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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 26

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

436 head

▼ 73 vs last sale 509▲ 436 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 161▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

74 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 134▲ 74 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 due to limited comparable quotes but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.14/cwt on 63 head.

Average price

$140.14

63 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2-3

$58.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.70

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	152.80	810	27
Medium and Large 1-2	591	142.10	839	10thin
Medium and Large 2	559	137.35	768	14thin
Medium 2	408	135.00	551	2thin
Small and Medium 1-2	472	124.00	586	5thin
Small and Medium 2-3	518	93.92	487	5thin

One grade step is worth $58.88/cwt here — about $324 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 sale63 hd

140.14

—

NM average3 barns · 736 hd

141.85

−1.70

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	1,492	82.74	1,234	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,134	59.11	670	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	970	53.52	519	59

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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	303	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	439	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	593	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	382	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	604	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	384	170.81/cwt	167.00–172.00	656	4
Steers	—	Medium 2	408	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	551	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	159.77/cwt	157.00–165.00	658	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	651	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	462	153.98/cwt	152.00–155.00	711	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	518	93.92/cwt	91.00–96.00	487	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	135.96/cwt	135.00–139.00	782	4
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	609	127.02/cwt	124.00–130.00	774	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	144.87/cwt	138.00–148.00	894	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	630	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	869	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	957	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	697	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	941	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	763	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	923	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	413	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	558	2
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	440	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	568	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	657	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	453	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	598	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	525	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	462	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	532	127.76/cwt	126.50–129.00	680	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	744	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	553	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	733	3
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	558	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	122.73/cwt	120.00–124.00	717	9
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	597	104.49/cwt	101.00–108.00	624	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	604	129.00/cwt	128.50–129.50	779	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	129.46/cwt	126.50–131.50	807	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	119.22/cwt	118.00–123.00	753	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,378	65.70/cwt	64.50–67.00	905	2
Bulls	—	—	1,481	82.58/cwt	76.00–89.00	1,223	24
Bulls	—	—	1,590	90.30/cwt	89.75–91.50	1,436	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	763	38.56/cwt	37.50–39.50	294	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	837	46.47/cwt	42.00–50.00	389	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,009	56.60/cwt	51.50–60.00	571	30
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,061	57.90/cwt	53.00–60.25	614	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,194	62.42/cwt	61.00–64.50	745	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,333	62.39/cwt	61.25–67.50	832	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	705	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,820	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	720.00/cwt	650.00–790.00	6,876	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	625.00/cwt	550.00–750.00	6,144	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,031	904.00/cwt	870.00–950.00	9,320	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	10,836	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	860.00/cwt	860.00–860.00	13,545	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	9,138	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	933.33/cwt	850.00–975.00	7,933	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	1,020.71/cwt	950.00–1,120.00	9,880	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	985.00/cwt	985.00–985.00	9,604	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,925	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	784	1,195.63/cwt	920.00–1,235.00	9,374	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	8,300	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 Jul 26, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 436Last week 509Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 161Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 74Last week 134Year ago 0

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on feeder steers and heifers due to limited comparable quotes but a higher undertone noted. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	400.00	400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,031	870.00–950.00	904.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	955	650.00–790.00	720.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	983	550.00–750.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,260	860.00	860.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	975	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,175	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	850	850.00–975.00	933.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	968	950.00–1,120.00	1,020.71

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	700	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	784	920.00–1,235.00	1,195.63

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,000	830.00	830.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	37.50–39.50	38.56
8	—	1,194	61.00–64.50	62.42
30	—	1,009	51.50–60.00	56.60
19	—	837	42.00–50.00	46.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,333	61.25–67.50	62.39
19	—	1,061	53.00–60.25	57.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,378	64.50–67.00	65.70
5	—	1,590	89.75–91.50	90.30
24	—	1,481	76.00–89.00	82.58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	412	157.00–165.00	159.77
13	—	617	138.00–148.00	144.87
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
1	—	660	145.00	145.00
3	—	462	152.00–155.00	153.98
4	—	384	167.00–172.00	170.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	158.00	158.00
4	—	575	135.00–139.00	135.96
4	—	609	124.00–130.00	127.02
1	—	420	155.00	155.00
2	—	763	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	408	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	138.00	138.00
2	—	715	133.00	133.00
3	—	375	158.00	158.00
3	—	697	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	303	145.00	145.00
3	—	585	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	518	91.00–96.00	93.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	90.00	90.00
2	—	525	88.00	88.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
2	—	413	135.00	135.00
4	—	632	118.00–123.00	119.22
9	—	584	120.00–124.00	122.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	147.00	147.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
4	—	604	128.50–129.50	129.00
2	—	453	132.00	132.00
2	—	535	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	120.00	120.00
3	—	553	132.50	132.50
4	—	532	126.50–129.00	127.76
5	—	623	126.50–131.50	129.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	597	101.00–108.00	104.49

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.