Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-05-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 14
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 401▲ 595 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 190▲ 259 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
268 head
▲ 146 vs last sale 122▲ 268 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 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers had no accurate comparison from prior week. Trade and demand moderate. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.90/cwt on 223 head.
Average price
$138.90
223 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$753
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$585
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$123.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.35
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490158.5477688
Medium and Large 1-2579138.3280089
Medium and Large 2580121.2070336
Small 454435.1219110thin
One grade step is worth $123.42/cwt here — about $585 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 sale223 hd
138.90
—
NM average4 barns · 1,286 hd
151.25
−12.35
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—Average1,56580.191,25533
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49565.029723thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11464.2371550
CowsLean 85-90%Low89248.37432124

Every lot

127 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 1123250.00/cwt250.00–250.003082
Steers—Medium and Large 1155200.00/cwt200.00–200.003102
Steers—Medium and Large 1205162.00/cwt160.00–164.003322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233148.77/cwt140.00–157.003472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274150.93/cwt147.00–158.004144
Steers—Medium and Large 1278166.90/cwt163.00–170.004643
Steers—Small 4305380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305145.44/cwt139.00–150.004443
Steers—Medium and Large 2320122.73/cwt115.00–130.003932
Steers—Medium and Large 1333154.67/cwt150.00–159.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1364166.65/cwt158.00–173.006078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376151.53/cwt150.00–156.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 2383134.12/cwt128.00–140.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2405151.00/cwt151.00–151.006122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed408177.00/cwt177.00–177.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1421162.95/cwt159.00–173.006865
Steers—Small 4441282.86/cwt265.00–360.001,2475
Steers—Medium and Large 2443131.34/cwt125.00–139.005823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed455164.00/cwt164.00–164.007462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465176.18/cwt174.00–178.508193
Steers—Medium and Large 2468140.50/cwt140.00–141.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472149.94/cwt144.00–157.007089
Steers—Small 4473309.28/cwt175.00–360.001,4635
Steers—Medium and Large 1480164.52/cwt156.50–170.0079015
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510169.50/cwt169.00–170.008644
Steers—Medium and Large 2512124.42/cwt119.00–131.006377
Steers—Medium and Large 1523158.00/cwt154.00–162.0082613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533149.43/cwt139.00–156.0079618
Steers—Small 454435.12/cwt33.00–36.0019110
Steers—Medium and Large 1568155.36/cwt141.00–165.008824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570147.07/cwt141.00–151.008384
Steers—Medium and Large 2574124.24/cwt119.00–132.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full580138.00/cwt138.00–138.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1625139.66/cwt135.00–143.5087318
Steers—Medium and Large 2628118.99/cwt118.00–120.007472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2642137.48/cwt135.00–141.508836
Steers—Medium and Large 1662141.62/cwt140.50–145.009384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663132.12/cwt130.00–138.508764
Steers—Medium and Large 2679116.77/cwt109.00–120.007934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 2720113.94/cwt107.00–119.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2732123.01/cwt120.00–127.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 2761104.50/cwt98.00–110.007954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2767117.54/cwt110.00–120.009028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800123.00/cwt123.00–123.009841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2857113.51/cwt106.00–117.0097310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned135172.59/cwt170.00–175.002332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1160224.79/cwt190.00–260.003603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1222283.80/cwt225.00–310.006303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230131.00/cwt131.00–131.003012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2231147.73/cwt145.00–150.003414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270122.00/cwt116.00–128.003292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278140.43/cwt135.00–145.003903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323141.47/cwt135.00–147.004573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324146.97/cwt137.00–152.004764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325127.00/cwt127.00–127.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed331155.18/cwt151.00–160.005145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371106.42/cwt100.00–115.003953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372134.55/cwt131.00–145.005017
Heifers—Small 4375260.60/cwt150.00–360.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385149.38/cwt146.00–153.005755
Heifers—Small 4408237.27/cwt200.00–275.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421118.28/cwt111.00–124.004984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438147.95/cwt144.00–153.006489
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463120.40/cwt118.00–123.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473135.12/cwt130.00–139.0063912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488144.46/cwt143.00–149.007056
Heifers—Small 4490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2506134.90/cwt130.00–143.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510121.00/cwt121.00–121.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full517125.00/cwt125.00–125.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531147.16/cwt143.00–148.0078115
Heifers—Small 4550340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573134.31/cwt131.00–136.007706
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574118.63/cwt111.00–123.506817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590139.00/cwt139.00–139.008203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610134.00/cwt134.00–134.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617133.28/cwt129.00–135.008227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619113.71/cwt104.00–122.0070412
Heifers—Small 4650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653128.50/cwt128.50–128.508394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655123.56/cwt118.00–128.008095
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718117.12/cwt115.50–122.5084120
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775110.00/cwt110.00–110.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2778114.00/cwt114.00–114.008875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850104.50/cwt104.50–104.508886
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1115210.87/cwt200.00–220.002432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2128152.16/cwt150.00–160.001954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2150215.00/cwt210.00–220.003232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220147.55/cwt145.00–153.003253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273156.00/cwt156.00–156.004262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2314155.25/cwt155.00–156.004874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340170.00/cwt170.00–170.005782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375148.00/cwt148.00–148.005551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467142.95/cwt132.00–152.506683
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567129.71/cwt123.00–141.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623113.55/cwt112.00–120.007075
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38374.14/cwt66.00–81.001,02517
Bulls——1,70595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,6201
Bulls——1,76386.07/cwt81.00–93.251,51715
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73339.65/cwt35.00–43.5029119
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79030.06/cwt21.00–36.002379
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81858.64/cwt55.00–65.004802
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed83847.15/cwt38.00–52.5039512
Cows—Lean 85-90%86948.20/cwt42.50–52.0041940
Cows—Boner 80-85%91069.00/cwt69.00–69.006281
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed92565.60/cwt62.00–71.006075
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02856.27/cwt52.50–60.5057842
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08060.53/cwt60.00–61.5065414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16865.57/cwt62.75–68.0076630
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49565.02/cwt63.50–68.009723
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2560560.00/cwt560.00–560.003,1361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4774500.00/cwt350.00–550.003,87037
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2905600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,4301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2958841.50/cwt720.00–1,000.008,06210
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2991600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,9464
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,016765.00/cwt700.00–990.007,77221
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,086709.55/cwt700.00–735.007,70611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2680515.00/cwt420.00–600.003,5026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928822.22/cwt720.00–925.007,6309
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055750.00/cwt600.00–900.007,9132

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.