Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers have no comparison due to light offerings. Trade moderate , demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $139.59/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$139.59

144 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	151.75	732	57
Medium and Large 1-2	528	138.60	732	59
Medium and Large 2	622	116.95	728	28

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $4 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 sale144 hd

139.59

—

NM average4 barns · 1,454 hd

147.81

−8.21

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	1,345	80.23	1,079	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	60.25	630	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	882	52.57	464	53

Every lot, as filed

70 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 1Fleshy	—	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	393	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	936	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	660	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	129.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	125.86/cwt	125.00–126.00	598	7
Bulls	—	—	1,717	91.33/cwt	90.75–91.75	1,568	3
Bulls	—	—	1,534	85.48/cwt	80.00–88.75	1,311	14
Bulls	—	—	1,165	75.15/cwt	67.00–78.50	875	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	828	52.89/cwt	50.00–54.50	438	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	64.97/cwt	63.00–67.00	710	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	60.60/cwt	55.00–64.50	647	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	38.12/cwt	30.00–41.50	253	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	46.64/cwt	44.00–50.50	355	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	56.79/cwt	52.00–60.00	542	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	116.89/cwt	114.00–120.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	117.32/cwt	116.00–121.00	561	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	392	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	719	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	549	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	708	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	220	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	875.00/cwt	770.00–960.00	8,234	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	1,127.50/cwt	1,010.00–1,250.00	14,748	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,140.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,260.00	11,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2-3	—	880	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,104	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	811.25/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,145	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	904	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	850	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.14/cwt	161.00–170.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	178.26/cwt	174.00–183.00	563	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	139.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	730	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	181.70/cwt	178.00–182.00	541	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	410	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	165.45/cwt	161.00–170.00	385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	141.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	666	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	166.19/cwt	157.00–170.00	542	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	125.40/cwt	123.00–127.50	722	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	121.04/cwt	118.50–125.00	933	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	155.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	144.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	622	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	939	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	611	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	532	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	111.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	856	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	558	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	108.91/cwt	107.50–110.00	908	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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