Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-04-08

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 8
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
385 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 456▲ 385 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
137 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 151▲ 137 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 115▲ 154 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 steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifer 3.00-4.00 lower on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. 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 $161.61/cwt on 204 head.
Average price
$161.61
204 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$896
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$481
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$113.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.15
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510175.08893119
Medium and Large 1-2632149.4294462
Medium and Large 2555138.1276719thin
Small 467361.254124thin
One grade step is worth $113.82/cwt here — about $481 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 sale204 hd
161.61
—
NM average3 barns · 1,207 hd
175.76
−14.15
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—Low1,43895.981,38029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65079.711,3153thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,15679.6392139
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95560.9658294

Every lot

126 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2173400.00/cwt400.00–400.006922
Steers—Small 4215230.00/cwt230.00–230.004951
Steers—Medium and Large 1325186.57/cwt185.00–188.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed364190.00/cwt190.00–190.006924
Steers—Medium and Large 1377179.37/cwt177.50–187.0067615
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380168.54/cwt167.50–170.006403
Steers—Small 4418441.69/cwt425.00–460.001,8463
Steers—Medium and Large 1418182.75/cwt170.00–185.0076416
Steers—Medium and Large 2433146.18/cwt140.00–155.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1468183.06/cwt169.00–187.0085720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472158.65/cwt156.00–163.007493
Steers—Medium and Large 2483149.49/cwt149.00–150.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2510139.14/cwt133.50–145.007102
Steers—Small 451048.00/cwt48.00–48.002451
Steers—Medium and Large 1522175.29/cwt170.00–185.0091521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538161.70/cwt159.00–163.008703
Steers—Small 4545360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578156.50/cwt148.00–159.0090513
Steers—Medium and Large 1580170.40/cwt162.00–177.0098815
Steers—Medium and Large 2582135.36/cwt132.00–136.007886
Steers—Medium and Large 1609167.31/cwt165.00–172.001,01916
Steers—Medium and Large 2618129.55/cwt120.00–136.008014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624146.24/cwt139.00–155.0091310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668144.93/cwt138.00–155.0096814
Steers—Medium and Large 1679167.96/cwt167.00–170.001,1403
Steers—Small 468063.01/cwt61.00–65.004282
Steers—Medium and Large 1718150.73/cwt150.00–153.001,0824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2728141.44/cwt138.00–145.001,0302
Steers—Medium and Large 1750147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779140.93/cwt138.00–147.001,0983
Steers—Small 482071.00/cwt71.00–71.005821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830138.98/cwt137.00–140.001,1543
Steers—Medium and Large 2870132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1404
Steers—Medium and Large 1885131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1945126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2110255.00/cwt210.00–300.002812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2110200.00/cwt200.00–200.002203
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2160321.54/cwt200.00–385.005143
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-2174364.44/cwt275.00–400.006348
Heifers—Small 4178400.00/cwt400.00–400.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220325.00/cwt325.00–325.007151
Heifers—Small 4225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285137.50/cwt137.50–137.503921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290170.00/cwt170.00–170.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320167.55/cwt165.00–172.505365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345163.00/cwt163.00–163.005621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350188.86/cwt182.00–190.006617
Heifers—Small 4365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380127.28/cwt120.00–134.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386164.28/cwt157.00–175.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2413146.60/cwt141.00–152.006052
Heifers—Small 4430436.83/cwt410.00–450.001,8783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430137.44/cwt130.00–140.005914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1443166.29/cwt160.00–172.507372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469140.66/cwt138.00–143.006606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470162.28/cwt155.00–168.0076310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473132.54/cwt122.50–140.006275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2508130.00/cwt130.00–130.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515151.00/cwt151.00–151.007781
Heifers—Small 4525410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,1532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528143.62/cwt140.00–154.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Small 456850.43/cwt45.00–56.002862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2570136.65/cwt135.00–141.007799
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full590121.00/cwt121.00–121.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608122.00/cwt122.00–122.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613134.32/cwt131.00–137.508232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2669132.65/cwt126.00–139.008874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2706136.81/cwt127.00–138.509668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765125.92/cwt120.00–132.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810129.97/cwt125.00–135.001,0532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310186.00/cwt186.00–186.005771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440158.00/cwt158.00–158.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2470152.50/cwt152.50–152.507171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520172.00/cwt172.00–172.008945
Bulls—Small 454559.00/cwt59.00–59.003221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575133.00/cwt133.00–133.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600144.00/cwt144.00–144.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615136.00/cwt136.00–136.008361
Bulls—Small 469063.00/cwt63.00–63.004351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795119.00/cwt119.00–119.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,09098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,17585.00/cwt85.00–85.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,20587.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,800.00/cwt1,800.00–1,800.0024,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,5051,700.00/cwt1,700.00–1,700.0025,5851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,170100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1701
Bulls——1,27083.09/cwt71.00–89.001,0559
Bulls——1,40494.34/cwt91.00–101.001,32510
Bulls——Return to Feed1,530111.63/cwt107.00–115.001,7082
Bulls——1,714109.83/cwt106.00–115.001,8827
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71846.95/cwt39.00–51.0033712
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed72561.00/cwt61.00–61.004421
Cows—Lean 85-90%89949.29/cwt45.00–52.0044321
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90072.00/cwt72.00–72.006481
Cows—Lean 85-90%92759.39/cwt54.00–64.005517
Cows—Boner 80-85%96673.00/cwt73.00–73.007055
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04168.91/cwt62.00–70.5071752
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,13584.66/cwt79.00–89.009612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18680.04/cwt74.00–86.0094931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65079.71/cwt78.00–82.001,3153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2700535.00/cwt535.00–535.003,7451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745870.00/cwt870.00–870.006,4821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2758712.50/cwt700.00–725.005,4012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28691,016.25/cwt990.00–1,025.008,8314
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18811,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,5729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057933.57/cwt830.00–980.009,86814
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29171,011.67/cwt875.00–1,150.009,2776
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2940800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,5201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2985800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,8801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,025860.00/cwt860.00–860.008,8151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,051.33/cwt860.00–1,160.0011,55415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160950.00/cwt950.00–950.0011,0201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,203900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,8276
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3961,313.00/cwt1,225.00–1,410.0018,3295
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4511,140.00/cwt1,140.00–1,140.0016,5414

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.