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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 2

● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

407 head

▼ 29 vs last sale 436▲ 407 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

217 head

▲ 51 vs last sale 166▲ 217 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

56 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 74▲ 56 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers have no comparison due to light offerings. Trade moderate , demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls traded steady.

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 $139.59/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$139.59

144 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$738

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$34.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	151.75	732	57
Medium and Large 1-2	528	138.60	732	59
Medium and Large 2	622	116.95	728	28

One grade step is worth $34.80/cwt here — about $4 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 sale144 hd

139.59

—

NM average4 barns · 1,454 hd

147.81

−8.21

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	1,345	80.23	1,079	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	60.25	630	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	882	52.57	464	53

Every lot

70 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	220	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	405	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	233	165.45/cwt	161.00–170.00	385	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	250	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	410	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	298	181.70/cwt	178.00–182.00	541	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	178.26/cwt	174.00–183.00	563	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	326	166.19/cwt	157.00–170.00	542	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	363	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	593	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	377	155.51/cwt	154.00–160.00	586	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	561	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	431	144.21/cwt	139.00–148.00	622	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	167.14/cwt	161.00–170.00	727	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	121.53/cwt	120.00–123.00	532	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	469	141.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	666	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	558	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	118.03/cwt	116.00–120.00	611	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	139.84/cwt	138.00–142.00	730	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	708	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	125.40/cwt	123.00–127.50	722	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	617	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	747	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	683	123.78/cwt	120.00–128.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	690	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	821	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	880	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	719	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	856	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	764	111.99/cwt	111.00–115.00	856	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	121.04/cwt	118.50–125.00	933	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	785	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	911	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,033	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	834	108.91/cwt	107.50–110.00	908	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	846	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	939	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	230	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	245	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	350	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	285	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	445	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	323	146.84/cwt	144.00–150.00	474	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	392	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	443	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	393	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	566	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	129.24/cwt	128.00–135.00	548	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	116.89/cwt	114.00–120.00	497	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	475	125.86/cwt	125.00–126.00	598	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	117.32/cwt	116.00–121.00	561	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	517	127.68/cwt	125.00–129.00	660	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	714	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	115.34/cwt	115.00–116.00	709	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	121.96/cwt	119.00–125.00	760	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	842	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	820	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	773	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	678	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	919	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	790	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	936	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,165	75.15/cwt	67.00–78.50	875	21
Bulls	—	—	1,534	85.48/cwt	80.00–88.75	1,311	14
Bulls	—	—	1,717	91.33/cwt	90.75–91.75	1,568	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	665	38.12/cwt	30.00–41.50	253	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	762	46.64/cwt	44.00–50.50	355	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	828	52.89/cwt	50.00–54.50	438	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	955	56.79/cwt	52.00–60.00	542	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,067	60.60/cwt	55.00–64.50	647	38
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,093	64.97/cwt	63.00–67.00	710	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small 2-3	880	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	5,104	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	910	880.00/cwt	880.00–880.00	8,008	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	941	875.00/cwt	770.00–960.00	8,234	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	1,140.00/cwt	1,020.00–1,260.00	11,149	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	8,432	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	1,127.50/cwt	1,010.00–1,250.00	14,748	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,004	811.25/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,145	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	904	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	850	6

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 Aug 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 407Last week 436Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 217Last week 166Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 56Last week 74Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	230	160.00	160.00
2	—	285	156.00	156.00
2	—	510	130.00	130.00
5	—	715	128.50	128.50
6	—	626	134.50	134.50
7	—	659	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	245	143.00	143.00
2	—	323	144.00–150.00	146.84
2	—	393	144.00	144.00
2	—	790	118.50	118.50
3	—	517	125.00–129.00	127.68
7	—	424	128.00–135.00	129.24
7	—	475	125.00–126.00	125.86
13	—	623	119.00–125.00	121.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	114.00–120.00	116.89
2	—	590	121.00	121.00
2	—	675	114.00–115.00	114.50
3	—	615	115.00–116.00	115.34
3	—	730	110.00	110.00
6	—	478	116.00–121.00	117.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	392	113.00	113.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	719	119.00	119.00
2	—	785	116.00	116.00
7	—	549	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	184.00	184.00
2	—	363	162.00–165.00	163.47
2	—	625	140.00	140.00
2	—	830	124.50	124.50
3	—	435	161.00–170.00	167.14
5	—	316	174.00–183.00	178.26
5	—	710	124.00	124.00
12	—	522	138.00–142.00	139.84
13	—	298	178.00–182.00	181.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	164.00	164.00
3	—	617	121.00	121.00
4	—	233	161.00–170.00	165.45
4	—	469	136.00–146.00	141.95
4	—	683	120.00–128.00	123.78
6	—	326	157.00–170.00	166.19
6	—	576	123.00–127.50	125.40
6	—	771	118.50–125.00	121.04
8	—	377	154.00–160.00	155.51
8	—	431	139.00–148.00	144.21
8	—	846	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	142.00	142.00
2	—	518	116.00–120.00	118.03
2	—	605	115.00	115.00
2	—	690	119.00	119.00
4	—	438	120.00–123.00	121.53
4	—	764	111.00–115.00	111.99
5	—	473	116.00–120.00	118.00
7	—	834	107.50–110.00	108.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,717	90.75–91.75	91.33
14	—	1,534	80.00–88.75	85.48
21	—	1,165	67.00–78.50	75.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	828	50.00–54.50	52.89
5	—	1,093	63.00–67.00	64.97
38	—	1,067	55.00–64.50	60.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	665	30.00–41.50	38.12
11	—	762	44.00–50.50	46.64
36	—	955	52.00–60.00	56.79

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,155	730.00	730.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	941	770.00–960.00	875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,308	1,010.00–1,250.00	1,127.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	1,020.00–1,260.00	1,140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	880.00	880.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	580.00	580.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,004	700.00–900.00	811.25

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	904	94.00	94.00

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.