Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $133.73/cwt on 459 head.

Average price

$133.73

459 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$664

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$98.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.18

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	438	159.55	699	153
Medium and Large 1-2	517	129.98	672	151
Medium and Large 2	439	125.87	553	28
Medium 1	552	115.72	638	97
Medium 1-2	539	107.29	578	14thin
Large 1-2	1,004	90.50	909	4thin
Small 3-4	465	61.00	284	12thin

One grade step is worth $98.55/cwt here — about $415 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 sale459 hd

133.73

—

NM average4 barns · 3,080 hd

142.91

−9.18

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	1,494	72.06	1,077	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	46.57	526	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,300	46.52	604	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,032	40.84	421	36

Every lot, as filed

122 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	—	382	127.44/cwt	127.00–128.00	487	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	115.18/cwt	114.00–117.50	704	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	122.00/cwt	120.00–125.50	590	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	114.09/cwt	110.00–117.00	596	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	133.05/cwt	125.00–138.00	440	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	125.07/cwt	123.00–129.00	459	3
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	518	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	903	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	844	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	413	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium 1	—	540	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	586	3
Heifers	Medium 1	—	577	108.89/cwt	105.00–112.00	628	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	481	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	459	7
Heifers	Medium 2-3	—	595	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	553	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	577	116.21/cwt	114.00–117.00	671	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	290	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	814	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	130.07/cwt	125.00–130.50	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	147.64/cwt	144.00–158.00	480	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	111.52/cwt	110.00–112.50	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	114.35/cwt	113.00–118.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	103.15/cwt	100.00–110.00	553	14
Heifers	Small 3-4	—	557	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	223	3
Heifers	Small 3-4	—	456	40.32/cwt	33.50–43.00	184	7
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	468	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	125.96/cwt	119.00–129.00	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	112.89/cwt	111.00–116.50	761	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	140.47/cwt	136.00–145.00	382	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,007	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	783	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	747	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	493	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	715	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	449	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	674	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	139.88/cwt	135.00–150.00	530	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	124.61/cwt	120.00–132.00	631	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	130.77/cwt	125.00–137.50	603	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	135.00/cwt	131.00–140.00	567	19
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	555	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	586	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	513	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	539	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	647	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	731	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	282	170.26/cwt	166.00–183.00	480	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	166.01/cwt	160.00–178.00	536	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	150.46/cwt	146.00–160.00	722	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	163.80/cwt	151.00–171.00	703	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	163.53/cwt	160.00–179.00	590	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	576	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	861	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	328	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	368	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	670	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	—	643	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	675	2
Steers	Medium 1	—	569	114.18/cwt	111.00–116.00	650	45
Steers	Medium 1	—	527	120.65/cwt	119.00–123.00	636	15
Steers	Medium 1	—	618	112.16/cwt	106.00–114.00	693	9
Steers	Medium 1	—	479	123.75/cwt	120.00–125.00	593	8
Steers	Medium 1	—	421	130.49/cwt	130.00–131.00	549	6
Steers	Medium 1Full	—	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	2
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	531	114.33/cwt	108.00–118.00	607	8
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	755	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	642	2
Steers	Medium 1Fleshy	—	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	844	42.88/cwt	40.00–44.50	362	39
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	718	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	510	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	815	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	501	31
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,068	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	806.67/cwt	760.00–860.00	8,365	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	903.57/cwt	800.00–975.00	10,879	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	9,157	4
Bulls	—	—	1,449	74.00/cwt	71.00–76.50	1,072	8
Bulls	—	—	1,488	68.57/cwt	62.50–72.50	1,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	93.08/cwt	89.00–95.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	106.99/cwt	105.00–109.00	614	4
Bulls	—	—	1,900	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	277	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	343	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	409	4
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,004	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	909	4
Steers	Small 3-4	—	465	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	284	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	129.28/cwt	129.00–130.00	613	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.36/cwt	112.00–116.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	433	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	118.44/cwt	116.00–120.00	606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	140.53/cwt	140.00–141.00	393	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	487	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	599	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	678	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	640	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	139.90/cwt	130.00–143.50	593	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	127.97/cwt	124.00–142.00	608	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	656	117.88/cwt	115.00–119.00	773	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	147.08/cwt	145.00–158.00	468	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	1,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	114.30/cwt	111.50–120.00	840	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	124.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	635	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	51.75/cwt	51.75–51.75	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	47.10/cwt	43.75–50.75	536	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	532	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,261	47.34/cwt	44.00–50.75	597	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	41.30/cwt	40.00–43.00	597	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	43.00/cwt	40.00–45.50	455	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	35.76/cwt	31.25–40.50	347	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	41.91/cwt	35.00–45.00	464	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	51.08/cwt	49.00–52.75	594	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	750	31.50/cwt	31.50–31.50	236	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	—	556	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	176.03/cwt	174.00–180.00	716	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	280	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	874	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,033	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	147.69/cwt	145.00–150.00	561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	114.00/cwt	113.50–115.00	705	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,110	612.50/cwt	590.00–635.00	6,799	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,009	769.44/cwt	725.00–800.00	7,764	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	733.57/cwt	675.00–825.00	7,277	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	9,042	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	722.00/cwt	650.00–760.00	8,108	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,541	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	622.50/cwt	535.00–685.00	5,385	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	658	7

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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