Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-06-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 17
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 468▲ 181 vs year ago 423 · +42.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
264 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 259▼ 22 vs year ago 286 · −7.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 96▼ 101 vs year ago 220 · −45.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-6.00 higher. 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 $149.80/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$149.80
218 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$124.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1331192.2063637
Medium and Large 1-2540153.44828114
Medium and Large 2479139.3166749
Small 455768.1238018thin
One grade step is worth $124.08/cwt here — about $257 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 sale218 hd
149.80
—
NM average1 barns · 218 hd
149.80
+0.00
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—Low1,34193.291,25134
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17886.901,02463
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50080.001,2001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93766.64624151

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)754$55716
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)558$2552thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,1668
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)689$54936

Every lot

120 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1161216.96/cwt202.00–220.003497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt175200.00/cwt200.00–200.003503
Steers—Medium and Large 2183159.60/cwt157.00–162.002922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195187.00/cwt187.00–187.003652
Steers—Medium and Large 1230216.74/cwt215.00–221.004993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233198.42/cwt197.00–200.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269182.46/cwt172.00–190.004917
Steers—Medium and Large 1277199.10/cwt195.00–205.005525
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310215.00/cwt215.00–215.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1313196.80/cwt192.00–202.006166
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329169.74/cwt162.00–185.005589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005282
Steers—Medium and Large 2340149.00/cwt142.00–156.005072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361177.39/cwt172.00–185.006404
Steers—Medium and Large 2361149.25/cwt145.00–150.005397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2412166.11/cwt155.00–170.0068414
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full415127.00/cwt127.00–127.005271
Steers—Small 441856.04/cwt47.00–61.002343
Steers—Medium and Large 1431170.79/cwt165.00–186.007369
Steers—Medium and Large 2432148.29/cwt130.00–153.006419
Steers—Medium and Large 2455130.72/cwt125.00–142.005953
Steers—Medium and Large 1457166.00/cwt166.00–166.007593
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468152.94/cwt150.00–162.007165
Steers—Medium and Large 2525134.24/cwt120.00–146.0070514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528146.22/cwt145.00–150.007724
Steers—Medium and Large 1570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Steers—Small 458570.53/cwt61.00–77.0041315
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2586147.75/cwt140.00–159.008667
Steers—Medium and Large 2592131.03/cwt122.00–137.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618139.42/cwt136.00–145.0086221
Steers—Medium and Large 2670128.00/cwt120.00–134.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676140.57/cwt136.00–151.0095011
Steers—Medium and Large 2710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
Steers—Medium and Large 1730146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766137.11/cwt134.00–148.001,0509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2821133.48/cwt129.00–137.001,09612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185163.77/cwt161.00–165.003033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220178.41/cwt175.00–185.0039310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220150.00/cwt150.00–150.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265129.00/cwt129.00–129.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270160.23/cwt150.00–167.004335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282174.37/cwt170.00–177.0049210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312170.41/cwt167.00–174.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320156.09/cwt150.00–163.004992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373134.55/cwt132.00–137.005022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377164.60/cwt162.50–169.0062112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379148.53/cwt140.00–156.0056313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413122.55/cwt120.00–125.005062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421159.10/cwt151.00–168.006708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438146.01/cwt140.00–153.006408
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468134.22/cwt133.00–144.0062813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478128.60/cwt120.00–137.006155
Heifers—Small 448148.67/cwt40.00–61.002344
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515136.89/cwt129.00–140.007057
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517123.84/cwt117.00–135.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522152.03/cwt145.00–156.007949
Heifers—Small 454049.00/cwt49.00–49.002652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565138.19/cwt134.00–145.0078112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567160.00/cwt160.00–160.009073
Heifers—Small 457354.29/cwt48.00–67.003118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621133.24/cwt125.00–143.0082720
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635131.00/cwt131.00–131.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1643140.00/cwt140.00–140.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675135.50/cwt135.00–136.009152
Heifers—Small 469540.00/cwt40.00–40.002781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,0136
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2769133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2823125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0412
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2395155.00/cwt155.00–155.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410160.20/cwt152.00–168.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474122.00/cwt122.00–122.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520125.00/cwt125.00–125.006501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575102.00/cwt102.00–102.005871
Bulls—Small 458263.00/cwt63.00–63.003673
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663105.97/cwt98.00–114.007032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680124.50/cwt120.00–129.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2780126.00/cwt126.00–126.009831
Bulls—Small 479085.00/cwt85.00–85.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1591
Bulls—Medium and Large 292098.00/cwt98.00–98.009021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed91577.00/cwt77.00–77.007051
Bulls——Return to Feed97599.00/cwt99.00–99.009651
Bulls——1,19685.14/cwt77.50–92.001,01817
Bulls——1,443101.02/cwt94.00–107.001,45811
Bulls——1,875109.31/cwt108.50–111.002,0504
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight60035.00/cwt35.00–35.002101
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76347.54/cwt35.00–58.0036325
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84278.16/cwt75.00–83.006583
Cows—Lean 85-90%84955.68/cwt47.00–60.0047318
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed89595.00/cwt95.00–95.008501
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90667.75/cwt56.00–75.006147
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Cows—Lean 85-90%98670.58/cwt65.00–75.5069661
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04178.40/cwt74.50–85.0081636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11881.10/cwt74.00–86.5090721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22288.80/cwt85.00–94.001,08536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23894.90/cwt94.00–97.001,1754
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4558255.00/head185.00–325.002552
Bred Cows—Small 4589320.71/head275.00–410.003217
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2750583.33/head575.00–600.005833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2800700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2977843.00/head725.00–920.008435
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4519342.11/head200.00–350.0034219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2610700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2620700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4644389.38/head335.00–450.003898
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2760700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2820825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,110.00/head1,020.00–1,200.001,1102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2681,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2921,306.00/head1,150.00–1,360.001,3065

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.