Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-12-03

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 3
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,394 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 1,277▲ 387 vs year ago 1,007 · +38.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
347 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 353▲ 92 vs year ago 255 · +36.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 145▲ 105 vs year ago 174 · +60.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week due to holiday.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.89/cwt on 600 head.
Average price
$140.89
600 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$605
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$103.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.59
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1599154.50925201
Medium and Large 1-2521142.16741238
Medium and Large 2554127.71707149
Small 462051.5031912thin
One grade step is worth $103.01/cwt here — about $605 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 sale600 hd
140.89
—
NM average4 barns · 2,096 hd
160.49
−19.59
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—Average1,67474.201,24223
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,61970.721,1456thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,28967.4987067
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01947.71486224

Every lot

155 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 · Steers63 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2115400.00/cwt400.00–400.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 2158238.10/cwt200.00–275.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2175344.29/cwt300.00–400.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 1195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003902
Steers—Medium and Large 2213280.00/cwt280.00–280.005962
Steers—Small 4215275.00/cwt275.00–275.005912
Steers—Medium and Large 1215169.53/cwt160.00–180.003642
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added268192.50/cwt190.00–195.005164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274168.66/cwt155.00–180.004628
Steers—Medium and Large 2275140.00/cwt140.00–140.003851
Steers—Small 4280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1285171.11/cwt165.00–177.004882
Steers—Medium and Large 2313120.00/cwt120.00–120.003762
Steers—Medium and Large 1321178.51/cwt170.00–180.0057310
Steers—Medium and Large 2327147.60/cwt140.00–152.504833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330164.85/cwt157.00–170.005443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006123
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added363192.00/cwt192.00–192.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 2365135.29/cwt130.00–141.004945
Steers—Small 4375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379153.96/cwt149.00–161.0058420
Steers—Medium and Large 1380173.39/cwt165.00–178.0065910
Steers—Medium and Large 2411135.37/cwt128.00–141.005569
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424200.11/cwt190.00–206.0084816
Steers—Small 4425325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3811
Steers—Medium and Large 1429169.61/cwt165.00–182.507289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432151.17/cwt145.00–158.0065325
Steers—Small 4Mexican Origin445150.00/cwt150.00–150.006681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468127.95/cwt125.00–137.0059926
Steers—Medium and Large 2476133.52/cwt124.00–140.0063627
Steers—Small 4477216.70/cwt200.00–225.001,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 1477164.71/cwt154.00–168.0078619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485148.89/cwt144.50–159.0072218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned504130.00/cwt130.00–130.0065514
Steers—Medium and Large 1507161.00/cwt161.00–161.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 2520128.68/cwt121.00–137.0066916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528145.19/cwt137.00–149.0076737
Steers—Small 453065.00/cwt65.00–65.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568144.13/cwt138.50–148.0081924
Steers—Small 457050.37/cwt50.00–51.502878
Steers—Medium and Large 2572126.51/cwt120.00–132.0072433
Steers—Medium and Large 1578156.24/cwt155.00–157.009035
Steers—Medium and Large 1603152.50/cwt152.50–152.509209
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613137.06/cwt135.00–140.0084034
Steers—Medium and Large 2616123.69/cwt123.00–126.0076235
Steers—Small 465044.00/cwt44.00–44.002861
Steers—Medium and Large 1673140.24/cwt136.00–145.0094419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673139.12/cwt130.00–144.009365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 2690122.68/cwt121.00–124.0084613
Steers—Medium and Large 1700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
Steers—Medium and Large 2718111.45/cwt107.00–117.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725123.19/cwt119.00–130.008939
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full745106.00/cwt106.00–106.007902
Steers—Medium and Large 2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1765136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,04081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773131.48/cwt126.00–137.001,0162
Steers—Small 481055.00/cwt55.00–55.004461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2813133.70/cwt128.00–139.501,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 1818135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1045
