Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-06-25

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 25
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
489 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 423▲ 489 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
267 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 286▲ 267 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 220▲ 222 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 1.00-2.00 higher. No accurate comparison on heifer calves. Feeder steer 2.00-4.00 higher, no comparison on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $151.78/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$151.78
171 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$522
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$128.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.30
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470166.7878479
Medium and Large 1-2531148.5878958
Medium and Large 2473130.5061831
Small 468238.502633thin
One grade step is worth $128.28/cwt here — about $522 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 sale171 hd
151.78
—
NM average4 barns · 1,001 hd
166.08
−14.30
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—Low1,52187.141,32522
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15670.1081072
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46767.259874thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90350.44455134

Every lot

113 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2143270.00/cwt270.00–270.003867
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2155300.00/cwt300.00–300.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1182175.00/cwt175.00–175.003193
Steers—Medium and Large 1220166.00/cwt160.00–172.003652
Steers—Medium and Large 2243144.54/cwt141.00–148.003512
Steers—Medium and Large 1265163.59/cwt161.00–166.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy275181.00/cwt181.00–181.004982
Steers—Medium and Large 2280136.87/cwt122.00–145.003834
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320181.81/cwt179.00–185.005822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed335177.00/cwt177.00–177.005932
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345164.00/cwt164.00–164.005662
Steers—Medium and Large 2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy353187.48/cwt185.00–190.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368153.83/cwt148.00–162.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 1370176.19/cwt165.00–180.006525
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full370146.00/cwt146.00–146.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 2379125.02/cwt120.00–130.004744
Steers—Medium and Large 1411164.37/cwt160.00–170.006766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415151.07/cwt145.00–156.006275
Steers—Medium and Large 2428128.49/cwt120.00–137.505502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463153.98/cwt149.00–159.007134
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471171.92/cwt170.00–175.0081011
Steers—Medium and Large 2480131.44/cwt124.00–136.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 1482164.16/cwt161.00–171.0079123
Steers—Small 4497255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513151.86/cwt146.00–155.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 2514128.38/cwt123.00–136.006604
Steers—Medium and Large 1520163.96/cwt161.00–169.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed569158.00/cwt158.00–158.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1570171.00/cwt171.00–171.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574148.82/cwt140.00–154.0085414
Steers—Medium and Large 2575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1611156.50/cwt156.50–156.509564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613140.08/cwt126.00–149.0085910
Steers—Medium and Large 2613126.95/cwt124.00–133.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2650149.00/cwt149.00–149.009692
Steers—Medium and Large 1665163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0847
Steers—Small 468238.50/cwt38.50–38.502633
Steers—Medium and Large 2683118.31/cwt108.00–129.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1711148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755132.54/cwt127.00–138.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 2770119.87/cwt115.00–125.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875114.32/cwt104.00–125.001,0002
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2188274.80/cwt270.00–280.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2269145.78/cwt135.00–150.003924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275125.41/cwt120.00–131.003454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1304163.00/cwt163.00–163.004964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311137.55/cwt126.00–146.004286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325127.27/cwt120.00–135.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333285.00/cwt285.00–285.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed338150.00/cwt150.00–150.005072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379138.06/cwt134.00–145.005235
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383117.25/cwt110.00–125.004492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435136.53/cwt135.00–140.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437146.90/cwt142.00–151.0064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471149.47/cwt142.50–154.507048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473124.17/cwt120.00–131.005879
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed478166.00/cwt166.00–166.007939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485139.38/cwt134.00–149.006768
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516119.20/cwt116.00–125.0061510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530141.65/cwt140.00–145.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530133.97/cwt130.00–145.007104
Heifers—Small 455336.00/cwt36.00–36.001995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569139.54/cwt135.00–143.0079412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569135.92/cwt130.00–146.0077311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583126.23/cwt121.00–129.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616137.64/cwt128.00–141.0084813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624115.23/cwt101.00–123.007197
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679124.39/cwt120.00–127.008456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2704123.76/cwt123.00–126.008714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2746104.40/cwt104.00–106.007795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820110.00/cwt110.00–110.009021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2140310.00/cwt310.00–310.004341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2155290.00/cwt290.00–290.004504
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525137.00/cwt130.00–141.007194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645119.00/cwt119.00–119.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680122.00/cwt122.00–122.008301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34371.84/cwt69.00–76.009656
Bulls——1,48788.73/cwt82.00–93.001,31911
Bulls——1,809102.01/cwt97.00–107.001,8455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72225.00/cwt25.00–25.001817
Cows—Lean 85-90%75534.99/cwt30.00–38.5026412
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80766.52/cwt58.00–73.005373
Cows—Lean 85-90%90648.48/cwt39.00–55.5043974
Cows—Lean 85-90%98462.55/cwt57.00–69.0061538
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14169.37/cwt64.00–75.0079264
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,22275.06/cwt73.50–77.009175
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,22574.00/cwt74.00–74.009071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36777.52/cwt76.50–78.501,0603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54865.00/cwt65.00–65.001,0063
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3632350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2125
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2645500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2770635.00/cwt600.00–670.004,8902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2822600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,9323
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2990740.00/cwt740.00–740.007,3261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2998960.00/cwt840.00–1,080.009,5812
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2675600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2833650.00/cwt600.00–700.005,4152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2867600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,2023
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2932975.00/cwt800.00–1,100.009,08717
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19871,280.00/cwt1,200.00–1,300.0012,6345
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,014950.25/cwt850.00–1,050.009,63620
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,113867.50/cwt750.00–990.009,65532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1141,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0012,8114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2801,322.50/cwt1,270.00–1,375.0016,9282
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2861,157.50/cwt1,120.00–1,200.0014,8854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3131,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,7564

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.