Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-5.00 higher except 300-350 lbs. 6.00 lower and 700-750 lbs. 2.00 lower. Heifers mostly 2.00-6.00 higher except 300-350 lbs. instances 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00 higher, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade active demand very good.

good

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $136.31/cwt on 487 head.

Average price

$136.31

487 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$5.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.87

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	137.77	795	248
Medium and Large 1-2	624	135.19	843	201
Medium and Large 2	594	132.72	788	38

One grade step is worth $5.05/cwt here — about $7 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 sale487 hd

136.31

—

NM average4 barns · 2,428 hd

145.18

−8.87

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	1,544	76.17	1,176	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	58.87	822	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,287	57.19	736	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,047	47.61	499	88

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	332	166.17/cwt	161.00–170.00	552	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	131.64/cwt	130.00–132.50	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	130.81/cwt	130.00–135.00	878	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	863	123.75/cwt	123.50–124.50	1,068	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	162.85/cwt	158.00–164.50	596	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	532	124.71/cwt	122.00–128.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	8,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	156.89/cwt	147.00–160.00	612	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.44/cwt	112.00–120.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	126.73/cwt	125.00–132.00	848	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	134.69/cwt	130.00–150.00	574	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Gaunt	—	736	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	938	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	122.03/cwt	120.00–126.00	738	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	504	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	756	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	136.75/cwt	125.00–138.50	766	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	127.72/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,109	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	124.82/cwt	123.00–127.50	976	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	127.15/cwt	126.50–129.00	931	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	145.07/cwt	130.00–151.00	682	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	129.36/cwt	125.50–133.00	803	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	151.21/cwt	147.50–155.00	662	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	126.90/cwt	120.00–130.00	670	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	167.05/cwt	165.00–168.00	551	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	248	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	122.11/cwt	117.00–130.00	760	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	122.79/cwt	120.00–126.00	817	6
Bulls	—	—	1,357	67.20/cwt	60.00–72.00	912	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	359	142.97/cwt	141.00–147.00	513	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	720	116.78/cwt	113.00–119.50	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	118.59/cwt	115.00–120.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	456	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	126.73/cwt	120.00–130.00	678	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	121.81/cwt	118.00–129.00	719	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	141.49/cwt	138.00–144.50	546	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	121.89/cwt	120.00–124.00	763	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	127.89/cwt	125.50–133.00	610	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	141.44/cwt	138.00–143.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	142.97/cwt	133.00–147.00	450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	576	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	703	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	773	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	60.20/cwt	58.00–69.00	667	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	524	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	743	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.09/cwt	132.50–151.50	740	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	131.29/cwt	125.00–137.00	747	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	128.77/cwt	124.00–132.00	997	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	132.75/cwt	131.50–135.00	834	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	160.08/cwt	154.00–168.00	682	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	146.91/cwt	142.50–156.00	713	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	120.76/cwt	120.00–121.00	576	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	711	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	213	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	615	116.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	717	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	119.68/cwt	118.50–127.50	608	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	595	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	778	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	73.00/cwt	62.00–75.00	618	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	53.00/cwt	49.00–57.00	602	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	61.14/cwt	56.50–64.00	708	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	56.75/cwt	56.75–56.75	681	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	703	373.33/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,625	6
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	650	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,153	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	714.58/cwt	650.00–775.00	7,410	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	778.33/cwt	760.00–800.00	9,247	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	797.14/cwt	700.00–900.00	7,748	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	50.09/cwt	46.75–56.50	541	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	41.46/cwt	35.00–45.50	400	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	31.18/cwt	29.00–33.50	239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,300	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	774	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	60.55/cwt	60.00–61.00	901	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,212	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	673	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	55.63/cwt	51.00–59.25	712	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	61.63/cwt	61.00–62.00	808	7
Bulls	—	—	1,624	80.01/cwt	74.50–84.50	1,299	21

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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