Steers—Small 489551.00/cwt51.00–51.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2990114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,018112.99/cwt111.00–115.001,1502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225139.17/cwt132.00–142.503135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2239128.56/cwt125.00–132.003074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272134.52/cwt130.00–142.003663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1292166.18/cwt165.00–167.504853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2316139.81/cwt135.00–152.0044212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317161.63/cwt160.00–165.005126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336129.78/cwt125.00–135.004369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374126.45/cwt125.00–132.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.37/cwt152.00–161.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380138.94/cwt134.00–149.0052812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414153.54/cwt145.00–160.0063611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418119.31/cwt114.00–130.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430127.02/cwt123.00–135.0054667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452170.00/cwt170.00–170.007689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455158.46/cwt147.00–163.0072110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472132.87/cwt125.00–135.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477119.67/cwt114.00–129.0057129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511156.42/cwt156.00–156.507996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518129.54/cwt125.00–135.0067131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531115.20/cwt110.00–122.0061229
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568110.95/cwt107.00–115.006307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577131.76/cwt130.00–139.5076053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579124.93/cwt120.00–128.5072314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634112.87/cwt110.00–120.0071620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635128.58/cwt125.50–135.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645116.00/cwt116.00–116.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657118.97/cwt110.00–127.007825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677136.50/cwt136.50–136.509249
Heifers—Medium and Large 2691108.92/cwt106.00–117.507537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713129.00/cwt129.00–129.009204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2738119.78/cwt119.00–125.0088422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740100.00/cwt100.00–100.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2813106.00/cwt106.00–106.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2843120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009634
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,004104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0446
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418129.16/cwt125.00–134.005404
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2455120.00/cwt120.00–120.005461
Bulls—Small 455560.00/cwt60.00–60.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569108.13/cwt95.00–118.006157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570112.00/cwt112.00–112.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 263075.00/cwt75.00–75.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 265889.00/cwt89.00–89.005862
Bulls—Small 469575.00/cwt75.00–75.005211
Bulls—Medium and Large 272082.19/cwt75.00–89.005922
Bulls—Medium and Large 275390.45/cwt76.00–105.006812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276595.00/cwt95.00–95.007271
Bulls—Medium and Large 291078.00/cwt78.00–78.007101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,50562.22/cwt60.00–67.009363
Bulls——1,58970.09/cwt62.00–76.501,11411
Bulls——1,83583.22/cwt78.00–88.001,5279
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73537.00/cwt37.00–37.002721
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86142.59/cwt38.00–50.003679
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87234.04/cwt24.00–37.5029731
Cows—Lean 85-90%97238.45/cwt33.00–41.5037430
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04247.04/cwt42.00–55.0049064
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07561.00/cwt61.00–61.006561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08856.67/cwt52.00–60.0061788
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27867.20/cwt61.00–72.0085950
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31664.35/cwt61.00–74.508479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33172.86/cwt72.00–73.009708
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59870.26/cwt69.00–72.001,1235
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72573.00/cwt73.00–73.001,2591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Bred Cows—Small 4682400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7283
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2800700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2800587.50/cwt575.00–600.004,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18021,171.58/cwt1,125.00–1,275.009,39619
Bred Cows—Small 4816500.00/cwt425.00–575.004,0804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2845680.83/cwt550.00–775.005,7536
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907830.00/cwt725.00–1,000.007,5285
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2932867.50/cwt710.00–1,010.008,08518
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057841.67/cwt750.00–975.008,8963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,074831.00/cwt760.00–900.008,9255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1901,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0013,0901
Bred Cows—Large 1Registered1,3511,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0022,96737
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4870500.00/cwt500.00–500.004,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,005849.29/cwt775.00–990.008,5357
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,020625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0012,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,025500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,134675.00/cwt600.00–700.007,6554
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,153785.00/cwt700.00–900.009,0515
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2851,155.00/cwt1,125.00–1,185.0014,8422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,300670.00/cwt670.00–670.008,7101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773101.03/cwt100.00–110.0078120

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.