Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-30

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 steady to 1.00 lower, bulls steady. Trade active, demand moderate to good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $128.58/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$128.58

71 head · 619 lb average

Value per head Derived

$796

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$79

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

$11.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.04

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	580	134.47	779	28
Medium and Large 2	612	126.06	772	27
Medium and Large 1-2	701	122.50	859	16thin

One grade step is worth $11.97/cwt here — about −$79 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 sale71 hd

128.58

—

NM average3 barns · 1,150 hd

134.62

−6.04

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	1,589	83.93	1,334	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,132	61.32	694	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,490	60.59	903	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	52.86	558	50

Every lot, as filed

41 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	—	427	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	953	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,084	59.95/cwt	55.00–62.50	650	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	63.93/cwt	63.50–64.50	782	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	55.66/cwt	53.00–58.75	603	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	49.88/cwt	44.50–52.50	513	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	114.02/cwt	110.50–115.50	824	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	126.38/cwt	124.00–128.50	669	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	137.05/cwt	135.00–139.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	555	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	117.23/cwt	114.50–119.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	643	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	982	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	122.60/cwt	122.00–124.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	497	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	649	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	133.32/cwt	133.00–134.00	767	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	11,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	135.10/cwt	133.50–137.25	848	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	842	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	800	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	3,200	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,215	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	316	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,487	59.62/cwt	55.00–61.25	887	3
Bulls	—	—	1,661	84.52/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,404	9
Bulls	—	—	1,724	90.71/cwt	90.00–91.50	1,564	5
Bulls	—	—	1,325	76.07/cwt	72.00–79.50	1,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	561	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	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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