Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-05-28

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 28
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 509▲ 456 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
240 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 262▲ 240 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 135▲ 124 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 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers mostly steady. Trade active demand good. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher, bulls 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $150.19/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$150.19
161 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$11
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$44.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.47
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443165.3573270
Medium and Large 1-2572144.2882669
Medium and Large 2599120.4772122
One grade step is worth $44.88/cwt here — about $11 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 sale161 hd
150.19
—
NM average4 barns · 1,006 hd
154.65
−4.47
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—Average1,49084.911,26539
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13870.0479792
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36866.759132thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91050.4545980

Every lot

118 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2220121.00/cwt121.00–121.002661
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1275173.78/cwt160.00–186.004784
Steers—Medium and Large 1313175.70/cwt170.00–185.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 2325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005102
Steers—Small 4355284.79/cwt270.00–300.001,0114
Steers—Medium and Large 1375168.85/cwt162.00–176.0063314
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375158.00/cwt156.00–160.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 2375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy415181.00/cwt181.00–181.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 1420166.27/cwt160.00–171.0069814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424158.75/cwt156.00–162.006735
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 2435125.17/cwt110.00–140.005442
Steers—Medium and Large 2470139.61/cwt137.00–142.006562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474151.77/cwt146.00–161.0071912
Steers—Medium and Large 1477162.66/cwt157.00–170.0077610
Steers—Small 4510213.68/cwt130.00–250.001,0906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524148.64/cwt141.00–155.0077915
Steers—Medium and Large 1525163.52/cwt162.00–165.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 2530126.47/cwt123.00–130.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2563126.97/cwt120.00–134.007152
Steers—Medium and Large 1564158.09/cwt151.00–159.0089212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573145.72/cwt140.00–151.008354
Steers—Small 4590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627138.60/cwt134.00–141.008699
Steers—Medium and Large 2637123.31/cwt120.00–125.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 1667146.89/cwt142.50–149.009803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683132.10/cwt127.00–138.009028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722128.29/cwt125.00–130.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 2728111.19/cwt106.00–116.008094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758135.89/cwt135.00–136.001,0309
Steers—Medium and Large 2783103.56/cwt100.00–107.008112
Steers—Medium and Large 2935108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0102
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290210.00/cwt210.00–210.001891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2140240.00/cwt240.00–240.003362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170210.00/cwt210.00–210.003573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205160.00/cwt160.00–160.003282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235169.00/cwt169.00–169.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327155.77/cwt150.00–158.005096
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384153.60/cwt153.00–154.005905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full385151.00/cwt151.00–151.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395138.48/cwt137.00–143.005474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410123.00/cwt123.00–123.005041
Heifers—Small 4412250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy413158.66/cwt157.00–159.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422152.93/cwt150.00–155.006458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425138.18/cwt130.00–144.005873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465150.19/cwt140.00–157.0069813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005812
Heifers—Small 4475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484136.70/cwt132.00–145.0066212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512120.00/cwt120.00–120.006143
Heifers—Small 4515290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516133.71/cwt130.00–138.0069015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521145.89/cwt145.00–146.007609
Heifers—Small 454240.00/cwt40.00–40.0021711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569143.04/cwt141.00–147.008144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570132.63/cwt125.00–138.007569
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580124.64/cwt123.00–128.007233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615128.31/cwt124.00–135.007897
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637113.64/cwt113.00–115.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648126.50/cwt126.50–126.508206
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674115.50/cwt110.00–124.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2690132.00/cwt132.00–132.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738117.98/cwt112.00–124.008712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785110.00/cwt110.00–110.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850105.00/cwt105.00–105.008932
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2115175.00/cwt175.00–175.002011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2145200.00/cwt200.00–200.002901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2160250.00/cwt250.00–250.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2175230.86/cwt200.00–260.004042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2220200.00/cwt200.00–200.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250180.00/cwt180.00–180.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350167.00/cwt167.00–167.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475116.00/cwt116.00–116.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489162.00/cwt162.00–162.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500154.00/cwt154.00–154.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550153.00/cwt153.00–153.008422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628133.82/cwt127.50–140.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720114.58/cwt109.00–120.008252
Bulls—Medium and Large 292594.00/cwt94.00–94.008701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,02063.00/cwt63.00–63.006431
Bulls——1,34974.55/cwt65.00–80.001,00613
Bulls——1,51288.83/cwt83.00–94.001,34318
Bulls——1,76297.20/cwt94.00–102.001,7137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed64057.00/cwt57.00–57.003651
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight67322.31/cwt20.00–25.501502
Cows—Lean 85-90%67637.51/cwt30.00–40.502544
Cows—Lean 85-90%88647.55/cwt41.00–52.5042134
Cows—Boner 80-85%96861.31/cwt61.00–62.005938
Cows—Lean 85-90%97355.59/cwt53.00–60.0054139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03967.14/cwt62.50–71.0069840
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,12570.71/cwt69.00–72.007953
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26874.52/cwt71.00–75.0094541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29062.50/cwt62.50–62.508061
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44571.00/cwt71.00–71.001,0261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2590450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,6551
Bred Cows—Small 4630450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,8351
Bred Cows—Small 4705450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,1731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2707625.00/cwt575.00–700.004,4193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2930550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,1151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985800.00/cwt725.00–900.007,8803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005616.67/cwt600.00–650.006,1983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065900.00/cwt900.00–900.009,5851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125918.33/cwt910.00–925.0010,3313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2620690.00/cwt690.00–690.004,2781
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4718640.00/cwt640.00–640.004,5952
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2895668.33/cwt625.00–690.005,9823
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2958881.00/cwt800.00–1,020.008,4405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,007954.00/cwt900.00–1,000.009,6075
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025715.42/cwt660.00–890.007,33324
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2251,275.00/cwt1,125.00–1,425.0015,6192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4451,437.50/cwt1,400.00–1,475.0020,7722

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.