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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 16

● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Apr 9Apr 16Apr 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

633 head

▲ 74 vs last sale 559▲ 633 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

282 head

▲ 129 vs last sale 153▲ 282 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

172 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 117▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Week Ago Receipts 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 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 $156.51/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$156.51

228 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$817

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$32

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.02

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	171.99	824	104
Medium and Large 1-2	520	152.60	794	82
Medium and Large 2	630	125.81	792	42

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $32 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 sale228 hd

156.51

—

NM average4 barns · 1,850 hd

163.53

−7.02

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	1,426	78.22	1,115	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,552	66.64	1,034	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	64.73	792	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	901	47.48	428	152

Every lot

101 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	238	193.16/cwt	188.00–198.00	460	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	184.35/cwt	181.00–189.00	507	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	280	152.69/cwt	149.00–156.00	428	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	301	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	626	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	183.47/cwt	179.00–189.00	580	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	316	168.31/cwt	165.00–173.00	532	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	175.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	654	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	159.99/cwt	153.00–167.00	598	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	137.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	385	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	651	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	406	159.26/cwt	156.00–162.00	647	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	170.09/cwt	165.00–176.00	725	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	635	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	141.38/cwt	139.00–144.00	669	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	169.23/cwt	164.00–175.00	802	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	156.14/cwt	151.00–160.00	754	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	515	156.02/cwt	148.00–164.50	804	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	173.25/cwt	168.00–178.00	899	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	533	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	965	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	564	134.79/cwt	131.50–143.00	760	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	169.22/cwt	167.00–172.00	959	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	152.49/cwt	146.00–160.00	884	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	159.56/cwt	157.00–165.00	984	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	140.62/cwt	137.00–148.00	873	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	126.79/cwt	125.00–130.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	681	136.71/cwt	135.00–142.00	931	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	117.49/cwt	114.00–124.00	858	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	769	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	992	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	779	106.25/cwt	104.00–107.00	828	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	842	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	885	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	227	169.59/cwt	165.00–173.00	385	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	273	167.05/cwt	160.00–171.00	456	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	291	155.87/cwt	147.50–158.00	454	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	326	160.49/cwt	158.00–165.00	523	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	152.45/cwt	151.00–154.00	503	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	333	172.76/cwt	170.00–178.00	575	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	160.18/cwt	154.00–165.00	591	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	148.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	561	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	143.77/cwt	140.00–145.00	605	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	158.17/cwt	153.00–160.00	675	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	123.15/cwt	117.00–125.00	530	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	435	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	731	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	125.52/cwt	120.00–130.00	581	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	147.74/cwt	144.00–157.00	699	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	137.38/cwt	130.00–142.00	651	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	508	121.08/cwt	116.00–127.00	615	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	518	135.70/cwt	130.00–141.00	703	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	150.94/cwt	149.00–157.00	808	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	120.37/cwt	116.00–125.00	686	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	130.61/cwt	127.00–136.00	751	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	616	113.86/cwt	108.00–117.00	701	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	125.60/cwt	122.00–131.00	785	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	116.44/cwt	116.00–119.00	796	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	877	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	365	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	566	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	756	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	152.35/cwt	146.00–156.00	788	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	925	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	706	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	734	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	825	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	668	1
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	966	66.41/cwt	60.00–74.50	642	8
Bulls	—	—	1,375	74.27/cwt	69.00–81.00	1,021	25
Bulls	—	—	1,704	87.99/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,499	18
Bulls	—	—	1,970	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,832	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	725	30.06/cwt	25.00–34.00	218	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	728	36.70/cwt	32.00–40.00	267	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	820	38.03/cwt	33.50–42.50	312	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	903	52.52/cwt	45.00–56.00	474	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	909	47.70/cwt	43.00–54.50	434	84
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	993	56.35/cwt	54.00–59.00	560	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,132	63.53/cwt	60.00–66.00	719	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,267	58.30/cwt	57.50–59.00	739	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,274	67.05/cwt	60.00–70.50	854	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,314	67.96/cwt	66.00–69.00	893	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,339	73.06/cwt	70.75–78.00	978	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,552	66.64/cwt	66.00–67.00	1,034	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	650	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	770	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,695	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	776	726.25/cwt	625.00–820.00	5,636	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	872	703.33/cwt	600.00–800.00	6,133	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,103	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,721	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,128	1,034.17/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,665	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,176	994.44/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,695	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,218	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,475	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	725	491.67/cwt	400.00–575.00	3,565	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	755	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,229	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	835	845.00/cwt	800.00–890.00	7,056	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	873	805.00/cwt	725.00–925.00	7,028	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	820.00/cwt	700.00–935.00	7,979	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	983	637.50/cwt	625.00–650.00	6,267	2

