Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-10-21

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 21
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
804 head
▲ 209 vs last sale 595▲ 804 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 166▲ 153 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 34▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves traded mostly steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher on active trading. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $165.35/cwt on 372 head.
Average price
$165.35
372 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$642
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$119.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.97
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541175.89952248
Medium and Large 1-2591158.8093981
Medium and Large 2608135.2582233
Small 454956.4031010thin
One grade step is worth $119.49/cwt here — about $642 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 sale372 hd
165.35
—
NM average2 barns · 701 hd
167.32
−1.97
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—Average1,54085.721,32026
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,72572.201,2463thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22171.7787661
CowsLean 85-90%Low99660.4460277

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)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,2001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)938$1,1438
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)874$1,0006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$8205
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)984$8155
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)720$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,428$1,4005
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,420$1,2501thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2210360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Steers—Small 4220290.40/head200.00–385.002902
Steers—Medium and Large 1235201.91/cwt200.00–204.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2261200.46/cwt192.00–205.005234
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy265220.00/cwt220.00–220.005831
Steers—Medium and Large 2275160.00/cwt160.00–160.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1283202.77/cwt195.00–212.005746
Steers—Small 4290350.00/head350.00–350.003503
Steers—Medium and Large 2325142.65/cwt140.00–145.004642
Steers—Medium and Large 1326201.64/cwt190.00–209.0065718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330187.09/cwt175.00–189.006177
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2360160.50/cwt160.50–160.505784
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full370141.00/cwt141.00–141.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1384192.55/cwt185.00–200.0073930
Steers—Medium and Large 1423187.85/cwt182.00–201.0079514
Steers—Medium and Large 2425148.39/cwt140.00–153.006314
Steers—Small 4428366.90/head300.00–430.003672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428170.51/cwt170.00–171.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465166.50/cwt159.00–174.007744
Steers—Medium and Large 2475149.61/cwt147.00–152.007112
Steers—Medium and Large 1476183.57/cwt165.00–192.0087429
Steers—Medium and Large 2505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Steers—Medium and Large 1514174.29/cwt165.00–188.0089631
Steers—Small 453957.00/cwt57.00–57.003078
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542164.19/cwt155.00–167.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 1566170.26/cwt160.00–177.5096430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571161.41/cwt150.00–166.009229
Steers—Medium and Large 2578132.94/cwt129.00–144.007689
Steers—Small 459054.01/cwt53.00–55.003192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612157.87/cwt154.00–161.0096616
Steers—Medium and Large 1621167.54/cwt163.00–172.001,04030
Steers—Medium and Large 2640133.00/cwt133.00–133.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added645167.92/cwt166.00–173.001,08318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683148.95/cwt141.00–156.001,01712
Steers—Medium and Large 1684159.40/cwt157.50–164.001,09010
Steers—Medium and Large 2712132.95/cwt125.00–138.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721144.66/cwt141.00–148.501,0434
Steers—Medium and Large 1729156.33/cwt155.00–161.001,1408
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755144.68/cwt140.00–147.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 1764155.18/cwt150.00–156.501,1865
Steers—Medium and Large 2780130.51/cwt130.00–131.001,0182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825141.39/cwt138.00–151.001,1665
Steers—Medium and Large 2833123.47/cwt120.00–127.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2850147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 2895126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1281
Steers—Medium and Large 1936140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,31016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2955131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2181
Steers—Medium and Large 21,043110.50/cwt110.00–111.001,1532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,103111.50/cwt110.00–113.001,2302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218165.00/cwt165.00–165.003602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added230187.00/cwt187.00–187.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned235147.00/cwt147.00–147.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2257150.34/cwt150.00–151.003863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267163.64/cwt160.00–173.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added280180.00/cwt180.00–180.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310152.98/cwt150.00–160.004745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319165.57/cwt160.00–169.0052811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy340201.00/cwt201.00–201.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377163.58/cwt160.00–167.5061722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385141.34/cwt137.00–145.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2388154.51/cwt151.00–160.0059913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409127.92/cwt122.00–130.005234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422148.75/cwt140.00–154.0062821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423161.32/cwt160.00–167.0068212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474147.60/cwt140.00–153.0070016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1493153.43/cwt151.00–154.007565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1503152.50/cwt151.00–153.007678
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519149.02/cwt146.00–152.5077314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533124.56/cwt118.00–131.0066414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560142.45/cwt139.00–150.0079822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567145.73/cwt145.00–151.0082616
Heifers—Small 457453.80/cwt43.00–85.003094
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585128.94/cwt120.00–135.007543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618147.00/cwt143.00–160.0090812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621139.50/cwt132.00–149.0086624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627127.20/cwt124.00–131.007986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2677136.70/cwt134.00–139.509254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680122.96/cwt110.00–138.008366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1693146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718134.75/cwt127.00–140.009686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727127.66/cwt125.00–129.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770134.04/cwt131.00–137.001,0322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2823113.00/cwt113.00–113.009306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2105150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2195195.00/head195.00–195.001951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350201.00/cwt201.00–201.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2445136.00/cwt136.00–136.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475160.00/cwt160.00–160.007602
Bulls—Small 448047.00/cwt47.00–47.002261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540100.00/cwt100.00–100.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2598108.00/cwt108.00–108.006462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635111.00/cwt111.00–111.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 273585.00/cwt85.00–85.006251
Bulls—Small 474580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Bulls—Medium and Large 282278.25/cwt75.00–85.006433
Bulls—Small 482550.00/cwt50.00–50.004131
Bulls—Small 490050.00/cwt50.00–50.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,01078.00/cwt78.00–78.007881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,40580.95/cwt75.00–85.001,13713
Bulls——1,67490.48/cwt87.00–95.001,51513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74836.50/cwt30.00–42.002732
Cows—Lean 85-90%77348.57/cwt45.00–50.003754
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed83836.59/cwt32.00–40.003072
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed83960.79/cwt53.00–68.005104
Cows—Lean 85-90%91155.32/cwt50.00–60.0050418
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05171.24/cwt66.00–82.007495
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08164.72/cwt60.00–68.0070042
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,13476.26/cwt69.00–88.008655
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22271.53/cwt68.00–77.0087455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52068.50/cwt68.50–68.501,0411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,59562.50/cwt62.50–62.509971
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,82874.05/cwt73.00–75.001,3542
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4593425.00/head400.00–450.004252
Bred Cows—Small 4680550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2715625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Small 4720500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 4720400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,141.43/head1,140.00–1,150.001,1417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29481,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2951925.00/head800.00–1,000.009254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040850.00/head800.00–900.008502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4451,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4201,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4754

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.