Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, 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 $142.28/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$142.28

99 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

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	473	148.37	701	36
Medium and Large 1	559	139.12	778	46
Medium and Large 2	485	137.98	669	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about $33 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 sale99 hd

142.28

—

NM average4 barns · 2,271 hd

139.78

+2.51

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	1,562	80.48	1,257	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	56.95	675	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	53.89	809	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	51.15	559	102

Every lot, as filed

59 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 1-2	—	422	149.98/cwt	148.00–153.00	633	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	131.09/cwt	130.50–132.50	683	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,090	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	635	325.00/cwt	275.00–375.00	2,064	2
Bulls	—	—	1,333	75.11/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,001	8
Bulls	—	—	1,642	82.35/cwt	78.25–86.00	1,352	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	50.01/cwt	48.00–51.50	571	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	60.86/cwt	60.00–62.50	702	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	56.38/cwt	53.00–59.50	682	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	61.75/cwt	61.75–61.75	898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,512	51.92/cwt	51.25–53.25	785	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	60.52/cwt	59.00–63.00	635	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	37.73/cwt	33.50–40.00	365	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	46.54/cwt	42.50–48.50	480	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	54.05/cwt	49.25–57.75	613	64
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	55.69/cwt	53.50–56.50	663	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	574	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	57.00/cwt	51.50–62.50	687	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	140.57/cwt	133.50–144.00	789	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	132.84/cwt	131.00–135.50	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	239	173.96/cwt	173.00–175.00	416	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	137.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	704	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	133.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	149.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	573	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	593	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	718	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	146.58/cwt	146.00–147.00	542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	129.94/cwt	126.00–137.00	615	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	127.97/cwt	123.00–135.00	673	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	397	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	524	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	121.77/cwt	121.00–124.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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