Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2019-06-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 14
● Final38 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
824 head
▲ 262 vs last sale 562▲ 824 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 212▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 82▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder steers 1.00-2.00 high feeder heifers 2.00-3.00 lower.Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.22/cwt on 120 head.
Average price
$146.22
120 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$814
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$269
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 1
$7.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.25
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2363153.005555thin
Medium and Large 1565145.92825115
One grade step is worth $7.08/cwt here — about −$269 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 sale120 hd
146.22
—
NM average3 barns · 1,135 hd
139.97
+6.25
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,50179.501,19321
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40162.528764thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20555.6867110
CowsLean 85-90%Low95749.8947813

Every lot

38 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1273180.00/cwt180.00–180.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2348155.00/cwt155.00–155.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005782
Steers—Medium and Large 1415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 1462160.08/cwt153.00–165.0074023
Steers—Medium and Large 1534142.48/cwt141.00–145.007618
Steers—Medium and Large 1574138.53/cwt138.00–139.0079511
Steers—Medium and Large 1614142.56/cwt136.50–146.0087541
Steers—Medium and Large 1660139.60/cwt135.00–142.009219
Steers—Medium and Large 1714121.60/cwt119.00–130.0086812
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300143.00/cwt143.00–143.004293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382150.52/cwt147.00–157.005758
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421143.85/cwt140.00–146.0060619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458143.00/cwt143.00–143.006555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528116.00/cwt116.00–116.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579115.03/cwt111.50–120.0066621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615121.00/cwt121.00–121.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669118.39/cwt112.00–121.0079215
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35076.99/cwt71.00–84.501,03914
Bulls——1,45574.50/cwt74.50–74.501,0841
Bulls——1,81486.42/cwt84.50–90.001,5685
Bulls——2,10085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95748.97/cwt45.50–54.754697
Cows—Lean 85-90%95850.97/cwt46.50–54.504886
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20555.68/cwt51.50–59.0067110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32058.00/cwt58.00–58.007661
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42864.03/cwt63.50–64.259143
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2820670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,4941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1950800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,5051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1985785.00/cwt785.00–785.007,7322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,108.75/cwt875.00–1,225.0012,0304
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,085975.00/cwt975.00–975.0010,5791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28301,070.00/cwt1,070.00–1,070.008,8811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2883960.71/cwt910.00–1,100.008,4837
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19441,024.29/cwt970.00–1,100.009,66914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,024988.00/cwt940.00–1,100.0010,11710

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.