Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.06/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$138.06

118 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	139.28	768	67
Medium and Large 1-2	513	138.06	709	41
Medium and Large 2	508	129.91	660	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.37/cwt here — about $109 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 sale118 hd

138.06

—

NM average4 barns · 1,320 hd

135.80

+2.26

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	1,582	76.38	1,208	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	60.50	941	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	59.51	666	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	52.92	529	30

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	153.41/cwt	150.00–158.50	741	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	146.38/cwt	142.00–149.50	856	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	418	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	328	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	765	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Bulls	—	—	1,058	60.20/cwt	52.50–67.50	637	2
Bulls	—	—	2,000	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,679	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	78.10/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,252	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,108	57.36/cwt	53.00–62.00	636	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	125.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	677	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	147.14/cwt	140.00–153.50	624	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	643	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	894	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	137.60/cwt	137.00–138.00	640	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	599	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	137.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	736	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	247	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	897	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.27/cwt	136.00–150.00	873	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	156.16/cwt	151.00–158.50	801	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	155.40/cwt	151.00–160.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	905.00/cwt	885.00–925.00	12,263	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,722	2
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	1,240.00/cwt	950.00–1,285.00	12,078	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	1,288.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,385.00	11,844	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	10,631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	886.88/cwt	885.00–900.00	9,756	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	13,205	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,275.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	12,431	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	63.80/cwt	62.50–66.00	730	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	54.21/cwt	50.00–59.50	570	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	874	48.66/cwt	47.00–50.75	425	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	275	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	643	4

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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