Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-10-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 14
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
595 head
▲ 306 vs last sale 289▼ 447 vs year ago 1,042 · −42.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
166 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 146▼ 199 vs year ago 365 · −54.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 29▼ 56 vs year ago 90 · −62.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 12.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $166.29/cwt on 301 head.
Average price
$166.29
301 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$463
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$122.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.81
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455180.02820176
Medium and Large 1-2595153.68914100
Medium and Large 2559139.9978219thin
Small 462457.173576thin
One grade step is worth $122.85/cwt here — about $463 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 sale301 hd
166.29
—
NM average2 barns · 982 hd
178.10
−11.81
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—Low1,59283.971,33712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,31570.3692533
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05559.43627105

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)803$8502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$7504thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$7252thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)838$6632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$4701thin

Every lot

128 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2143316.86/head300.00–350.003173
Steers—Medium and Large 2145250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 2205147.00/cwt147.00–147.003011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228177.39/cwt175.00–180.004043
Steers—Medium and Large 1233198.36/cwt195.00–205.0046210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added250211.00/cwt211.00–211.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1268194.63/cwt186.00–202.005223
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2279173.39/cwt170.00–175.004843
Steers—Medium and Large 2330151.00/cwt151.00–151.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 1334200.86/cwt196.00–208.0067119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345163.00/cwt163.00–163.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350209.00/cwt209.00–209.007322
Steers—Medium and Large 1367190.20/cwt182.00–201.0069817
Steers—Medium and Large 2373138.09/cwt136.00–140.005152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390167.93/cwt160.00–179.006555
Steers—Medium and Large 2427138.32/cwt135.00–140.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 1428182.69/cwt173.00–186.0078218
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435164.35/cwt160.00–171.007155
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450189.00/cwt189.00–189.0085112
Steers—Medium and Large 1467173.45/cwt169.00–187.0081038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474165.19/cwt155.00–169.0078314
Steers—Medium and Large 2490145.53/cwt143.00–148.007132
Steers—Medium and Large 1523168.40/cwt165.00–170.5088119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added533177.46/cwt170.00–180.0094616
Steers—Medium and Large 2545150.00/cwt150.00–150.008181
Steers—Small 454759.00/cwt59.00–59.003233
Steers—Small 4565275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565158.65/cwt156.00–162.0089614
Steers—Medium and Large 1570165.34/cwt161.00–166.5094211
Steers—Medium and Large 2578154.96/cwt152.00–158.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 2605134.00/cwt134.00–134.008111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625153.72/cwt145.00–158.0096110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2656146.26/cwt143.00–155.0095922
Steers—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Steers—Small 469554.50/cwt54.50–54.503791
Steers—Small 470355.75/cwt55.00–56.503922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2712139.24/cwt135.00–151.009918
Steers—Medium and Large 2730127.00/cwt127.00–127.009271
Steers—Medium and Large 1735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773138.92/cwt137.50–140.001,0747
Steers—Medium and Large 2773133.34/cwt128.00–139.001,0312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2826144.22/cwt141.00–145.001,1915
Steers—Medium and Large 1898140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,2622
Steers—Medium and Large 2918131.03/cwt129.00–133.001,2032
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2963133.43/cwt128.00–139.001,2852
Steers—Medium and Large 11,015121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,080128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,3821
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2140350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2170235.00/head235.00–235.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1215172.13/cwt161.00–177.003704
Heifers—Small 4220250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added263186.00/cwt186.00–186.004894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2273138.00/cwt138.00–138.003772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275165.30/cwt160.00–173.004554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325169.05/cwt165.00–173.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2367152.63/cwt150.00–161.005606
Heifers—Small 4370210.43/head185.00–225.002103
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372162.27/cwt160.00–163.006044
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375122.50/cwt122.50–122.504591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424146.68/cwt140.00–148.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428123.08/cwt121.00–125.005272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433162.35/cwt157.00–166.0070324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469145.24/cwt141.00–150.006814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1488163.14/cwt152.00–165.007967
Heifers—Small 451344.55/cwt40.00–47.002293
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516128.25/cwt121.00–135.006627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2517145.81/cwt145.00–147.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519148.71/cwt146.00–150.007726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573143.15/cwt135.00–148.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1586147.25/cwt141.00–150.008639
Heifers—Small 459048.13/cwt40.00–81.002845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618136.75/cwt134.00–147.008459
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632124.42/cwt120.00–133.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1634147.20/cwt145.50–154.009335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660123.73/cwt120.00–125.008174
Heifers—Small 466041.00/cwt41.00–41.002713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680131.24/cwt128.50–142.008926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710146.28/cwt141.00–149.001,0393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712130.67/cwt128.00–140.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732113.35/cwt110.00–120.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773124.47/cwt121.00–128.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2813131.66/cwt130.00–134.001,0703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1837140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2858130.48/cwt125.00–136.001,1202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900131.00/cwt130.00–132.001,1792
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2387145.01/cwt141.00–147.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410178.00/cwt178.00–178.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445129.00/cwt129.00–129.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470146.00/cwt146.00–146.006861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1500152.00/cwt152.00–152.007601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525132.89/cwt125.00–142.006986
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572146.00/cwt146.00–146.008353
Bulls—Small 461553.00/cwt53.00–53.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630121.73/cwt115.00–135.007677
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Bulls—Small 472560.00/cwt60.00–60.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770107.00/cwt107.00–107.008241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Bulls—Small 485040.00/cwt40.00–40.003401
Bulls—Small 41,03050.00/cwt50.00–50.005151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55479.85/cwt71.00–83.001,2417
Bulls——1,64689.74/cwt87.00–94.001,4775
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75638.82/cwt24.00–52.002937
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83833.34/cwt32.50–35.002793
Cows—Lean 85-90%92644.46/cwt39.50–50.004125
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed94563.84/cwt53.50–68.506036
Cows—Lean 85-90%99556.41/cwt50.00–60.0056114
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,01562.16/cwt60.00–63.506312
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11070.00/cwt70.00–70.007771
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12863.95/cwt61.00–67.5072168
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32170.37/cwt67.00–76.0093032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2570350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Small 4590400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 4625350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2803850.00/head850.00–850.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223883.33/head750.00–975.008833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4860470.00/head470.00–470.004701

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.