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,938	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,152	911.67/cwt	885.00–950.00	10,502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,263	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,597	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	18,924	5

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 12, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 671Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 240Last week 236Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 151Last week 199Year ago 0

Compared to last week steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-4.00 lower . Feeder steers and heifers also sold 3.00-4.00 lower on moderate demand . Slaughter cows and Bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	129.00–131.00	130.00
7	—	600	141.00	141.00
24	—	521	154.00–168.00	161.39
7	—	335	175.00–179.00	176.45
21	—	479	160.00–173.00	165.43
6	—	774	120.00–129.00	126.05
19	—	565	152.50–161.00	157.08
11	—	425	160.00–172.00	169.45
10	—	674	130.00–145.00	132.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	539	141.00–155.00	150.05
4	—	267	161.00–175.00	168.35
4	—	328	155.00–172.00	162.39
4	—	633	124.00–133.50	128.12
2	—	200	174.00	174.00
3	—	579	146.00–147.00	146.33
3	—	385	160.00–161.00	160.34
2	—	815	122.00	122.00
2	—	680	135.50	135.50
39	—	734	120.00–121.00	120.23
7	—	428	143.00–158.00	152.38
6	—	468	154.00–161.00	158.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	95.00	95.00
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.54
2	—	463	141.00–145.00	143.05
8	—	628	111.00–135.00	125.94
7	—	676	115.00–123.50	119.66
2	—	535	130.00	130.00
3	—	332	139.00–151.00	145.93
2	—	280	150.00	150.00
2	—	240	155.00	155.00
2	—	195	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	128.50	128.50
4	—	353	167.00–172.00	170.74
28	—	519	136.50–140.00	138.73
1	—	260	172.00	172.00
4	—	435	156.00–161.00	158.78
5	—	323	168.00–172.00	170.20
5	—	575	148.00–151.50	150.49
3	—	650	130.50–140.00	136.83
15	—	467	149.00–161.00	150.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	416	137.00–148.00	144.73
18	—	570	115.00–133.00	124.88
2	—	115	300.00	300.00
1	—	290	166.00	166.00
4	—	326	144.00–151.00	147.43
7	—	605	124.50	124.50
7	—	533	125.00–133.00	126.14
2	—	215	330.00	330.00
7	—	675	119.00–123.00	122.44
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
6	—	366	139.00–152.00	148.29
5	—	727	110.00–119.00	114.20
3	—	488	131.00–146.00	136.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	136.00	136.00
3	—	523	120.00–121.00	120.32
20	—	434	125.00–135.00	134.49
11	—	611	111.00–120.00	116.32
1	—	240	151.00	151.00
1	—	735	109.00	109.00
3	—	682	110.00–114.00	111.66
2	—	575	104.00–115.00	109.45
2	—	280	147.00	147.00
3	—	362	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	166.00	166.00
4	—	486	156.00–160.00	158.99
5	—	436	156.00–158.00	156.60
3	—	520	143.00–156.00	148.94
2	—	618	128.00–132.00	130.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,877	90.00–94.00	92.38
18	—	1,775	80.00–90.00	86.13
5	—	1,428	72.00–80.00	76.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	59.50–72.00	65.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	939	44.00	44.00
8	—	950	53.00–58.00	55.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,411	56.00–63.50	58.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,147	50.00–57.00	54.24
51	—	1,110	54.00–63.50	59.35
1	—	990	44.50	44.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	858	45.00–53.50	48.73
9	—	983	50.00–60.00	54.43
32	—	896	30.00–43.50	37.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,338	57.50–63.00	60.60
3	—	1,363	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	52.50	52.50
41	—	1,156	53.00–69.00	56.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2	—	878	625.00–700.00	662.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	850	625.00–635.00	630.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	818	500.00–600.00	550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	958	625.00–630.00	627.50

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,184	750.00–900.00	831.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,024	650.00–1,000.00	797.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	790.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,062	700.00–1,000.00	850.00

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	885.00–950.00	911.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,134	700.00	700.00

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	5	—	1,597	1,185.00	1,185.00

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.