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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 17

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

494 head

▲ 140 vs last sale 354▲ 494 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 165▲ 92 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

114 head

▲ 31 vs last sale 83▲ 114 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.06/cwt on 118 head.

Average price

$138.06

118 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$109

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

$9.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.26

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	139.28	768	67
Medium and Large 1-2	513	138.06	709	41
Medium and Large 2	508	129.91	660	10thin

One grade step is worth $9.37/cwt here — about $109 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 sale118 hd

138.06

—

NM average4 barns · 1,320 hd

135.80

+2.26

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	1,582	76.38	1,208	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,555	60.50	941	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,120	59.51	666	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	52.92	529	30

Every lot

62 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	247	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	445	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	275	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	512	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	328	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	495	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	655	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	418	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	694	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	420	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	706	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	435	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	692	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	155.40/cwt	151.00–160.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	153.41/cwt	150.00–158.50	741	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	491	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	786	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	156.16/cwt	151.00–158.50	801	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	528	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	765	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	897	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	146.38/cwt	142.00–149.50	856	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	141.27/cwt	136.00–150.00	873	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	635	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	902	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	930	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,007	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	566	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	147.14/cwt	140.00–153.50	624	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	599	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	465	137.60/cwt	137.00–138.00	640	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	140.76/cwt	140.00–141.00	677	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	123.02/cwt	119.00–127.00	643	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	535	137.48/cwt	135.00–141.00	736	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	801	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	708	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	130.22/cwt	130.00–131.00	811	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	753	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	643	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	894	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	692	125.69/cwt	125.00–130.00	870	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	884	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	705	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	832	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,058	60.20/cwt	52.50–67.50	637	2
Bulls	—	—	1,603	78.10/cwt	72.00–82.50	1,252	10
Bulls	—	—	2,000	83.95/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,679	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	874	48.66/cwt	47.00–50.75	425	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	950	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	570	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	54.21/cwt	50.00–59.50	570	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,108	57.36/cwt	53.00–62.00	636	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,144	63.80/cwt	62.50–66.00	730	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,555	60.50/cwt	60.50–60.50	941	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	975	1,275.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,350.00	12,431	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,920	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	11,722	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	905.00/cwt	885.00–925.00	12,263	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	750	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	5,438	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	1,288.75/cwt	1,275.00–1,385.00	11,844	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	950	1,390.00/cwt	1,390.00–1,390.00	13,205	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	974	1,240.00/cwt	950.00–1,285.00	12,078	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,188	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	886.88/cwt	885.00–900.00	9,756	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	945.00/cwt	945.00–945.00	10,631	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	13,800	2

This sale against other markets

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Fri May 17, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 494Last week 354Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 165Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 114Last week 83Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	130.00	130.00
5	—	483	150.00–158.50	153.41
7	—	635	142.00	142.00
13	—	585	142.00–149.50	146.38
3	—	435	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	418	166.00	166.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	170.00	170.00
1	—	760	122.50	122.50
2	—	528	140.00–150.00	144.98
4	—	485	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	247	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	568	158.00	158.00
8	—	491	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	618	136.00–150.00	141.27
6	—	513	151.00–158.50	156.16
3	—	710	139.00	139.00
2	—	595	145.00	145.00
2	—	460	151.00–160.00	155.40
1	—	790	127.50	127.50
1	—	420	168.00	168.00
1	—	370	177.00	177.00
1	—	275	186.00	186.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	174.00	174.00
2	—	378	151.00	151.00
2	—	740	119.50	119.50
7	—	692	125.00–130.00	125.69
8	—	481	140.00–141.00	140.76
9	—	623	130.00–131.00	130.22
20	—	424	140.00–153.50	147.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	137.00	137.00
15	—	643	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	465	137.00–138.00	137.60
5	—	572	140.00	140.00
7	—	431	139.00	139.00
24	—	535	135.00–141.00	137.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	122.00	122.00
2	—	625	120.50	120.50
3	—	385	148.00	148.00
4	—	523	119.00–127.00	123.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,058	52.50–67.50	60.20
2	—	2,000	83.00–85.00	83.95
10	—	1,603	72.00–82.50	78.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,108	53.00–62.00	57.36
6	—	1,144	62.50–66.00	63.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,051	50.00–59.50	54.21
8	—	874	47.00–50.75	48.66
1	—	950	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	60.50	60.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	600.00	600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,355	885.00–925.00	905.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	985.00	985.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	725.00	725.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	974	950.00–1,285.00	1,240.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	919	1,275.00–1,385.00	1,288.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,125	945.00	945.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,100	885.00–900.00	886.88

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	950	1,390.00	1,390.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	975	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.