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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-09

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 9

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

463 head

▲ 56 vs last sale 407▲ 463 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

152 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 217▲ 152 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

63 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 56▲ 63 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 mostly steady on limited comparable quotes with a higher undertone on 300-400 lb. and 500-550 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

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 $120.68/cwt on 88 head.

Average price

$120.68

88 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$473

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

$47.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.96

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	693	132.93	921	36
Medium and Large 1-2	650	129.75	844	12thin
Medium and Large 2	611	127.24	777	8thin
Small and Medium 1-2	620	116.00	719	2thin
Small and Medium 2	606	105.67	640	21
Small and Medium 2-3	476	92.33	440	6thin
Small and Medium 3	527	85.00	448	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.93/cwt here — about $473 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 sale88 hd

120.68

—

NM average3 barns · 611 hd

139.64

−18.96

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	—	Average	1,476	80.32	1,186	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,410	59.00	832	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	58.02	629	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,029	51.86	534	69

Every lot

63 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	190.03/cwt	188.00–192.00	580	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	350	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	637	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	404	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	598	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	668	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	413	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	359	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	463	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	449	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	724	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	527	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	448	3
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	8
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	550	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	567	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2-3	553	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	514	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	785	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 1-2	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	136.57/cwt	132.50–140.00	852	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	625	125.13/cwt	123.50–130.00	782	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	653	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	888	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 2	667	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	687	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	734	122.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	903	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	761	120.00/cwt	119.50–120.50	913	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	763	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	950	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	813	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	919	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	828	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	985	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	898	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,006	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,089	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	323	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	446	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	605	4
Heifers	—	Medium 1	479	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	572	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	501	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	651	5
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	523	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	518	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	785	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	611	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	800	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	677	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	809	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	693	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	845	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	713	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	802	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,264	67.62/cwt	62.50–72.50	855	4
Bulls	—	—	1,479	81.22/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,201	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	87.75/cwt	86.50–89.00	1,416	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	873	42.66/cwt	42.00–43.50	372	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	976	48.35/cwt	44.25–50.75	472	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,047	56.75/cwt	53.25–60.00	594	31
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,066	54.24/cwt	51.00–59.75	578	45
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	62.77/cwt	60.50–63.50	739	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,325	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	663	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,385	57.25/cwt	57.25–57.25	793	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,435	60.75/cwt	60.75–60.75	872	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 2	645	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	3,064	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	6,035	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	750	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	6,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 3	800	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2	850	937.50/cwt	900.00–975.00	7,969	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,058.33/cwt	975.00–1,150.00	10,054	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,033	1,016.67/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	10,502	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	937.50/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	7,500	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	881	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	3,876	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	730.00/cwt	730.00–730.00	6,497	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	695.00/cwt	660.00–730.00	7,089	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,055	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	6,541	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,108	715.00/cwt	700.00–730.00	7,922	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 Aug 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 407Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 152Last week 217Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 63Last week 56Year ago 0

Compared to Last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady on limited comparable quotes with a higher undertone on 300-400 lb. and 500-550 lb. offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,066	51.00–59.75	54.24
20	—	976	44.25–50.75	48.35
4	—	873	42.00–43.50	42.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	60.75	60.75
1	—	1,385	57.25	57.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,047	53.25–60.00	56.75
10	—	1,178	60.50–63.50	62.77
1	—	1,325	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	75.00–85.00	81.22
6	—	1,614	86.50–89.00	87.75
4	—	1,264	62.50–72.50	67.62

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	645	475.00	475.00

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)	1	—	850	710.00	710.00

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	1	—	1,200	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	950	975.00–1,150.00	1,058.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,033	900.00–1,100.00	1,016.67

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	900.00	900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	900.00–975.00	937.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	675.00	675.00

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	2	—	800	800.00–1,075.00	937.50

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	730.00	730.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,108	700.00–730.00	715.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,020	660.00–730.00	695.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	620.00	620.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	881	440.00	440.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	479	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	390	155.00	155.00
4	—	611	131.00	131.00
4	—	661	128.00	128.00
9	—	576	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	501	130.00	130.00
5	—	584	134.50	134.50
6	—	693	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	112.50	112.50
6	—	677	119.50	119.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	182.00	182.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
2	—	305	188.00–192.00	190.03
2	—	515	147.00	147.00
2	—	575	136.50	136.50
2	—	653	136.00	136.00
2	—	828	119.00	119.00
3	—	734	120.00–129.00	122.96
6	—	624	132.50–140.00	136.57
7	—	915	119.00	119.00
8	—	761	119.50–120.50	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	133.00	133.00
2	—	763	124.50	124.50
2	—	813	113.00	113.00
2	—	898	112.00	112.00
4	—	404	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	142.00	142.00
7	—	625	123.50–130.00	125.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	103.00	103.00
8	—	535	110.00	110.00
11	—	667	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	87.00	87.00
2	—	463	97.00	97.00
2	—	553	93.00	93.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	85.00	85.00

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.