Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-07-22

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 22
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
208 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 290▼ 76 vs year ago 284 · −26.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 117▼ 111 vs year ago 205 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 71▲ 36 vs year ago 86 · +41.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 8.00-10.00 higher on limited comparison. Feeder steers and heifers steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows steady, bulls 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.91/cwt on 87 head.
Average price
$136.91
87 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$754
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$369
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$113.61/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 1413166.3668617thin
Medium and Large 1-2607140.5285344
Medium 1-2585137.508043thin
Medium and Large 2519127.7066317thin
Small 460152.753176thin
One grade step is worth $113.61/cwt here — about $369 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 sale87 hd
136.91
—
NM average1 barns · 87 hd
136.91
+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—Low1,56278.111,22016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23476.589455thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,58076.001,2011thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low99962.9962953

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$8255
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)941$8098
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)877$7979
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$6251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)805$2701thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,31619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,187$1,22016
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,260$1,1757

Every lot

110 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 1-2155250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1210215.00/cwt215.00–215.004522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228194.95/cwt190.00–200.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269192.74/cwt190.00–200.005184
Steers—Medium and Large 1323228.68/cwt220.00–237.507392
Steers—Medium and Large 1373197.52/cwt195.00–200.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383168.63/cwt166.00–170.006463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy405230.00/cwt230.00–230.009321
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418174.26/cwt170.00–177.507283
Steers—Medium and Large 1425191.65/cwt190.00–195.008153
Steers—Small 4445150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 2460145.00/cwt145.00–145.006671
Steers—Medium and Large 1463191.78/cwt182.00–197.008886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477171.70/cwt165.00–176.008193
Steers—Small 4505200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505182.50/cwt182.50–182.509222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513166.69/cwt160.00–175.008553
Steers—Medium and Large 2520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 1524176.34/cwt176.00–177.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1570173.84/cwt168.00–180.009912
Steers—Medium and Large 2578129.87/cwt120.00–140.007512
Steers—Medium and Large 2610144.50/cwt144.00–145.008812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625155.00/cwt155.00–155.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 2665141.22/cwt140.00–142.509392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678147.00/cwt147.00–147.009973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712141.63/cwt137.00–149.001,0083
Steers—Medium and Large 2730134.00/cwt134.00–134.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761142.44/cwt135.00–145.001,0844
Steers—Medium and Large 2785114.00/cwt114.00–114.008951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835137.16/cwt137.00–137.501,1453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913115.04/cwt110.00–120.001,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 2940115.03/cwt110.00–120.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2170150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1183300.00/head300.00–300.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2223241.07/head200.00–285.002412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1265175.14/cwt170.00–177.504643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330167.54/cwt165.00–170.005532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2340155.00/cwt155.00–155.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2348150.00/cwt150.00–150.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363172.06/cwt167.50–177.506253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400120.00/cwt120.00–120.004804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy405180.00/cwt180.00–180.007291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423151.27/cwt150.00–152.506402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full425121.00/cwt121.00–121.005141
Heifers—Small 4430225.00/head225.00–225.002252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434161.00/cwt161.00–161.006994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460128.82/cwt122.50–135.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474146.38/cwt140.00–153.006947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536146.08/cwt137.50–153.007835
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545135.00/cwt135.00–135.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567141.73/cwt140.00–144.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571128.37/cwt120.00–137.507334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1585162.50/cwt162.50–162.509512
Heifers—Medium 1-2585137.50/cwt137.50–137.508043
Heifers—Small 460152.75/cwt52.75–52.753176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615138.92/cwt136.00–143.008546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2671139.01/cwt137.50–142.509338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675124.93/cwt116.00–134.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685142.50/cwt142.50–142.509761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790124.44/cwt115.00–134.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2878132.51/cwt127.50–135.001,1636
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415182.32/cwt175.00–190.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450164.00/cwt164.00–164.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518174.55/cwt173.00–176.009042
Bulls—Medium and Large 253590.00/cwt90.00–90.004821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2640130.00/cwt124.00–136.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685135.00/cwt135.00–135.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.50/cwt115.00–126.008442
Bulls—Medium and Large 279584.00/cwt84.00–84.006681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2908117.46/cwt113.00–122.001,0672
Bulls—Medium and Large 293584.00/cwt84.00–84.007851
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Small 455591.00/cwt91.00–91.005051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,33872.06/cwt64.00–79.009644
Bulls——1,59578.10/cwt69.00–85.001,2469
Bulls——1,76386.19/cwt85.00–88.001,5203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76040.00/cwt40.00–40.003041
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80242.35/cwt21.00–53.003403
Cows—Lean 85-90%94151.98/cwt47.00–57.004895
Cows—Lean 85-90%94260.16/cwt58.50–62.5056714
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97560.31/cwt60.00–61.005883
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02771.40/cwt69.00–74.0073313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11568.60/cwt64.00–71.5076514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21077.09/cwt76.00–78.009333
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,27075.81/cwt74.00–78.009632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,2011
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2665400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 4775550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2791750.00/head750.00–750.007504
Bred Cows—Small 4805270.00/head270.00–270.002701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2835625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965846.43/head775.00–875.008467
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995825.00/head825.00–825.008255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015943.75/head875.00–1,150.009444
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2655725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18641,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4006
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,180.00/head1,175.00–1,185.001,1802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1441,352.50/head1,225.00–1,375.001,35310
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,158.33/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1589
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,195900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2301,300.00/head1,225.00–1,350.001,3007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2421,066.67/head975.00–1,150.001,0673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3001,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3753

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.