Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to Last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on limited comparable quotes with a higher undertone on 300-400 lb. and 500-550 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $120.68/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$120.68

88 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$47.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.96

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	132.93	921	36
Medium and Large 1-2	650	129.75	844	12thin
Medium and Large 2	611	127.24	777	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	620	116.00	719	2thin
Small and Medium 2	606	105.67	640	21
Small and Medium 2-3	476	92.33	440	6thin
Small and Medium 3	527	85.00	448	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.93/cwt here — about $473 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 sale88 hd

120.68

—

NM average3 barns · 611 hd

139.64

−18.96

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	—	Average	1,476	80.32	1,186	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	59.00	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	58.02	629	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	51.86	534	69

Every lot, as filed

63 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	54.24/cwt	51.00–59.75	578	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	48.35/cwt	44.25–50.75	472	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	42.66/cwt	42.00–43.50	372	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	60.75/cwt	60.75–60.75	872	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	57.25/cwt	57.25–57.25	793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	56.75/cwt	53.25–60.00	594	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	62.77/cwt	60.50–63.50	739	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,479	81.22/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,201	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	87.75/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,416	6
Bulls	—	—	1,264	67.62/cwt	62.50–72.50	855	4
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	645	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,064	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Heifers	Medium 1	—	479	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	572	16
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	323	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	785	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	809	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	523	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	190.03/cwt	188.00–192.00	580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	785	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	136.57/cwt	132.50–140.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,089	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	761	120.00/cwt	119.50–120.50	913	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,006	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	404	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	598	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.13/cwt	123.50–130.00	782	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	8
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	667	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	687	11
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	413	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	359	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	463	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	449	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	553	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	514	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	527	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	448	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,058.33/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	10,054	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,016.67/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	750	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	850	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	7,969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	937.50/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	7,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,497	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	715.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	7,922	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	695.00/cwt	660.00–730.00	7,089	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,055	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,541	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	881	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,876	10

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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