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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 31

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← May 24May 31Jun 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

457 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 323▲ 457 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

219 head

▲ 119 vs last sale 100▲ 219 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

130 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 60▲ 130 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; No comparison on feeder steers and heifers due to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

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 $130.47/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$130.47

49 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

−3.62

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	130.47	645	49

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

130.47

—

NM average3 barns · 612 hd

134.09

−3.62

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	1,500	77.00	1,155	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,249	58.91	736	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,113	52.93	589	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	48.53	432	20

Every lot

29 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	354	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	630	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	542	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	821	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	124.39/cwt	122.00–132.50	779	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	678	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	841	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	897	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	360	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	536	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	406	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	536	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	637	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	123.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	657	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	125.43/cwt	125.00–126.00	699	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	674	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	823	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,225	71.77/cwt	70.00–73.00	879	3
Bulls	—	—	1,575	78.42/cwt	74.00–81.00	1,235	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	890	47.19/cwt	44.75–49.00	420	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	891	51.02/cwt	50.00–52.50	455	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,098	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	549	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	54.19/cwt	52.50–55.00	606	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,145	62.62/cwt	62.50–63.00	717	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,284	57.67/cwt	55.25–60.50	740	12
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	967	806.67/cwt	760.00–830.00	7,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	1,038	850.63/cwt	800.00–935.00	8,830	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,061	1,175.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,275.00	12,467	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	1,325.00/cwt	1,325.00–1,325.00	21,465	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,092	940.00/cwt	910.00–990.00	10,265	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	828	730.00/cwt	700.00–760.00	6,044	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 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 457Last week 323Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 130Last week 60Year ago 0

Compared to last week; No comparison on feeder steers and heifers due to limited receipts last week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	613	110.00	110.00
2	—	728	113.00	113.00
4	—	360	149.00	149.00
5	—	406	132.00	132.00
7	—	532	120.00–125.00	123.58
7	—	557	125.00–126.00	125.43
22	—	475	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	475	158.00	158.00
2	—	678	124.00	124.00
2	—	723	124.00	124.00
3	—	542	151.50	151.50
4	—	354	178.00	178.00
18	—	626	122.00–132.50	124.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,620	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,061	1,125.00–1,275.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	967	760.00–830.00	806.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,038	800.00–935.00	850.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	910.00–990.00	940.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	828	700.00–760.00	730.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,145	62.50–63.00	62.62
12	—	1,284	55.25–60.50	57.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	890	44.75–49.00	47.19
7	—	891	50.00–52.50	51.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,098	50.00	50.00
7	—	1,119	52.50–55.00	54.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,225	70.00–73.00	71.77
11	—	1,575	74.00–81.00	78.42

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.