Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers due to limited receipts last week but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.52/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$130.52

81 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	138.28	680	21
Medium and Large 1-2	550	131.92	726	32
Large 1	468	131.00	613	4thin
Medium 1-2	393	124.00	487	2thin
Medium and Large 2	637	121.57	774	22

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale81 hd

130.52

—

NM average4 barns · 1,769 hd

138.73

−8.22

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	1,558	82.99	1,293	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	62.35	868	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	61.70	692	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	55.84	621	76

Every lot, as filed

76 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	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	949	1
Heifers	Large 1	—	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	2
Heifers	Large 1	—	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	393	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	113.25/cwt	112.00–114.50	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	121.88/cwt	121.00–122.00	722	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	933	2
Steers	Large 1	—	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	393	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	149.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	614	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	714	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	517	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,044	59.24/cwt	54.50–62.50	618	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	63.87/cwt	63.00–66.25	761	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	822	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	63.69/cwt	63.50–63.75	859	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	62.68/cwt	62.25–64.50	760	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	51.09/cwt	47.00–52.75	563	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	56.20/cwt	53.25–61.00	615	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	690	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	752	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	1,197.50/cwt	885.00–1,260.00	13,568	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	981.67/cwt	900.00–1,135.00	9,571	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	7,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,121	6
Bulls	—	—	1,623	83.74/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,359	10
Bulls	—	—	1,721	89.74/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,544	8
Bulls	—	—	1,169	70.70/cwt	63.50–75.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	109.03/cwt	107.00–116.50	642	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	117.21/cwt	114.50–120.00	479	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	121.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	513	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	131.39/cwt	125.00–136.00	411	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	113.13/cwt	111.00–118.50	872	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	118.53/cwt	114.00–121.50	807	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	260	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	125.15/cwt	121.00–131.00	722	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	690	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,470	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	708.75/cwt	615.00–760.00	6,832	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	856.25/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	722.50/cwt	685.00–760.00	7,948	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	658	1

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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