Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2019-11-15

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 15
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
962 head
▼ 378 vs last sale 1,340▲ 962 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
345 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 343▲ 345 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 165▲ 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower with the exception of 400-450 lb heifers trading 3.00 higher. Yearling steers and heifers have no comparison. Trade active, demand moderate to good. Slaughter cows traded 4.00-5.00 higher, instances 8.00 higher on high dressing boner cows. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $131.47/cwt on 286 head.
Average price
$131.47
286 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$668
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$474
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$102.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.65
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500147.44737108
Medium and Large 1-2479137.6365976
Medium and Large 2537123.9166542
Medium 2438115.4750624
Medium 1-2637113.8872618thin
Small and Medium 2608100.006083thin
Small 329587.002573thin
Small and Medium 3-467158.003897thin
Small 458545.002635thin
One grade step is worth $102.44/cwt here — about $474 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 sale286 hd
131.47
—
NM average4 barns · 2,798 hd
142.12
−10.65
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—Average1,58873.741,17128
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33451.1368215
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,10549.3754654
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05443.64460131

Every lot

136 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235166.96/cwt166.00–168.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280161.00/cwt161.00–161.004512
Steers—Medium and Large 1288175.00/cwt175.00–175.005042
Steers—Medium and Large 2290145.00/cwt145.00–145.004212
Steers—Small 329587.00/cwt87.00–87.002573
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324153.84/cwt145.00–158.004987
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325182.57/cwt181.00–184.005934
Steers—Medium 2326120.75/cwt120.00–122.003945
Steers—Medium and Large 2333139.89/cwt135.00–145.004662
Steers—Medium and Large 1334165.09/cwt156.00–170.0055115
Steers—Medium 2350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374148.36/cwt144.00–156.0055518
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375180.00/cwt180.00–180.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1378166.29/cwt163.00–174.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 2383130.98/cwt129.00–137.005028
Steers—Medium 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004804
Steers—Medium and Large 1415158.08/cwt150.00–167.0065617
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416144.05/cwt135.00–148.0059912
Steers—Medium and Large 2431125.09/cwt119.00–131.005399
Steers—Medium 2461110.00/cwt110.00–110.005075
Steers—Medium and Large 1464146.49/cwt141.00–150.006808
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468163.00/cwt163.00–163.007634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474139.17/cwt136.50–144.006608
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy477125.00/cwt125.00–125.005963
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480132.00/cwt132.00–132.006344
Steers—Medium and Large 1522139.61/cwt138.00–140.007295
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526125.80/cwt121.00–133.006627
Steers—Medium 2534112.19/cwt111.00–116.005998
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy538129.00/cwt129.00–129.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 2538124.00/cwt124.00–124.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553129.50/cwt129.50–129.507162
Steers—Medium and Large 1566130.86/cwt130.00–135.007418
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy574123.88/cwt123.00–125.007117
Steers—Small 458545.00/cwt45.00–45.002635
Steers—Medium 1-2589113.10/cwt112.00–116.506668
Steers—Small and Medium 2608100.00/cwt100.00–100.006083
Steers—Medium and Large 2610118.49/cwt117.00–120.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613120.53/cwt119.00–123.007394
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615126.00/cwt126.00–126.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007633
Steers—Medium 1-2646116.50/cwt116.50–116.507536
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655119.50/cwt119.50–119.507832
Steers—Small and Medium 3-467158.00/cwt58.00–58.003897
Steers—Medium and Large 2673118.50/cwt118.50–118.507985
Steers—Medium and Large 2713114.92/cwt114.00–117.0081910
Steers—Medium 1-2720111.50/cwt111.50–111.508034
Steers—Medium and Large 1721135.61/cwt131.00–139.009787
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734119.36/cwt117.50–123.0087611
Steers—Medium and Large 1755134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy772122.50/cwt122.50–122.509466
Steers—Medium and Large 2785117.00/cwt117.00–117.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1834130.62/cwt126.00–134.001,0894
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225148.00/cwt148.00–148.003332
Heifers—Medium 2247111.00/cwt111.00–111.002743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270133.00/cwt133.00–133.003593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279151.00/cwt151.00–151.004214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305117.00/cwt117.00–117.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323132.40/cwt124.00–137.004289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added354157.00/cwt157.00–157.005564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369141.31/cwt135.00–146.0052125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369130.73/cwt121.00–135.0048215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415148.00/cwt148.00–148.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423128.41/cwt127.00–132.0054316
