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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 17

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

555 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 556▼ 208 vs year ago 763 · −27.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 125▼ 97 vs year ago 220 · −44.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

67 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 68▼ 92 vs year ago 159 · −57.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves or feeders but a lower undertone noted. Quality and weighing conditions not as attractive. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 1.00 higher. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate to good.

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 $166.04/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$166.04

150 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$829

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$90

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

$26.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	167.71	855	80
Medium and Large 1-2	485	165.16	802	67
Medium and Large 2	542	141.00	764	3thin

One grade step is worth $26.71/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 sale150 hd

166.04

—

NM average3 barns · 819 hd

161.10

+4.94

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	1,458	81.06	1,182	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,145	75.00	859	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	68.34	808	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	51.64	526	46

Every lot

76 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	270	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	556	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	283	187.01/cwt	180.00–200.00	529	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	181.22/cwt	180.00–185.00	603	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	194.39/cwt	184.00–197.00	713	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	379	184.89/cwt	180.00–191.00	701	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	188.54/cwt	187.00–190.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	440	179.89/cwt	176.00–190.00	792	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	458	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	756	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	171.12/cwt	169.00–172.50	803	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	486	178.58/cwt	177.00–184.00	868	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	165.53/cwt	159.00–170.00	864	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	538	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	818	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	158.14/cwt	155.00–166.00	854	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	540	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	829	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	542	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	764	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	550	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	875	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	163.65/cwt	157.00–169.50	915	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	579	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	848	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	148.01/cwt	147.00–150.00	904	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	655	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	940	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	972	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	718	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	898	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	132.07/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,010	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	939	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,002	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,031	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	875	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,085	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	322	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	419	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	379	154.63/cwt	154.00–156.00	586	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	414	138.59/cwt	131.00–141.00	574	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	416	151.33/cwt	147.00–153.00	630	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	149.03/cwt	147.00–149.50	633	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	435	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	583	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	146.62/cwt	146.50–147.00	685	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	505	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	707	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	136.47/cwt	135.00–140.00	722	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	758	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	688	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	131.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	771	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	821	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	628	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	860	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	658	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	895	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	548	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	658	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	142.50/cwt	140.00–145.00	884	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,265	74.08/cwt	72.50–79.00	937	4
Bulls	—	—	1,301	72.22/cwt	68.00–79.00	940	5
Bulls	—	—	1,600	87.62/cwt	81.00–94.00	1,402	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	830	24.82/cwt	20.00–31.00	206	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	835	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	292	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	911	43.30/cwt	39.00–50.00	394	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	974	46.96/cwt	39.00–53.00	457	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,087	60.09/cwt	54.00–68.50	653	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,136	60.47/cwt	50.00–63.50	687	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	859	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,190	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	666	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	70.28/cwt	65.00–75.00	837	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,214	71.73/cwt	71.50–72.00	871	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	76.44/cwt	76.00–77.00	952	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	750	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	5,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	937.50/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	8,438	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2-3	900	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,390	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,788	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,055.83/cwt	860.00–1,200.00	11,086	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	575	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,588	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	4,970	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	750	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	895.00/cwt	825.00–925.00	8,771	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	700	940.00/cwt	925.00–970.00	6,580	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 Sep 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 556Year ago 763

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 125Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 68Year ago 159

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	270	206.00	206.00
1	—	875	124.00	124.00
4	—	333	180.00–185.00	181.22
3	—	225	200.00	200.00
27	—	522	159.00–170.00	165.53
2	—	765	127.00–137.00	132.07
2	—	420	187.00–190.00	188.54
5	—	559	157.00–169.50	163.65
12	—	486	177.00–184.00	178.58
8	—	367	184.00–197.00	194.39
5	—	611	147.00–150.00	148.01
2	—	838	123.00	123.00
1	—	715	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	154.00	154.00
5	—	469	169.00–172.50	171.12
3	—	718	125.00	125.00
9	—	540	155.00–166.00	158.14
3	—	550	159.00	159.00
7	—	379	180.00–191.00	184.89
11	—	283	180.00–200.00	187.01
7	—	440	176.00–190.00	179.89
2	—	828	121.00	121.00
2	—	348	185.00	185.00
2	—	770	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	141.00	141.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	135.00	135.00
2	—	655	143.50	143.50
3	—	538	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	579	146.50	146.50
4	—	540	153.50	153.50
4	—	458	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	135.00	135.00
11	—	425	147.00–149.50	149.03
2	—	570	133.00	133.00
24	—	529	135.00–140.00	136.47
9	—	379	154.00–156.00	154.63
16	—	467	146.50–147.00	146.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	137.00	137.00
2	—	505	140.00	140.00
7	—	416	147.00–153.00	151.33
4	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	260	160.00	160.00
5	—	584	130.00–135.00	131.97
2	—	658	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	130.00	130.00
2	—	578	119.00	119.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	131.00–141.00	138.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	435	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	160.00	160.00
2	—	648	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	120.00	120.00
2	—	620	140.00–145.00	142.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	830	20.00–31.00	24.82
5	—	911	39.00–50.00	43.30
1	—	1,190	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	35.00	35.00
12	—	974	39.00–53.00	46.96
2	—	1,214	71.50–72.00	71.73
21	—	1,087	54.00–68.50	60.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,245	76.00–77.00	76.44
16	—	1,191	65.00–75.00	70.28
6	—	1,136	50.00–63.50	60.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,600	81.00–94.00	87.62
5	—	1,301	68.00–79.00	72.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,265	72.50–79.00	74.08

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	710.00	710.00

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	—	1,050	860.00–1,200.00	1,055.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	875.00–1,000.00	937.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	925.00	925.00

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)	1	—	750	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	980	825.00–925.00	895.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	710.00	710.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	575	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	925.00–970.00	940.00

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.