Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers were not well tested, however, a steady to higher undertone was noted. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls were mostly steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.45/cwt on 52 head.

Average price

$176.45

52 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$860

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$21.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.28

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	178.92	871	46
Medium and Large 1-2	494	157.51	778	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.41/cwt here — about $93 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 sale52 hd

176.45

—

NM average2 barns · 490 hd

182.73

−6.28

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	1,592	73.44	1,169	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,273	58.73	748	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	56.45	667	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	879	47.48	417	38

Every lot, as filed

37 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	784	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	753	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	904	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	174.41/cwt	173.00–176.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	174.34/cwt	170.00–179.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	165.42/cwt	161.00–170.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	155.33/cwt	155.00–156.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	139.67/cwt	139.00–140.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	153.86/cwt	144.00–158.00	825	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	190.50/cwt	190.00–191.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	180.79/cwt	174.00–188.00	747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	144.00/cwt	139.00–149.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	135.80/cwt	130.00–143.50	923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	588	168.99/cwt	164.00–173.00	994	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	186.62/cwt	180.00–194.00	689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	184.21/cwt	179.00–187.00	890	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	172.48/cwt	170.00–178.00	914	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	453	193.74/cwt	192.50–195.00	878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	346	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	766	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	159.94/cwt	158.00–162.00	832	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	156.29/cwt	154.00–162.00	752	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,588	1,305.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,360.00	20,723	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,229	1,400.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,475.00	17,206	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,234	1,218.75/cwt	1,125.00–1,350.00	15,039	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,117	1,083.33/cwt	1,025.00–1,125.00	12,101	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	1,225.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	11,086	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	860.00/cwt	750.00–1,025.00	7,981	5
Bulls	—	—	1,669	78.13/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,304	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	59.24/cwt	55.00–63.00	696	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,273	58.73/cwt	54.00–62.50	748	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	50.70/cwt	47.00–53.00	447	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	48.99/cwt	46.25–49.25	467	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	49.93/cwt	48.00–52.00	598	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	68.29/cwt	60.00–73.75	1,030	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	648	38.36/cwt	36.50–40.00	249	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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