Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs. 4.00 higher, no comparison over 600 lbs. Heifers steady with limited receipts two weeks ago. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade active, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.18/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$138.18

225 head · 525 lb average

Value per head Derived

$725

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$100

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

$5.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.99

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	459	142.09	652	33
Medium and Large 1-2	515	138.88	715	73
Medium and Large 1	550	136.67	751	119

One grade step is worth $5.42/cwt here — about −$100 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 sale225 hd

138.18

—

NM average3 barns · 1,863 hd

144.18

−5.99

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	1,716	79.42	1,363	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,285	60.09	772	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,177	58.39	687	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	46.45	493	57

Every lot, as filed

75 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,060.00/cwt	1,035.00–1,085.00	12,190	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	965.83/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	8,895	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,693	80.58/cwt	73.00–84.75	1,364	21
Bulls	—	—	1,640	68.89/cwt	67.00–71.00	1,130	4
Bulls	—	—	1,978	85.34/cwt	85.00–86.00	1,688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	290	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	502	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	715.00/cwt	685.00–725.00	7,651	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,500	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	49.51/cwt	46.00–57.50	541	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	43.63/cwt	40.00–45.50	449	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	32.79/cwt	30.50–34.50	316	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	60.09/cwt	59.00–61.50	772	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	57.09/cwt	54.00–59.00	657	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	62.26/cwt	61.00–63.75	773	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	47.67/cwt	47.50–48.00	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	371	154.23/cwt	152.00–159.00	572	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	135.61/cwt	132.00–137.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	624	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	117.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	137.22/cwt	131.50–140.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	149.51/cwt	148.00–151.00	486	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	310	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	415	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	658	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	122.79/cwt	121.00–127.00	694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	128.31/cwt	124.00–133.00	608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	136.62/cwt	131.50–139.50	585	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	630	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	556	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	670	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	159.27/cwt	154.00–165.00	565	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	120.72/cwt	117.50–124.00	980	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	141.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	122.17/cwt	120.00–125.50	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	170.65/cwt	169.00–172.00	548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.70/cwt	124.00–127.50	836	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.73/cwt	143.00–153.00	638	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	134.95/cwt	130.00–142.00	688	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.09/cwt	128.00–138.00	774	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	508	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	749	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	242	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	414	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	440	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	290	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	127.86/cwt	125.00–132.00	680	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	559	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	6,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	262	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	375	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	200	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	449	123.00/cwt	119.00–125.00	552	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	608	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	621	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	628	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	130.18/cwt	124.00–132.50	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	413	153.47/cwt	151.50–155.50	634	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	130.55/cwt	130.00–132.00	692	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	156.50/cwt	154.00–163.00	587	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	120.34/cwt	118.00–122.00	877	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	147.07/cwt	146.50–147.50	666	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	128.82/cwt	127.00–130.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	245	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	390	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	766	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	699	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	355	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	604	4

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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