Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2019-11-08

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 8
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,340 head
▼ 232 vs last sale 1,572▲ 1,340 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
343 head
▼ 280 vs last sale 623▲ 343 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 175▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Heifer calves traded steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers steady. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $133.73/cwt on 459 head.
Average price
$133.73
459 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$664
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$415
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3-4
$98.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.18
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438159.55699153
Medium and Large 1-2517129.98672151
Medium and Large 2439125.8755328
Medium 1552115.7263897
Medium 1-2539107.2957814thin
Large 1-21,00490.509094thin
Small 3-446561.0028412thin
One grade step is worth $98.55/cwt here — about $415 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 sale459 hd
133.73
—
NM average4 barns · 3,080 hd
142.91
−9.18
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,49472.061,07716
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13046.5752677
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30046.5260424
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03240.8442136

Every lot

122 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230140.00/cwt140.00–140.003222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280150.48/cwt150.00–151.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 2280140.53/cwt140.00–141.003932
Steers—Medium and Large 1282170.26/cwt166.00–183.004806
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318147.08/cwt145.00–158.0046810
Steers—Medium and Large 1323166.01/cwt160.00–178.0053610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added328189.00/cwt189.00–189.006203
Steers—Medium and Large 2333130.00/cwt130.00–130.004336
Steers—Medium and Large 1361163.53/cwt160.00–179.0059034
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368182.00/cwt182.00–182.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380147.69/cwt145.00–150.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added407176.03/cwt174.00–180.007169
Steers—Medium 1421130.49/cwt130.00–131.005496
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424139.90/cwt130.00–143.5059354
Steers—Medium and Large 1429163.80/cwt151.00–171.0070329
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458175.00/cwt175.00–175.008022
Steers—Small 3-446561.00/cwt61.00–61.0028412
Steers—Medium and Large 2474129.28/cwt129.00–130.006137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475127.97/cwt124.00–142.0060830
Steers—Medium 1479123.75/cwt120.00–125.005938
Steers—Medium and Large 1480150.46/cwt146.00–160.0072225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned487123.00/cwt123.00–123.005996
Steers—Medium 1-2490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511124.20/cwt120.00–129.006356
Steers—Medium and Large 2512118.44/cwt116.00–120.006065
Steers—Medium 1-2513105.00/cwt105.00–105.005395
Steers—Medium 1527120.65/cwt119.00–123.0063615
Steers—Medium 1Full530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006102
Steers—Medium 1Fleshy531114.33/cwt108.00–118.006078
Steers—Medium and Large 1535154.00/cwt154.00–154.008242
Steers—Medium 1-2555105.50/cwt105.50–105.505864
Steers—Medium and Large 2568114.36/cwt112.00–116.006506
Steers—Medium 1569114.18/cwt111.00–116.0065045
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed576149.50/cwt149.50–149.5086125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618114.00/cwt113.50–115.007054
Steers—Medium 1618112.16/cwt106.00–114.006939
Steers—Medium 1Fleshy63090.00/cwt90.00–90.005672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned640111.00/cwt111.00–111.007102
Steers—Medium 1-2643105.00/cwt105.00–105.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy647113.00/cwt113.00–113.007315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656117.88/cwt115.00–119.0077311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned678113.75/cwt113.75–113.757713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735114.30/cwt111.50–120.008407
Steers—Medium 1Fleshy75585.00/cwt85.00–85.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760115.00/cwt115.00–115.008742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2898115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2957106.50/cwt106.50–106.501,0199
Steers—Large 1-21,00490.50/cwt90.50–90.509094
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272140.47/cwt136.00–145.003827
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277124.00/cwt124.00–124.003435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290154.00/cwt154.00–154.004472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325147.64/cwt144.00–158.0048019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331133.05/cwt125.00–138.0044025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335122.00/cwt122.00–122.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367125.07/cwt123.00–129.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379139.88/cwt135.00–150.0053031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382127.44/cwt127.00–128.0048713
Heifers—Medium 1413115.00/cwt115.00–115.004752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2417125.96/cwt119.00–129.005259
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420135.00/cwt131.00–140.0056719
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425114.35/cwt113.00–118.004869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed449150.00/cwt150.00–150.006749
Heifers—Small 3-445640.32/cwt33.50–43.001847
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461130.77/cwt125.00–137.5060326
Heifers—Small and Medium 246890.00/cwt90.00–90.004213
Heifers—Medium 248195.50/cwt95.50–95.504597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484122.00/cwt120.00–125.5059013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed493145.00/cwt145.00–145.0071518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506124.61/cwt120.00–132.0063127
Heifers—Medium 1Fleshy518105.00/cwt105.00–105.005442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522114.09/cwt110.00–117.0059617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536103.15/cwt100.00–110.0055314
Heifers—Medium 1540108.50/cwt108.50–108.505863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy548110.00/cwt110.00–110.006033
Heifers—Small and Medium 255694.00/cwt94.00–94.005238
Heifers—Small 3-455740.00/cwt40.00–40.002233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563105.00/cwt105.00–105.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy577116.21/cwt114.00–117.0067112
Heifers—Medium 1577108.89/cwt105.00–112.0062811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583130.07/cwt125.00–130.5075813
Heifers—Medium 2-359593.00/cwt93.00–93.0055326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2611115.18/cwt114.00–117.5070411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2612111.52/cwt110.00–112.506835
Heifers—Medium and Large 1651125.00/cwt125.00–125.008148
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674112.89/cwt111.00–116.507618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695107.00/cwt107.00–107.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy747107.50/cwt107.50–107.508033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy783108.00/cwt108.00–108.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790114.00/cwt114.00–114.009014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0072
Heifers—Medium 1Fleshy90393.50/cwt93.50–93.508443
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574106.99/cwt105.00–109.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-278293.08/cwt89.00–95.007286
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44974.00/cwt71.00–76.501,0728
Bulls——1,48868.57/cwt62.50–72.501,0207
Bulls——1,90081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,5391
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%75031.50/cwt31.50–31.502361
Cows—Lean 85-90%97135.76/cwt31.25–40.5034712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05743.00/cwt40.00–45.5045522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10641.91/cwt35.00–45.0046411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12047.50/cwt47.50–47.505322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13747.10/cwt43.75–50.7553657
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16351.08/cwt49.00–52.755948
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26147.34/cwt44.00–50.7559719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44551.75/cwt51.75–51.757481
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44641.30/cwt40.00–43.005974
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed71871.00/cwt71.00–71.0051012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed81561.50/cwt61.50–61.5050131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed84442.88/cwt40.00–44.5036239
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,037806.67/cwt760.00–860.008,3653
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,165950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,0683
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,204903.57/cwt800.00–975.0010,8797
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,263725.00/cwt725.00–725.009,1574
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-270793.00/cwt93.00–93.006587
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2865622.50/cwt535.00–685.005,3854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2992733.57/cwt675.00–825.007,27714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,009769.44/cwt725.00–800.007,7649
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098960.00/cwt960.00–960.0010,5419
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,110612.50/cwt590.00–635.006,7992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,123722.00/cwt650.00–760.008,1085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320685.00/cwt685.00–685.009,0421

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.