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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-23

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 23

● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

514 head

▲ 163 vs last sale 351▲ 514 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

201 head

▲ 58 vs last sale 143▲ 201 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

90 head

▲ 55 vs last sale 35▲ 90 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 receipts last week but a lower undertone noted. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 1.00 lower. Trade moderate to active, demand moderate.

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 $130.52/cwt on 81 head.

Average price

$130.52

81 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$718

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$94

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

$16.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.22

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	138.28	680	21
Medium and Large 1-2	550	131.92	726	32
Large 1	468	131.00	613	4thin
Medium 1-2	393	124.00	487	2thin
Medium and Large 2	637	121.57	774	22

One grade step is worth $16.71/cwt here — about −$94 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 sale81 hd

130.52

—

NM average4 barns · 1,769 hd

138.73

−8.22

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	1,558	82.99	1,293	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,393	62.35	868	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,122	61.70	692	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	55.84	621	76

Every lot

76 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	235	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	376	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	260	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	413	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	320	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	461	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	521	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	352	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	517	3
Steers	—	Medium 1-2	393	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	487	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	411	149.39/cwt	147.00–150.00	614	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	438	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	565	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	458	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	605	2
Steers	—	Large 1	468	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	613	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	513	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	690	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	135.98/cwt	135.00–139.00	714	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	569	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	762	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	125.15/cwt	121.00–131.00	722	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	603	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	778	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	118.53/cwt	114.00–121.50	807	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	876	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	771	113.13/cwt	111.00–118.50	872	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,031	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	830	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	905	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	240	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	340	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	313	131.39/cwt	125.00–136.00	411	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	368	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	420	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	393	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	507	2
Heifers	—	Large 1	400	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	496	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	405	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	539	1
Heifers	—	Medium 1-2	405	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	450	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	409	117.21/cwt	114.50–120.00	479	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	421	121.91/cwt	120.00–125.00	513	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	4
Heifers	—	Large 1	585	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	679	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	589	109.03/cwt	107.00–116.50	642	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	592	121.88/cwt	121.00–122.00	722	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	603	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	663	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	633	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	706	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	734	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	826	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	113.25/cwt	112.00–114.50	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	933	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	880	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	933	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	648	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	703	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,169	70.70/cwt	63.50–75.00	826	5
Bulls	—	—	1,623	83.74/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,359	10
Bulls	—	—	1,721	89.74/cwt	88.50–92.00	1,544	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,044	59.24/cwt	54.50–62.50	618	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	56.20/cwt	53.25–61.00	615	48
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,101	51.09/cwt	47.00–52.75	563	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,191	63.87/cwt	63.00–66.25	761	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,213	62.68/cwt	62.25–64.50	760	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,348	63.69/cwt	63.50–63.75	859	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	949	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,550	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	822	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	599	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	708.75/cwt	615.00–760.00	6,832	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	66.50/cwt	66.50–66.50	658	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,049	856.25/cwt	725.00–900.00	8,982	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	9,470	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	722.50/cwt	685.00–760.00	7,948	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	10,558	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	690	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,285	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	752	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	650	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,665	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	700	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	887.50/cwt	875.00–900.00	7,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	981.67/cwt	900.00–1,135.00	9,571	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	11,121	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	1,197.50/cwt	885.00–1,260.00	13,568	12

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 514Last week 351Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 201Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 35Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	65.00	65.00
1	—	1,550	53.00	53.00
5	—	1,348	63.50–63.75	63.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,044	54.50–62.50	59.24
17	—	1,191	63.00–66.25	63.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,213	62.25–64.50	62.68
18	—	1,101	47.00–52.75	51.09
48	—	1,094	53.25–61.00	56.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,623	75.00–88.00	83.74
8	—	1,721	88.50–92.00	89.74
5	—	1,169	63.50–75.00	70.70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	124.00	124.00
2	—	585	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	405	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	133.00	133.00
1	—	615	123.00	123.00
1	—	880	106.00	106.00
2	—	315	150.00	150.00
2	—	735	112.00–114.50	113.25
3	—	830	107.00	107.00
8	—	592	121.00–122.00	121.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	111.50	111.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	240	141.50	141.50
2	—	860	108.50	108.50
6	—	421	120.00–125.00	121.91
5	—	313	125.00–136.00	131.39
4	—	734	112.50	112.50
4	—	575	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	589	107.00–116.50	109.03
4	—	409	114.50–120.00	117.21
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
2	—	603	110.00	110.00
2	—	478	116.00	116.00
2	—	368	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	468	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	505	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	151.00	151.00
1	—	675	128.00	128.00
2	—	235	160.00	160.00
2	—	603	129.00	129.00
2	—	715	122.50	122.50
5	—	411	147.00–150.00	149.39
5	—	525	135.00–139.00	135.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	132.00	132.00
3	—	352	147.00	147.00
4	—	825	125.00	125.00
10	—	577	121.00–131.00	125.15
6	—	513	134.00–135.00	134.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	771	111.00–118.50	113.13
5	—	681	114.00–121.50	118.53
3	—	475	125.00	125.00
2	—	830	109.00	109.00
2	—	438	129.00	129.00
2	—	260	159.00	159.00
1	—	720	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	475	148.00	148.00
3	—	410	158.00	158.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,255	55.00	55.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	58.50	58.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,070	885.00	885.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	964	615.00–760.00	708.75
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,049	725.00–900.00	856.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	685.00–760.00	722.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	63.00	63.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	66.50	66.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	410.00	410.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,133	885.00–1,260.00	1,197.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	975	900.00–1,135.00	981.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	838	875.00–900.00	887.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,025	1,085.00	1,085.00

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.