Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-06-04

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 4
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 456▲ 456 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 240▲ 248 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 124▲ 164 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 steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers mostly steady. Trade active demand good. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $139.41/cwt on 206 head.
Average price
$139.41
206 head · 578 lb average
Value per head Derived
$806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$115.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.99
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527158.9483771
Medium and Large 1-2615137.50846102
Medium and Large 2576125.5872324
Small 456743.782489thin
One grade step is worth $115.16/cwt here — about $589 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 sale206 hd
139.41
—
NM average4 barns · 895 hd
154.40
−14.99
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—Low1,57788.661,39822
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41771.651,0154thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09770.04768110
CowsLean 85-90%Low80252.0441770

Every lot

119 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2185152.00/cwt152.00–152.002812
Steers—Medium and Large 1220186.14/cwt180.00–192.004104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285151.49/cwt151.00–152.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2340152.55/cwt149.00–156.005192
Steers—Medium and Large 1345167.67/cwt164.00–170.005783
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1373166.72/cwt165.00–170.006223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373157.55/cwt151.00–163.005887
Steers—Medium and Large 2380132.00/cwt132.00–132.005022
Steers—Small 439060.00/cwt60.00–60.002341
Steers—Medium and Large 1414165.98/cwt161.00–168.0068710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428147.04/cwt146.00–148.006292
Steers—Medium and Large 2430135.05/cwt126.00–140.005813
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1481163.72/cwt157.00–171.0078710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485152.23/cwt148.00–158.0073811
Steers—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt130.00–140.006554
Steers—Medium and Large 1500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522149.26/cwt140.00–157.0077911
Steers—Medium and Large 2523127.28/cwt123.00–132.006663
Steers—Small 452545.00/cwt45.00–45.002361
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full565146.00/cwt146.00–146.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569146.36/cwt140.00–155.0083321
Steers—Medium and Large 1579159.50/cwt158.00–160.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 2580133.44/cwt130.00–137.007742
Steers—Small 458539.00/cwt39.00–39.002285
Steers—Medium and Large 2625117.82/cwt115.00–125.007364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628137.47/cwt130.00–145.008632
Steers—Small 463047.00/cwt47.00–47.002962
Steers—Medium and Large 1638155.21/cwt150.00–155.5099020
Steers—Medium and Large 1655153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1718135.00/cwt135.00–135.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729129.88/cwt120.00–131.0094710
Steers—Medium and Large 2735116.97/cwt110.00–122.008604
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2756123.83/cwt120.00–130.0093613
Steers—Medium and Large 1764130.00/cwt130.00–130.009935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813116.49/cwt115.00–118.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 2828108.49/cwt107.00–110.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2856114.00/cwt114.00–114.009769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910108.00/cwt108.00–108.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2952100.00/cwt100.00–100.009523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190270.00/cwt270.00–270.005133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1200177.00/cwt177.00–177.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2250128.00/cwt128.00–128.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed315167.00/cwt167.00–167.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full325126.00/cwt126.00–126.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334144.52/cwt140.00–152.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338110.62/cwt105.00–116.003742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380139.99/cwt139.00–141.005322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390150.84/cwt150.00–157.0058813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419147.00/cwt140.00–154.006167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425134.81/cwt130.00–144.005734
Heifers—Small 442574.16/cwt65.00–84.003152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full440120.00/cwt120.00–120.005282
Heifers—Small 445035.00/cwt35.00–35.001583
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460117.08/cwt110.00–124.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468138.53/cwt130.00–143.006486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474147.07/cwt145.00–155.006977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517126.57/cwt124.00–128.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528140.79/cwt137.00–146.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529133.06/cwt130.00–140.007044
Heifers—Small 456041.00/cwt41.00–41.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578116.86/cwt116.00–117.006757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580129.47/cwt121.00–141.0075111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.31/cwt121.00–129.007686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663128.60/cwt120.00–134.008535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670113.00/cwt113.00–113.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720118.00/cwt118.00–118.008502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2728112.71/cwt108.00–115.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2753100.00/cwt100.00–100.007532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2940102.00/cwt102.00–102.009591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-270133.04/cwt125.00–140.00932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2120190.21/cwt150.00–225.002284
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2210180.00/cwt180.00–180.003781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218330.21/cwt250.00–340.0072013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423141.57/cwt114.00–159.005993
Bulls—Small 451095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685124.99/cwt123.00–127.008562
Bulls—Small 469079.00/cwt79.00–79.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2717101.38/cwt97.00–110.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-283392.96/cwt86.00–100.007744
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,35568.00/cwt68.00–68.009211
Bulls——1,37679.23/cwt75.00–82.001,0906
Bulls——1,51289.77/cwt85.00–95.001,3579
Bulls——1,91299.88/cwt97.00–102.001,9106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68138.75/cwt30.00–41.002648
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71436.81/cwt30.00–45.002634
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75229.94/cwt24.00–34.002253
Cows—Lean 85-90%77350.35/cwt43.00–53.0038919
Cows—Lean 85-90%85658.91/cwt54.50–62.5050432
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed87368.25/cwt67.00–70.005963
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87663.58/cwt59.00–68.005574
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00762.58/cwt62.00–63.5063015
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08869.20/cwt64.00–73.5075362
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18375.67/cwt74.00–79.0089530
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34369.87/cwt67.50–72.009383
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64077.00/cwt77.00–77.001,2631
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4677541.67/cwt525.00–550.003,6673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4692490.00/cwt490.00–490.003,3913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2803775.00/cwt750.00–800.006,2234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2919861.67/cwt800.00–960.007,91912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29381,017.50/cwt900.00–1,210.009,54412
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2948695.00/cwt650.00–740.006,5892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,004804.64/cwt750.00–900.008,07914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,050750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,275.00/cwt1,225.00–1,300.0013,5153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,2103
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3171,155.00/cwt1,155.00–1,155.0015,2119
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2665575.00/cwt575.00–575.003,8241
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 4670450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,0151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2773587.50/cwt500.00–675.004,5412
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2959916.67/cwt850.00–960.008,7916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,9201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,1251

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.