Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-10-28

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 28
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
902 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 804▲ 82 vs year ago 820 · +10.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
380 head
▲ 227 vs last sale 153▲ 5 vs year ago 375 · +1.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 81▼ 122 vs year ago 208 · −58.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 higher. feeder steers sold steady on comparable quotes, feeder heifers sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade active 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 $164.67/cwt on 369 head.
Average price
$164.67
369 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$880
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$495
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$131.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.20
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461187.85867163
Medium and Large 1-2570157.86899125
Medium and Large 2624137.5685872
Small 465956.463729thin
One grade step is worth $131.39/cwt here — about $495 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 sale369 hd
164.67
—
NM average2 barns · 778 hd
169.87
−5.20
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—Average1,70583.431,42214
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24270.7387862
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,89867.001,2722thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,04256.29587225

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)980$1,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$9751thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$8914thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)960$7802thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$7182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,388$1,2665
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)967$7255

Every lot

138 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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small 4130325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1155405.00/head405.00–405.004051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2180300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Small 4218350.00/head350.00–350.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2253187.48/cwt185.00–190.004742
Steers—Medium and Large 2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1287216.66/cwt205.00–220.006229
Steers—Small 4290295.00/head295.00–295.002951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320175.62/cwt165.00–190.0056211
Steers—Medium and Large 2325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004623
Steers—Medium and Large 1328206.69/cwt194.00–214.0067810
Steers—Small 4330280.00/head200.00–360.002802
Steers—Medium and Large 2373136.00/cwt136.00–136.005074
Steers—Medium and Large 1378198.71/cwt190.00–207.5075115
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382177.81/cwt173.00–185.006796
Steers—Small 4393217.39/head200.00–235.002172
Steers—Medium and Large 2408149.57/cwt145.00–152.006103
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424170.38/cwt160.00–177.007227
Steers—Medium and Large 1434191.52/cwt160.00–198.0083140
Steers—Small 4460275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy465203.00/cwt203.00–203.009441
Steers—Medium and Large 1467190.18/cwt181.00–198.0088824
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479170.86/cwt168.00–177.008188
Steers—Medium and Large 2481152.02/cwt148.00–155.007314
Steers—Medium and Large 2522147.19/cwt137.00–155.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1526176.91/cwt164.00–188.0093142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530159.94/cwt156.00–163.0084815
Steers—Small 455046.00/cwt46.00–46.002531
Steers—Medium and Large 1568171.11/cwt165.00–182.0097221
Steers—Medium and Large 2573145.00/cwt125.00–150.008319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577157.91/cwt155.00–165.0091127
Steers—Small 461548.00/cwt48.00–48.002951
Steers—Medium and Large 1625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627153.14/cwt145.00–155.5096021
Steers—Medium and Large 2634141.35/cwt137.00–150.0089612
Steers—Small 466558.21/cwt50.00–75.003875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671149.02/cwt144.00–157.001,0005
Steers—Medium and Large 2680132.12/cwt120.00–136.0089812
Steers—Medium and Large 2720131.24/cwt120.00–140.009459
Steers—Small 472061.53/cwt60.00–63.004432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722140.79/cwt137.50–150.001,0176
Steers—Medium and Large 2770126.44/cwt120.00–136.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784137.74/cwt136.00–139.001,08011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2804138.30/cwt136.00–140.001,1125
Steers—Medium and Large 2832126.79/cwt110.00–137.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 2885127.00/cwt126.00–128.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 2990124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,045124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 4178275.00/head275.00–275.002752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2185325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Small 4210350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230157.93/cwt155.00–165.003635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1255170.00/cwt170.00–170.004342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275157.38/cwt152.00–165.0043313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278144.06/cwt140.00–151.004004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320166.87/cwt161.00–170.0053410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320131.17/cwt126.00–142.004209
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2336149.65/cwt148.00–153.005037
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367169.58/cwt163.00–171.5062220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370154.13/cwt151.00–157.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390129.00/cwt129.00–129.005031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405146.85/cwt140.00–158.0059515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417164.18/cwt160.00–168.5068521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460149.31/cwt144.00–155.0068715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466158.55/cwt154.00–161.0073915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007689
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480127.92/cwt121.00–137.0061411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517131.97/cwt130.00–136.006823
Heifers—Small 451827.03/cwt20.00–34.001402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523147.20/cwt136.00–154.0077014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532154.48/cwt151.00–156.008226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566143.31/cwt139.00–148.0081115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567155.24/cwt152.00–157.5088036
Heifers—Small 457041.24/cwt34.00–49.002352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571126.03/cwt116.00–135.007208
Heifers—Small 462045.89/cwt35.00–48.002856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630140.30/cwt132.00–148.5088415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
Heifers—Small 466024.00/cwt24.00–24.001581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675136.06/cwt130.00–144.009184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693128.14/cwt122.00–130.008887
Heifers—Small 469860.00/head60.00–60.00603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2711130.67/cwt125.00–134.009299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718120.32/cwt115.00–123.008646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765105.00/cwt105.00–105.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2815128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0431
Heifers—Medium and Large 284295.88/cwt95.00–115.0080722
Heifers—Medium and Large 287096.17/cwt95.00–106.0083737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2881123.50/cwt123.00–125.001,0884
Heifers—Medium and Large 2930110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,07285.00/cwt85.00–85.009113
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435144.94/cwt140.00–150.006302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445100.00/cwt100.00–100.004451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
Bulls—Small 454580.00/cwt80.00–80.004361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2561129.96/cwt120.00–145.007297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565107.00/cwt107.00–107.006051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670106.00/cwt106.00–106.007101
Bulls—Small 469075.00/cwt75.00–75.005181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2725109.34/cwt102.00–117.007932
Bulls—Small 473065.00/cwt65.00–65.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 273599.00/cwt99.00–99.007281
Bulls—Small 477054.00/cwt54.00–54.004161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772106.77/cwt100.00–111.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2888101.98/cwt96.00–108.009062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-293094.00/cwt94.00–94.008741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50177.75/cwt70.00–83.001,1677
Bulls——1,90989.11/cwt85.00–93.501,7017
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83841.00/cwt35.00–45.003447
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed94040.03/cwt25.00–51.0037615
Cows—Lean 85-90%97146.37/cwt41.00–50.0045019
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,00851.35/cwt49.00–59.505189
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02255.47/cwt49.00–60.0056780
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,09071.60/cwt67.50–82.0078018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09063.18/cwt59.00–67.0068977
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,18862.95/cwt60.00–69.0074818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30470.37/cwt67.00–73.0091844
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,89867.00/cwt67.00–67.001,2722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2720500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2750500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2760800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 4840550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,9476
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930935.00/head935.00–935.009351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,132.50/head1,090.00–1,175.001,1332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4765425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1775775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,018800.00/head800.00–800.008004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6481,476.67/head1,450.00–1,490.001,4773

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.