Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-07-16

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 16
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
440 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 540▲ 116 vs year ago 324 · +35.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 234 vs last sale 402▲ 23 vs year ago 145 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
199 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 191▲ 127 vs year ago 72 · +176.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves sold 12.00-15.00 higher on active trading. Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-2.00 higher on comparable sales. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 higher, bulls steady. Trade active 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 $172.03/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$172.03
153 head · 508 lb average
Value per head Derived
$874
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$56.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.30
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507183.30930103
Medium and Large 1-2513155.7379838
Medium and Large 2503126.8863912thin
One grade step is worth $56.42/cwt here — about $291 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 sale153 hd
172.03
—
NM average4 barns · 1,494 hd
176.32
−4.30
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—Low1,34287.611,17619
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,54068.531,0552thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,07266.6571541
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87350.59442100

Every lot

114 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2108242.56/cwt210.00–280.002622
Steers—Medium and Large 1171309.81/cwt300.00–330.005309
Steers—Medium and Large 1195205.00/cwt205.00–205.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 2195150.00/cwt150.00–150.002931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225172.00/cwt172.00–172.003872
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added250217.00/cwt217.00–217.005432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added265180.00/cwt180.00–180.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 1280201.73/cwt195.00–208.005652
Steers—Medium and Large 2283148.97/cwt146.00–152.004222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317159.97/cwt152.50–165.005073
Steers—Medium and Large 1326199.62/cwt192.00–202.006514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2358168.72/cwt167.50–170.006042
Steers—Medium and Large 1382209.32/cwt200.00–215.0080010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418168.85/cwt160.00–175.007066
Steers—Medium and Large 1427195.40/cwt185.00–205.0083420
Steers—Medium and Large 1470189.37/cwt180.00–195.0089013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482174.14/cwt167.00–177.008395
Steers—Medium and Large 2510124.90/cwt120.00–130.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525151.04/cwt140.00–158.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1527178.95/cwt175.00–185.0094310
Steers—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 1563175.51/cwt169.00–182.0098813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580145.80/cwt140.00–158.008465
Steers—Medium and Large 2614122.34/cwt120.00–127.007513
Steers—Medium and Large 1629165.84/cwt159.00–171.001,0435
Steers—Medium and Large 2658108.90/cwt100.00–118.007172
Steers—Medium and Large 1667163.53/cwt156.00–171.001,09116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726138.05/cwt130.00–143.001,0024
Steers—Medium and Large 1727145.60/cwt144.50–149.001,0594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760124.61/cwt116.00–133.009472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835114.47/cwt110.00–119.009562
Steers—Medium and Large 1855136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2120260.00/cwt260.00–260.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2158265.08/cwt260.00–270.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223151.53/cwt151.00–152.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235185.00/cwt185.00–185.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255138.00/cwt138.00–138.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274165.00/cwt160.00–170.004525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315159.51/cwt159.00–160.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376110.79/cwt100.00–122.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385177.74/cwt172.50–180.006849
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy388184.50/cwt184.00–185.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409130.99/cwt122.50–140.005366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418154.52/cwt150.00–159.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430168.45/cwt162.50–180.0072411
Heifers—Small 4436275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469128.86/cwt122.00–133.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473161.98/cwt155.00–168.007668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488151.43/cwt147.00–156.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511164.86/cwt162.00–172.508424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513149.66/cwt145.00–152.007686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513123.21/cwt118.00–135.006324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566144.65/cwt140.00–150.008198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568122.50/cwt116.00–130.006963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573153.06/cwt150.00–157.008777
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619124.74/cwt119.00–130.007723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620140.52/cwt135.00–146.008714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652121.66/cwt120.00–125.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665143.02/cwt142.00–144.009513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2709127.17/cwt124.00–130.009025
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715113.61/cwt111.00–115.008123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785111.50/cwt111.50–111.508751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805105.00/cwt105.00–105.008452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855114.00/cwt114.00–114.009751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2115229.35/cwt170.00–275.002642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2160275.00/cwt275.00–275.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2195160.00/cwt160.00–160.003121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322149.27/cwt130.00–160.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455130.00/cwt130.00–130.005921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473173.60/cwt167.00–180.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515159.23/cwt151.00–167.008202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555155.00/cwt155.00–155.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565131.00/cwt131.00–131.007401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,10378.34/cwt74.00–81.508644
Bulls——Return to Feed1,15071.95/cwt68.00–77.008272
Bulls——1,42892.19/cwt84.00–98.501,31612
Bulls——1,650101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,6671
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed67226.82/cwt25.00–30.001803
Cows—Lean 85-90%73136.52/cwt35.00–40.002677
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed80074.00/cwt74.00–74.005922
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80559.00/cwt57.00–60.0047511
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80645.63/cwt40.00–50.003684
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83327.85/cwt25.00–31.002322
Cows—Lean 85-90%86148.91/cwt44.00–54.0042141
Cows—Lean 85-90%97257.21/cwt53.50–60.5055632
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01263.16/cwt60.00–64.5063920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15168.78/cwt65.00–75.0079217
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27576.02/cwt75.00–77.509692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54068.53/cwt67.00–70.001,0552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4562432.50/cwt425.00–435.002,4314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2737630.00/cwt590.00–700.004,6433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4755450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3981
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2780600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,6801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2838655.00/cwt650.00–660.005,4892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2874824.00/cwt770.00–850.007,2025
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2894975.38/cwt850.00–1,150.008,72013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,021650.00/cwt575.00–700.006,6376
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,049.55/cwt900.00–1,275.0011,04122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0561,300.00/cwt1,200.00–1,400.0013,7289
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,095.00/cwt860.00–1,150.0012,2098
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,380.00/cwt1,380.00–1,380.0019,5279
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4901,600.00/cwt1,550.00–1,650.0023,8402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4760375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2785650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,1031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2797583.57/cwt485.00–650.004,6517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840875.00/cwt875.00–875.007,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2947670.00/cwt600.00–800.006,3453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2955530.00/cwt530.00–530.005,0621

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.