Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-06-24

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 24
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
244 head
▼ 360 vs last sale 604▼ 245 vs year ago 489 · −50.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
146 head
▼ 118 vs last sale 264▼ 121 vs year ago 267 · −45.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 119▼ 131 vs year ago 222 · −59.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves and feeders. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. 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 $136.48/cwt on 93 head.
Average price
$136.48
93 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$299
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$94.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.66
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1319166.6953117thin
Medium and Large 1-2665132.8288350
Medium and Large 2508128.0365024
Small 432072.502322thin
One grade step is worth $94.19/cwt here — about $299 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 sale93 hd
136.48
—
NM average2 barns · 261 hd
147.14
−10.66
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—Average1,37795.651,31725
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10388.6497716
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52782.101,2545thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87467.3258886

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)858$7905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,1676
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$79733

Every lot

114 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-285160.00/head160.00–160.001602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2145235.00/head235.00–235.002352
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2164232.44/head125.00–320.002324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195161.62/cwt160.00–165.003153
Steers—Medium and Large 1265186.00/cwt186.00–186.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 2280155.00/cwt155.00–155.004341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285167.50/cwt165.00–170.004772
Steers—Medium and Large 2315155.00/cwt155.00–155.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2332175.00/cwt175.00–175.005813
Steers—Small 4335285.00/head285.00–285.002851
Steers—Medium and Large 1338181.35/cwt177.00–186.006133
Steers—Small 4365200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373168.59/cwt165.00–172.006294
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 1400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Steers—Medium and Large 2405156.00/cwt156.00–156.006321
Steers—Small 440571.00/cwt71.00–71.002881
Steers—Small 4428247.46/head200.00–270.0024712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460153.00/cwt153.00–153.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1476168.24/cwt160.00–177.008016
Steers—Medium and Large 2490139.00/cwt139.00–139.006811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520148.06/cwt146.00–150.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525186.00/cwt186.00–186.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 2530134.00/cwt134.00–134.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565151.00/cwt151.00–151.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 2573123.33/cwt118.00–129.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617136.31/cwt124.00–146.008415
Steers—Medium and Large 2628121.00/cwt121.00–121.007602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704130.64/cwt125.00–133.509206
Steers—Medium and Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768129.90/cwt124.00–136.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 2775116.00/cwt116.00–116.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 2995100.00/cwt100.00–100.009951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290160.00/head160.00–160.001602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2135200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2190141.00/cwt141.00–141.002681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1195166.00/cwt166.00–166.003242
Heifers—Small 4210250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215147.00/cwt147.00–147.003161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220166.74/cwt164.00–169.003673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265168.70/cwt165.00–172.004472
Heifers—Small 427075.00/cwt75.00–75.002031
Heifers—Small 4305275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340168.00/cwt168.00–168.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed343177.00/cwt177.00–177.006072
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355135.33/cwt135.00–136.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1358168.05/cwt161.00–175.006022
Heifers—Small 437070.00/cwt70.00–70.002591
Heifers—Small 4385290.00/head290.00–290.002901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1404159.00/cwt159.00–159.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420132.09/cwt129.00–135.005556
Heifers—Small 4425225.00/head225.00–225.002251
Heifers—Small 4465150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473125.89/cwt123.00–130.005953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480141.00/cwt141.00–141.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530125.49/cwt117.00–136.006653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576135.86/cwt133.00–138.007838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609131.51/cwt130.00–135.0080110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2643124.53/cwt117.00–132.008012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667133.35/cwt122.00–136.0088913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2721126.58/cwt126.00–129.009135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740115.00/cwt115.00–115.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765126.01/cwt124.00–128.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2813108.00/cwt108.00–108.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815129.25/cwt122.00–132.001,05311
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2100175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2305149.00/cwt149.00–149.004541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380181.00/cwt181.00–181.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423101.42/cwt100.00–103.004292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473103.03/cwt101.00–105.004872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521128.97/cwt125.00–138.006724
Bulls—Small 4565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635112.68/cwt110.00–117.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658128.74/cwt120.00–132.008474
Bulls—Small 469591.00/cwt91.00–91.006321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770121.00/cwt121.00–121.009321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 290097.50/cwt95.00–100.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2968112.91/cwt106.00–120.001,0932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed95077.78/cwt75.00–81.007392
Bulls——1,24183.77/cwt79.00–90.001,0407
Bulls——1,463101.04/cwt93.50–108.001,47813
Bulls——1,605111.89/cwt110.00–113.001,7963
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight62535.50/cwt30.00–41.002222
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78151.08/cwt35.00–66.0039910
Cows—Lean 85-90%81756.23/cwt49.50–61.0045917
Cows—Lean 85-90%85871.27/cwt64.00–76.0061131
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92980.88/cwt78.00–85.007518
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97071.75/cwt65.00–85.006967
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03781.18/cwt74.50–85.5084211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07390.21/cwt89.00–91.009682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10788.41/cwt83.50–93.5097914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44580.32/cwt76.00–84.001,1612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,58283.28/cwt82.00–84.001,3173
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4640570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2785675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913845.00/head800.00–900.008454
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4616358.82/head335.00–400.0035917
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17551,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2785912.50/head875.00–950.009132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,050.00/head975.00–1,125.001,0504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19861,379.17/head1,325.00–1,425.001,3796
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,320.00/head1,310.00–1,325.001,3203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1701,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,4851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3131,412.50/head1,400.00–1,425.001,4132

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.