Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week steers and heifers sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade was moderate and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.02/cwt on 69 head.

Average price

$139.02

69 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$226

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

$16.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.40

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	305	155.00	473	2thin
Medium and Large 1	504	138.54	699	67

One grade step is worth $16.46/cwt here — about −$226 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 sale69 hd

139.02

—

NM average3 barns · 934 hd

141.42

−2.40

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	1,632	74.87	1,222	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,419	62.94	893	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,068	56.63	605	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	919	48.69	447	19

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	965.00/cwt	930.00–1,000.00	9,747	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,166.67/cwt	1,100.00–1,200.00	11,247	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	765	1,210.00/cwt	1,210.00–1,210.00	9,257	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	800	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	8,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,020.00/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	9,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	421	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	129.39/cwt	129.00–130.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	129.50/cwt	128.00–131.00	890	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	143.39/cwt	141.00–145.00	657	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	134.48/cwt	131.00–136.00	823	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	126.68/cwt	125.00–130.00	660	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	341	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	473	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	648	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	396	159.40/cwt	157.00–169.00	631	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	493	166.21/cwt	165.00–167.00	819	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	842	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	156.77/cwt	151.50–159.00	887	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	136.82/cwt	134.00–140.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	161.27/cwt	157.00–167.00	703	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	910	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	10,556	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	908	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,172	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	1,205.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,260.00	14,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	975	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,044	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	894	924.00/cwt	820.00–1,000.00	8,261	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	910.00/cwt	800.00–1,020.00	10,374	2
Bulls	—	—	1,568	60.05/cwt	55.00–65.00	942	4
Bulls	—	—	1,656	83.48/cwt	82.50–84.25	1,382	4
Bulls	—	—	1,642	76.33/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,253	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	56.63/cwt	51.00–60.00	605	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	62.94/cwt	60.00–64.00	893	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	50.65/cwt	44.50–53.50	480	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	46.93/cwt	43.50–49.00	419	10

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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