Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-10-29

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 29
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
820 head
▼ 222 vs last sale 1,042▲ 470 vs year ago 350 · +134.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
375 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 365▲ 36 vs year ago 339 · +10.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 90▲ 100 vs year ago 108 · +92.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No comparison with last week due to reporters absence. 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 $135.95/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$135.95
334 head · 562 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$522
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$147.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.75
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1378181.9268729
Medium and Large 1-2585143.99843156
Medium and Large 2582126.66738136
Small 448634.0916613thin
One grade step is worth $147.82/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 sale334 hd
135.95
—
NM average3 barns · 1,641 hd
151.70
−15.75
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—Average1,62178.171,26716
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,72572.501,2511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25869.1887076
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05148.14506226

Every lot

122 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2190157.00/cwt157.00–157.002981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003522
Steers—Medium and Large 1238187.00/cwt187.00–187.004452
Steers—Medium and Large 1288196.10/cwt190.00–199.005656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2294167.39/cwt165.00–177.5049213
Steers—Medium and Large 1317188.98/cwt187.00–196.005997
Steers—Medium and Large 2321151.29/cwt145.00–158.004866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335173.97/cwt160.00–180.0058317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350208.00/cwt208.00–208.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 1353179.20/cwt173.00–187.506333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2357169.07/cwt162.00–173.006043
Steers—Medium and Large 2385142.89/cwt130.00–150.005509
Steers—Small 439524.00/cwt24.00–24.00951
Steers—Small 4413200.00/cwt200.00–200.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1421167.87/cwt160.00–175.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 2429136.33/cwt125.00–148.0058513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2436154.48/cwt151.00–165.0067411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468146.63/cwt141.00–153.006867
Steers—Small 4472170.00/cwt170.00–170.0080210
Steers—Medium and Large 2472135.02/cwt126.00–141.0063719
Steers—Small 448235.38/cwt20.00–47.0017111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511139.78/cwt133.00–149.0071410
Steers—Medium and Large 2525133.39/cwt126.00–140.0070023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569143.40/cwt137.00–150.0081618
Steers—Medium and Large 2574121.53/cwt110.00–133.0069819
Steers—Medium and Large 1615145.50/cwt145.50–145.508952
Steers—Small 462030.00/cwt30.00–30.001861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627131.58/cwt125.00–142.0082521
Steers—Medium and Large 2627115.28/cwt113.00–123.0072312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676131.45/cwt126.50–139.008894
Steers—Medium and Large 2680121.00/cwt119.00–136.0082313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705128.74/cwt127.00–139.009087
Steers—Medium and Large 2731122.45/cwt120.00–127.008959
Steers—Medium and Large 1755139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783134.32/cwt130.50–142.001,05214
Steers—Medium and Large 2790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 2825105.00/cwt105.00–105.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2864128.57/cwt128.00–136.001,11126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1312
Steers—Medium and Large 21,02597.00/cwt97.00–97.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 21,16786.32/cwt84.00–87.501,0079
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2128227.00/cwt225.00–230.002915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170240.00/cwt240.00–240.004083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2216105.58/cwt105.00–107.002285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2238144.03/cwt141.00–145.003434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240153.43/cwt150.00–157.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1250147.00/cwt147.00–147.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270129.63/cwt125.00–135.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278140.17/cwt135.00–144.003904
Heifers—Small 4300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy308163.00/cwt163.00–163.005023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327118.09/cwt110.00–135.003869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331141.78/cwt139.00–146.004695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364147.44/cwt146.00–152.005374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378132.60/cwt120.00–144.0050127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381119.20/cwt116.00–125.0045411
Heifers—Small 4388199.61/cwt180.00–220.007742
Heifers—Small 4405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413111.91/cwt98.00–125.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433125.93/cwt120.00–140.005456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1452148.24/cwt146.00–151.006709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473117.33/cwt100.00–131.0055514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474131.90/cwt125.00–146.0062513
Heifers—Small 4480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507146.00/cwt146.00–146.0074011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523126.65/cwt120.00–144.0066224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524128.47/cwt110.00–136.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571111.06/cwt100.00–123.0063422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576122.43/cwt120.00–135.007056
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628129.00/cwt129.00–129.008102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630121.45/cwt120.00–125.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665122.51/cwt120.00–125.008154
Heifers—Small 466561.07/cwt33.00–90.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723106.36/cwt96.00–120.007695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731119.23/cwt117.00–123.008724
Heifers—Medium 1-277972.00/cwt72.00–72.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780116.00/cwt116.00–116.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 283597.00/cwt97.00–97.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 286392.00/cwt92.00–92.007942
Heifers—Medium 1-291471.00/cwt71.00–71.006495
Heifers—Medium and Large 2915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2190142.00/cwt142.00–142.002701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2489110.25/cwt94.00–115.0053912
Bulls—Medium and Large 249580.00/cwt80.00–80.003961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-251095.00/cwt95.00–95.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570106.00/cwt106.00–106.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594106.66/cwt104.50–120.006347
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008045
Bulls—Medium and Large 268099.00/cwt99.00–99.006731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-271096.00/cwt96.00–96.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 276594.00/cwt94.00–94.007191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,52673.75/cwt68.00–79.001,1259
Bulls——1,74283.85/cwt80.00–86.501,4617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90829.11/cwt20.00–35.0026420
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91458.44/cwt54.00–64.005345
Cows—Lean 85-90%97534.75/cwt24.00–40.0033921
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98645.93/cwt39.00–55.0045310
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,05073.00/cwt73.00–73.007671
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05247.26/cwt40.00–53.50497103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13658.93/cwt53.00–63.5066967
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26169.13/cwt64.00–75.5087275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72572.50/cwt72.50–72.501,2511
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 19901,252.19/cwt1,100.00–1,500.0012,3973
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2805670.00/cwt670.00–670.005,3941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,5451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2984823.33/cwt775.00–930.008,1029
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2987711.67/cwt675.00–760.007,0243
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025830.00/cwt800.00–860.008,5082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093850.71/cwt750.00–1,020.009,2987
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,4371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,206867.50/cwt800.00–900.0010,4624
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2950733.33/cwt700.00–800.006,9673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,085700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,5951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,089981.67/cwt935.00–1,030.0010,6906
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2601,332.50/cwt1,325.00–1,340.0016,7902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3041,220.00/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0015,9095
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,310974.09/cwt850.00–1,300.0012,76122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,405930.00/cwt800.00–1,030.0013,06717

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.