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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 6

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Jul 30Aug 6Aug 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

240 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 301▼ 83 vs year ago 323 · −25.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

148 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 139▼ 74 vs year ago 222 · −33.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

59 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 89▼ 3 vs year ago 62 · −4.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves and feeder mostly steady. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady on limited quotes.

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 $162.30/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$162.30

116 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$148.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.27

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	412	194.24	801	47
Medium and Large 1-2	544	153.87	837	48
Medium and Large 2	543	125.28	680	17thin
Small 4	559	45.50	254	4thin

One grade step is worth $148.73/cwt here — about $547 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 sale116 hd

162.30

—

NM average4 barns · 952 hd

180.57

−18.27

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	1,484	90.64	1,345	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	72.78	821	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	72.17	949	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	842	57.34	483	95

Every lot

105 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	145	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	450	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	175	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	320	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	215	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	381	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	482	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	255	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	434	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	190.69/cwt	174.00–210.00	524	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	280	238.47/cwt	237.00–240.00	668	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	217.55/cwt	208.00–232.00	609	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	303	231.52/cwt	229.00–234.00	702	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	319	199.96/cwt	192.00–208.00	638	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	345	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	573	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	130.57/cwt	124.00–140.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	205.30/cwt	200.00–210.00	774	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	390	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	729	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	200.24/cwt	191.00–209.00	835	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	175.37/cwt	174.50–176.00	742	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	126.74/cwt	120.00–130.00	545	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	173.28/cwt	165.00–180.00	806	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	138.11/cwt	130.00–144.00	659	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	159.02/cwt	150.00–165.00	760	6
Steers	—	Small 4	485	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	209	1
Steers	—	Small 4	510	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	204	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	164.61/cwt	158.00–167.50	844	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	537	168.79/cwt	165.00–170.00	906	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	170.48/cwt	165.00–176.00	960	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	125.84/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	142.85/cwt	139.00–148.50	821	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	169.02/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,036	2
Steers	—	Small 4	620	49.51/cwt	49.00–50.00	307	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	748	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,129	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	728	103.00/cwt	102.00–104.00	750	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	144.76/cwt	140.50–149.00	1,061	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	785	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	950	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	895	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	829	121.58/cwt	110.00–131.50	1,008	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	117	275.14/cwt	210.00–320.00	322	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	163	175.57/cwt	174.00–177.00	286	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	190	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	319	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	218	176.71/cwt	172.00–182.00	385	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	240	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	346	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	269	168.02/cwt	164.00–178.00	452	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	320	154.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	165.59/cwt	160.00–173.00	548	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	358	137.98/cwt	137.00–139.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	399	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	658	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	128.96/cwt	120.00–144.00	535	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	416	178.17/cwt	170.00–182.00	741	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	166.92/cwt	163.00–169.00	768	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	120.52/cwt	116.00–126.00	572	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	480	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	730	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	831	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	151.53/cwt	145.00–155.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	119.30/cwt	115.00–123.00	676	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	153.15/cwt	142.00–158.50	876	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	617	106.68/cwt	100.00–110.00	658	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	132.53/cwt	129.00–136.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	943	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	128.00/cwt	126.00–131.00	915	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	103.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	797	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	808	121.48/cwt	119.00–124.00	982	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	905	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	905	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	935	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	155	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	388	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	300	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	537	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	398	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	618	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	803	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	623	87.03/cwt	80.00–94.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	95.41/cwt	80.00–111.00	787	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,158	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,366	81.15/cwt	73.00–89.00	1,109	4
Bulls	—	—	1,551	96.06/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,490	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	588	41.63/cwt	38.50–46.50	245	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	661	52.36/cwt	44.00–68.00	346	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	725	32.88/cwt	30.00–35.00	238	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	759	48.55/cwt	45.00–52.00	368	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	831	57.73/cwt	53.00–61.50	480	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	927	67.53/cwt	63.00–74.00	626	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	996	66.86/cwt	62.50–72.50	666	33
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,052	68.46/cwt	67.00–69.00	720	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,085	71.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	774	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,153	74.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	854	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,155	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	832	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,235	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	827	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	1,205	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	598	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	3,887	3
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	698	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,712	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	850.00/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,186	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,220	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	8,052	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	608	722.50/cwt	685.00–760.00	4,393	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	643	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	5,048	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	680	655.00/cwt	635.00–675.00	4,454	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	713	672.50/cwt	660.00–685.00	4,795	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,215	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	780.00/cwt	700.00–860.00	7,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	13,688	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,109	918.75/cwt	900.00–950.00	10,189	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 Aug 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 240Last week 301Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 148Last week 139Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 59Last week 89Year ago 62