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 Apr 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 633Last week 559Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 282Last week 153Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 172Last week 117Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,132	60.00–66.00	63.53
9	—	1,267	57.50–59.00	58.30
10	—	1,314	66.00–69.00	67.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	903	45.00–56.00	52.52
2	—	728	32.00–40.00	36.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	820	33.50–42.50	38.03
84	—	909	43.00–54.50	47.70
25	—	993	54.00–59.00	56.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,274	60.00–70.50	67.05
4	—	1,339	70.75–78.00	73.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	725	25.00–34.00	30.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,552	66.00–67.00	66.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,375	69.00–81.00	74.27
18	—	1,704	83.00–92.50	87.99
1	—	1,970	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	81.00	81.00
8	—	966	60.00–74.50	66.41

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	146.00–156.00	152.35
1	—	365	155.00	155.00
4	—	706	104.00	104.00
1	—	680	136.00	136.00
2	—	488	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	181.00–189.00	184.35
11	—	316	179.00–189.00	183.47
24	—	567	167.00–172.00	169.22
11	—	474	164.00–175.00	169.23
15	—	519	168.00–178.00	173.25
9	—	372	170.00–182.00	175.70
7	—	617	157.00–165.00	159.56
11	—	426	165.00–176.00	170.09
2	—	238	188.00–198.00	193.16
5	—	769	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	146.00–160.00	152.49
11	—	681	135.00–142.00	136.71
6	—	483	151.00–160.00	156.14
1	—	915	110.00	110.00
7	—	406	156.00–162.00	159.26
2	—	283	175.00	175.00
7	—	374	153.00–167.00	159.99
7	—	621	137.00–148.00	140.62
17	—	515	148.00–164.50	156.02
6	—	316	165.00–173.00	168.31
2	—	730	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	181.00	181.00
4	—	301	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	139.00–144.00	141.38
13	—	730	114.00–124.00	117.49
7	—	564	131.50–143.00	134.79
5	—	626	125.00–130.00	126.79
2	—	378	135.00–141.00	137.98
2	—	695	125.00	125.00
2	—	280	149.00–156.00	152.69
1	—	885	101.00	101.00
1	—	810	104.00	104.00
1	—	545	145.00	145.00
4	—	779	104.00–107.00	106.25
2	—	438	144.00–146.00	144.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	535	149.00–157.00	150.94
4	—	326	158.00–165.00	160.49
3	—	227	165.00–173.00	169.59
9	—	427	153.00–160.00	158.17
11	—	473	144.00–157.00	147.74
5	—	273	160.00–171.00	167.05
17	—	369	154.00–165.00	160.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	140.00–153.00	148.73
9	—	474	130.00–142.00	137.38
13	—	518	130.00–141.00	135.70
14	—	575	127.00–136.00	130.61
10	—	421	140.00–145.00	143.77
4	—	674	120.00–121.00	120.76
7	—	625	122.00–131.00	125.60
5	—	291	147.50–158.00	155.87
2	—	330	151.00–154.00	152.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	170.00–178.00	172.76
2	—	380	180.00	180.00
3	—	435	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	570	116.00–125.00	120.37
12	—	508	116.00–127.00	121.08
4	—	463	120.00–130.00	125.52
5	—	430	117.00–125.00	123.15
1	—	835	105.00	105.00
1	—	310	121.00	121.00
6	—	616	108.00–117.00	113.86
11	—	684	116.00–119.00	116.44
1	—	720	110.00	110.00

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	27	—	1,176	875.00–1,100.00	994.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,218	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,128	900.00–1,150.00	1,034.17

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	—	776	625.00–820.00	726.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	872	600.00–800.00	703.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	770	350.00	350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	650	350.00	350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	725	400.00–575.00	491.67

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)	2	—	835	800.00–890.00	845.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	873	725.00–925.00	805.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	755	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	973	700.00–935.00	820.00

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)	2	—	983	625.00–650.00	637.50

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.