Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-11-05

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 5
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,339 head
▲ 519 vs last sale 820▲ 20 vs year ago 1,319 · +1.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
325 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 375▼ 1 vs year ago 326 · −0.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
168 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 208▲ 69 vs year ago 99 · +69.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer and heifer calves steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder steer and heifers steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls 3.00-4.00 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 $149.07/cwt on 608 head.
Average price
$149.07
608 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$410
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$124.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.91
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465171.23796202
Medium and Large 1-2555146.50813185
Medium and Large 2530132.54702217
Small 483146.503874thin
One grade step is worth $124.73/cwt here — about $410 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 sale608 hd
149.07
—
NM average4 barns · 2,861 hd
152.98
−3.91
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—Low1,59776.451,22131
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,65772.741,2056thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23867.57837137
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02749.55509160

Every lot

134 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 2225142.00/cwt142.00–142.003201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230169.93/cwt162.50–180.003916
Steers—Medium and Large 1234186.01/cwt185.00–190.004355
Steers—Medium and Large 2270137.50/cwt137.50–137.503713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2272177.28/cwt170.00–187.004825
Steers—Medium and Large 1289189.08/cwt187.00–195.005469
Steers—Small 4305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319171.14/cwt165.00–177.005467
Steers—Medium and Large 2320143.46/cwt140.00–147.004594
Steers—Medium and Large 1329186.87/cwt177.00–195.006158
Steers—Medium and Large 2372141.58/cwt115.00–152.0052712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373161.47/cwt157.00–172.0060212
Steers—Medium and Large 1379175.37/cwt169.00–185.0066515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned418153.00/cwt153.00–153.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1419181.65/cwt165.00–188.0076145
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433184.00/cwt184.00–184.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 2433145.89/cwt120.00–160.0063228
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435161.09/cwt155.00–172.0070119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added473180.00/cwt180.00–180.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 1477169.46/cwt160.00–174.5080850
Steers—Medium and Large 2477138.30/cwt120.00–148.0066022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478156.61/cwt155.00–159.0074921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy480152.66/cwt151.00–154.007336
Steers—Small 4495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518151.36/cwt145.00–158.0078422
Steers—Medium and Large 1520165.09/cwt160.50–171.5085829
Steers—Medium and Large 2532133.06/cwt130.00–142.0070851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Steers—Small 4555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1565155.00/cwt155.00–155.0087612
Steers—Medium and Large 2575127.66/cwt117.00–140.0073466
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583141.36/cwt136.00–145.0082412
Steers—Medium and Large 1604143.00/cwt143.00–143.0086414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618139.90/cwt129.00–142.008656
Steers—Medium and Large 2637119.44/cwt117.00–124.0076116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660132.70/cwt127.00–140.0087615
Steers—Small 467046.00/cwt46.00–46.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 2674117.21/cwt103.00–122.007906
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy689121.95/cwt121.00–126.008405
Steers—Small 470040.00/cwt40.00–40.002801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724127.43/cwt120.00–132.0092324
Steers—Medium and Large 2745122.53/cwt115.00–125.009134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766130.77/cwt129.00–133.501,00210
Steers—Medium and Large 2768121.48/cwt119.00–124.009332
Steers—Medium and Large 2835133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836122.33/cwt115.00–133.001,0237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858131.84/cwt127.00–133.501,1314
Steers—Medium and Large 1866142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2305
Steers—Medium and Large 2875114.00/cwt114.00–114.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2081
Steers—Small 492545.00/cwt45.00–45.004161
Steers—Small 41,03055.00/cwt55.00–55.005671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-250130.00/cwt130.00–130.00655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245142.00/cwt142.00–142.003481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1248152.00/cwt152.00–152.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2256142.56/cwt140.00–150.003656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316151.15/cwt149.00–157.004784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322135.35/cwt130.00–140.004363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added323167.00/cwt167.00–167.005398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323145.68/cwt139.00–152.5047115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy323137.50/cwt137.50–137.504443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360144.02/cwt137.00–152.5051811
Heifers—Small 4375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384129.82/cwt115.00–137.0049912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386146.51/cwt145.00–151.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412139.84/cwt136.00–155.0057613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422133.46/cwt132.00–135.0056314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned423130.28/cwt129.00–131.0055111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425124.92/cwt110.00–133.0053122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1444140.00/cwt140.00–140.006227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458161.00/cwt161.00–161.0073716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464142.00/cwt142.00–142.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478129.09/cwt110.00–135.0061771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486136.44/cwt133.00–144.0066326
Heifers—Small 451530.00/cwt30.00–30.001551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528134.57/cwt128.00–142.0071113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530118.80/cwt118.00–125.0063038
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531145.54/cwt143.00–147.0077335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy555125.00/cwt125.00–125.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575116.24/cwt112.00–120.0066814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579130.85/cwt125.00–139.0075820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1587137.83/cwt133.00–143.0080922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620125.22/cwt119.00–132.0077622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632115.75/cwt110.00–122.507328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675116.00/cwt116.00–116.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679118.45/cwt115.00–124.0080412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2724114.51/cwt110.00–125.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730115.00/cwt115.00–115.008406
Heifers—Small 475029.00/cwt29.00–29.002182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2789105.00/cwt105.00–105.008284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790117.50/cwt117.50–117.509283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878100.00/cwt100.00–100.008782
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200125.00/cwt125.00–125.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555101.00/cwt101.00–101.005611
Bulls—Medium and Large 256092.00/cwt92.00–92.005151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710107.00/cwt107.00–107.007601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,50767.09/cwt63.00–75.001,0113
Bulls——1,54073.21/cwt65.00–78.501,12717
Bulls——1,71184.02/cwt80.00–88.001,43811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86923.42/cwt20.00–25.002044
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90731.18/cwt22.00–40.0028315
Cows—Lean 85-90%95836.00/cwt30.00–40.0034519
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98539.58/cwt37.00–42.003902
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed99555.40/cwt52.00–61.0055118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00448.44/cwt43.00–54.0048629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09657.55/cwt50.00–61.0063173
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,12072.50/cwt72.50–72.508121
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,20269.32/cwt61.00–74.5083311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23466.82/cwt61.00–72.50825114
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32973.18/cwt72.00–74.0097311
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62568.00/cwt68.00–68.001,1051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66373.69/cwt73.00–74.501,2255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4640360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3041
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2950500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985912.50/cwt785.00–1,040.008,9882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 41,010450.00/cwt450.00–450.004,5451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,025600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,080575.00/cwt575.00–575.006,2101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,188750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,9102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,095.00/cwt925.00–1,200.0013,7209
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3071,024.44/cwt850.00–1,110.0013,3899
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2875625.00/cwt600.00–650.005,4692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2898687.50/cwt675.00–700.006,1742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923852.50/cwt810.00–900.007,8694
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,3051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022820.00/cwt780.00–900.008,3803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,046804.17/cwt775.00–875.008,4126
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100837.50/cwt800.00–875.009,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,205675.00/cwt675.00–675.008,1341

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.