Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-03-25

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 25
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▼ 159 vs last sale 614▲ 44 vs year ago 411 · +10.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 160▲ 41 vs year ago 102 · +40.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
118 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 61▲ 8 vs year ago 110 · +7.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves mostly steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer sold mostly steady on limited receipts. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $164.57/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$164.57
178 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$881
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$398
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$91.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.95
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1511177.7890899
Medium and Large 1-2566156.7488746
Medium and Large 2565139.0978531
Small 459386.005102thin
One grade step is worth $91.78/cwt here — about $398 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 sale178 hd
164.57
—
NM average3 barns · 1,309 hd
171.52
−6.95
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—High1,34494.421,26924
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,50589.501,3471thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04278.3081680
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89155.6549653

Every lot

118 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1215202.50/cwt202.50–202.504351
Steers—Medium and Large 2225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Steers—Medium and Large 1277202.96/cwt202.00–205.005623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288176.82/cwt170.00–184.005094
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added305202.00/cwt202.00–202.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1318184.57/cwt180.00–190.005873
Steers—Medium and Large 2340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1368185.08/cwt182.50–187.006816
Steers—Medium and Large 2368147.99/cwt140.00–157.005453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376165.87/cwt160.00–170.006244
Steers—Small 4390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Steers—Medium and Large 1408176.42/cwt172.00–181.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added421209.72/cwt206.00–211.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455196.85/cwt190.00–198.0089616
Steers—Medium and Large 1475182.50/cwt173.00–186.0086712
Steers—Medium and Large 2475135.00/cwt135.00–135.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483159.85/cwt157.00–162.007727
Steers—Small 4505495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,5001
Steers—Medium and Large 1512170.15/cwt167.00–174.0087112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525164.32/cwt163.00–165.008633
Steers—Medium and Large 2535148.31/cwt135.00–151.0079310
Steers—Medium and Large 1565168.83/cwt164.00–172.0095414
Steers—Medium and Large 2575137.00/cwt137.00–137.007881
Steers—Small 459386.00/cwt86.00–86.005102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2594158.77/cwt155.00–160.009434
Steers—Medium and Large 1607165.54/cwt160.00–168.001,00517
Steers—Medium and Large 2614141.13/cwt130.00–148.008674
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631151.18/cwt146.00–158.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 2668127.29/cwt120.00–137.008504
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675155.38/cwt147.00–158.001,0498
Steers—Medium and Large 2700127.00/cwt127.00–127.008891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743142.51/cwt140.00–145.001,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763140.08/cwt135.00–145.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 2768121.00/cwt121.00–121.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1774146.46/cwt144.00–148.001,1348
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1041
Steers—Medium and Large 2825117.00/cwt117.00–117.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2873124.01/cwt122.00–126.001,0832
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 280150.00/cwt150.00–150.001201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2115125.00/cwt125.00–125.001441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225110.00/cwt110.00–110.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added260197.00/cwt197.00–197.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285161.00/cwt161.00–161.004591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0501
Heifers—Small 4330350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340118.00/cwt118.00–118.004011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed341180.00/cwt180.00–180.006147
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375163.21/cwt160.00–169.006129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380129.72/cwt117.00–140.004936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418127.65/cwt110.00–140.0053412
Heifers—Small 4423412.87/cwt350.00–475.001,7462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423161.00/cwt158.00–163.006818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426150.21/cwt146.00–155.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463126.92/cwt124.00–132.005883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472160.17/cwt154.00–163.0075623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483149.43/cwt145.00–154.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514154.45/cwt154.00–156.007949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534145.10/cwt135.00–151.0077526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534125.47/cwt110.00–132.006709
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570126.35/cwt120.00–134.007205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574145.06/cwt136.00–151.0083312
Heifers—Small 462057.00/cwt57.00–57.003531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623128.58/cwt122.00–135.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635136.83/cwt132.00–139.0086911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1648150.00/cwt150.00–150.009724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668115.36/cwt110.00–121.007712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673136.00/cwt136.00–136.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0304
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778113.53/cwt110.00–117.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2875128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275171.67/cwt155.00–180.001293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1105390.00/cwt390.00–390.004102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467127.91/cwt110.00–138.005973
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510100.00/cwt100.00–100.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520129.84/cwt127.50–132.006752
Bulls—Small 4560450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,5201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621134.19/cwt122.00–147.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls—Small 4660460.00/cwt460.00–460.003,0361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773121.80/cwt113.00–131.009422
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24992.03/cwt90.00–99.001,1497
Bulls——1,37182.91/cwt75.00–88.001,1379
Bulls——1,398109.47/cwt99.00–117.001,5308
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed74643.02/cwt31.00–47.0032110
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80560.00/cwt60.00–60.004831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed81878.79/cwt73.00–90.006453
Cows—Lean 85-90%86345.36/cwt40.00–50.003913
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87553.54/cwt50.00–58.004682
Cows—Boner 80-85%89570.65/cwt70.00–72.006326
Cows—Lean 85-90%91263.01/cwt60.00–68.0057520
Cows—Lean 85-90%96256.23/cwt55.00–57.0054117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05678.55/cwt72.50–87.5082969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33391.97/cwt89.00–95.001,2262
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50589.50/cwt89.50–89.501,3471
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4725375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,7191
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2748562.50/cwt500.00–625.004,2082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2760733.33/cwt700.00–775.005,5733
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2772916.67/cwt910.00–950.007,0776
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2897875.71/cwt780.00–1,000.007,8557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2922989.71/cwt800.00–1,035.009,12517
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3925830.00/cwt830.00–830.007,6781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2970690.00/cwt620.00–760.006,6932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2980790.00/cwt790.00–790.007,7421
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,358.33/cwt1,325.00–1,400.0014,8743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1551,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0015,0151
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2655675.00/cwt675.00–675.004,4211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2840600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19351,275.00/cwt1,275.00–1,275.0011,9211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2945887.50/cwt875.00–900.008,3872
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2011,546.43/cwt1,400.00–1,600.0018,5737
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4641,487.50/cwt1,375.00–1,525.0021,7778

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.