Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-05-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 13
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▼ 142 vs last sale 581▼ 156 vs year ago 595 · −26.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 314▼ 102 vs year ago 259 · −39.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 179▼ 109 vs year ago 268 · −40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves, and feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower on limited quotes. Trade 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 $148.84/cwt on 173 head.
Average price
$148.84
173 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$101.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.30
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479160.5176980
Medium and Large 1-2481147.6971160
Medium and Large 2528126.7566931
Small 476358.774482thin
One grade step is worth $101.74/cwt here — about $321 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 sale173 hd
148.84
—
NM average3 barns · 649 hd
147.53
+1.30
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—High1,58886.171,36915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10978.4687038
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,63875.741,2412thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98456.73558103

Every lot

135 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-284207.57/cwt200.00–220.001743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2121241.79/cwt225.00–250.002935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2175339.54/cwt260.00–375.0059410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205350.00/cwt330.00–370.007182
Steers—Medium and Large 2225160.00/cwt160.00–160.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227188.37/cwt183.00–200.004283
Steers—Medium and Large 1258197.94/cwt192.00–204.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2265178.77/cwt173.00–185.004742
Steers—Small 4280425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4104
Steers—Medium and Large 1331186.13/cwt185.00–190.006169
Steers—Small 4333400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333162.64/cwt160.00–172.005425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added338173.00/cwt173.00–173.005852
Steers—Small 4365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374169.75/cwt162.00–175.006355
Steers—Medium and Large 1394183.28/cwt180.00–185.0072216
Steers—Medium and Large 1420182.42/cwt180.00–185.0076614
Steers—Medium and Large 2420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 2466154.48/cwt153.00–155.007204
Steers—Small 4475410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9482
Steers—Medium and Large 1479180.17/cwt179.00–184.0086310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484170.99/cwt160.00–173.008286
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508164.04/cwt156.00–172.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 2520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 1524176.81/cwt170.00–180.0092611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed555179.00/cwt179.00–179.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 2563150.42/cwt147.00–154.008472
Steers—Small 457069.00/cwt69.00–69.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 1577172.66/cwt172.50–173.009963
Steers—Medium and Large 2625144.81/cwt140.00–153.009053
Steers—Medium and Large 1627161.97/cwt158.00–164.001,0165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0035
Steers—Medium and Large 1653160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0455
Steers—Small 467066.00/cwt66.00–66.004421
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674151.37/cwt145.00–156.501,0207
Steers—Medium and Large 2680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2750126.00/cwt126.00–126.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2828121.56/cwt115.00–128.001,0072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,035139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2120213.02/cwt200.00–225.002562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1140300.00/cwt300.00–300.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1188360.00/cwt360.00–360.006774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2193169.00/cwt169.00–169.003265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1205380.26/cwt350.00–390.007804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210145.00/cwt145.00–145.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added223184.09/cwt179.00–185.0041112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2226159.06/cwt157.00–163.003595
Heifers—Large 1-2228200.00/cwt200.00–200.004565
Heifers—Large 1-2255130.00/cwt130.00–130.003321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280175.42/cwt171.00–180.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285158.27/cwt155.00–160.004513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369168.13/cwt163.00–178.006206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2381155.63/cwt142.00–159.005937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382137.42/cwt125.00–140.005257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425157.03/cwt154.00–163.006676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425130.65/cwt120.00–139.005554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428145.57/cwt140.00–153.006236
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450137.00/cwt137.00–137.006171
Heifers—Small 4460392.15/cwt360.00–425.001,8042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481160.23/cwt156.00–166.0077118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485152.02/cwt151.00–154.007373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522148.54/cwt142.00–156.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523127.21/cwt120.00–137.006656
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526160.71/cwt157.00–168.5084517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564145.50/cwt145.50–145.508215
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565129.80/cwt119.00–140.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583145.00/cwt145.00–145.008457
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.00/cwt120.00–130.007692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635139.00/cwt136.00–142.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642143.00/cwt143.00–143.0091810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674106.71/cwt100.00–110.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2678132.68/cwt126.00–141.009003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712136.98/cwt128.00–141.009757
Heifers—Small 476358.77/cwt51.50–66.004482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2784119.06/cwt115.00–131.009334
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2955100.00/cwt100.00–100.009551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2130275.00/cwt275.00–275.003581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2191204.50/cwt200.00–250.003919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275147.00/cwt147.00–147.004041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305155.00/cwt155.00–155.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2370168.50/cwt165.00–172.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423150.42/cwt137.00–165.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480153.48/cwt152.00–155.007372
Bulls—Small 454577.00/cwt77.00–77.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2553155.00/cwt155.00–155.008572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Bulls—Small 462075.00/cwt75.00–75.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660115.00/cwt115.00–115.007592
Bulls—Medium and Large 269090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Bulls—Small 3-473064.00/cwt64.00–64.004671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780106.00/cwt106.00–106.008271
Bulls—Small 493071.00/cwt71.00–71.006601
Bulls—Small 495071.00/cwt71.00–71.006751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45973.14/cwt65.00–80.001,0676
Bulls——1,57789.77/cwt86.50–92.001,4165
Bulls——1,796101.23/cwt98.00–104.001,8184
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68050.51/cwt50.00–51.003432
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82363.87/cwt61.00–65.005263
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82535.00/cwt35.00–35.002891
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed87080.00/cwt80.00–80.006961
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89047.60/cwt39.00–49.004246
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed90588.00/cwt88.00–88.007961
Cows—Lean 85-90%90655.26/cwt53.00–60.0050118
Cows—Lean 85-90%94742.09/cwt39.00–49.0039927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07567.37/cwt60.00–70.5072446
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11571.00/cwt71.00–71.007922
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12278.57/cwt72.00–86.5088234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63875.74/cwt73.50–78.001,2412
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4590510.00/cwt510.00–510.003,0092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4613425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,6055
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4675600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18601,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0011,0511
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2893685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,1172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19051,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0010,8601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980970.00/cwt970.00–970.009,5061
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,017963.33/cwt850.00–1,010.009,7979
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,142800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,13611
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,070.00/cwt875.00–1,130.0012,3599
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,313835.00/cwt835.00–835.0010,96415
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2678490.00/cwt480.00–500.003,3222
Bred Cows—Small 4735450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,3081
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2740600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,4401
Bred Cows—Small 4745410.00/cwt410.00–410.003,0551
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2810600.00/cwt600.00–600.004,8601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,4281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960810.00/cwt775.00–830.007,7763
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,5181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020798.00/cwt700.00–970.008,1405

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.