Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-06-10

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 10
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 490▼ 118 vs year ago 586 · −20.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
259 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 175▲ 27 vs year ago 232 · +11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
96 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 96▼ 103 vs year ago 199 · −51.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparisons due to no reported sale last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.04/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$135.04
151 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$235
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$125.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.63
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1286163.9246814thin
Medium and Large 1-2586136.3980099
Medium and Large 2519123.9264336
Medium 1-250094.004701thin
Small 461538.002341thin
One grade step is worth $125.92/cwt here — about $235 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 sale151 hd
135.04
—
NM average2 barns · 333 hd
147.66
−12.63
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—High1,34095.861,28523
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53890.201,3885thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18383.1798498
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93060.21560116

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)865$67814
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$6278
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,026$8747
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)800$64018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)775$5001thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1185215.00/cwt215.00–215.003982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2190178.41/cwt175.00–182.003392
Steers—Medium and Large 1213194.94/cwt190.00–210.004154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added258232.00/cwt232.00–232.005992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260158.44/cwt157.00–160.004122
Steers—Medium and Large 2260150.00/cwt150.00–150.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1275190.00/cwt190.00–190.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323163.43/cwt160.00–165.005283
Steers—Medium and Large 1333171.92/cwt170.00–174.005722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2372167.83/cwt160.00–175.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 2373141.92/cwt135.00–155.005295
Steers—Medium and Large 1414177.98/cwt165.00–197.007375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430154.30/cwt149.00–156.006635
Steers—Medium and Large 2438140.27/cwt133.00–148.006144
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2451156.97/cwt145.00–161.007084
Steers—Medium and Large 1477171.12/cwt166.00–179.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 2483147.47/cwt142.00–153.007122
Steers—Small 450055.00/cwt55.00–55.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1514172.15/cwt167.00–175.0088510
Steers—Medium and Large 2518127.80/cwt120.00–142.006623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519154.23/cwt145.00–159.008005
Steers—Small 456057.40/cwt57.00–59.003215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570151.96/cwt143.00–158.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 2587134.00/cwt123.00–145.007873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612145.76/cwt139.00–157.008925
Steers—Medium and Large 1625166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 2625140.37/cwt135.00–146.008772
Steers—Large 265670.25/cwt70.25–70.2546112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662133.35/cwt130.00–140.008833
Steers—Medium and Large 2675135.00/cwt135.00–135.009111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2719145.33/cwt140.00–148.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 2725131.17/cwt125.00–137.009512
Steers—Small 472865.50/cwt63.50–66.504773
Steers—Medium and Large 2750125.00/cwt125.00–125.009382
Steers—Large 276371.50/cwt71.50–71.505469
Steers—Small 477057.00/cwt57.00–57.004391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0098
Steers—Medium and Large 2985130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,185117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,3861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230161.34/cwt160.00–165.003716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260170.00/cwt170.00–170.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275141.00/cwt141.00–141.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1303170.27/cwt165.00–173.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332149.78/cwt140.00–156.004978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2348133.00/cwt133.00–133.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371127.84/cwt120.00–133.004746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375158.51/cwt158.00–159.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2387149.61/cwt140.00–152.005795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405127.95/cwt120.00–132.005183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422142.14/cwt134.00–154.0060011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440159.00/cwt159.00–159.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469126.77/cwt125.00–128.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480137.93/cwt131.00–145.006622
Heifers—Medium 1-250094.00/cwt94.00–94.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525136.80/cwt130.00–145.007185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2546120.00/cwt115.00–121.006556
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2564136.20/cwt131.00–137.0076818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578123.20/cwt119.00–129.007126
Heifers—Small 461538.00/cwt38.00–38.002341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623120.65/cwt110.00–128.007526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627135.11/cwt133.00–136.0084717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675134.82/cwt131.00–136.0091012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723126.47/cwt125.00–128.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745122.00/cwt122.00–122.009091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775133.08/cwt128.00–135.501,0319
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785103.00/cwt103.00–103.008091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2812127.33/cwt127.00–128.001,0343
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850115.00/cwt115.00–115.009785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1211
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1175190.00/cwt190.00–190.003332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2222185.00/cwt185.00–185.004111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423137.00/cwt137.00–137.005802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575117.21/cwt106.00–125.006743
Bulls—Small 457554.00/cwt54.00–54.003111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658117.57/cwt111.00–124.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 277590.00/cwt90.00–90.006982
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,09372.21/cwt61.00–81.007894
Bulls——1,24492.49/cwt88.00–98.001,1519
Bulls——1,526108.36/cwt102.00–113.001,65410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71327.61/cwt24.00–31.001972
Cows—Lean 85-90%81548.19/cwt40.00–53.0039326
Cows—Lean 85-90%90057.30/cwt50.00–61.0051627
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91050.00/cwt50.00–50.004553
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00468.61/cwt62.00–73.0068958
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17282.08/cwt74.00–89.5096286
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25393.65/cwt91.00–103.001,1739
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,28582.92/cwt75.00–91.001,0663
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50393.00/cwt93.00–93.001,3984
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,3271
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2685630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4698410.00/head410.00–410.004108
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2775500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2889815.63/head700.00–960.008168
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2983882.00/head850.00–950.008825
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,065625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4603400.00/head400.00–400.004003
Bred Cows—Small 4702346.67/head345.00–350.003473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2909777.50/head685.00–850.0077810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2915670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2979763.00/head625.00–850.007635

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.