Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-08-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 13
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
342 head
▲ 102 vs last sale 240▼ 76 vs year ago 418 · −18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 148▲ 18 vs year ago 196 · +9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
114 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 59▲ 30 vs year ago 84 · +35.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer calves 3.00-4.00 higher, heifer calves mostly steady. Feeder steers and heifer not a accurate comparison. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 lower. Trade active 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 $163.50/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$163.50
167 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$443
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$131.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.48
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1418189.1879068
Medium and Large 1-2557152.7885172
Medium and Large 2481132.9964025
Small 460557.503482thin
One grade step is worth $131.68/cwt here — about $443 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 sale167 hd
163.50
—
NM average3 barns · 526 hd
163.98
−0.48
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—Average1,56892.091,44411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13773.0383141
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low84256.42475122

Every lot

117 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 1-2100225.00/cwt225.00–225.002251
Steers—Medium and Large 1145410.00/cwt410.00–410.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1145245.00/cwt245.00–245.003551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2175320.00/cwt320.00–320.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1215390.00/cwt390.00–390.008391
Steers—Medium and Large 1215211.74/cwt190.00–227.004553
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy235253.43/cwt250.00–257.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1279210.68/cwt200.00–230.005889
Steers—Medium and Large 1322211.54/cwt192.50–220.0068112
Steers—Medium and Large 2325140.52/cwt139.00–142.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333176.27/cwt165.00–184.005876
Steers—Small 4337343.21/cwt340.00–350.001,1573
Steers—Medium and Large 1371193.80/cwt190.00–201.007197
Steers—Medium and Large 2380141.71/cwt140.00–145.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382172.91/cwt166.00–182.006618
Steers—Small 4392313.45/cwt280.00–360.001,2293
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422167.52/cwt159.00–178.0070711
Steers—Medium and Large 2433131.26/cwt122.00–140.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1437180.00/cwt180.00–180.007879
Steers—Small 4440310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1463170.97/cwt160.00–175.007924
Steers—Small 4465400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8601
Steers—Medium and Large 2467132.92/cwt123.00–145.006219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485165.58/cwt158.00–170.008033
Steers—Small 4505270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3641
Steers—Medium and Large 1515161.26/cwt160.00–162.508302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522154.94/cwt150.00–165.008096
Steers—Medium and Large 2527133.97/cwt120.00–142.007066
Steers—Small 454540.00/cwt40.00–40.002181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563148.88/cwt141.00–155.008388
Steers—Medium and Large 1570162.57/cwt159.00–167.0092711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629144.78/cwt136.00–150.009116
Steers—Medium and Large 2633122.95/cwt111.00–135.007782
Steers—Medium and Large 1659158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0455
Steers—Small 466575.00/cwt75.00–75.004991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675145.69/cwt141.00–148.0098313
Steers—Medium and Large 1700134.50/cwt134.50–134.509422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723125.24/cwt124.50–126.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 2745110.00/cwt110.00–110.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774126.06/cwt117.00–134.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2838111.49/cwt110.00–113.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880116.25/cwt111.00–121.501,0232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235173.00/cwt173.00–173.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240157.00/cwt157.00–157.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260168.90/cwt163.00–170.004397
Heifers—Small 4270360.00/cwt360.00–360.009721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283153.19/cwt150.00–156.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1308159.50/cwt159.00–160.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2351133.32/cwt130.00–135.004686
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368154.90/cwt150.00–160.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2368151.71/cwt143.00–156.005583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418120.50/cwt120.00–121.005042
Heifers—Small 4425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432139.08/cwt135.00–145.006013
Heifers—Small 443845.00/cwt45.00–45.001972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470149.87/cwt145.00–156.007049
Heifers—Small 447040.00/cwt40.00–40.001882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478131.00/cwt131.00–131.006262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513151.21/cwt140.00–155.007766
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517151.00/cwt151.00–151.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527122.49/cwt113.00–129.0064611
Heifers—Small 453741.07/cwt40.00–45.002219
Heifers—Small 455342.00/cwt42.00–42.002322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590126.00/cwt126.00–126.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616135.50/cwt135.50–135.508355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623122.18/cwt119.00–125.007614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640127.67/cwt127.00–128.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657137.65/cwt131.00–140.009046
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685124.00/cwt124.00–124.008491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2703103.00/cwt103.00–103.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715126.34/cwt125.00–127.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770124.00/cwt124.00–124.009551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340182.00/cwt182.00–182.006191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480137.00/cwt137.00–137.006581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535117.50/cwt117.50–117.506292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675104.00/cwt104.00–104.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-290098.00/cwt98.00–98.008821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43684.56/cwt82.50–87.001,2144
Bulls——1,64496.40/cwt90.00–100.001,5857
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed60941.14/cwt40.00–44.0025116
Cows—Lean 85-90%66348.94/cwt45.00–53.003249
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight67935.21/cwt30.00–42.0023911
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68555.00/cwt55.00–55.003771
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed83477.30/cwt71.00–80.006455
Cows—Lean 85-90%84957.34/cwt52.00–60.5048727
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed90069.50/cwt69.50–69.506261
Cows—Lean 85-90%96465.46/cwt60.00–70.0063157
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98563.00/cwt63.00–63.006211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05267.00/cwt67.00–67.007053
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20073.04/cwt69.00–78.5087632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2779750.00/cwt750.00–750.005,8435
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2784745.00/cwt600.00–860.005,8415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2960737.50/cwt725.00–750.007,0802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29711,162.50/cwt1,000.00–1,225.0011,2884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,007687.50/cwt650.00–700.006,9234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1091,111.43/cwt900.00–1,200.0012,3267
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,230.00/cwt1,130.00–1,330.0013,6532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,066.25/cwt925.00–1,140.0012,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0014,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3401,510.00/cwt1,480.00–1,540.0020,2342
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4401,320.00/cwt1,320.00–1,320.0019,0082
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4593400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3722
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2725780.00/cwt750.00–810.005,6552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2768770.00/cwt760.00–780.005,9142
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2775700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2931962.00/cwt840.00–1,060.008,9565
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962961.67/cwt850.00–1,035.009,2513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,010.00/cwt1,010.00–1,010.0011,2624

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.