Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-07-29

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 29
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▲ 268 vs last sale 208▲ 175 vs year ago 301 · +58.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 94▼ 37 vs year ago 139 · −26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
64 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 122▼ 25 vs year ago 89 · −28.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 8.00-10.00 lower and heifer calves steady. Feeder steers and heifers no accurate comparison. Slaughter cows 3.00- 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls 6.00-8.00 higher Trade and 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 $162.76/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$162.76
211 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$878
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$603
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$121.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.72
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526178.5693891
Medium and Large 1-2548164.1490082
Medium and Large 2544142.1877429
Small 459156.753359thin
One grade step is worth $121.80/cwt here — about $603 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 sale211 hd
162.76
—
NM average2 barns · 542 hd
173.48
−10.72
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—Low1,44287.201,25716
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18880.3495510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,24072.008931thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88161.7354458

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)922$8253thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)881$6995
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)916$6277
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$6101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,200$1,1201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)996$9047
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,071$84614

Every lot

115 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 290120.00/head120.00–120.001201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220191.24/cwt190.00–194.004213
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 2275148.00/cwt148.00–148.004071
Steers—Medium and Large 1280200.00/cwt200.00–200.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 2300146.00/cwt146.00–146.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2321176.57/cwt166.00–186.005674
Steers—Medium and Large 1345202.00/cwt202.00–202.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1368186.98/cwt184.00–190.006882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379171.52/cwt163.00–181.006506
Steers—Small 4405200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1413191.58/cwt189.00–192.007917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430163.00/cwt163.00–163.007011
Steers—Medium and Large 2435141.00/cwt141.00–141.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465176.69/cwt168.00–180.5082213
Steers—Medium and Large 1469183.73/cwt179.00–187.5086232
Steers—Medium and Large 2472144.80/cwt135.00–154.006838
Steers—Medium and Large 1505184.86/cwt175.00–186.509347
Steers—Small 4510200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Small 452453.00/cwt53.00–53.002785
Steers—Medium and Large 2526153.61/cwt145.00–159.008085
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527169.08/cwt160.00–175.0089118
Steers—Medium and Large 1557177.55/cwt168.50–181.5098916
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569162.10/cwt155.00–165.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 2573136.94/cwt126.00–144.007853
Steers—Small 458056.00/cwt56.00–56.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617157.37/cwt152.50–161.0097112
Steers—Medium and Large 1624163.82/cwt160.00–167.501,02215
Steers—Medium and Large 2627140.01/cwt137.00–142.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663154.86/cwt151.00–161.001,0274
Steers—Small 467062.00/cwt62.00–62.004151
Steers—Medium and Large 1683165.51/cwt165.00–166.001,1302
Steers—Medium and Large 1711161.80/cwt161.00–165.001,1505
Steers—Medium and Large 2720127.73/cwt122.00–131.009204
Steers—Small 472563.89/cwt60.00–68.004632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726153.50/cwt140.00–157.001,1146
Steers—Medium and Large 1778160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778139.09/cwt135.00–140.501,0827
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2900124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,1212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290200.00/head200.00–200.002002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195169.00/cwt169.00–169.003302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210175.00/cwt175.00–175.003682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2274160.58/cwt160.00–162.504404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278185.00/cwt185.00–185.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318183.00/cwt183.00–183.005822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1350165.75/cwt165.00–166.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355141.00/cwt141.00–141.005011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435172.26/cwt160.00–177.0074955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476125.41/cwt121.00–131.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477164.87/cwt160.00–171.0078610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480155.02/cwt154.00–157.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505168.73/cwt167.50–169.0085222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520150.96/cwt139.00–153.007859
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522135.68/cwt131.00–138.007083
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575131.50/cwt128.00–135.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582149.67/cwt140.00–156.0087111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620158.00/cwt158.00–158.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623135.56/cwt131.00–141.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630120.50/cwt120.00–121.007594
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660129.52/cwt127.00–132.008552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683132.94/cwt128.00–140.009084
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730126.71/cwt124.00–130.009256
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753131.00/cwt131.00–131.009866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1851123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0475
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2190330.00/head330.00–330.003301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Bulls—Small 4330350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bulls—Small 440561.00/cwt61.00–61.002471
Bulls—Small 445071.00/cwt71.00–71.003201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495164.00/cwt164.00–164.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2523138.70/cwt121.00–158.007253
Bulls—Medium and Large 267590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2685129.00/cwt129.00–129.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Bulls—Small 471253.69/cwt44.00–70.003825
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2765119.00/cwt119.00–119.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 278898.50/cwt98.00–99.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2875123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0761
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Small 4528250.00/head250.00–250.002504
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31277.19/cwt65.00–85.001,0139
Bulls——1,56599.07/cwt94.00–103.001,5506
Bulls——1,870106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,9821
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68536.81/cwt35.00–41.002528
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed69846.37/cwt42.00–50.003243
Cows—Lean 85-90%75952.31/cwt51.00–54.003975
Cows—Lean 85-90%87659.97/cwt57.00–64.005258
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91470.75/cwt65.00–81.006477
Cows—Lean 85-90%97570.74/cwt64.00–74.5069027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12092.50/cwt92.50–92.501,0361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19678.99/cwt75.00–83.009459
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24072.00/cwt72.00–72.008931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4750470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2805675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small 4805450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2875685.00/head685.00–685.006851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2875610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2890610.00/head560.00–650.006104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945895.00/head890.00–900.008952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950783.33/head720.00–880.007833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2990600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2755425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2830600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2895650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2900650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,042985.00/head940.00–1,100.009854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,060836.67/head735.00–990.008379
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0801,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2001,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0803

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.