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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-04-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 30

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Apr 23Apr 30May 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

502 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 593▲ 502 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

216 head

▲ 32 vs last sale 184▲ 216 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

140 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 119▲ 140 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 sharply lower on a very limited test. Feeder steer and heifers were not well tested. Trade slow to moderate, demand low to moderated. Quality plain to average. Slaughter cows and bulls traded 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 $146.80/cwt on 205 head.

Average price

$146.80

205 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$731

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$28.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.03

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	157.28	742	64
Medium and Large 1-2	498	146.10	727	108
Medium and Large 2	551	128.75	709	33

One grade step is worth $28.52/cwt here — about $33 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 sale205 hd

146.80

—

NM average4 barns · 1,821 hd

151.83

−5.03

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	1,281	76.42	979	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,112	65.79	731	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	48.70	468	85

Every lot

94 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	351	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	149.71/cwt	140.00–153.00	362	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	140.37/cwt	135.00–143.00	390	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	168.19/cwt	165.00–170.00	476	4
Steers	—	Small 4	320	175.41/cwt	150.00–250.00	561	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	166.56/cwt	160.00–170.00	538	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	139.31/cwt	133.00–145.00	456	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	344	155.81/cwt	145.00–158.00	536	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	368	156.50/cwt	156.00–157.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	135.76/cwt	129.00–140.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	167.20/cwt	164.00–169.00	635	7
Steers	—	Small 4	410	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,271	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	414	154.46/cwt	148.00–159.00	639	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	162.57/cwt	160.00–166.00	691	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	137.16/cwt	135.00–140.00	587	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	159.76/cwt	159.00–161.00	757	5
Steers	—	Small 4	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	152.41/cwt	146.00–157.00	732	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	157.00/cwt	156.00–158.00	813	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	149.57/cwt	141.00–154.00	787	20
Steers	—	Small 4	533	285.49/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,522	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	130.52/cwt	126.00–135.00	709	2
Steers	—	Small 4	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	847	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	568	145.51/cwt	141.00–148.00	826	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	132.68/cwt	130.00–138.00	781	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	117.00/cwt	115.00–120.00	716	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	141.76/cwt	141.50–144.00	886	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	132.83/cwt	124.00–138.00	832	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	662	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	854	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	678	123.85/cwt	118.00–130.00	840	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	706	117.50/cwt	115.00–119.00	830	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	708	131.02/cwt	129.00–133.00	928	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	113.49/cwt	113.00–114.00	948	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small 4	183	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	293	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	315	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	160.51/cwt	160.00–161.00	457	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	300	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	486	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	328	138.81/cwt	136.00–142.50	455	3
Heifers	—	Small 4	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	126.37/cwt	120.00–130.00	461	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	380	143.68/cwt	139.00–148.00	546	6
Heifers	—	Small 4	422	289.62/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,222	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	128.87/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	427	141.61/cwt	135.00–145.00	605	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	140.53/cwt	134.00–145.00	672	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	488	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	722	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	147.49/cwt	146.00–148.00	743	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	122.95/cwt	120.00–130.00	644	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	136.89/cwt	132.00–141.00	724	7
Heifers	—	Small 4	553	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,825	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	574	133.84/cwt	129.00–140.00	768	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	123.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	713	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	109.08/cwt	106.00–120.00	681	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	647	126.65/cwt	126.00–134.00	819	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	691	118.16/cwt	118.00–119.00	816	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	717	107.41/cwt	104.00–110.00	770	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	720	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	929	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	777	109.30/cwt	108.00–112.00	849	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	855	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	363	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	330	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	559	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	525	126.40/cwt	123.00–130.00	664	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	764	60.17/cwt	45.00–80.00	460	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,034	90.32/cwt	83.00–98.00	934	4
