Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-07-15

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 15
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
290 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 244▼ 150 vs year ago 440 · −34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 146▼ 51 vs year ago 168 · −30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 91▼ 128 vs year ago 199 · −64.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reported sales the past two weeks. 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 $139.78/cwt on 106 head.
Average price
$139.78
106 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$766
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$105.00/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 1418175.7073435
Medium and Large 1-2603137.6783027
Medium and Large 2630119.0975138
Small 454070.703816thin
One grade step is worth $105.00/cwt here — about $353 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 sale106 hd
139.78
—
NM average1 barns · 106 hd
139.78
+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—Low1,47282.841,22010
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19375.9090510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,66374.911,2462thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low93954.6551364

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$7251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$6645
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$5286
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)685$4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,212$1,1253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,0918
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,061$1,00714

Every lot

123 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-24171.00/cwt171.00–171.0071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2125240.00/head240.00–240.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 2170150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2177303.21/head300.00–310.003033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205175.00/cwt175.00–175.003591
Steers—Medium and Large 1225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004502
Steers—Small 4235150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2260187.00/cwt187.00–187.004861
Steers—Small 4285230.00/head230.00–230.002301
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added292235.00/cwt235.00–235.006863
Steers—Medium and Large 1295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005612
Steers—Small 431587.00/cwt87.00–87.002741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325210.00/head210.00–210.002103
Steers—Medium and Large 1333197.40/cwt192.00–200.006573
Steers—Medium and Large 1366211.45/cwt190.00–220.007748
Steers—Medium and Large 2375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377160.00/cwt160.00–160.006033
Steers—Medium and Large 1421198.43/cwt190.00–203.008358
Steers—Small 442351.98/cwt51.00–53.002202
Steers—Small 445555.00/cwt55.00–55.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465185.00/cwt185.00–185.008601
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468200.00/cwt200.00–200.009362
Steers—Medium and Large 2483134.87/cwt130.00–140.006512
Steers—Small 4495235.00/head235.00–235.002351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy510195.00/cwt195.00–195.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511163.78/cwt162.50–165.008374
Steers—Medium and Large 1527176.17/cwt171.00–179.009286
Steers—Medium and Large 2532132.98/cwt120.00–143.007073
Steers—Medium and Large 2570132.50/cwt132.50–132.507551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2603150.00/cwt150.00–150.009052
Steers—Medium and Large 2635125.82/cwt125.00–127.507993
Steers—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673131.31/cwt125.00–138.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2716127.97/cwt120.00–135.009167
Steers—Medium and Large 2730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Steers—Small 477070.00/cwt70.00–70.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2779136.45/cwt126.00–139.001,0635
Steers—Medium and Large 2836100.00/cwt100.00–100.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2148250.00/head250.00–250.002504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185165.65/cwt160.00–171.003062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2192231.72/head185.00–300.002325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2218208.91/head150.00–275.002092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1228177.69/cwt175.00–180.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295175.00/cwt175.00–175.005162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325173.00/cwt165.00–181.005622
Heifers—Small 435585.00/cwt85.00–85.003021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363185.24/cwt184.00–186.006728
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378135.00/cwt135.00–135.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400140.00/cwt140.00–140.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417171.83/cwt160.00–175.007175
Heifers—Small 4455200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459147.09/cwt145.00–155.006755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468127.17/cwt110.00–135.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483164.03/cwt162.00–166.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy488187.25/cwt187.00–187.509144
Heifers—Small 449070.00/cwt70.00–70.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517163.04/cwt155.00–171.008434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523121.61/cwt110.00–135.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563138.49/cwt138.00–139.007802
Heifers—Small 457359.61/cwt51.00–68.003422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580121.42/cwt113.00–126.007045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614116.38/cwt115.00–123.007156
Heifers—Small 462375.00/cwt75.00–75.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630126.73/cwt120.00–135.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679127.00/cwt123.00–130.008625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688120.00/cwt120.00–120.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733111.45/cwt105.00–114.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2768125.56/cwt123.00–128.009642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2772111.81/cwt109.00–116.008635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2841126.39/cwt126.00–128.001,0635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2865116.56/cwt113.00–120.001,0082
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2125150.00/head150.00–150.001502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2140200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2170300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1180220.00/head220.00–220.002201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2215205.00/cwt205.00–205.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2350175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
Bulls—Small 441054.00/cwt54.00–54.002211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430165.00/cwt165.00–165.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565136.06/cwt117.00–152.007693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622110.03/cwt100.00–120.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713107.46/cwt105.00–110.007662
Bulls—Small 472048.00/cwt48.00–48.003461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2834124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0341
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2885104.00/cwt104.00–104.009201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,19878.82/cwt78.00–80.009442
Bulls——1,34676.59/cwt70.00–83.001,0314
Bulls——1,73691.10/cwt87.00–97.001,5814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78732.36/cwt25.00–45.002558
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81739.34/cwt35.00–45.0032111
Cows—Lean 85-90%83549.02/cwt44.50–54.0040911
Cows—Lean 85-90%99163.24/cwt60.00–67.0062717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10570.10/cwt65.00–75.0077517
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16876.11/cwt75.50–77.008899
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,41574.00/cwt74.00–74.001,0471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,66374.91/cwt74.00–76.001,2462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4635570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2735850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2788980.00/head850.00–1,110.009802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2925750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0491,156.25/head1,150.00–1,175.001,1564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,079996.88/head800.00–1,025.009978
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2121,125.00/head1,100.00–1,175.001,1253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3551,336.25/head1,220.00–1,375.001,3364
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4685400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2715375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bred Cows—Small 4750360.00/head360.00–360.003602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2893575.00/head550.00–600.005752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2910600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2918600.00/head500.00–700.006002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993785.00/head770.00–800.007852

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.