Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steers and heifers sold mostly steady with a higher undertone on very limited comparable offerings. Trade moderate on good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls trended 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.74/cwt on 77 head.

Average price

$164.74

77 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$79

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

$27.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.15

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	168.25	825	67
Medium and Large 1-2	528	141.17	746	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.08/cwt here — about $79 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 sale77 hd

164.74

—

NM average4 barns · 887 hd

152.58

+12.15

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	1,526	69.64	1,063	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,248	53.94	673	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,056	52.83	558	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	952	49.55	472	36

Every lot, as filed

43 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	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	903	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	498	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	812	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	181.32/cwt	180.00–182.00	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	162.59/cwt	160.00–168.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	186.86/cwt	181.00–188.00	732	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	927	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	167.10/cwt	166.50–172.00	882	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	141.58/cwt	137.00–145.00	762	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	200.96/cwt	200.00–202.00	669	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	545	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	970	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	197.51/cwt	196.00–198.00	711	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	734	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,013	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	152.69/cwt	150.00–155.00	927	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	310	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	—	462	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	809	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	179.94/cwt	179.00–182.00	774	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	185.74/cwt	183.00–190.00	672	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	166.62/cwt	161.00–168.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	430	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	959	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	1,245.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	13,844	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,037.50/cwt	985.00–1,090.00	11,983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,049	1,067.73/cwt	910.00–1,210.00	11,200	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	885	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,195	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	905	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	7,783	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	883	797.50/cwt	600.00–985.00	7,042	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	940.00/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	9,381	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	780.00/cwt	760.00–800.00	7,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	745	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,035	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,509	61.71/cwt	55.50–68.00	931	4
Bulls	—	—	1,534	73.16/cwt	66.50–75.00	1,122	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	60.74/cwt	59.50–62.00	610	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	854	49.41/cwt	42.50–52.50	422	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	52.50/cwt	47.00–57.00	626	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	53.94/cwt	51.00–56.25	673	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	58.75/cwt	58.00–59.00	600	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	45.07/cwt	43.50–50.00	378	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	50.39/cwt	46.50–56.00	507	20

How this sale compares

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.

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