Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-11-19

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 19
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,277 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 1,146▼ 430 vs year ago 1,707 · −25.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 416▲ 51 vs year ago 302 · +16.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 145▼ 22 vs year ago 167 · −13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves mostly steady on comparable quotes, instances 10.00-15.00 higher though quality of large number of more attractive calves under 600 lbs. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs. No comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 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 $161.69/cwt on 662 head.
Average price
$161.69
662 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$603
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$132.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.56
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495176.41873403
Medium and Large 1-2567144.06817181
Medium and Large 2542131.0171074
Small 461144.142704thin
One grade step is worth $132.28/cwt here — about $603 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 sale662 hd
161.69
—
NM average4 barns · 3,204 hd
156.13
+5.56
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—Low1,72673.821,27441
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20965.8879769
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48365.219672thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04048.36503234

Every lot

139 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200165.00/cwt165.00–165.003302
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added227223.00/cwt223.00–223.005063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228280.00/cwt280.00–280.006382
Steers—Medium and Large 1235195.00/cwt195.00–195.004581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2275163.52/cwt160.00–170.004503
Steers—Medium and Large 1280182.00/cwt182.00–182.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added288218.25/cwt218.00–219.0062915
Steers—Small 4315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 2328135.65/cwt134.00–145.0044511
Steers—Medium and Large 1330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337161.36/cwt155.00–167.005445
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added341216.76/cwt207.00–218.0073956
Steers—Medium and Large 1368168.78/cwt162.00–172.5062113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371155.76/cwt152.00–165.0057811
Steers—Small 4375219.73/cwt200.00–230.008243
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380207.53/cwt195.00–209.007899
Steers—Medium and Large 2390141.50/cwt137.00–146.005522
Steers—Medium and Large 2416135.69/cwt132.00–145.005644
Steers—Medium and Large 1424169.11/cwt160.00–178.0071726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432154.98/cwt150.00–164.0067014
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445192.88/cwt183.00–196.0085893
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471187.77/cwt185.00–197.008846
Steers—Medium and Large 2472142.75/cwt140.00–147.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 1481162.87/cwt159.00–170.0078313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481156.58/cwt150.00–165.0075331
Steers—Small 448530.00/cwt30.00–30.001461
Steers—Medium and Large 1515160.23/cwt149.00–164.0082518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521152.76/cwt145.00–158.0079619
Steers—Medium and Large 2525137.95/cwt125.00–142.0072413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557167.00/cwt167.00–167.0093017
Steers—Medium and Large 1566155.05/cwt154.00–157.0087819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574145.72/cwt140.00–155.0083620
Steers—Medium and Large 2580131.72/cwt125.00–139.0076413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added604152.00/cwt152.00–152.009188
Steers—Small 460548.02/cwt45.00–51.002912
Steers—Medium and Large 2619120.16/cwt113.00–127.0074417
Steers—Medium and Large 1635148.53/cwt148.00–150.0094311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635136.34/cwt130.00–141.0086623
Steers—Medium and Large 1656143.96/cwt141.00–144.0094472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672131.77/cwt128.00–142.5088522
Steers—Medium and Large 2677127.94/cwt125.00–139.008669
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722127.26/cwt116.00–135.0091915
Steers—Medium and Large 1743137.35/cwt131.00–139.501,0216
Steers—Small 475050.50/cwt50.50–50.503791
Steers—Medium and Large 1756144.17/cwt137.00–149.001,09011
Steers—Medium and Large 2765136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766118.81/cwt114.00–133.009104
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2819123.37/cwt119.50–132.501,01010
Steers—Medium and Large 1840134.50/cwt134.00–135.001,1302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1890130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1571
Steers—Medium and Large 2890113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1940133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,0951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2145232.50/cwt230.00–235.003372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263150.97/cwt150.00–152.003973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268112.00/cwt112.00–112.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added289166.28/cwt165.00–170.0048129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added309162.04/cwt160.00–165.005015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319144.28/cwt140.00–151.0046012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324121.74/cwt120.00–125.003944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329118.20/cwt110.00–125.003895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365106.75/cwt101.00–113.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370174.00/cwt174.00–174.0064471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370129.95/cwt125.00–135.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395148.50/cwt145.00–152.005872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added409174.00/cwt174.00–174.0071211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419115.90/cwt111.00–119.004868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422145.51/cwt141.00–158.0061411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422134.64/cwt127.00–139.5056819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454161.36/cwt150.00–166.0073331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464144.27/cwt140.00–155.006697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470115.00/cwt115.00–115.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472125.87/cwt118.00–132.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508125.58/cwt120.00–135.0063815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517134.60/cwt130.00–145.0069624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2536117.47/cwt114.00–120.0063014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572140.97/cwt132.00–143.0080610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573127.11/cwt121.00–133.0072852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581114.41/cwt108.00–121.006655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1601135.33/cwt135.00–135.5081312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625115.59/cwt110.00–120.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629123.84/cwt116.00–135.0077912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664131.40/cwt125.00–138.008727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673119.04/cwt118.00–128.0080116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675111.00/cwt106.00–120.007493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722123.28/cwt118.50–126.0089014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1748125.00/cwt125.00–125.009352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1806121.00/cwt121.00–121.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2888120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0662
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2155230.00/cwt230.00–230.003571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275184.73/cwt170.00–200.005082
Bulls—Small 4350220.00/cwt220.00–220.007701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390150.00/cwt150.00–150.005851
Bulls—Small 4410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480104.00/cwt104.00–104.004991
Bulls—Medium and Large 256062.00/cwt62.00–62.003471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570117.12/cwt110.00–124.006682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605103.00/cwt103.00–103.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 262088.50/cwt70.00–107.005492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665105.74/cwt100.00–117.007034
Bulls—Medium and Large 272057.00/cwt57.00–57.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 277085.00/cwt85.00–85.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 288087.00/cwt87.00–87.007661
Bulls—Medium and Large 299368.49/cwt65.00–72.006802
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,02570.43/cwt65.00–80.007225
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,16359.97/cwt55.00–65.006972
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,30565.00/cwt65.00–65.008481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,56870.33/cwt69.00–72.501,1034
Bulls——1,69671.23/cwt62.00–75.001,20826
Bulls——1,85581.21/cwt77.00–86.001,50611
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89731.93/cwt23.00–40.0028619
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91546.13/cwt44.00–50.004225
Cows—Lean 85-90%94936.75/cwt30.00–40.5034923
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96559.48/cwt55.00–63.0057410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05147.59/cwt41.00–53.00500118
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11564.93/cwt61.50–72.0072423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12258.04/cwt52.00–63.0065159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25666.36/cwt62.00–71.0083346
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48365.21/cwt64.00–66.509672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2725550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9881
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2773525.00/cwt500.00–550.004,0582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2863673.75/cwt600.00–750.005,8148
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2870617.50/cwt600.00–635.005,3724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19151,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0011,8951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940674.17/cwt575.00–720.006,3376
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948778.33/cwt735.00–850.007,3793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,030767.50/cwt760.00–775.007,9052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,039837.50/cwt785.00–885.008,7026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053875.00/cwt800.00–950.009,2142
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2845710.00/cwt710.00–710.006,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2959918.75/cwt800.00–1,050.008,8114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060750.00/cwt700.00–800.007,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,125961.67/cwt850.00–1,035.0010,8196

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.