Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers were not well tested. However, a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.28/cwt on 102 head.

Average price

$132.28

102 head · 446 lb average

Value per head Derived

$591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$94.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.47

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	403	150.06	604	31
Medium and Large 1-2	456	137.20	626	50
Large 1	518	124.00	642	2thin
Medium and Large 2	508	122.91	624	10thin
Small 4	459	56.00	257	9thin

One grade step is worth $94.06/cwt here — about $347 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 sale102 hd

132.28

—

NM average3 barns · 470 hd

138.75

−6.47

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	1,411	82.67	1,166	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,271	61.99	788	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,068	58.34	623	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	50.36	487	26

Every lot, as filed

61 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 1Fleshy	—	555	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	710	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	514	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	689	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	273	159.94/cwt	158.00–161.00	437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	161.34/cwt	159.00–164.00	492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	142.99/cwt	141.00–144.00	382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	149.63/cwt	147.00–151.00	476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.82/cwt	145.00–151.00	554	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	133.91/cwt	130.00–137.00	691	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	136.98/cwt	133.00–140.00	582	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	822	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	587	4
Steers	Small 4	—	459	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	257	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	133.62/cwt	131.00–134.50	513	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	773	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	265	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	371	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	335	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	126.50/cwt	125.00–128.00	581	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	125.87/cwt	123.50–127.50	646	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	124.95/cwt	124.00–125.50	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	105.25/cwt	105.00–105.50	634	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,017.50/cwt	950.00–1,085.00	13,177	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	9,660	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,307	1,152.50/cwt	1,060.00–1,225.00	15,063	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	740.00/cwt	730.00–750.00	8,547	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	805.00/cwt	800.00–810.00	8,131	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	558	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,451	2
Bulls	—	—	1,040	69.47/cwt	66.50–72.00	722	4
Bulls	—	—	1,639	91.45/cwt	90.25–94.00	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	85.90/cwt	81.00–89.00	1,269	15
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	990	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,005	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	63.63/cwt	62.00–65.00	668	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	985	53.67/cwt	51.50–55.25	529	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	59.45/cwt	55.00–62.50	671	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	950	58.75/cwt	58.75–58.75	558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,294	62.22/cwt	60.50–63.50	805	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	48.60/cwt	47.00–50.00	488	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	614	38.30/cwt	35.00–42.00	235	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	55.33/cwt	52.00–61.00	604	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	117.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	605	7
Steers	Large 1	—	518	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	642	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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