Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-06-11

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 11
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
586 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 456▲ 146 vs year ago 440 · +33.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 248▲ 74 vs year ago 158 · +46.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 164▲ 26 vs year ago 173 · +15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-4.00 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 $151.05/cwt on 231 head.
Average price
$151.05
231 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$769
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$517
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$126.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.27
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459175.14803126
Medium and Large 1-2596144.6286256
Medium and Large 2498132.5365928
Small 459348.3028621
One grade step is worth $126.84/cwt here — about $517 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 sale231 hd
151.05
—
NM average4 barns · 1,145 hd
158.32
−7.27
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—Low1,46289.181,30334
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39472.161,0063thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,13871.20811100
CowsLean 85-90%Low84455.6947086

Every lot

133 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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2143216.86/cwt200.00–225.003103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2165234.75/cwt210.00–260.003873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2203200.00/cwt200.00–200.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 2230152.00/cwt152.00–152.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 1232181.53/cwt176.00–190.004219
Steers—Medium and Large 2250140.00/cwt140.00–140.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 1262183.17/cwt175.00–189.004805
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added267204.60/cwt194.00–210.005463
Steers—Medium and Large 1293325.00/cwt325.00–325.009522
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added308210.00/cwt210.00–210.006473
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed320195.00/cwt195.00–195.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1330186.25/cwt175.00–192.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333159.98/cwt159.00–161.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2333134.02/cwt131.00–137.004462
Steers—Medium and Large 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005332
Steers—Medium and Large 2365141.00/cwt141.00–141.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1377177.83/cwt170.00–190.0067010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378160.00/cwt160.00–160.006052
Steers—Small 4390300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418161.54/cwt160.00–163.006754
Steers—Medium and Large 1427177.74/cwt168.00–184.0075930
Steers—Medium and Large 2427148.04/cwt144.00–151.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy438185.98/cwt185.00–187.008152
Steers—Small 4465335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5581
Steers—Medium and Large 1470178.97/cwt168.00–183.0084110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478155.32/cwt150.00–164.007429
Steers—Medium and Large 2493140.03/cwt135.00–145.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed495169.00/cwt169.00–169.008372
Steers—Medium and Large 2513143.00/cwt143.00–143.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1518174.80/cwt169.00–180.0090522
Steers—Small 453051.00/cwt51.00–51.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531150.08/cwt145.00–160.007978
Steers—Medium and Large 1560177.44/cwt172.00–182.0099412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560140.98/cwt139.00–143.007892
Steers—Small 456848.11/cwt44.00–53.5027313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed575163.00/cwt163.00–163.009372
Steers—Small 460745.00/cwt45.00–45.002733
Steers—Medium and Large 1617160.58/cwt153.00–166.009913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622142.35/cwt136.00–148.008856
Steers—Medium and Large 2622125.73/cwt116.50–131.007825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666135.30/cwt133.00–140.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 2668120.47/cwt118.00–123.008052
Steers—Small 467850.74/cwt49.00–52.003444
Steers—Medium and Large 1680149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009795
Steers—Medium and Large 2738112.49/cwt110.00–115.008302
Steers—Medium and Large 1772133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 2775105.97/cwt105.00–107.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780120.68/cwt120.00–122.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1805130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805128.31/cwt125.00–135.001,0333
Steers—Medium and Large 1860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2868123.01/cwt120.00–126.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2978102.52/cwt100.00–105.001,0032
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2128249.80/cwt225.00–280.003202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2183275.75/cwt225.00–320.005052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2193100.00/cwt100.00–100.001933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205335.00/cwt335.00–335.006871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218137.36/cwt135.00–140.002992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225160.46/cwt160.00–161.003612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279163.48/cwt155.00–167.004568
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340165.00/cwt165.00–165.005612
Heifers—Small 4345330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345127.00/cwt127.00–127.004382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full360108.00/cwt108.00–108.003891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371155.61/cwt150.00–162.0057712
Heifers—Small 4375335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,2561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378142.48/cwt135.00–146.005397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418137.54/cwt135.00–140.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419155.51/cwt145.00–161.0065224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468133.04/cwt130.00–137.006234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473148.86/cwt141.00–153.0070417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478122.59/cwt120.00–125.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508122.38/cwt116.00–125.006228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519140.38/cwt138.00–148.007297
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527136.01/cwt130.00–140.0071713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563129.41/cwt125.00–136.0072916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563117.50/cwt116.50–120.006625
Heifers—Small 456547.00/cwt47.00–47.002665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569142.31/cwt137.50–152.0081013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612131.57/cwt125.00–135.0080512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620112.30/cwt108.00–116.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628140.00/cwt140.00–140.008792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658126.07/cwt124.00–126.508306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy676136.37/cwt136.25–136.5092229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695114.00/cwt114.00–114.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2714111.09/cwt108.00–117.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718120.51/cwt120.00–121.008652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2798100.00/cwt100.00–100.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2864107.06/cwt103.00–110.0092512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2160275.00/cwt250.00–300.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445163.00/cwt163.00–163.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460182.00/cwt182.00–182.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485139.00/cwt139.00–139.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545147.00/cwt147.00–147.008011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633125.00/cwt125.00–125.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745106.00/cwt106.00–106.007901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32377.24/cwt70.00–81.001,0227
Bulls——1,46291.06/cwt84.50–97.001,33124
Bulls——1,782101.96/cwt101.00–103.001,8173
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed52542.00/cwt42.00–42.002211
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed63048.00/cwt48.00–48.003021
Cows—Lean 85-90%68638.86/cwt35.00–41.002676
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78662.06/cwt60.00–65.004885
Cows—Lean 85-90%80349.07/cwt42.50–54.0039415
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed81565.00/cwt65.00–65.005301
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed87170.20/cwt69.00–73.006115
Cows—Lean 85-90%88558.96/cwt55.00–65.0052258
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04464.12/cwt63.00–65.0066910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16572.06/cwt65.00–77.5083982
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,20573.00/cwt73.00–73.008801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34877.17/cwt75.50–79.501,0402
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48871.74/cwt71.50–72.001,0672
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5802,000.00/cwt2,000.00–2,000.0031,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2745850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,3331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2865760.00/cwt760.00–760.006,5742
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,056.15/cwt825.00–1,225.009,18913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,069.84/cwt750.00–1,390.0011,71531
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1441,028.75/cwt875.00–1,160.0011,76916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1461,378.75/cwt1,320.00–1,425.0015,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0018,3401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3821,229.29/cwt1,160.00–1,275.0016,9897
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4811,420.00/cwt1,420.00–1,420.0021,0309
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5801,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0022,1201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2715650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,6481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2825600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2856872.50/cwt760.00–985.007,4694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,5301

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.