Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2019-04-26

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 26
● Final36 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
93 vs last sale 551 644 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
7 vs last sale 158 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
88 head
45 vs last sale 133 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold mostly 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold mostly steady. Market activity was moderat on good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.45/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$160.45
95 head · 597 lb average
Value per head Derived
$958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
single grade reported
vs the market
4.77
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1597160.4595895
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale95 hd
160.45
NM average3 barns · 854 hd
165.23
−4.77
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsHigh1,56178.021,21816
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30560.5379012
CowsLean 85-90%Average89453.8448120
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,09648.085274thin

Every lot, as filed

36 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersLarge 1583154.00/cwt154.00–154.008983
HeifersMedium and Large 1404173.00/cwt173.00–173.006993
HeifersMedium and Large 1358179.00/cwt179.00–179.006414
HeifersMedium and Large 1534153.69/cwt150.00–157.008215
HeifersMedium and Large 1480170.97/cwt168.00–174.0082110
HeifersMedium and Large 1558148.65/cwt147.00–153.0082915
HeifersMedium and Large 1651133.65/cwt131.00–134.0087044
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2480158.00/cwt158.00–158.007582
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy604154.00/cwt154.00–154.0093011
SteersMedium and Large 1314184.11/cwt181.00–190.005783
SteersMedium and Large 1385188.00/cwt188.00–188.007243
SteersMedium and Large 1423188.34/cwt188.00–189.007973
SteersMedium and Large 1513181.15/cwt175.00–183.009299
SteersMedium and Large 1808131.05/cwt126.00–132.501,0599
SteersMedium and Large 1555183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,01611
SteersMedium and Large 1644144.00/cwt144.00–144.0092717
SteersMedium and Large 1696138.50/cwt138.50–138.5096420
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed428203.00/cwt203.00–203.008699
Cow-Calf PairsLarge 2-39401,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0010,3401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1981,294.17/cwt1,075.00–1,375.0015,5046
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2-31,0381,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0014,5322
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 1-2720930.00/cwt930.00–930.006,6961
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3735937.50/cwt900.00–975.006,8912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0011,3001
Bred HeifersLarge 21,425825.00/cwt825.00–825.0011,7561
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0901,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0012,8081
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0151,020.00/cwt1,020.00–1,020.0010,3531
Bred HeifersSmall and Medium 21,110780.00/cwt780.00–780.008,6581
Bulls2,22581.50/cwt81.50–81.501,8131
Bulls1,51777.79/cwt62.00–84.001,18015
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09648.08/cwt45.00–53.005274
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36662.38/cwt60.00–64.008524
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,27459.61/cwt54.00–66.257598
CowsLean 85-90%97157.16/cwt52.50–64.505558
CowsLean 85-90%84251.63/cwt47.50–54.5043512

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.