Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-01-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 7
● Final140 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
525 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 466▼ 209 vs year ago 734 · −28.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 136▼ 74 vs year ago 195 · −37.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
137 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 79▼ 3 vs year ago 140 · −2.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reports issued during the holidays.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.95/cwt on 230 head.
Average price
$148.95
230 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$775
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$561
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$120.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.89
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499166.02828102
Medium and Large 1-2535148.9179686
Medium and Large 2533126.8467532
Small 458345.8826710thin
One grade step is worth $120.15/cwt here — about $561 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 sale230 hd
148.95
—
NM average3 barns · 1,602 hd
161.84
−12.89
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—High1,55878.161,21813
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55077.501,2012thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20168.6982549
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99553.5753352

Every lot

140 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 1178360.00/cwt360.00–360.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2190177.50/cwt175.00–180.003372
Steers—Medium and Large 2205145.00/cwt145.00–145.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 1228195.87/cwt192.00–207.004474
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added235181.00/cwt181.00–181.004253
Steers—Medium and Large 2250133.00/cwt133.00–133.003331
Steers—Medium and Large 1255194.00/cwt194.00–194.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280169.16/cwt166.00–175.004743
Steers—Medium and Large 1310179.57/cwt179.00–180.005577
Steers—Medium and Large 2310137.20/cwt130.00–147.004253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2324156.22/cwt150.00–165.005064
Steers—Small 4370262.50/cwt250.00–275.009712
Steers—Medium and Large 1379173.15/cwt165.00–187.5065610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379161.94/cwt160.00–165.006145
Steers—Medium and Large 2385135.06/cwt130.00–140.005204
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
Steers—Small 4414244.34/cwt200.00–275.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421160.17/cwt155.00–167.0067417
Steers—Medium and Large 2425130.00/cwt130.00–130.005531
Steers—Medium and Large 1427174.23/cwt165.00–177.0074412
Steers—Medium and Large 2460131.01/cwt120.00–140.006035
Steers—Small 446545.13/cwt34.00–57.002102
Steers—Small 4470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Steers—Medium and Large 1478168.92/cwt165.00–174.0080720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483151.50/cwt146.00–162.007324
Steers—Medium and Large 2505126.00/cwt126.00–126.006361
Steers—Medium and Large 1507164.67/cwt164.00–165.008353
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515162.00/cwt162.00–162.008342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516150.77/cwt145.00–155.007789
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed565173.00/cwt173.00–173.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 2569122.75/cwt120.00–126.006984
Steers—Medium and Large 1579158.65/cwt154.00–165.0091913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580147.75/cwt144.00–153.008579
Steers—Small 458050.99/cwt50.00–52.002962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608160.00/cwt160.00–160.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 1616155.57/cwt145.00–162.0095818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616138.93/cwt137.00–150.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 2617125.69/cwt125.00–127.007763
Steers—Small 462344.42/cwt43.50–47.002776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658144.50/cwt144.50–144.509512
Steers—Medium and Large 2683120.00/cwt120.00–120.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1695152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0601
Steers—Medium and Large 1704143.59/cwt140.00–149.001,0115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715138.52/cwt135.00–142.009902
Steers—Medium and Large 2730122.00/cwt118.00–126.008912
Steers—Medium and Large 1755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0572
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790126.00/cwt126.00–126.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 2815124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815122.27/cwt120.00–125.009979
Steers—Medium and Large 2855102.00/cwt102.00–102.008721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905129.00/cwt128.00–130.001,1672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1190300.00/cwt300.00–300.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2223130.00/cwt130.00–130.002902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260151.00/cwt151.00–151.003931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2272132.55/cwt128.00–142.003613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313151.91/cwt149.00–158.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318125.30/cwt118.00–134.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336138.01/cwt136.00–140.004646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365136.00/cwt136.00–136.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381118.95/cwt117.00–122.004534
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414115.64/cwt110.00–122.004794
Heifers—Small 4427320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430136.82/cwt131.00–140.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433148.33/cwt145.00–153.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460115.50/cwt112.00–119.005312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481135.42/cwt133.00–143.0065110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1489149.82/cwt149.00–150.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers—Small 451025.00/cwt25.00–25.001281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514135.01/cwt130.00–140.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530147.87/cwt146.50–154.007847
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565108.47/cwt100.00–116.006133
Heifers—Small 457825.72/cwt22.00–31.001495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579131.59/cwt128.00–135.007625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581143.20/cwt137.00–150.0083213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Heifers—Small 460529.46/cwt25.00–34.001782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630114.37/cwt113.00–115.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635143.59/cwt137.00–150.0091211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2657125.75/cwt125.00–126.008264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690142.00/cwt142.00–142.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695117.00/cwt117.00–117.008132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715134.00/cwt134.00–134.009581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740131.00/cwt131.00–131.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755117.00/cwt117.00–117.008831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2773111.00/cwt111.00–111.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805124.00/cwt124.00–124.009981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813128.32/cwt127.00–129.001,0433
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860107.00/cwt107.00–107.009203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2255112.00/cwt112.00–112.002861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-248591.00/cwt91.00–91.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518114.47/cwt100.00–128.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588129.44/cwt115.00–144.007612
Bulls—Small 460041.00/cwt41.00–41.002461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-262898.34/cwt85.00–110.006183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650108.00/cwt108.00–108.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 266582.00/cwt82.00–82.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-276588.45/cwt85.00–92.006772
Bulls—Medium and Large 276581.00/cwt81.00–81.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 291075.00/cwt75.00–75.006831
Bulls—Small 493552.00/cwt52.00–52.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-297083.00/cwt83.00–83.008051
Bulls—Small 41,03054.00/cwt54.00–54.005561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,14075.00/cwt75.00–75.008551
Bulls——1,52668.08/cwt60.00–77.001,0396
Bulls——1,62987.51/cwt81.00–93.001,4265
Bulls——1,81595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7241
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86143.28/cwt35.00–50.003734
Cows—Lean 85-90%89537.00/cwt37.00–37.003311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90755.76/cwt54.00–58.005063
Cows—Lean 85-90%92147.43/cwt44.00–51.0043710
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03036.00/cwt36.00–36.003711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04357.51/cwt51.00–61.0060033
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16063.00/cwt63.00–63.007311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19568.56/cwt62.50–73.0081946
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36374.55/cwt74.00–75.001,0162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,49076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,1321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,2721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4605240.00/cwt220.00–250.001,4523
Bred Cows—Small 4680262.00/cwt210.00–275.001,78210
Bred Cows—Small 4695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Bred Cows—Small 4722322.73/cwt300.00–325.002,33011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2725550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2812585.00/cwt425.00–700.004,7506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2830700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,8101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930981.25/cwt875.00–1,050.009,1264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2933636.67/cwt560.00–725.005,9403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023870.83/cwt800.00–910.008,9096
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135962.50/cwt900.00–1,025.0010,9242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39873.00/cwt73.00–73.001,02115
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4722460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,3213
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4814420.00/cwt420.00–420.003,4194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0261,063.75/cwt880.00–1,125.0010,9144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,196904.00/cwt850.00–1,000.0010,8125

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.