Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No comparison on feeder steers and heifers due to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$130.47

49 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.62

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	130.47	645	49

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 sale49 hd

130.47

—

NM average3 barns · 612 hd

134.09

−3.62

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	1,500	77.00	1,155	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,249	58.91	736	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	52.93	589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	48.53	432	20

Every lot, as filed

29 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	—	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	406	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	536	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	123.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	125.43/cwt	125.00–126.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	542	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	354	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	124.39/cwt	122.00–132.50	779	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,620	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,465	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,061	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	12,467	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	940.00/cwt	910.00–990.00	10,265	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	730.00/cwt	700.00–760.00	6,044	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,145	62.62/cwt	62.50–63.00	717	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	47.19/cwt	44.75–49.00	420	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.50	455	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,284	57.67/cwt	55.25–60.50	740	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	967	806.67/cwt	760.00–830.00	7,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,038	850.63/cwt	800.00–935.00	8,830	16
Bulls	—	—	1,225	71.77/cwt	70.00–73.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	78.42/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,235	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,098	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	549	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	54.19/cwt	52.50–55.00	606	7

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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