Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-06-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 2.00-4.00-lower,feeder heifers 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.52/cwt on 53 head.

Average price

$146.52

53 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$12.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.58

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	147.72	738	48
Medium and Large 1-2	504	135.00	680	5thin

One grade step is worth $12.72/cwt here — about $58 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 sale53 hd

146.52

—

NM average3 barns · 670 hd

140.94

+5.58

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	—	High	1,478	80.11	1,184	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,273	60.47	770	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	55.48	627	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	890	51.76	461	20

Every lot, as filed

30 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	—	292	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	152.64/cwt	152.00–154.00	727	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	528	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	651	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	148.51/cwt	144.50–154.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	135.83/cwt	128.00–138.00	875	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	144.02/cwt	143.00–145.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	852	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	907.50/cwt	835.00–980.00	9,257	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	778	787.50/cwt	775.00–800.00	6,127	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	53.27/cwt	50.00–58.25	577	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	56.21/cwt	52.50–59.00	644	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	58.68/cwt	57.50–60.00	910	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,223	60.79/cwt	57.50–64.50	743	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	54.57/cwt	54.00–55.75	497	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	51.26/cwt	44.00–56.50	455	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	12,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	1,118.75/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	11,009	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	1,246.67/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	17,416	15
Bulls	—	—	1,835	84.71/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,554	4
Bulls	—	—	1,268	75.19/cwt	69.50–78.00	953	6
Bulls	—	—	1,456	81.50/cwt	76.00–87.00	1,187	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	138.94/cwt	135.00–140.00	667	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	123.56/cwt	117.00–144.00	646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	260	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	393	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	151.67/cwt	148.00–155.00	491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	117.94/cwt	115.00–120.00	795	5

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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