Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-04-01

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 1
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 455▲ 11 vs year ago 445 · +2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
151 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 143▲ 16 vs year ago 135 · +11.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 118▲ 30 vs year ago 85 · +35.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold mostly steady. Feeder steer and heifer also steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 higher on strong demand. Trade active demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $158.83/cwt on 155 head.
Average price
$158.83
155 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$859
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$626
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$117.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.27
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545172.7794281
Medium and Large 1-2551155.1385541
Medium and Large 2508139.4570929
Small 457554.993164thin
One grade step is worth $117.78/cwt here — about $626 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 sale155 hd
158.83
—
NM average4 barns · 1,044 hd
166.10
−7.27
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—High1,52695.631,45928
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16480.2893543
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,75080.001,4001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low86657.9550275

Every lot

149 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-240300.00/cwt300.00–300.001201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-285281.99/cwt200.00–375.002404
Steers—Medium and Large 1130312.02/cwt300.00–325.004062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2130300.00/cwt300.00–300.003901
Steers—Small 4160400.00/cwt400.00–400.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2168331.19/cwt250.00–400.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003902
Steers—Small 4220400.00/cwt400.00–400.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1220192.00/cwt192.00–192.004221
Steers—Medium and Large 2223155.35/cwt151.00–160.003462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280191.74/cwt183.00–197.005373
Steers—Medium and Large 2280155.47/cwt150.00–160.004354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305170.00/cwt170.00–170.005191
Steers—Small 4330375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 2362149.06/cwt140.00–157.005403
Steers—Small 4371446.06/cwt375.00–460.001,6556
Steers—Medium and Large 1372180.00/cwt180.00–180.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383165.65/cwt161.00–170.006342
Steers—Small 4400450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2408166.71/cwt162.00–170.006803
Steers—Medium and Large 1419183.85/cwt180.00–186.007707
Steers—Medium and Large 2440141.08/cwt134.00–150.006213
Steers—Medium and Large 1464179.58/cwt170.00–187.0083317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483160.21/cwt152.00–165.007745
Steers—Small 4486364.91/cwt350.00–375.001,7736
Steers—Medium and Large 2490151.00/cwt151.00–151.007401
Steers—Medium and Large 1514180.88/cwt170.00–186.0093016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517156.41/cwt151.00–164.008097
Steers—Medium and Large 2517138.54/cwt129.00–145.007163
Steers—Small 452052.47/cwt49.00–56.002732
Steers—Medium and Large 1564171.13/cwt162.00–180.0096513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008842
Steers—Medium and Large 2580137.49/cwt121.00–145.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614148.80/cwt145.00–158.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 2615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1618170.08/cwt160.00–179.001,0519
Steers—Small 463057.50/cwt57.00–58.003622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009831
Steers—Medium and Large 1657168.40/cwt168.00–168.501,1065
Steers—Medium and Large 2680135.00/cwt134.00–136.009182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 1708146.98/cwt145.00–153.001,0414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755133.36/cwt125.00–138.001,0073
Steers—Medium and Large 1763142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0834
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1815140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875112.84/cwt106.00–120.009872
Steers—Medium and Large 1890135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2021
Steers—Medium and Large 2897106.00/cwt106.00–106.009513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2935119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290300.00/cwt300.00–300.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1180392.71/cwt385.00–400.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180390.00/cwt390.00–390.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273152.48/cwt150.00–155.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283183.03/cwt180.00–186.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290142.05/cwt139.00–145.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335152.54/cwt150.00–155.005112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337123.92/cwt120.00–132.004183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373134.96/cwt130.00–145.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380165.86/cwt160.00–174.006308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381148.49/cwt144.00–150.005664
Heifers—Small 4395275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0861
Heifers—Small 4400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418134.82/cwt130.00–140.005644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420182.41/cwt178.00–187.007666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423160.72/cwt156.00–165.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed461177.73/cwt174.00–179.008194
Heifers—Small 4463298.56/cwt250.00–400.001,3823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463131.70/cwt125.00–136.006105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477164.46/cwt154.00–171.007849
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525126.21/cwt119.00–132.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526155.02/cwt154.00–158.008156
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536140.33/cwt135.00–150.007528
Heifers—Small 4537378.62/cwt350.00–410.002,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553145.89/cwt140.00–150.508076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571156.31/cwt152.00–158.008937
Heifers—Small 457853.00/cwt53.00–53.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582129.26/cwt120.00–133.007526
Heifers—Small 461346.60/cwt38.00–55.002862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2616139.17/cwt130.00–145.0085719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662138.00/cwt138.00–138.009143
Heifers—Small 467041.50/cwt41.50–41.502781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674135.96/cwt130.00–142.009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688115.02/cwt110.00–120.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2733123.55/cwt123.00–127.009067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2788125.00/cwt125.00–125.009853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2837112.40/cwt112.00–113.009415
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 4260375.00/cwt375.00–375.009754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385167.00/cwt167.00–167.006431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2390126.00/cwt126.00–126.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395100.00/cwt100.00–100.003951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410137.93/cwt135.00–141.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445110.00/cwt110.00–110.004901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1455162.00/cwt155.00–166.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470132.34/cwt130.00–135.006223
Bulls—Small 4495420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0791
Bulls—Small 4505350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515163.11/cwt158.00–166.008407
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529146.00/cwt146.00–146.007724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2643128.34/cwt125.00–130.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665124.00/cwt124.00–124.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008514
Bulls—Small 476066.00/cwt66.00–66.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790120.00/cwt120.00–120.009481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2938101.00/cwt101.00–101.009472
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25379.17/cwt64.00–85.009928
Bulls——1,54894.50/cwt90.00–102.001,46310
Bulls——1,721109.92/cwt105.00–113.001,89210
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71252.32/cwt50.00–56.003733
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed74571.00/cwt71.00–71.005291
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed74946.50/cwt40.00–58.5034815
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76468.72/cwt65.00–72.005254
Cows—Lean 85-90%83348.34/cwt40.00–53.0040310
Cows—Lean 85-90%88160.10/cwt55.00–65.0052919
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed93579.00/cwt79.00–79.007391
Cows—Lean 85-90%97866.33/cwt62.00–70.0064924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10373.58/cwt70.00–75.0081210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18382.06/cwt75.50–87.5097128
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,40889.50/cwt89.50–89.501,2603
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4578437.50/cwt400.00–475.002,5292
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2640510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,2641
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2660600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9601
Bred Cows—Small 4665400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-268082.00/cwt82.00–82.005581
Bred Cows—Small 4683488.00/cwt450.00–520.003,3335
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2740740.00/cwt740.00–740.005,4761
Bred Cows—Small 4740560.00/cwt560.00–560.004,1441
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2759585.00/cwt550.00–610.004,4404
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2765710.00/cwt710.00–710.005,4321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2770770.00/cwt770.00–770.005,9291
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2883697.50/cwt620.00–750.006,1594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960906.00/cwt800.00–1,020.008,69810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,022858.33/cwt700.00–950.008,7723
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041911.67/cwt830.00–1,060.009,49012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4570650.00/cwt550.00–750.003,7052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2720700.00/cwt700.00–700.005,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2857979.00/cwt860.00–1,125.008,3905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,045.00/cwt900.00–1,150.0011,3384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1901,400.00/cwt1,350.00–1,450.0016,6602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3101,485.00/cwt1,450.00–1,520.0019,4542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 4690400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7601

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.