Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-05-06

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 6
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
581 head
▲ 181 vs last sale 400▲ 180 vs year ago 401 · +44.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
314 head
▲ 111 vs last sale 203▲ 124 vs year ago 190 · +65.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 88▲ 57 vs year ago 122 · +46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady on comparable quotes. Feeder steers and heifers traded 3.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls2.00-3.00lower. Trade was good and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.46/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$138.46
201 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$414
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$105.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.98
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1460157.8272754
Medium and Large 1-2555142.4679091
Medium and Large 2529128.0567842
Medium 1-2723111.008032thin
Small and Medium 260383.505032thin
Small and Medium 1-270665.004594thin
Small 459252.733126thin
One grade step is worth $105.09/cwt here — about $414 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 sale201 hd
138.46
—
NM average3 barns · 773 hd
155.44
−16.98
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—Low1,53587.691,34642
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17574.6287741
CowsLean 85-90%Average94651.98492207

Every lot

144 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-270125.00/cwt125.00–125.00881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2116241.23/cwt225.00–300.002808
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2145175.00/cwt175.00–175.002541
Steers—Medium and Large 1170342.61/cwt300.00–400.005825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2179288.11/cwt250.00–300.005164
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200325.00/cwt325.00–325.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1227193.39/cwt185.00–197.004393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230174.83/cwt170.00–177.004025
Steers—Medium and Large 2233137.42/cwt135.00–140.003202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269172.37/cwt160.00–180.004647
Steers—Medium and Large 1273186.80/cwt182.00–195.005106
Steers—Medium and Large 2298155.00/cwt155.00–155.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1310185.08/cwt180.00–190.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332178.21/cwt177.00–180.005925
Steers—Small 4368450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6564
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372174.05/cwt167.00–183.0064711
Steers—Medium and Large 1374188.86/cwt187.00–190.007068
Steers—Small 4405450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,8233
Steers—Medium and Large 1418185.44/cwt182.00–188.007755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421176.83/cwt167.00–181.007447
Steers—Medium and Large 2440148.50/cwt145.00–152.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 2471152.41/cwt140.00–157.007185
Steers—Small 4472408.98/cwt375.00–450.001,9305
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481167.78/cwt160.00–172.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 1482174.77/cwt165.00–180.0084211
Steers—Medium and Large 2523145.08/cwt140.00–150.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1530165.99/cwt165.00–172.008807
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530162.00/cwt162.00–162.008591
Steers—Small 455570.00/cwt70.00–70.003891
Steers—Medium and Large 1560160.00/cwt160.00–160.008961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2561161.20/cwt155.00–163.009049
Steers—Medium and Large 2570145.67/cwt145.00–147.008306
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609144.06/cwt142.00–150.0087713
Steers—Medium and Large 2620133.59/cwt128.00–138.008283
Steers—Small 4Mexican Origin63671.00/cwt71.00–71.004524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671135.15/cwt130.00–140.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 2675125.00/cwt125.00–125.008442
Steers—Small 4Mexican Origin71366.00/cwt66.00–66.004718
Steers—Small 4Mexican Origin75071.00/cwt71.00–71.005337
Steers—Medium and Large 2770127.66/cwt120.00–137.009833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793130.50/cwt130.00–132.001,0354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2800133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 281391.00/cwt90.00–92.007402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870119.32/cwt109.00–130.001,0382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-270125.00/cwt125.00–125.00881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2115256.06/cwt225.00–310.002948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2115166.67/cwt150.00–175.001923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1170390.00/cwt390.00–390.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2180321.88/cwt300.00–360.005797
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185147.00/cwt147.00–147.002721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203304.94/cwt300.00–310.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208171.82/cwt167.00–177.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228157.00/cwt157.00–157.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268150.10/cwt147.00–156.004024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2289138.74/cwt135.00–147.004013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308140.32/cwt130.00–146.004326
Heifers—Small 4329431.67/cwt420.00–450.001,4205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329166.60/cwt165.00–170.005486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363130.00/cwt130.00–130.004722
Heifers—Small 4365450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379162.01/cwt160.00–167.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383150.33/cwt140.00–157.0057611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410145.09/cwt140.00–153.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414165.92/cwt161.00–171.0068710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415127.35/cwt125.00–130.005293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477148.76/cwt147.00–156.0071016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488135.01/cwt133.00–137.006592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1495157.00/cwt157.00–157.007771
Heifers—Small 4500450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515153.12/cwt153.00–155.0078917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522134.59/cwt130.00–142.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537142.96/cwt137.00–147.007688
Heifers—Small 454557.50/cwt49.00–66.003132
Heifers—Small and Medium 256580.00/cwt80.00–80.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567149.00/cwt149.00–149.0084512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568127.39/cwt125.00–134.007246
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572150.21/cwt141.00–152.0085914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610113.44/cwt110.00–117.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612135.00/cwt135.00–135.008263
Heifers—Small 461650.35/cwt45.00–56.003104
Heifers—Small and Medium 264087.00/cwt87.00–87.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666133.03/cwt127.00–139.0088618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676120.75/cwt110.00–123.008167
Heifers—Small and Medium 1-270665.00/cwt65.00–65.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720133.01/cwt132.00–134.009582
Heifers—Medium 1-2723111.00/cwt111.00–111.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730115.45/cwt113.00–118.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2768119.97/cwt111.00–123.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790127.75/cwt126.00–128.001,0098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2988123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2152
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-275200.00/cwt200.00–200.001502
Bulls—Medium and Large 280139.06/cwt125.00–150.001112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1100350.00/cwt350.00–350.003502
Bulls—Medium and Large 2105150.00/cwt150.00–150.001581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2125234.82/cwt175.00–250.002946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2169326.89/cwt285.00–370.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1170400.00/cwt400.00–400.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Bulls—Large 1-2260177.00/cwt177.00–177.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330127.00/cwt127.00–127.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2332166.68/cwt165.00–170.005533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365155.00/cwt155.00–155.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375110.00/cwt110.00–110.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2412158.88/cwt144.00–175.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425127.00/cwt127.00–127.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495164.00/cwt164.00–164.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Bulls—Small 457560.00/cwt60.00–60.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605129.00/cwt129.00–129.007801
Bulls—Small 462585.00/cwt85.00–85.005311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675126.00/cwt126.00–126.008511
Bulls—Small 469091.00/cwt91.00–91.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,11087.00/cwt87.00–87.009661
Bulls——Return to Feed1,25571.79/cwt68.00–76.509012
Bulls——1,38578.28/cwt68.00–84.501,08414
Bulls——1,61090.60/cwt86.00–96.001,45916
Bulls——1,745100.75/cwt97.00–104.501,7589
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight59935.00/cwt35.00–35.002102
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85939.95/cwt30.00–52.0034360
Cows—Lean 85-90%89643.03/cwt37.00–48.5038617
Cows—Lean 85-90%94753.73/cwt49.00–59.5050972
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06565.95/cwt60.00–70.5070256
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17574.62/cwt71.00–84.0087741
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,030.34/cwt900.00–1,100.0011,0045
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2530400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,1201
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2725550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,9881
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,1561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2876838.00/cwt825.00–840.007,34115
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04083.00/cwt83.00–83.008631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,065630.00/cwt630.00–630.006,7101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,092773.33/cwt750.00–810.008,4453
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,0507
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2720625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2780500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4850650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2917700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,4193
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19301,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0011,3931
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29711,006.92/cwt880.00–1,050.009,77726
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2994795.83/cwt725.00–810.007,9116
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,058955.00/cwt900.00–1,120.0010,1048

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.