Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers or heifers but a higher undertone on 400-500 lb. steers and a lower undertone on those over 600 lbs. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 lower except high yielding offerings steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $132.52/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$132.52

108 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$66

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

$29.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.48

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	421	146.40	616	10thin
Medium and Large 1	545	133.40	727	80
Small and Medium 1-2	320	126.00	403	2thin
Medium and Large 2	633	122.50	775	10thin
Small and Medium 2	472	116.50	550	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.90/cwt here — about $66 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 sale108 hd

132.52

—

NM average3 barns · 947 hd

141.99

−9.48

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	1,348	77.30	1,042	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,353	59.29	802	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	57.85	705	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,006	50.11	504	50

Every lot, as filed

66 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 1	—	583	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	688	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	538	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	121.26/cwt	121.00–121.50	588	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	587	114.34/cwt	113.00–117.00	671	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	892	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	697	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	854	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	906	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	568	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	152.14/cwt	152.00–153.00	529	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	146.90/cwt	143.00–153.00	642	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	150.16/cwt	147.00–157.00	703	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	128.10/cwt	124.00–129.50	778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	127.87/cwt	116.50–134.00	757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	133.42/cwt	128.00–140.00	702	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	116.91/cwt	113.00–119.50	787	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	111.49/cwt	106.00–117.00	690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	495	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	559	3
Bulls	—	—	1,905	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,715	1
Bulls	—	—	1,445	81.96/cwt	77.00–86.00	1,184	8
Bulls	—	—	1,214	72.31/cwt	69.00–75.00	878	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,456	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	977.50/cwt	975.00–980.00	10,508	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	895.00/cwt	800.00–985.00	7,903	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,750	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.00	838	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	125.33/cwt	122.00–132.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	115.50/cwt	115.50–115.50	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	547	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	583	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	688	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	740	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,738	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	700	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	8,591	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	693.33/cwt	690.00–700.00	8,611	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	48.50/cwt	45.00–50.50	483	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	53.76/cwt	51.75–55.75	577	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	769	42.43/cwt	40.00–43.50	326	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	59.29/cwt	58.50–60.00	802	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	56.88/cwt	52.00–60.50	693	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	63.16/cwt	61.50–64.00	822	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	47.63/cwt	45.00–50.00	419	3
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	6,188	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	—	472	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	550	6
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	320	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	388	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	623	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	686	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,587	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	683	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	700	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	750	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,313	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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