Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows traded steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.41/cwt on 405 head.

Average price

$138.41

405 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$701

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$510

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$84.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	143.15	756	238
Medium and Large 1-2	484	137.67	667	133
Medium and Large 2	452	128.84	583	24
Small 4	421	58.50	246	10thin

One grade step is worth $84.65/cwt here — about $510 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 sale405 hd

138.41

—

NM average4 barns · 2,275 hd

146.15

−7.74

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	1,727	77.93	1,346	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,226	58.68	719	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,041	50.03	521	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,004	44.78	449	59

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	420	126.51/cwt	123.00–130.00	531	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	117.75/cwt	115.00–120.50	655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	321	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,065	47.76/cwt	44.75–51.00	509	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	716	37.70/cwt	36.50–42.50	270	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	53.94/cwt	52.00–57.50	610	37
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,005	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	503	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,281	60.85/cwt	58.50–62.00	779	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	43.78/cwt	40.00–45.50	430	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	778	37.34/cwt	34.00–40.00	291	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	49.01/cwt	46.50–55.00	553	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	463	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	707	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	589	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.50	723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	210	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	172.86/cwt	170.00–176.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	126.29/cwt	123.00–129.50	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.63/cwt	129.50–134.50	952	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	816	128.39/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	134.47/cwt	129.00–138.75	1,030	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	148.02/cwt	147.00–149.00	407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.78/cwt	137.00–141.00	524	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	126.16/cwt	124.00–131.00	395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	119.32/cwt	119.00–120.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	124.19/cwt	121.00–130.00	657	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	139.31/cwt	135.00–144.50	592	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	138.15/cwt	133.00–140.00	434	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	122.55/cwt	121.50–124.00	749	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.96/cwt	123.00–129.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	137.95/cwt	135.00–141.00	400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	—	415	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	124.48/cwt	124.00–125.00	595	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	551	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	617	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	413	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	882	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	128.51/cwt	127.00–130.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	255	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	128.14/cwt	127.50–138.00	597	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	123.25/cwt	120.00–124.00	700	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	140.99/cwt	134.00–144.50	530	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	972	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	4,714	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	823	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,881	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	868.75/cwt	800.00–975.00	9,244	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	870	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,090	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	605	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	81.97/cwt	77.50–87.00	1,508	13
Bulls	—	—	1,481	69.18/cwt	64.00–74.00	1,025	6
Heifers	Small 4	—	273	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	197	218.72/cwt	215.00–230.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	118.69/cwt	118.00–120.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	113.50/cwt	110.00–117.00	375	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	770	380.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,926	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	794	571.25/cwt	500.00–610.00	4,536	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	828.13/cwt	750.00–875.00	8,207	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	7,979	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,565	1
Steers	Small 4	—	458	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	263	5
Steers	Small 4	—	383	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	228	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	119.24/cwt	115.00–124.00	630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	115.74/cwt	114.00–117.50	681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	328	182.45/cwt	181.00–184.00	598	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	149.08/cwt	139.00–152.00	678	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	154.83/cwt	148.00–163.00	649	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	171.11/cwt	165.00–178.00	553	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.88/cwt	134.00–144.00	698	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	163.76/cwt	159.00–174.00	614	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	124.80/cwt	122.00–126.00	774	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	123.43/cwt	119.50–126.00	820	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	235	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	113.95/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	122.62/cwt	120.50–126.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	267	165.71/cwt	160.00–169.00	442	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	119.03/cwt	118.00–124.00	668	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	148.22/cwt	143.00–157.00	551	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	164.67/cwt	160.00–167.50	534	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	122.21/cwt	118.00–125.50	752	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	128.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	671	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	134.97/cwt	130.00–140.00	651	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	141.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	593	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	130.59/cwt	127.50–133.00	795	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	129.59/cwt	126.50–136.00	872	23

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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