Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $131.10/cwt on 387 head.

Average price

$131.10

387 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4

$76.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.76

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	136.71	793	231
Medium and Large 1-2	482	133.88	645	100
Medium and Large 2	396	129.56	513	19thin
Medium 1	471	122.00	574	6thin
Small and Medium 1	594	118.67	705	6thin
Medium 1-2	545	110.00	600	2thin
Small 2-3	423	105.00	444	4thin
Small 3	520	72.00	375	7thin
Small 3-4	410	60.00	246	12thin

One grade step is worth $76.71/cwt here — about $547 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 sale387 hd

131.10

—

NM average4 barns · 1,610 hd

143.86

−12.76

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	1,585	76.81	1,218	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	61.39	879	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,114	52.51	585	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	42.96	412	39

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	673	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	774	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	868	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	123.33/cwt	120.00–125.00	691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	434	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	139.00/cwt	135.00–140.00	598	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.03/cwt	115.00–120.00	751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.70/cwt	128.00–138.50	764	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.58/cwt	140.50–150.00	673	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	128.37/cwt	127.50–134.00	818	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	140.06/cwt	134.00–147.00	734	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.68/cwt	123.00–134.00	924	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	126.17/cwt	120.00–129.00	969	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.79/cwt	125.00–130.50	856	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	125.99/cwt	123.00–130.00	1,034	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	154.52/cwt	152.00–156.00	598	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	153.34/cwt	149.00–157.00	667	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	265	163.33/cwt	160.00–170.00	433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	168.50/cwt	168.00–169.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	718	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	790	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	545	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	600	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	421	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	509	4
Steers	Medium 1	—	570	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	125.56/cwt	123.00–130.00	550	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	303	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.14/cwt	132.00–143.00	579	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	126.34/cwt	122.50–128.00	715	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	135.13/cwt	133.00–145.00	513	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	123.83/cwt	122.00–125.00	649	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.80/cwt	121.00–124.00	816	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	131.04/cwt	127.00–131.50	603	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	913	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	122.26/cwt	122.00–123.00	758	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	120.48/cwt	119.50–121.50	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	114.18/cwt	113.00–115.00	586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	745	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	372	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	398	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	—	510	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	551	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,135	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,931	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	865.00/cwt	800.00–935.00	8,754	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,426	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,041	58.50/cwt	54.00–62.00	609	4
Bulls	—	—	1,712	80.46/cwt	74.50–84.75	1,377	16
Bulls	—	—	1,710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,454	3
Bulls	—	—	1,512	73.53/cwt	70.00–75.00	1,112	3
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	527	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	527	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	695.00/cwt	635.00–750.00	6,206	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	791.67/cwt	775.00–825.00	8,130	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	980	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,370	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	50.15/cwt	46.50–55.50	542	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	35.01/cwt	31.00–37.00	287	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	43.80/cwt	40.50–45.00	431	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	61.20/cwt	59.50–62.25	897	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	772	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	55.19/cwt	53.00–59.50	646	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	48.34/cwt	45.50–52.50	528	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	729	37.87/cwt	37.50–38.00	276	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	649	1
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	544	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	669	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	130.71/cwt	128.00–133.00	690	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	143.95/cwt	142.00–153.00	554	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	133.01/cwt	132.00–136.00	616	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	116.41/cwt	115.00–117.00	717	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	127.43/cwt	123.00–134.00	483	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	117.53/cwt	117.00–118.50	623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	120.94/cwt	118.50–123.00	566	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	609	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	119.48/cwt	118.50–125.00	401	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	116.81/cwt	113.00–117.50	486	21
Heifers	Small 1	—	483	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	425	2
Heifers	Small 1-2Fleshy	—	498	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	403	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	527	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	133.64/cwt	130.00–144.00	438	12
Steers	Small 2-3	—	423	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	444	4
Steers	Small 3	—	443	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	319	3
Steers	Small 3	—	578	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	416	4
Steers	Small 3-4	—	410	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	246	12
Steers	Small and Medium 1	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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