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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2021-10-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 1

● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Sep 24Oct 1Oct 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

596 head

▼ 126 vs last sale 722▼ 613 vs year ago 1,209 · −50.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

247 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 253▼ 108 vs year ago 355 · −30.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

103 head

▼ 26 vs last sale 129▼ 117 vs year ago 220 · −53.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 3.00-5.00 lower on limited comparable quotes. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested on limited quotes. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower , bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

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 $153.28/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$153.28

272 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$734

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$39.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.73

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	419	175.04	734	47
Medium and Large 1-2	471	154.17	726	158
Medium and Large 2	539	135.94	733	67

One grade step is worth $39.10/cwt here — about $1 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 sale272 hd

153.28

—

NM average4 barns · 1,929 hd

158.02

−4.73

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	1,569	80.36	1,261	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	63.77	1,004	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,265	63.60	805	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	51.99	545	162

Every lot

111 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	180	170.56/cwt	160.00–180.00	307	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	188.10/cwt	185.00–191.00	419	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	242	162.73/cwt	160.00–164.00	394	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	170.45/cwt	160.00–179.00	474	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	290	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	386	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	306	141.32/cwt	133.00–150.00	432	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Full	310	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	171.94/cwt	163.00–176.00	561	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	184.67/cwt	184.00–186.00	613	3
Steers	—	Small 4	349	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	960	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	185.15/cwt	182.00–188.00	672	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	146.96/cwt	140.00–152.00	545	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	382	163.03/cwt	160.00–179.00	623	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	168.14/cwt	160.00–171.00	698	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	174.80/cwt	168.00–181.00	741	13
Steers	—	Small 4	425	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,381	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	147.50/cwt	141.00–150.00	630	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	850	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	143.69/cwt	139.00–159.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	151.48/cwt	145.00–159.00	729	57
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	870	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	153.66/cwt	150.00–167.00	802	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	140.86/cwt	135.00–147.00	742	7
Steers	—	Small 4	538	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,480	2
Steers	—	Small 4	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	130.35/cwt	126.00–134.00	743	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	579	143.60/cwt	141.00–150.00	831	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	140.06/cwt	138.00–142.50	868	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	133.88/cwt	128.00–135.00	834	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	651	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	921	7
Steers	—	Small 4	657	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	119.41/cwt	110.00–125.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	937	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	130.37/cwt	125.00–133.00	932	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	765	132.98/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,017	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	126.00/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,014	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	817	114.58/cwt	104.00–126.00	936	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	120.40/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,034	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	965	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	994	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	195	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	634	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	225	165.10/cwt	160.00–168.00	371	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	229	153.16/cwt	148.00–159.00	351	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	265	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	411	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	278	137.57/cwt	135.00–141.00	382	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	285	119.00/cwt	113.00–125.00	339	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	305	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	150.24/cwt	147.00–152.00	491	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	134.81/cwt	129.00–144.00	450	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	363	115.80/cwt	112.00–120.00	420	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	369	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	498	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	131.58/cwt	130.00–142.00	555	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	122.40/cwt	121.00–135.00	519	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	625	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Full	435	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	535	16
Heifers	—	Small 4	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	467	120.58/cwt	108.00–140.00	563	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	743	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	131.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	619	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	119.38/cwt	115.00–125.00	628	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	538	123.93/cwt	120.00–127.00	667	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	119.44/cwt	116.00–123.00	669	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	571	128.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	734	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	809	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	834	1
Heifers	—	Small 4	626	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	294	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	643	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	868	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	672	121.61/cwt	120.00–132.50	817	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	105.98/cwt	101.00–116.00	713	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	893	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	947	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	922	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	111.99/cwt	109.00–113.50	969	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	875	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	866	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	220	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	352	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	137.63/cwt	130.00–145.00	582	2
Bulls	—	Small 4	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	649	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	618	93.04/cwt	83.00–103.00	575	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,416	75.58/cwt	65.00–81.50	1,070	17
Bulls	—	—	1,755	86.16/cwt	81.50–93.50	1,512	14
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	764	35.16/cwt	29.00–38.00	269	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	879	44.91/cwt	37.00–55.00	395	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	34.37/cwt	30.00–37.50	302	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,007	47.35/cwt	38.00–54.50	477	56
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	58.33/cwt	54.00–67.50	655	80
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,175	58.58/cwt	52.00–62.00	688	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	64.14/cwt	62.50–72.00	798	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,270	64.37/cwt	63.00–70.00	817	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,367	59.46/cwt	54.00–60.50	813	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,425	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	869	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	63.77/cwt	62.50–65.00	1,004	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	660	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	824	687.50/cwt	600.00–800.00	5,665	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	825	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,569	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	830	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	888	868.75/cwt	800.00–900.00	7,715	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 4	963	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,852	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,157	1,044.00/cwt	850.00–1,175.00	12,079	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,220	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	15,860	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	16,963	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	857.50/cwt	825.00–890.00	8,061	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	982	871.67/cwt	850.00–890.00	8,560	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	855.00/cwt	800.00–910.00	8,678	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 Oct 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 722Year ago 1,209

