Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: No accurate comparison due to limited recipes two weeks ago but a higher undertone noted on feeders over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.92/cwt on 83 head.

Average price

$126.92

83 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 2-3

$53.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.17

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	498	132.16	659	29
Medium and Large 1	529	131.34	694	29
Medium and Large 2	499	125.43	626	18thin
Small and Medium 1-2	318	120.00	382	2thin
Small and Medium 2-3	362	79.00	286	5thin

One grade step is worth $53.16/cwt here — about $373 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 sale83 hd

126.92

—

NM average3 barns · 909 hd

132.09

−5.17

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	1,444	79.15	1,143	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,046	54.96	575	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,007	51.37	517	77

Every lot, as filed

77 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 2	—	590	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	679	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	370	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	145.53/cwt	143.00–151.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.72/cwt	124.00–135.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	904	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	318	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	607	4
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	362	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	286	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	891.67/cwt	835.00–960.00	8,248	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,060.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,120.00	11,268	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	881.25/cwt	825.00–900.00	9,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	544	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,091.67/cwt	900.00–1,275.00	12,827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	131.31/cwt	129.50–135.00	733	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	138.73/cwt	138.00–141.00	602	4
Bulls	—	—	1,249	69.71/cwt	62.00–73.50	871	7
Bulls	—	—	1,595	88.22/cwt	85.50–92.00	1,407	7
Bulls	—	—	1,470	79.37/cwt	73.50–84.50	1,167	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	140.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	144.99/cwt	144.00–146.00	642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	127.04/cwt	124.00–134.00	673	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	60.74/cwt	60.00–62.50	694	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	871	49.34/cwt	47.50–50.00	430	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	54.58/cwt	50.00–58.75	563	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,020	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	459	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	47.83/cwt	44.75–50.00	465	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	42.76/cwt	40.00–44.00	384	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,273	59.25/cwt	59.00–59.50	754	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	952.50/cwt	825.00–1,080.00	8,334	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	975	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	7,838	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	583	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	288	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	501	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	545	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	728	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,663	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	737.50/cwt	725.00–750.00	7,264	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	728.33/cwt	675.00–835.00	7,210	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	865	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	3,893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,959	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	622.50/cwt	610.00–635.00	6,505	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,072	55.54/cwt	53.00–58.75	595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	136.13/cwt	132.00–140.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.24/cwt	122.00–132.00	752	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	123.97/cwt	120.00–125.50	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	134.46/cwt	131.00–138.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.44/cwt	117.00–127.50	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	133.76/cwt	128.50–138.50	774	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.48/cwt	138.00–146.00	748	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	125.68/cwt	125.00–127.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	130.85/cwt	125.00–135.50	831	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	138.41/cwt	138.00–140.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	398	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	423	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.18/cwt	135.00–149.50	826	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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