Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2020-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison due to no reports being issued for three weeks but a higher undertone noted on feeders.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $159.63/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$159.63

201 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$864

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$9

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

$1.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.68

vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	498	160.51	800	49
Medium and Large 1	564	159.47	899	127
Medium and Large 2	510	158.66	809	25

One grade step is worth $1.85/cwt here — about −$9 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 sale201 hd

159.63

—

NM average3 barns · 1,444 hd

163.31

−3.68

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	1,573	72.22	1,136	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	53.27	798	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	49.55	571	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,040	47.23	491	79

Every lot, as filed

80 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	—	372	200.26/cwt	198.00–202.00	745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	163.91/cwt	161.00–168.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	206.68/cwt	206.00–207.00	682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.57/cwt	141.00–155.50	947	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	144.91/cwt	143.50–145.00	997	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	167.67/cwt	167.00–168.00	729	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	564	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	781	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	246	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	399	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	154.31/cwt	150.00–163.00	489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	134.21/cwt	133.00–135.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	852	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,039	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	273	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	532	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	895	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.68/cwt	156.00–159.00	839	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	152.96/cwt	149.00–160.00	791	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	679	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	153.13/cwt	144.50–158.50	867	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	820	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,054	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	576	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	8,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	769	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,080	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	853	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	165.34/cwt	163.00–169.00	713	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,014	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	512	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	494	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,424	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,025.00/cwt	900.00–1,150.00	11,203	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	61.75/cwt	58.50–69.00	641	8
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	5,873	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	726.94/cwt	620.00–800.00	5,532	31
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	776.36/cwt	640.00–850.00	6,094	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	923.75/cwt	770.00–975.00	8,692	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	828.75/cwt	780.00–875.00	8,934	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	767.50/cwt	750.00–785.00	8,980	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	693	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	526	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	53.50/cwt	53.50–53.50	538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	33.47/cwt	32.00–35.00	239	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	730	2
Bulls	—	—	1,641	75.24/cwt	71.00–80.00	1,235	14
Bulls	—	—	1,438	66.19/cwt	60.00–70.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	472	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	373	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.32/cwt	137.50–145.00	746	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	443	151.41/cwt	149.00–157.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.67/cwt	134.50–135.00	914	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	149.82/cwt	145.00–157.00	703	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.25/cwt	149.00–158.00	565	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	505	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	147.68/cwt	144.00–151.00	625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	381	143.34/cwt	130.00–153.00	546	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	55.34/cwt	54.00–58.00	701	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	49.19/cwt	48.00–53.50	563	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	53.27/cwt	52.50–54.00	798	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	37.69/cwt	35.50–42.50	332	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	49.28/cwt	43.75–52.75	533	63
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	379	141.81/cwt	135.00–150.00	537	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	523	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	664	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,019	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	459	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	519	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	802	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	553	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	184.20/cwt	177.00–190.00	777	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,458	1,540.00/cwt	1,540.00–1,540.00	22,453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	633	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	896	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	3

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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