Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 1.00-2.00 lower, feeders over 600 lbs. 3.00-4.00 lower on limited comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $134.34/cwt on 90 head.

Average price

$134.34

90 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$763

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$40.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.82

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	517	140.58	727	28
Medium and Large 1	593	137.19	813	40
Medium and Large 2	597	132.18	790	14thin
Small and Medium 2	418	103.50	433	4thin
Small and Medium 1-2	723	100.50	726	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.08/cwt here — about $0 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 sale90 hd

134.34

—

NM average3 barns · 1,172 hd

144.15

−9.82

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	1,515	79.97	1,212	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,282	56.94	730	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	56.82	628	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,003	50.98	511	66

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	670	129.24/cwt	129.00–129.50	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	677	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	7,088	1
Bulls	—	—	1,221	68.87/cwt	65.00–73.50	841	5
Bulls	—	—	1,662	88.52/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,471	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	80.77/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,261	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,282	56.94/cwt	56.75–57.00	730	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	60.19/cwt	60.00–60.50	671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	39.49/cwt	35.00–43.00	324	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	47.85/cwt	43.50–50.50	448	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	54.51/cwt	50.00–58.75	585	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	636	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	142.75/cwt	141.00–144.50	771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	134.67/cwt	134.50–135.00	823	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	130.00/cwt	127.50–132.50	896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	141.57/cwt	138.00–145.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	140.05/cwt	138.00–143.00	825	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	645	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	297	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	135.37/cwt	129.00–139.00	769	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	124.34/cwt	124.00–125.00	761	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	824	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	525	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	725	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	943	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2Fleshy	—	700	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	658	2
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	797	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	288	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	288	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	548	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	586	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	923.33/cwt	750.00–1,135.00	8,605	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	968.75/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	9,329	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	765.00/cwt	730.00–800.00	6,503	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	990.56/cwt	900.00–1,110.00	9,688	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	825	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	5,940	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	864	765.00/cwt	690.00–790.00	6,610	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	900	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,300	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	790.00/cwt	790.00–790.00	6,320	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	1,095.83/cwt	800.00–1,200.00	8,810	6
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	650	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,550	1
Heifer Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	670	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	73.03/cwt	68.00–78.00	635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	75.51/cwt	73.00–78.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	128.91/cwt	124.00–134.00	492	4
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	515	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	121.14/cwt	120.00–123.50	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	129.71/cwt	124.00–132.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	146.34/cwt	144.50–150.00	543	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	127.37/cwt	120.00–131.50	720	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	784	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	503	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	553	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	494	118.61/cwt	112.00–123.00	586	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	636	115.75/cwt	115.50–116.00	736	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	393	134.39/cwt	125.00–136.00	528	13
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	598	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	768	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	953	50.45/cwt	50.00–51.00	481	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	61.40/cwt	60.00–62.50	708	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	56.55/cwt	53.00–59.75	628	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	6,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	791.82/cwt	760.00–800.00	7,364	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	713.93/cwt	660.00–950.00	6,554	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	6,345	1

How this sale compares

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