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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2019-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 13

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Sep 6Sep 13Sep 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

472 head

▼ 61 vs last sale 533▲ 472 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

215 head

▲ 43 vs last sale 172▲ 215 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

87 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 85▲ 87 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 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active demand moderate to good.

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 $142.28/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$142.28

99 head · 515 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$33

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

$10.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.51

vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	473	148.37	701	36
Medium and Large 1	559	139.12	778	46
Medium and Large 2	485	137.98	669	17thin

One grade step is worth $10.39/cwt here — about $33 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 sale99 hd

142.28

—

NM average4 barns · 2,271 hd

139.78

+2.51

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	1,562	80.48	1,257	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	56.95	675	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,501	53.89	809	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,093	51.15	559	102

Every lot

59 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	239	173.96/cwt	173.00–175.00	416	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	338	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	527	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	353	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	558	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	557	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	422	149.98/cwt	148.00–153.00	633	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	440	149.33/cwt	145.00–158.00	657	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	142.50/cwt	139.00–148.00	670	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	483	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	715	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	137.99/cwt	135.00–141.00	704	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	131.09/cwt	130.50–132.50	683	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	748	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	140.57/cwt	133.50–144.00	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	798	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	629	132.84/cwt	131.00–135.50	836	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	881	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	133.50/cwt	133.00–135.00	948	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,020	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	509	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	146.58/cwt	146.00–147.00	542	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	397	132.00/cwt	130.00–135.00	524	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	579	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	573	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	129.94/cwt	126.00–137.00	615	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	127.97/cwt	123.00–135.00	673	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	699	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	593	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	718	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	121.77/cwt	121.00–124.00	765	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	743	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	832	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	844	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	488	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	625	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,333	75.11/cwt	69.00–77.50	1,001	8
Bulls	—	—	1,642	82.35/cwt	78.25–86.00	1,352	23
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	968	37.73/cwt	33.50–40.00	365	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,031	46.54/cwt	42.50–48.50	480	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	60.52/cwt	59.00–63.00	635	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,135	54.05/cwt	49.25–57.75	613	64
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,141	50.01/cwt	48.00–51.50	571	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,154	60.86/cwt	60.00–62.50	702	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,209	56.38/cwt	53.00–59.50	682	20
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	61.75/cwt	61.75–61.75	898	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,512	51.92/cwt	51.25–53.25	785	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	750	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 2	800	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,075	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2	635	325.00/cwt	275.00–375.00	2,064	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,906	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	574	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	55.69/cwt	53.50–56.50	663	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	57.00/cwt	51.50–62.50	687	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	729	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	10,090	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 Sep 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 472Last week 533Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 172Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 87Last week 85Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active demand moderate to good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	422	148.00–153.00	149.98
6	—	561	133.50–144.00	140.57
5	—	629	131.00–135.50	132.84
4	—	239	173.00–175.00	173.96
2	—	773	132.00	132.00
2	—	483	148.00	148.00
2	—	353	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	136.00	136.00
2	—	338	156.00	156.00
2	—	395	141.00	141.00
2	—	408	145.00	145.00
3	—	550	136.00	136.00
7	—	521	130.50–132.50	131.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	133.00	133.00
2	—	675	130.50	130.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	510	135.00–141.00	137.99
10	—	470	139.00–148.00	142.50
4	—	815	135.00	135.00
4	—	710	133.00–135.00	133.50
3	—	627	139.00	139.00
3	—	578	138.00	138.00
3	—	440	145.00–158.00	149.33
3	—	373	149.50	149.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	123.50	123.50
2	—	593	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	370	146.00–147.00	146.58
2	—	450	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	473	126.00–137.00	129.94
6	—	526	123.00–135.00	127.97
5	—	397	130.00–135.00	132.00
4	—	628	121.00–124.00	121.77
4	—	425	135.00–138.00	136.22
2	—	750	112.50	112.50
2	—	743	112.00	112.00
1	—	335	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	118.50	118.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	128.00	128.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	700.00	700.00

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	—	800	500.00	500.00

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)	2	—	875	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,223	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,190	53.50–56.50	55.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,063	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,205	51.50–62.50	57.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	60.00	60.00

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	635	275.00–375.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,333	69.00–77.50	75.11
23	—	1,642	78.25–86.00	82.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,141	48.00–51.50	50.01
10	—	1,154	60.00–62.50	60.86
20	—	1,209	53.00–59.50	56.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	61.75	61.75
4	—	1,512	51.25–53.25	51.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,050	59.00–63.00	60.52
6	—	968	33.50–40.00	37.73
29	—	1,031	42.50–48.50	46.54
64	—	1,135	49.25–57.75	54.05

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.