Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers mostly steady. Demand moderate on light offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.45/cwt on 58 head.

Average price

$163.45

58 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+17.53

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	452	163.45	739	58

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 sale58 hd

163.45

—

NM average4 barns · 1,294 hd

145.92

+17.53

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	1,377	73.35	1,010	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,208	58.35	705	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,062	52.67	559	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	896	50.46	452	22

Every lot, as filed

38 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 1	—	512	166.42/cwt	162.00–172.00	852	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	164.87/cwt	160.00–170.00	678	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	496	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	789	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	1,327.50/cwt	1,300.00–1,410.00	16,448	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,409.17/cwt	1,350.00–1,490.00	16,459	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	873	992.50/cwt	910.00–1,075.00	8,665	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,440	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	12,672	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	9,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	168.64/cwt	168.00–170.00	658	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	537	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	819	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	195.12/cwt	190.00–200.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	995	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	139.91/cwt	136.00–143.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	177.44/cwt	173.00–179.00	742	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	302	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	296	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	648	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,168	1,375.00/cwt	1,370.00–1,380.00	16,060	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	925	1,133.33/cwt	1,000.00–1,275.00	10,483	3
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,020	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	7,905	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	753	720.00/cwt	650.00–760.00	5,422	3
Bred Heifers	Medium 2	—	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Bulls	—	—	1,070	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,639	84.72/cwt	83.50–86.00	1,389	5
Bulls	—	—	1,209	67.35/cwt	64.00–69.00	814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	60.10/cwt	57.50–62.00	637	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	49.97/cwt	46.75–54.00	531	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	865	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	441	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,578	56.13/cwt	54.50–58.00	886	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,190	64.73/cwt	63.50–67.00	770	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	57.70/cwt	57.00–59.00	545	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	44.39/cwt	43.50–45.50	388	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	50.63/cwt	47.50–53.50	452	15

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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