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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 7

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Apr 30May 7May 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

401 head

▼ 101 vs last sale 502▲ 401 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

190 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 216▲ 190 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

122 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 140▲ 122 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 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifer calves were not well tested. Trade and demand moderate. 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 $142.54/cwt on 136 head.

Average price

$142.54

136 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$90

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

$31.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	389	158.76	617	43
Medium and Large 1-2	512	139.98	717	58
Medium and Large 2	558	126.86	708	35

One grade step is worth $31.90/cwt here — about −$90 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 sale136 hd

142.54

—

NM average4 barns · 1,268 hd

154.60

−12.06

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	1,466	79.02	1,158	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,123	65.39	734	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	965	51.71	499	100

Every lot

85 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	238	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	215	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	366	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	450	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	264	150.40/cwt	141.00–155.00	397	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	268	164.41/cwt	156.00–170.00	441	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	315	144.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	455	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	323	161.19/cwt	157.00–166.00	521	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	131.51/cwt	130.00–133.00	445	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	136.51/cwt	135.00–138.00	496	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	157.51/cwt	151.00–162.00	583	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	149.06/cwt	145.00–155.00	557	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	155.76/cwt	155.00–160.00	650	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	149.66/cwt	144.00–156.00	642	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	138.97/cwt	135.00–140.00	599	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	138.53/cwt	134.00–140.00	643	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	147.98/cwt	144.00–155.00	688	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	152.23/cwt	150.00–157.00	714	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	528	145.09/cwt	136.00–150.00	766	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	128.02/cwt	120.00–134.00	681	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	143.30/cwt	141.00–147.00	825	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	129.82/cwt	125.00–133.00	753	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	613	128.68/cwt	122.00–137.00	789	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	836	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	117.75/cwt	111.00–121.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	120.99/cwt	120.00–122.00	817	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	112.69/cwt	110.00–118.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	122.51/cwt	120.00–125.00	984	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	844	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,110	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	295	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	472	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	295	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	448	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	308	146.56/cwt	144.00–149.00	451	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	132.66/cwt	130.00–135.00	425	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	150.00/cwt	146.00–156.00	563	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	507	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	127.44/cwt	124.00–136.00	554	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	444	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	619	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	445	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	521	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	649	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	129.72/cwt	125.00–135.00	617	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	489	117.19/cwt	111.00–120.00	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	129.98/cwt	125.00–135.00	678	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	117.62/cwt	115.00–121.00	625	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	115.92/cwt	110.00–121.00	665	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	110.40/cwt	104.00–117.00	684	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	627	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	781	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	102.01/cwt	100.00–104.00	689	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	815	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	777	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	742	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	769	109.22/cwt	108.00–113.00	840	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	928	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	928	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	350	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	511	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	684	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	612	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	838	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,362	73.72/cwt	65.00–80.00	1,004	19
Bulls	—	—	1,569	85.21/cwt	81.50–93.00	1,337	14
Bulls	—	—	1,995	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,855	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	833	39.45/cwt	37.00–40.00	329	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	47.13/cwt	43.00–52.50	428	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,016	60.84/cwt	60.50–62.00	618	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	57.37/cwt	53.00–60.00	591	53
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,109	68.91/cwt	60.00–75.00	764	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	69.81/cwt	68.00–71.00	776	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	65.06/cwt	62.50–68.50	771	18
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	271.76/cwt	250.00–300.00	476	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	9,360	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	735	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	861	796.43/cwt	750.00–900.00	6,857	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	870	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,220	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	980	1,140.00/cwt	1,140.00–1,140.00	11,172	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,006	890.71/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	8,961	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,238	1,340.00/cwt	1,330.00–1,350.00	16,589	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,125	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	790	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,740	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	845	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	867.14/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	8,593	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,112	871.67/cwt	840.00–925.00	9,693	3

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 May 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 401Last week 502Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 216Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 122Last week 140Year ago 0

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifer calves were not well tested. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	88.00	88.00
1	—	350	146.00	146.00
1	—	605	113.00	113.00
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
1	—	735	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	111.00	111.00
1	—	900	115.00	115.00
10	—	613	122.00–137.00	128.68
7	—	576	141.00–147.00	143.30
5	—	429	144.00–156.00	149.66
5	—	264	141.00–155.00	150.40
4	—	374	145.00–155.00	149.06
8	—	465	144.00–155.00	147.98
2	—	315	140.00–149.00	144.36
2	—	180	132.00	132.00
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
2	—	803	120.00–125.00	122.51
2	—	675	120.00–122.00	120.99
8	—	528	136.00–150.00	145.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	150.00–157.00	152.23
2	—	323	157.00–166.00	161.19
6	—	268	156.00–170.00	164.41
1	—	615	136.00	136.00
12	—	417	155.00–160.00	155.76
7	—	370	151.00–162.00	157.51
2	—	215	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	180.00	180.00
2	—	555	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	111.00–121.00	117.75
5	—	431	135.00–140.00	138.97
3	—	723	110.00–118.00	112.69
6	—	580	125.00–133.00	129.82
6	—	464	134.00–140.00	138.53
2	—	338	130.00–133.00	131.51
2	—	363	135.00–138.00	136.51
2	—	840	106.00	106.00
3	—	532	120.00–134.00	128.02
2	—	870	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	120.50	120.50
9	—	476	125.00–135.00	129.72
4	—	769	108.00–113.00	109.22
6	—	627	124.50	124.50
2	—	700	111.00	111.00
3	—	522	125.00–135.00	129.98
2	—	928	100.00	100.00
2	—	295	152.00	152.00
2	—	320	130.00–135.00	132.66
5	—	375	130.00–140.00	135.11
11	—	435	124.00–136.00	127.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	454	143.00	143.00
2	—	308	144.00–149.00	146.56
2	—	295	160.00	160.00
5	—	375	146.00–156.00	150.00
3	—	444	138.00–140.00	139.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	117.00	117.00
2	—	675	100.00–104.00	102.01
9	—	574	110.00–121.00	115.92
10	—	620	104.00–117.00	110.40
1	—	720	103.00	103.00
3	—	385	120.00	120.00
6	—	531	115.00–121.00	117.62
5	—	489	111.00–120.00	117.19

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	908	43.00–52.50	47.13
53	—	1,031	53.00–60.00	57.37
11	—	833	37.00–40.00	39.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,185	62.50–68.50	65.06
5	—	1,112	68.00–71.00	69.81
9	—	1,016	60.50–62.00	60.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,109	60.00–75.00	68.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,362	65.00–80.00	73.72
1	—	1,995	93.00	93.00
14	—	1,569	81.50–93.00	85.21

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	7	—	861	750.00–900.00	796.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,006	825.00–1,000.00	890.71

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	2	—	1,238	1,330.00–1,350.00	1,340.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,140.00	1,140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	600.00	600.00

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	—	845	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	600.00	600.00

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)	7	—	991	700.00–1,000.00	867.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	840.00–925.00	871.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	720	1,300.00	1,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	9	—	175	250.00–300.00	271.76

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.