Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-02-18

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 18
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 468▲ 333 vs year ago 171 · +194.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 155▲ 70 vs year ago 36 · +194.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 183▲ 35 vs year ago 45 · +77.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer steady on limited receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand active

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.92/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$178.92
272 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$886
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$668
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$144.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.68
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489195.00953190
Medium and Large 1-2472162.1076540
Medium and Large 2542136.5374035
Small 456750.312857thin
One grade step is worth $144.69/cwt here — about $668 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 sale272 hd
178.92
—
NM average3 barns · 1,662 hd
177.24
+1.68
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—Average1,58493.841,48614
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,03977.5280656
CowsLean 85-90%Average80652.5742428

Every lot

125 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2130250.00/cwt250.00–250.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233197.00/cwt197.00–197.004591
Steers—Medium and Large 1280215.24/cwt198.00–223.0060310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280192.19/cwt182.50–200.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 2280150.00/cwt150.00–150.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 2310135.00/cwt135.00–135.004191
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318215.00/cwt215.00–215.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323175.11/cwt160.00–180.005665
Steers—Medium and Large 1332193.60/cwt185.00–200.006436
Steers—Small 4345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1358194.90/cwt190.00–200.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372173.77/cwt160.00–186.006466
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added384215.32/cwt215.00–217.008276
Steers—Medium and Large 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412153.36/cwt150.00–160.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 2419141.66/cwt135.00–145.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 1424181.97/cwt175.00–192.0077216
Steers—Small 4433316.25/cwt275.00–375.001,3693
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added442224.64/cwt210.00–225.0099340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450177.50/cwt177.50–177.507991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467152.00/cwt148.00–160.007107
Steers—Medium and Large 2469143.67/cwt140.00–149.0067410
Steers—Small 4470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1476181.73/cwt170.00–187.008659
Steers—Small 449050.00/cwt50.00–50.002451
Steers—Small 451556.00/cwt56.00–56.002881
Steers—Medium and Large 2519128.81/cwt120.00–135.006694
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535157.87/cwt149.00–162.008453
Steers—Medium and Large 1537187.01/cwt170.00–191.001,00467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570160.43/cwt152.00–169.009142
Steers—Medium and Large 2570126.51/cwt116.00–134.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 1573179.91/cwt175.00–182.001,03118
Steers—Small 458549.30/cwt40.00–54.002884
Steers—Small 462549.00/cwt49.00–49.003061
Steers—Medium and Large 2626137.64/cwt133.00–140.008625
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added640176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2640149.65/cwt142.00–159.009584
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added660173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,1457
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.24/cwt145.00–161.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 2673127.02/cwt122.00–132.008552
Steers—Medium and Large 2712140.00/cwt140.00–140.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1762143.67/cwt141.00–145.501,0955
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2775120.00/cwt120.00–120.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Steers—Medium and Large 2865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220180.23/cwt170.00–190.003972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added230200.00/cwt200.00–200.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added265192.50/cwt192.50–192.505101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272178.28/cwt170.00–190.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280145.00/cwt145.00–145.004062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320184.00/cwt184.00–184.005897
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330162.72/cwt160.00–174.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340131.27/cwt130.00–132.504462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370191.00/cwt191.00–191.0070713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377168.79/cwt157.00–173.0063610
Heifers—Small 4390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390122.00/cwt122.00–122.004761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415172.25/cwt160.00–176.0071518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424144.62/cwt140.00–149.006134
Heifers—Small 4428300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added441176.93/cwt175.00–178.0078035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445127.00/cwt127.00–127.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455128.00/cwt128.00–128.005821
Heifers—Small 4470320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483149.60/cwt143.00–156.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487163.05/cwt158.00–165.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530150.51/cwt150.00–151.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535142.57/cwt135.00–150.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545125.00/cwt125.00–125.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added551167.50/cwt167.50–167.509239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575145.56/cwt142.00–149.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578148.51/cwt148.00–149.008582
Heifers—Small 458348.01/cwt45.00–60.002805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607147.01/cwt140.00–151.008923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608126.66/cwt124.00–130.007703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624147.10/cwt141.00–155.009186
Heifers—Small 465340.00/cwt40.00–40.002612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658142.00/cwt142.00–142.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710134.93/cwt130.00–140.009582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2763110.03/cwt100.00–120.008402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815132.42/cwt126.00–139.001,0792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1843136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2908113.55/cwt107.00–120.001,0312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425128.00/cwt128.00–128.005441
Bulls—Small 444063.00/cwt63.00–63.002771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2485142.00/cwt142.00–142.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538130.32/cwt120.00–144.007013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550144.00/cwt144.00–144.007921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645145.00/cwt145.00–145.009351
Bulls—Small 469046.00/cwt46.00–46.003171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730109.37/cwt107.00–112.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-281596.51/cwt96.00–97.007872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05590.00/cwt90.00–90.009501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1161
Bulls——1,48290.61/cwt85.00–96.001,3437
Bulls——1,73499.91/cwt97.50–105.001,7326
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68445.16/cwt43.00–47.003096
Cows—Lean 85-90%73642.43/cwt36.00–45.003124
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81024.00/cwt24.00–24.001941
Cows—Lean 85-90%84254.19/cwt47.50–57.004568
Cows—Lean 85-90%88763.75/cwt58.00–72.005659
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed93071.99/cwt67.00–79.006706
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02576.48/cwt68.00–82.5078442
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07085.00/cwt85.00–85.009101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21587.47/cwt84.00–90.001,0637
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,4431,601.72/cwt1,440.00–1,750.0023,1132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2653725.00/cwt675.00–775.004,7342
Bred Cows—Small 4680450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,0601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2752742.86/cwt675.00–850.005,5867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875912.50/cwt900.00–925.007,9842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28761,016.67/cwt900.00–1,100.008,9066
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28791,037.50/cwt800.00–1,100.009,1208
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.009,6802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18931,285.00/cwt1,270.00–1,300.0011,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19681,275.00/cwt1,225.00–1,325.0012,3422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,2651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19671,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0013,5383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,136.67/cwt1,050.00–1,260.0012,4813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0017,0951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4061,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0022,8484

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.