Heifers—Small and Medium 242595.00/cwt95.00–95.004043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429136.82/cwt130.00–143.0058714
Heifers—Medium 1-2435110.00/cwt110.00–110.004792
Heifers—Medium 245796.00/cwt96.00–96.004398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464114.19/cwt110.00–120.005307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475128.80/cwt125.00–135.0061211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484119.72/cwt118.00–125.505799
Heifers—Small and Medium 248497.57/cwt96.00–98.004729
Heifers—Medium 1-2493107.00/cwt107.00–107.005282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525135.00/cwt135.00–135.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526126.03/cwt125.00–130.0066324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533115.00/cwt115.00–115.006132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy543107.50/cwt107.50–107.505849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2559112.54/cwt112.00–118.0062911
Heifers—Medium 1-2569106.40/cwt104.00–108.006055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579123.39/cwt123.00–124.0071413
Heifers—Medium 1-2Full599100.00/cwt100.00–100.005994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619124.67/cwt123.00–127.007725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623112.91/cwt107.00–116.5070316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy628113.00/cwt113.00–113.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy690115.00/cwt115.00–115.007942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy728110.00/cwt110.00–110.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795116.00/cwt116.00–116.009224
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1359164.00/cwt164.00–164.005897
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384139.00/cwt139.00–139.005347
Bulls—Medium 244089.00/cwt89.00–89.003922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472127.00/cwt127.00–127.005993
Bulls—Medium 253680.00/cwt80.00–80.0042911
Bulls—Medium 255589.00/cwt89.00–89.004942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2577116.50/cwt116.50–116.506723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2648117.00/cwt117.00–117.007583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full78269.00/cwt69.00–69.005403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full91472.50/cwt72.50–72.506634
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Medium and Large 1505128.00/cwt128.00–128.006461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——89256.31/cwt52.00–63.005023
Bulls——1,14560.00/cwt60.00–60.006871
Bulls——1,65271.25/cwt65.00–75.001,17710
Bulls——1,70379.15/cwt77.50–82.001,34811
Bulls——1,79384.21/cwt83.50–85.001,5103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%82540.77/cwt40.50–41.003362
Cows—Lean 85-90%87128.23/cwt25.00–32.002465
Cows—Lean 85-90%95038.48/cwt35.00–43.5036624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06845.23/cwt41.00–47.5048315
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08845.61/cwt42.50–49.00496102
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13350.80/cwt47.25–55.5057634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16559.62/cwt57.00–61.256953
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33451.13/cwt47.50–53.2568215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2675500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,3751
Bred Cows—Small 3705263.33/cwt250.00–290.001,8563
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840635.00/cwt635.00–635.005,3341
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2872630.00/cwt630.00–630.005,4943
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2913641.25/cwt610.00–680.005,8554
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2960600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298066.75/cwt60.00–73.006544
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2999699.58/cwt650.00–775.006,98912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15254.56/cwt50.00–62.0062917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153695.00/cwt635.00–750.008,0133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16956.60/cwt52.00–63.006625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18756.43/cwt52.00–61.006707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,214883.75/cwt860.00–900.0010,7294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233645.00/cwt645.00–645.007,9532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,27049.00/cwt49.00–49.006221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,285855.00/cwt835.00–875.0010,9872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,310875.00/cwt875.00–875.0011,4631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,40048.00/cwt45.00–49.506726
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,540750.00/cwt750.00–750.0011,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2950600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,018775.00/cwt700.00–850.007,8902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,020812.50/cwt725.00–900.008,2882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110760.00/cwt760.00–760.008,4361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,033.33/cwt950.00–1,050.0013,7959
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3541,045.71/cwt1,000.00–1,100.0014,1597
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,357725.00/cwt700.00–750.009,8384

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.