Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-12-10

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 10
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
466 head
▼ 928 vs last sale 1,394▲ 466 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 211 vs last sale 347▲ 136 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 200 vs last sale 279▲ 79 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week. Steer and heifer calves 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers 3.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls not well tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $160.31/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$160.31
207 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$876
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$156
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$38.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.33
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523168.64883139
Medium and Large 1-2603146.8188654
Medium and Large 2560129.6972614thin
One grade step is worth $38.95/cwt here — about $156 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 sale207 hd
160.31
—
NM average2 barns · 1,080 hd
169.64
−9.33
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—Low1,44870.741,02416
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22764.5379252
CowsLean 85-90%Low94349.2746578

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235202.39/cwt200.00–205.004762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245177.00/cwt177.00–177.004342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283182.00/cwt182.00–182.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1328191.54/cwt185.00–200.006285
Steers—Medium and Large 2340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368168.58/cwt162.00–175.006204
Steers—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1383179.41/cwt160.00–185.0068715
Steers—Small 4395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1426178.36/cwt167.00–186.0076012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435145.00/cwt145.00–145.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 2445127.00/cwt127.00–127.005651
Steers—Small 4465200.00/cwt200.00–200.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1477177.01/cwt162.00–184.0084428
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487156.36/cwt152.00–165.007613
Steers—Medium and Large 1531171.73/cwt165.00–180.0091224
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538151.00/cwt147.00–155.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy544157.00/cwt157.00–157.008549
Steers—Medium and Large 2546133.00/cwt133.00–133.007264
Steers—Medium and Large 1569165.37/cwt160.00–177.0094115
Steers—Medium and Large 2570117.07/cwt115.00–119.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572153.69/cwt152.00–157.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1612154.35/cwt150.00–160.009458
Steers—Medium and Large 2614126.17/cwt117.00–131.007753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637143.64/cwt137.00–147.5091512
Steers—Medium and Large 1671150.00/cwt146.00–162.001,00712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673139.84/cwt136.00–145.009418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718129.53/cwt126.00–138.009305
Steers—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 1737138.61/cwt137.00–139.001,0225
Steers—Medium and Large 1750142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780137.19/cwt135.50–146.001,0706
Steers—Medium and Large 2790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1845134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2925114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0551
Steers—Medium and Large 1955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 11,075129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2145185.00/cwt185.00–185.002681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225162.00/cwt162.00–162.003652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230135.00/cwt135.00–135.003111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280158.00/cwt158.00–158.004423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy305182.00/cwt182.00–182.005552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322158.95/cwt155.00–162.005129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338142.00/cwt142.00–142.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2353130.00/cwt130.00–130.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385155.09/cwt147.00–162.005973
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.06/cwt125.00–142.005929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy428164.48/cwt164.00–165.0070417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428153.64/cwt145.00–163.0065818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480122.00/cwt122.00–122.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481137.91/cwt125.00–142.0066315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486151.66/cwt145.00–153.0073710
Heifers—Small 4505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511148.71/cwt145.00–162.0076014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530137.41/cwt135.00–139.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531152.00/cwt152.00–152.008078
Heifers—Small 457046.00/cwt46.00–46.002621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576139.68/cwt136.00–146.0080511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617133.01/cwt130.00–135.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632127.75/cwt120.00–138.008073
Heifers—Small 464056.00/cwt56.00–56.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2642116.50/cwt116.00–119.007486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663120.55/cwt116.00–125.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy665147.00/cwt147.00–147.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673132.68/cwt126.00–134.008936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677120.33/cwt120.00–121.008153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717144.03/cwt138.00–150.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added739145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2748115.00/cwt115.00–115.008602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760128.00/cwt128.00–128.009731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765117.03/cwt116.00–119.008953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795122.00/cwt122.00–122.009701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800124.00/cwt124.00–124.009921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810121.00/cwt121.00–121.009801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2195265.00/cwt265.00–265.005171
Bulls—Small 4340262.32/cwt250.00–275.008922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2360107.00/cwt107.00–107.003851
Bulls—Small 4430210.00/cwt210.00–210.009031
Bulls—Small 450023.00/cwt23.00–23.001151
Bulls—Medium and Large 257580.00/cwt80.00–80.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2585124.65/cwt107.00–142.007292
Bulls—Small 460530.00/cwt30.00–30.001821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630123.37/cwt107.00–140.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670122.00/cwt122.00–122.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 268565.00/cwt65.00–65.004451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-279598.00/cwt98.00–98.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-282085.00/cwt85.00–85.006971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-285087.00/cwt87.00–87.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 286885.66/cwt85.00–86.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 296087.00/cwt87.00–87.008351
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,05085.00/cwt85.00–85.008931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,15066.26/cwt63.00–68.007623
Bulls——1,46069.63/cwt65.00–75.001,01711
Bulls——1,82583.57/cwt78.00–87.501,5252
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71050.75/cwt48.00–53.003602
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78433.93/cwt27.00–38.5026615
Cows—Lean 85-90%90837.71/cwt36.00–40.003423
Cows—Lean 85-90%94846.25/cwt43.00–51.0043818
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96156.99/cwt55.00–60.0054812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03857.26/cwt51.50–60.0059428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20564.64/cwt60.00–72.0077942
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,31964.09/cwt59.00–70.0084510
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Bred Cows—Small 4550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2625575.00/cwt400.00–700.003,5944
Bred Cows—Small 4795225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2860662.50/cwt650.00–675.005,6982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883887.50/cwt750.00–1,050.007,8374
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,183.33/cwt1,000.00–1,275.0010,5083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0331,300.00/cwt1,250.00–1,350.0013,4294
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,262.50/cwt1,150.00–1,350.0014,9356
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,225.00/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0014,6762
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4870400.00/cwt400.00–400.003,4801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2915675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,1761
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,6281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110700.00/cwt700.00–700.007,7701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,155950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,9731

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.