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves and feeder mostly steady. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher, bulls steady on limited quotes.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	430	120.00–130.00	126.74
1	—	785	121.00	121.00
3	—	368	124.00–140.00	130.57
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
2	—	728	102.00–104.00	103.00
3	—	565	120.00–130.00	125.84
3	—	477	130.00–144.00	138.11
1	—	650	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	229.00–234.00	231.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	537	165.00–170.00	168.79
2	—	613	168.00–170.00	169.02
3	—	377	200.00–210.00	205.30
4	—	280	208.00–232.00	217.55
2	—	225	214.00	214.00
6	—	319	192.00–208.00	199.96
11	—	465	165.00–180.00	173.28
2	—	670	167.00–170.00	168.48
5	—	417	191.00–209.00	200.24
2	—	563	165.00–176.00	170.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	43.00	43.00
1	—	510	40.00	40.00
2	—	620	49.00–50.00	49.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	215	177.00	177.00
2	—	910	110.00	110.00
2	—	345	166.00	166.00
4	—	575	139.00–148.50	142.85
1	—	145	310.00	310.00
6	—	478	150.00–165.00	159.02
2	—	680	135.00	135.00
3	—	630	135.00–145.00	138.41
2	—	275	174.00–210.00	190.69
4	—	423	174.50–176.00	175.37
5	—	829	110.00–131.50	121.58
2	—	175	183.00	183.00
1	—	255	170.00	170.00
8	—	513	158.00–167.50	164.61
2	—	733	140.50–149.00	144.76
1	—	785	114.00	114.00
1	—	870	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	280	237.00–240.00	238.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	390	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	150.00–159.00	154.50
3	—	117	210.00–320.00	275.14
7	—	572	142.00–158.50	153.15
2	—	190	166.00–170.00	168.00
2	—	625	129.00–136.00	132.53
2	—	808	119.00–124.00	121.48
4	—	538	145.00–155.00	151.53
3	—	715	126.00–131.00	128.00
5	—	926	101.00	101.00
1	—	480	152.00	152.00
1	—	785	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	331	160.00–173.00	165.59
2	—	163	174.00–177.00	175.57
8	—	416	170.00–182.00	178.17
7	—	269	164.00–178.00	168.02
2	—	218	172.00–182.00	176.71
2	—	510	163.00	163.00
7	—	460	163.00–169.00	166.92
2	—	650	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	399	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	130.00	130.00
1	—	240	144.00	144.00
3	—	617	100.00–110.00	106.68
3	—	567	115.00–123.00	119.30
5	—	768	100.00–105.00	103.76
2	—	358	137.00–139.00	137.98
3	—	415	120.00–144.00	128.96
1	—	905	100.00	100.00
4	—	475	116.00–126.00	120.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	155	250.00	250.00
1	—	410	176.00	176.00
1	—	300	179.00	179.00
1	—	965	120.00	120.00
2	—	825	80.00–111.00	95.41
2	—	618	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	80.00–94.00	87.03

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	996	62.50–72.50	66.86
8	—	759	45.00–52.00	48.55
31	—	831	53.00–61.50	57.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	77.50	77.50
1	—	1,155	72.00	72.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	69.00–75.00	71.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	661	44.00–68.00	52.36
3	—	927	63.00–74.00	67.53
12	—	588	38.50–46.50	41.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,153	70.00–80.00	74.09
6	—	1,052	67.00–69.00	68.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,235	67.00	67.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	30.00–35.00	32.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	89.00–102.00	96.06
4	—	1,366	73.00–89.00	81.15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	3	—	598	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	698	675.00	675.00

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	—	1,220	660.00	660.00

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)	2	—	963	800.00–900.00	850.00

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	2	—	978	700.00–860.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,109	900.00–950.00	918.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,095	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	2	—	643	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	680	635.00–675.00	655.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	713	660.00–685.00	672.50

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	2	—	608	685.00–760.00	722.50

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.