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 253Year ago 355

Replacement CattleReceipts 103Last week 129Year ago 220

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	141.00–150.00	143.60
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
2	—	765	130.00–136.00	132.98
1	—	200	300.00	300.00
11	—	522	150.00–167.00	153.66
8	—	415	160.00–171.00	168.14
3	—	715	125.00–133.00	130.37
3	—	805	122.00–128.00	126.00
16	—	382	160.00–179.00	163.03
5	—	859	120.00–122.00	120.40
20	—	278	160.00–179.00	170.45
57	—	481	145.00–159.00	151.48
8	—	326	163.00–176.00	171.94
11	—	620	138.00–142.50	140.06
2	—	180	160.00–180.00	170.56
3	—	242	160.00–164.00	162.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	103.00	103.00
6	—	371	140.00–152.00	146.96
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
5	—	664	110.00–125.00	119.41
8	—	570	126.00–134.00	130.35
1	—	855	115.00	115.00
1	—	290	133.00	133.00
4	—	306	133.00–150.00	141.32
3	—	817	104.00–126.00	114.58
7	—	527	135.00–147.00	140.86
12	—	623	128.00–135.00	133.88
11	—	427	141.00–150.00	147.50
6	—	480	139.00–159.00	143.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	300.00	300.00
3	—	657	285.00	285.00
2	—	538	275.00	275.00
1	—	425	325.00	325.00
5	—	349	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	651	141.50	141.50
13	—	424	168.00–181.00	174.80
3	—	332	184.00–186.00	184.67
2	—	223	185.00–191.00	188.10
1	—	480	177.00	177.00
1	—	515	169.00	169.00
19	—	363	182.00–188.00	185.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	136.00	136.00
2	—	425	147.00	147.00
3	—	225	160.00–168.00	165.10
2	—	505	132.00	132.00
3	—	265	155.00	155.00
3	—	327	147.00–152.00	150.24
2	—	470	158.00	158.00
8	—	643	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	865	109.00–113.50	111.99
5	—	229	148.00–159.00	153.16
12	—	672	120.00–132.50	121.61
15	—	472	125.00–140.00	131.20
8	—	422	130.00–142.00	131.58
5	—	278	135.00–141.00	137.57
18	—	334	129.00–144.00	134.81
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
6	—	369	135.00	135.00
16	—	538	120.00–127.00	123.93
1	—	625	133.50	133.50
1	—	195	325.00	325.00
4	—	571	120.00–135.00	128.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	47.00	47.00
1	—	440	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
3	—	673	101.00–116.00	105.98
5	—	526	115.00–125.00	119.38
2	—	560	116.00–123.00	119.44
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
3	—	363	112.00–120.00	115.80
2	—	285	113.00–125.00	119.00
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
14	—	424	121.00–135.00	122.40
14	—	467	108.00–140.00	120.58
1	—	720	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	435	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	83.00–103.00	93.04
1	—	515	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	130.00–145.00	137.63
2	—	220	160.00	160.00
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
1	—	690	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	880	30.00–37.50	34.37
80	—	1,123	54.00–67.50	58.33
56	—	1,007	38.00–54.50	47.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,244	62.50–72.00	64.14
6	—	1,367	54.00–60.50	59.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	61.00	61.00
9	—	1,270	63.00–70.00	64.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	62.50–65.00	63.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	764	29.00–38.00	35.16
8	—	879	37.00–55.00	44.91
5	—	1,175	52.00–62.00	58.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,755	81.50–93.50	86.16
17	—	1,416	65.00–81.50	75.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	660	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	824	600.00–800.00	687.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	800.00–900.00	868.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,157	850.00–1,175.00	1,044.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	1,150.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00

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	—	830	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	400.00	400.00

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)	3	—	982	850.00–890.00	871.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	940	825.00–890.00	857.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	800.00–910.00	855.00

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.