Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers due to limited comparable quotes but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.14/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$140.14

63 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

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

$58.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	152.80	810	27
Medium and Large 1-2	591	142.10	839	10thin
Medium and Large 2	559	137.35	768	14thin
Medium 2	408	135.00	551	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	472	124.00	586	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	518	93.92	487	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.88/cwt here — about $324 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 sale63 hd

140.14

—

NM average3 barns · 736 hd

141.85

−1.70

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	1,492	82.74	1,234	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	59.11	670	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	970	53.52	519	59

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
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	705	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	763	38.56/cwt	37.50–39.50	294	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,194	62.42/cwt	61.00–64.50	745	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	56.60/cwt	51.50–60.00	571	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	837	46.47/cwt	42.00–50.00	389	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,333	62.39/cwt	61.25–67.50	832	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	57.90/cwt	53.00–60.25	614	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	933.33/cwt	850.00–975.00	7,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,020.71/cwt	950.00–1,120.00	9,880	7
Bulls	—	—	1,378	65.70/cwt	64.50–67.00	905	2
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.30/cwt	89.75–91.50	1,436	5
Bulls	—	—	1,481	82.58/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,223	24
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	1,195.63/cwt	920.00–1,235.00	9,374	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	159.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	144.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	894	13
Steers	Medium 2	—	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	135.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	774	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	303	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	153.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	711	3
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	558	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	119.22/cwt	118.00–123.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	13,545	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	904.00/cwt	870.00–950.00	9,320	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	720.00/cwt	650.00–790.00	6,876	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	625.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	6,144	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	129.00/cwt	128.50–129.50	779	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	763	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	923	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	518	93.92/cwt	91.00–96.00	487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	170.81/cwt	167.00–172.00	656	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	122.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	127.76/cwt	126.50–129.00	680	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	597	104.49/cwt	101.00–108.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	129.46/cwt	126.50–131.50	807	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	2

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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