Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-07-30

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 30
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 284▲ 301 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 205▲ 139 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 86▲ 89 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 sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade active 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 $157.00/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$157.00
130 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$662
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$141.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.84
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481183.9988560
Medium and Large 1-2564152.9986339
Medium and Large 2601129.4677815thin
Small and Medium 2603113.7868611thin
Small 452942.202235thin
One grade step is worth $141.79/cwt here — about $662 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 sale130 hd
157.00
—
NM average3 barns · 740 hd
179.85
−22.84
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—High1,50997.841,47619
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16477.0589716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46474.581,0926thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89558.8652778

Every lot

125 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2130260.00/cwt260.00–260.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2180300.00/cwt300.00–300.005401
Steers—Small 4190325.00/cwt325.00–325.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200300.00/cwt300.00–300.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2213167.98/cwt167.00–170.003583
Steers—Medium and Large 1223209.97/cwt207.00–212.504683
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy240132.00/cwt132.00–132.003171
Steers—Small 4270335.00/cwt335.00–335.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 1280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006163
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310237.50/cwt237.50–237.507362
Steers—Medium and Large 1311211.84/cwt208.00–220.006595
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy325191.00/cwt191.00–191.006212
Steers—Medium and Large 1375213.11/cwt207.50–220.007996
Steers—Small and Medium 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383171.00/cwt171.00–171.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 2385142.00/cwt142.00–142.005471
Steers—Small 4390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
Steers—Medium and Large 2423146.34/cwt141.00–152.006192
Steers—Small and Medium 2423118.65/cwt110.00–127.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 1427203.64/cwt186.00–222.008704
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437161.70/cwt157.00–171.007073
Steers—Small 4445235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0461
Steers—Small 446050.00/cwt50.00–50.002302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2470161.00/cwt161.00–161.007573
Steers—Medium and Large 1473177.67/cwt170.00–193.0084016
Steers—Medium and Large 1519175.49/cwt172.00–176.509116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528157.31/cwt153.00–162.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 2528136.03/cwt130.00–142.007182
Steers—Small and Medium 2535127.00/cwt127.00–127.006791
Steers—Small 454035.00/cwt35.00–35.001891
Steers—Medium and Large 2550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Steers—Medium and Large 1561164.60/cwt164.00–165.009235
Steers—Small and Medium 2568123.06/cwt121.00–125.006992
Steers—Small 457041.00/cwt41.00–41.002341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575150.40/cwt145.00–156.008652
Steers—Medium and Large 1608158.65/cwt149.00–164.009654
Steers—Small 461535.00/cwt35.00–35.002151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628148.17/cwt146.00–154.009316
Steers—Medium and Large 2630134.30/cwt127.00–137.508464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671145.79/cwt140.00–150.009787
Steers—Small and Medium 2675109.57/cwt100.00–119.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734142.04/cwt137.00–147.001,0435
Steers—Small and Medium 2768103.00/cwt103.00–103.007912
Steers—Medium and Large 2770123.50/cwt123.50–123.509511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815120.00/cwt120.00–120.009782
Steers—Small and Medium 284596.00/cwt96.00–96.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 2850113.50/cwt113.50–113.509651
Steers—Medium and Large 290096.00/cwt96.00–96.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy965120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1581
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,010102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy1,21395.00/cwt95.00–95.001,1523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175185.00/cwt185.00–185.003241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2183260.96/cwt225.00–300.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228179.14/cwt177.50–180.004083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230174.00/cwt174.00–174.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275161.82/cwt160.00–166.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290178.00/cwt178.00–178.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305143.00/cwt143.00–143.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320180.00/cwt180.00–180.005761
Heifers—Small 4335354.93/cwt350.00–360.001,1892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353190.00/cwt190.00–190.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1355186.00/cwt186.00–186.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385148.33/cwt142.00–155.005712
Heifers—Small 4385121.00/cwt121.00–121.004661
Heifers—Small 4405225.00/cwt225.00–225.009111
Heifers—Small 4415114.00/cwt114.00–114.004731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432155.60/cwt147.00–160.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435124.16/cwt124.00–124.505403
Heifers—Small 4Fleshy455109.00/cwt109.00–109.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460123.28/cwt118.00–133.005673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479151.73/cwt142.00–159.0072714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512150.98/cwt146.00–161.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533128.44/cwt118.50–142.506853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581148.70/cwt145.00–153.0086412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603130.21/cwt121.00–139.507852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2639126.62/cwt121.00–135.008095
Heifers—Small 4658112.95/cwt109.00–119.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676124.01/cwt119.00–126.008384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678136.00/cwt136.00–136.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2712115.68/cwt109.00–122.008243
Heifers—Small 4725105.00/cwt105.00–105.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 281899.40/cwt95.00–104.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1283
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215175.00/cwt175.00–175.003761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2318168.56/cwt167.00–170.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535135.00/cwt135.00–135.007221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31182.31/cwt72.00–89.001,0796
Bulls——1,454100.27/cwt90.00–105.001,4585
Bulls——1,691107.96/cwt105.50–111.751,8268
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed66942.65/cwt34.00–53.0028522
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed70072.57/cwt68.00–76.005082
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed72460.16/cwt54.00–69.004364
Cows—Lean 85-90%80447.39/cwt45.00–50.003814
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed87076.50/cwt76.50–76.506661
Cows—Lean 85-90%97459.55/cwt53.50–62.0058011
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,04580.00/cwt80.00–80.008361
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05269.04/cwt63.00–73.5072633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06371.85/cwt71.00–72.507642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18075.91/cwt71.00–80.0089612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27382.70/cwt82.00–83.251,0532
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32676.99/cwt76.50–77.501,0214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53079.50/cwt79.50–79.501,2161
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,95060.00/cwt60.00–60.001,1701
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,1981,516.67/cwt1,500.00–1,525.0018,1703
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4669668.75/cwt600.00–760.004,4744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 4845725.00/cwt725.00–725.006,1262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4847666.67/cwt600.00–800.005,6473
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2924856.67/cwt800.00–930.007,9166
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,330.00/cwt1,330.00–1,330.0012,4361
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2966845.00/cwt800.00–900.008,1634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29961,183.57/cwt1,050.00–1,280.0011,7887
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,000836.67/cwt785.00–900.008,3673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3241,126.25/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0014,9124
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 3645830.00/cwt830.00–830.005,3541
Bred Cows—Small 4738637.50/cwt625.00–650.004,7052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 4770675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,1981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2848770.00/cwt750.00–790.006,5302
Bred Cows—Small 4858660.00/cwt580.00–800.005,6633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0010,8681

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.