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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-03-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 26

● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

411 head

▼ 89 vs last sale 500▲ 411 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

102 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 139▲ 102 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

110 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 117▲ 110 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 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-3.00 higher on comparable sales. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $156.02/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$156.02

139 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$196

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

$36.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	170.01	842	62
Medium and Large 1-2	504	150.13	756	52
Medium and Large 2	483	133.60	646	25

One grade step is worth $36.41/cwt here — about $196 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 sale139 hd

156.02

—

NM average4 barns · 1,303 hd

159.70

−3.68

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	1,440	74.56	1,074	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,148	58.46	671	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	45.20	444	70

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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	215	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	318	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	302	201.96/cwt	201.00–215.00	610	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	145.23/cwt	139.00–151.00	476	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	355	210.50/cwt	210.50–210.50	747	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	577	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	383	145.63/cwt	139.00–152.00	558	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	412	157.05/cwt	149.00–158.00	647	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	413	177.80/cwt	172.00–179.00	734	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	420	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	773	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	461	162.14/cwt	159.00–167.00	747	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	469	137.46/cwt	135.00–144.00	645	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	470	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	827	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	477	151.98/cwt	145.00–158.00	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	168.42/cwt	160.50–171.00	879	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	151.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	541	126.62/cwt	121.00–128.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	590	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,044	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	596	144.37/cwt	142.00–151.00	860	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	128.97/cwt	125.00–133.00	787	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	619	137.69/cwt	137.00–139.00	852	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	673	142.46/cwt	142.00–145.00	959	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	127.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	931	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	367	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	245	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	419	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	267	175.32/cwt	167.00–178.50	468	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	454	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	333	155.32/cwt	150.00–158.00	517	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	345	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	555	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	380	137.00/cwt	136.00–138.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	388	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	648	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	420	146.74/cwt	146.00–150.00	616	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	130.73/cwt	125.00–136.00	553	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	155.13/cwt	148.00–158.00	718	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	116.26/cwt	114.00–120.00	552	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	139.56/cwt	132.00–143.00	674	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	144.34/cwt	140.00–146.00	764	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	531	136.39/cwt	131.00–140.00	724	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	642	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	834	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	682	121.01/cwt	115.00–124.00	825	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	772	112.97/cwt	110.00–119.00	872	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	749	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	791	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	736	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	883	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	835	58.71/cwt	53.00–65.00	490	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,185	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,397	74.28/cwt	69.00–79.00	1,038	11
Bulls	—	—	1,828	84.21/cwt	82.00–86.00	1,539	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	220	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	908	43.28/cwt	40.00–46.00	393	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	927	38.47/cwt	30.00–39.00	357	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	976	55.17/cwt	50.00–63.00	538	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	46.12/cwt	41.00–52.50	466	34
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	54.51/cwt	50.50–60.00	577	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,115	57.53/cwt	49.00–64.50	641	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	58.82/cwt	56.00–61.50	666	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	55.59/cwt	54.50–56.50	661	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,407	64.68/cwt	64.00–65.50	910	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	730	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,015	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	757	580.00/cwt	500.00–620.00	4,391	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	825	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	939	608.75/cwt	550.00–675.00	5,716	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	7,505	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	906.43/cwt	770.00–1,025.00	9,427	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	995.00/cwt	800.00–1,080.00	10,955	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,247	832.22/cwt	750.00–950.00	10,378	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	859	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	5,755	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,346	1,071.67/cwt	1,060.00–1,100.00	14,425	6

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 26, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 500Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 139Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 110Last week 117Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	160.00	160.00
5	—	623	127.00	127.00
4	—	736	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	619	137.00–139.00	137.69
3	—	345	164.00	164.00
10	—	412	149.00–158.00	157.05
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
2	—	715	129.00	129.00
4	—	524	148.00–158.00	151.93
11	—	477	145.00–158.00	151.98
2	—	245	175.00	175.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
2	—	365	158.00	158.00
13	—	596	142.00–151.00	144.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	145.00	145.00
11	—	673	142.00–145.00	142.46
2	—	580	160.00	160.00
6	—	413	172.00–179.00	177.80
6	—	728	127.00–130.00	127.82
6	—	522	160.50–171.00	168.42
5	—	461	159.00–167.00	162.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	177.00	177.00
2	—	470	176.00	176.00
3	—	420	184.00	184.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	302	201.00–215.00	201.96
2	—	355	210.50	210.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	125.00–133.00	128.97
7	—	469	135.00–144.00	137.46
1	—	215	148.00	148.00
2	—	435	135.00	135.00
2	—	328	139.00–151.00	145.23
1	—	720	112.00	112.00
2	—	383	139.00–152.00	145.63
5	—	541	121.00–128.00	126.62
3	—	550	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	388	167.00	167.00
2	—	585	142.50	142.50
21	—	463	148.00–158.00	155.13
4	—	267	167.00–178.50	175.32
6	—	529	140.00–146.00	144.34
6	—	245	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	131.00–140.00	136.39
5	—	483	132.00–143.00	139.56
13	—	420	146.00–150.00	146.74
2	—	235	156.00	156.00
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
3	—	333	150.00–158.00	155.32
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
3	—	682	115.00–124.00	121.01
2	—	295	152.00	152.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
3	—	772	110.00–119.00	112.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	120.00	120.00
5	—	475	114.00–120.00	116.26
1	—	320	142.00	142.00
2	—	380	136.00–138.00	137.00
2	—	423	125.00–136.00	130.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,828	82.00–86.00	84.21
11	—	1,397	69.00–79.00	74.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	61.00	61.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	53.00–65.00	58.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	25.00	25.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	927	30.00–39.00	38.47
34	—	1,010	41.00–52.50	46.12
7	—	1,058	50.50–60.00	54.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,115	49.00–64.50	57.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,189	54.50–56.50	55.59
3	—	1,407	64.00–65.50	64.68
24	—	1,132	56.00–61.50	58.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	976	50.00–63.00	55.17
6	—	908	40.00–46.00	43.28

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,247	750.00–950.00	832.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	7	—	1,040	770.00–1,025.00	906.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,101	800.00–1,080.00	995.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	950	790.00	790.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	939	550.00–675.00	608.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	730	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	757	500.00–620.00	580.00

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	4	—	859	670.00	670.00

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,346	1,060.00–1,100.00	1,071.67

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.