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,088	57.71/cwt	54.00–60.00	628	4
Bulls	—	—	1,259	75.43/cwt	69.00–82.00	950	31
Bulls	—	—	1,651	86.26/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,424	15
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	760	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	524	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	819	26.82/cwt	20.00–32.00	220	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	864	37.82/cwt	34.00–41.00	327	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	962	48.85/cwt	44.00–53.00	470	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	995	61.16/cwt	60.50–61.50	609	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,016	55.85/cwt	53.50–60.00	567	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,130	65.65/cwt	62.50–68.00	742	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	69.08/cwt	68.50–71.00	822	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	635	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,540	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	655	627.50/cwt	600.00–660.00	4,110	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	740	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	790.00/cwt	700.00–870.00	6,683	12
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	935	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,311	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	827.33/cwt	700.00–890.00	8,306	15
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	704	723.75/cwt	535.00–800.00	5,095	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	835	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	955.63/cwt	810.00–1,150.00	9,537	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,532	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,008	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,401	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,098	1,260.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,290.00	13,835	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 Apr 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 593Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 216Last week 184Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 140Last week 119Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	129.00–140.00	133.84
3	—	328	136.00–142.50	138.81
12	—	647	126.00–134.00	126.65
6	—	380	139.00–148.00	143.68
7	—	529	132.00–141.00	136.89
1	—	720	129.00	129.00
12	—	427	135.00–145.00	141.61
2	—	200	157.50	157.50
9	—	478	134.00–145.00	140.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	125.00	125.00
5	—	524	120.00–130.00	122.95
5	—	717	104.00–110.00	107.41
6	—	691	118.00–119.00	118.16
2	—	830	103.00	103.00
10	—	578	120.00–127.00	123.27
4	—	365	120.00–130.00	126.37
11	—	624	106.00–120.00	109.08
3	—	777	108.00–112.00	109.30
4	—	425	125.00–135.00	128.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	350	200.00	200.00
3	—	422	250.00–310.00	289.62
2	—	183	160.00	160.00
1	—	553	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	162.00	162.00
10	—	488	148.00	148.00
12	—	504	146.00–148.00	147.49
2	—	285	160.00–161.00	160.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	119.00	119.00
2	—	708	129.00–133.00	131.02
2	—	195	180.00	180.00
10	—	344	145.00–158.00	155.81
1	—	785	116.00	116.00
4	—	568	141.00–148.00	145.51
3	—	278	135.00–143.00	140.37
20	—	526	141.00–154.00	149.57
23	—	626	124.00–138.00	132.83
2	—	368	156.00–157.00	156.50
4	—	242	140.00–153.00	149.71
5	—	662	129.00	129.00
15	—	480	146.00–157.00	152.41
16	—	414	148.00–159.00	154.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	130.00–140.00	135.11
2	—	543	126.00–135.00	130.52
4	—	706	115.00–119.00	117.50
4	—	612	115.00–120.00	117.00
2	—	327	133.00–145.00	139.31
6	—	589	130.00–138.00	132.68
2	—	678	118.00–130.00	123.85
3	—	368	129.00–140.00	135.76
2	—	835	113.00–114.00	113.49
6	—	428	135.00–140.00	137.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	150.00–250.00	175.41
1	—	410	310.00	310.00
1	—	555	275.00	275.00
2	—	533	250.00–320.00	285.49
1	—	475	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	283	165.00–170.00	168.19
16	—	425	160.00–166.00	162.57
7	—	380	164.00–169.00	167.20
5	—	474	159.00–161.00	159.76
15	—	625	141.50–144.00	141.76
6	—	557	152.00	152.00
6	—	323	160.00–170.00	166.56
5	—	518	156.00–158.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	255	142.50	142.50
2	—	525	123.00–130.00	126.40
1	—	330	136.00	136.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
1	—	430	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	819	20.00–32.00	26.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,130	62.50–68.00	65.65
7	—	1,190	68.50–71.00	69.08
5	—	995	60.50–61.50	61.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,016	53.50–60.00	55.85
32	—	962	44.00–53.00	48.85
10	—	864	34.00–41.00	37.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,034	83.00–98.00	90.32
6	—	764	45.00–80.00	60.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,259	69.00–82.00	75.43
15	—	1,651	84.00–92.00	86.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,088	54.00–60.00	57.71

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	655	600.00–660.00	627.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	935	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	740	500.00	500.00

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)	12	—	846	700.00–870.00	790.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,004	700.00–890.00	827.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	635	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,008	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,003	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	998	810.00–1,150.00	955.63

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	—	835	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	704	535.00–800.00	723.75

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	4	—	1,098	1,200.00–1,290.00	1,260.00

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.