Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison on any class due to reports not being issued the past few weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.68/cwt on 269 head.

Average price

$145.68

269 head · 433 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$173

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

$19.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.89

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	440	151.27	665	183
Medium and Large 1-2	445	134.72	599	55
Medium and Large 2	373	132.15	493	31

One grade step is worth $19.11/cwt here — about $173 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 sale269 hd

145.68

—

NM average4 barns · 1,266 hd

133.79

+11.89

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	1,648	70.54	1,162	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	51.72	611	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	46.00	467	76

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1Fleshy	—	598	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	718	2
Bulls	—	—	1,699	77.28/cwt	74.00–81.50	1,313	8
Bulls	—	—	1,614	66.04/cwt	60.50–70.50	1,066	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	811	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	693	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	675.00/cwt	500.00–900.00	6,527	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,400	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	579.17/cwt	550.00–600.00	3,846	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	844.06/cwt	600.00–975.00	7,267	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	725.83/cwt	635.00–825.00	6,351	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	11,126	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	401	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	53.36/cwt	52.00–54.50	649	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	162.85/cwt	162.00–165.00	531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	142.38/cwt	136.00–144.00	692	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	12,961	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	5,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	136.67/cwt	134.50–138.50	802	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	632	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	136.91/cwt	135.00–140.00	656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	157.21/cwt	154.00–163.00	596	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	433	154.45/cwt	146.00–157.00	669	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	721	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	399	162.81/cwt	162.50–165.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	293	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	498	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	337	169.02/cwt	168.00–171.00	570	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	841	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	778	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	401	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	622	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	491	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	717	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	438	168.34/cwt	165.00–170.00	737	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	170.39/cwt	168.00–178.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	576	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	279	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	349	171.50/cwt	171.50–171.50	599	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	696	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	388	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	318	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	261	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	431	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	498	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	131.69/cwt	127.00–139.00	493	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	52.21/cwt	48.50–54.50	609	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	45.84/cwt	42.75–47.25	549	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	56.39/cwt	55.00–58.00	725	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	47.44/cwt	44.50–54.00	484	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	39.65/cwt	35.00–43.50	394	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	147.82/cwt	143.00–153.00	633	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	125.96/cwt	125.75–127.00	777	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	147.23/cwt	144.00–152.00	549	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	368	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	530	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	238	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	295	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	456	132.53/cwt	127.00–138.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	298	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	130.82/cwt	127.00–136.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	117.86/cwt	117.00–119.00	844	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	122.05/cwt	120.00–125.00	821	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	132.00/cwt	130.00–141.00	618	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	412	136.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	561	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	132.64/cwt	130.00–136.00	720	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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