Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-10-15

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 15
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,042 head
▲ 439 vs last sale 603▲ 1,042 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
365 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 207▲ 365 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 69▲ 90 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves 5.00-6.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. 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 $156.40/cwt on 465 head.
Average price
$156.40
465 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$771
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$544
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$130.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.07
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1443178.26791182
Medium and Large 1-2508153.05777170
Medium and Large 2553132.21731105
Small 451547.882478thin
One grade step is worth $130.39/cwt here — about $544 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 sale465 hd
156.40
—
NM average4 barns · 2,185 hd
158.47
−2.07
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—Average1,69577.281,31026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60169.701,1165thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31466.5487446
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06649.96533254

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 1-2125300.00/cwt300.00–300.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2160225.00/cwt225.00–225.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 2203140.00/cwt140.00–140.002842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235176.55/cwt165.00–182.504153
Steers—Medium and Large 1236195.18/cwt190.00–201.004616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added260201.62/cwt200.00–202.505243
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed275203.00/cwt203.00–203.005582
Steers—Medium and Large 1276186.62/cwt182.50–200.005154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2284182.35/cwt180.00–185.005186
Steers—Medium and Large 1322194.02/cwt180.00–200.0062530
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323171.58/cwt160.00–175.0055414
Steers—Medium and Large 2330145.15/cwt140.00–150.004792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added340210.00/cwt210.00–210.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1374190.46/cwt181.00–200.0071234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374170.97/cwt162.00–180.006396
Steers—Small 4378250.00/cwt250.00–250.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 2380149.30/cwt140.00–157.005679
Steers—Small 4420316.00/cwt290.00–420.001,3275
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425189.44/cwt189.00–191.008059
Steers—Medium and Large 2425139.46/cwt130.00–155.005939
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430167.04/cwt160.00–177.0071815
Steers—Medium and Large 1433179.25/cwt170.00–187.0077633
Steers—Small 444044.00/cwt44.00–44.001942
Steers—Medium and Large 1471173.65/cwt170.00–187.0081821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471155.52/cwt150.00–165.0073222
Steers—Small 4480289.58/cwt250.00–330.001,3902
Steers—Medium and Large 2480131.50/cwt125.00–145.0063113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy492145.00/cwt145.00–145.0071311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510179.00/cwt179.00–179.009132
Steers—Medium and Large 1511163.53/cwt160.00–175.008367
Steers—Small 452047.00/cwt47.00–47.002444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525152.38/cwt148.00–160.0080036
Steers—Medium and Large 2533135.45/cwt130.00–141.0072228
Steers—Medium and Large 1559154.97/cwt148.00–158.0086612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567145.08/cwt135.00–152.0082312
Steers—Medium and Large 2574133.52/cwt130.00–153.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full575118.00/cwt118.00–118.006791
Steers—Small 458053.50/cwt53.50–53.503102
Steers—Medium and Large 2617132.07/cwt120.00–135.0081511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618139.23/cwt138.00–144.008608
Steers—Medium and Large 1620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy624135.00/cwt135.00–135.008427
Steers—Medium and Large 1674141.00/cwt141.00–141.0095010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683131.97/cwt127.00–145.0090119
Steers—Medium and Large 2684115.99/cwt112.00–125.007936
Steers—Medium and Large 2710117.26/cwt110.00–121.008334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763130.04/cwt125.00–134.009924
Steers—Medium and Large 2764119.80/cwt119.00–120.009155
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820126.41/cwt119.00–134.001,0372
Steers—Medium and Large 1826142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,17710
Steers—Medium and Large 2833114.35/cwt111.00–120.009533
Steers—Medium and Large 2890118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 2915105.00/cwt105.00–105.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 2990108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2165299.70/cwt290.00–310.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240160.00/cwt160.00–160.003841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2243140.00/cwt140.00–140.003402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275127.00/cwt127.00–127.003492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280162.20/cwt155.00–166.004546
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283139.43/cwt132.00–147.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323155.74/cwt152.00–158.005034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325124.83/cwt120.00–128.004063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2341143.73/cwt137.50–150.004908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374148.35/cwt145.00–160.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added377165.14/cwt161.00–167.006233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380142.73/cwt128.00–147.0054215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004351
Heifers—Small 4405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2414134.12/cwt125.00–141.0055530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420147.98/cwt142.00–154.0062224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421123.00/cwt121.00–125.005189
Heifers—Small 4460250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469144.54/cwt139.00–151.0067820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479131.76/cwt126.00–140.0063127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480122.32/cwt120.00–124.005876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514125.90/cwt121.00–130.006477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523136.68/cwt130.00–143.5071518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2539114.89/cwt107.50–125.0061926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2568125.50/cwt120.00–135.0071331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580136.00/cwt136.00–136.007891
Heifers—Small 458065.00/cwt65.00–65.003771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595109.22/cwt100.00–111.506505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608116.36/cwt100.00–123.007078
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628123.84/cwt123.00–125.007787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660103.74/cwt100.00–111.006856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661134.00/cwt134.00–134.008865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679129.00/cwt129.00–129.008762
Heifers—Small 468041.00/cwt41.00–41.002791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2739106.76/cwt105.00–112.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0563
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330187.00/cwt187.00–187.006171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2460147.00/cwt147.00–147.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 269065.00/cwt65.00–65.004491
Bulls—Medium and Large 276580.00/cwt80.00–80.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2767109.02/cwt107.00–110.008363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835103.00/cwt103.00–103.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 285065.00/cwt65.00–65.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 290076.00/cwt76.00–76.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-299591.00/cwt91.00–91.009051
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,01080.00/cwt80.00–80.008081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,31073.00/cwt73.00–73.009561
Bulls——1,62473.10/cwt65.00–80.001,18716
Bulls——1,86385.18/cwt82.00–89.501,5879
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85631.88/cwt24.00–37.5027322
Cows—Lean 85-90%89232.84/cwt30.00–35.0029311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed99047.49/cwt37.00–65.0047034
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01345.73/cwt37.50–54.0046360
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07654.78/cwt51.00–60.0058922
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18257.76/cwt52.00–63.00683105
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,27367.94/cwt64.00–70.008654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31866.41/cwt61.00–72.2587542
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,60169.70/cwt65.50–72.001,1165
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2825616.67/cwt500.00–775.005,0886
Bred Cows—Small 4905450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,0731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935750.00/cwt750.00–750.007,0131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993904.38/cwt800.00–1,000.008,9808
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29941,043.75/cwt985.00–1,125.0010,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,070750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170875.00/cwt875.00–875.0010,2381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243862.50/cwt800.00–925.0010,7212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4995500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,018737.50/cwt700.00–775.007,5082
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,108820.00/cwt800.00–860.009,0863
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1801,275.00/cwt1,260.00–1,290.0015,0452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,278990.00/cwt800.00–1,100.0012,6524
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,354862.50/cwt800.00–900.0011,6784

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.