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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-06-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 7

● Final29 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← May 31Jun 7Jun 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

562 head

▲ 105 vs last sale 457▲ 562 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

212 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 219▲ 212 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 48 vs last sale 130▲ 82 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 $133.53/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$133.53

56 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$755

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$39

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

$26.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.50

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	137.77	758	47
Medium and Large 1-2	645	111.39	718	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.38/cwt here — about $39 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 sale56 hd

133.53

—

NM average4 barns · 832 hd

126.03

+7.50

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	—	High	1,533	75.67	1,160	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,296	58.45	758	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,108	54.88	608	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	930	47.64	443	11

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 · Steers6 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	160.75/cwt	158.00–164.00	756	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	504	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	816	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	555	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	794	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	860	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	705	120.49/cwt	119.50–121.50	849	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	590	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	150.22/cwt	147.00–154.00	691	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	134.10/cwt	133.00–136.00	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	127.51/cwt	126.50–128.00	733	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	120.99/cwt	118.75–124.00	860	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	781	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	847	5
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,203	62.95/cwt	52.00–71.00	757	6
Bulls	—	—	1,660	81.76/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,357	9
Bulls	—	—	1,810	82.86/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,500	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	46.50/cwt	43.50–48.25	413	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	918	48.53/cwt	47.50–50.00	446	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	47.99/cwt	42.00–52.50	480	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,078	46.18/cwt	41.50–49.50	498	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	55.97/cwt	50.00–58.75	622	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,267	58.15/cwt	56.50–61.00	737	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	978	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	893	1,162.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,275.00	10,381	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	958	1,020.00/cwt	860.00–1,180.00	9,772	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,093	1,093.33/cwt	1,010.00–1,220.00	11,950	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,137	1,143.64/cwt	900.00–1,300.00	13,003	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	825	812.50/cwt	725.00–900.00	6,703	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	10,612	1

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 Jun 7, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 562Last week 457Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 212Last week 219Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 130Year 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.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,810	79.00–86.00	82.86
6	—	1,203	52.00–71.00	62.95
9	—	1,660	75.00–88.00	81.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,078	41.50–49.50	46.18
32	—	1,112	50.00–58.75	55.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	61.50	61.50
10	—	1,267	56.50–61.00	58.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,000	42.00–52.50	47.99
4	—	889	43.50–48.25	46.50
4	—	918	47.50–50.00	48.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	711	118.75–124.00	120.99
8	—	513	133.00–136.00	134.10
16	—	460	147.00–154.00	150.22
3	—	328	180.00	180.00
6	—	575	126.50–128.00	127.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	115.00	115.00
5	—	781	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	555	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	160.00	160.00
5	—	562	153.00	153.00
6	—	705	119.50–121.50	120.49
7	—	504	162.00	162.00
10	—	470	158.00–164.00	160.75

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,137	900.00–1,300.00	1,143.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,093	1,010.00–1,220.00	1,093.33

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	958	860.00–1,180.00	1,020.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	1,050.00–1,275.00	1,162.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	825	725.00–900.00	812.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,135	935.00	935.00

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.