Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-12-02

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 2
● Final159 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,058 head
▼ 335 vs last sale 1,393▼ 336 vs year ago 1,394 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 60 vs last sale 201▼ 86 vs year ago 347 · −24.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 71▼ 150 vs year ago 279 · −53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on any classes due to no sale last week because of holiday break. But a steady trend was noted. Trade good demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.01/cwt on 423 head.
Average price
$170.01
423 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$904
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$687
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$130.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.49
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528181.93960178
Medium and Large 1-2529170.16901181
Medium and Large 2554145.2080458
Small 452951.672736thin
One grade step is worth $130.26/cwt here — about $687 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 sale423 hd
170.01
—
NM average4 barns · 2,436 hd
185.50
−15.49
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—Low1,62982.901,35034
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,58575.021,1893thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17270.5582771
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05356.44594151

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)1,040$1,1701thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)882$7923thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)823$76716
Bred Heifers1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)(<2 yrs)811$1,35060
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)965$5001thin

Every lot

159 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 · Steers58 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2165175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned185175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228310.55/head300.00–320.003112
Steers—Medium and Large 2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2264190.43/cwt188.00–195.005033
Steers—Medium and Large 2265158.74/cwt152.00–166.004212
Steers—Medium and Large 1273215.23/cwt210.00–220.005882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned287173.93/cwt169.00–175.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 1318204.14/cwt202.00–210.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned322164.30/cwt160.00–168.005293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2339191.20/cwt187.00–202.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365161.50/cwt160.00–163.005892
Steers—Medium and Large 1371196.25/cwt190.00–205.0072818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381185.66/cwt175.00–190.0070710
Steers—Small 4383312.25/head275.00–350.003122
Steers—Medium and Large 2385141.98/cwt140.00–145.005473
Steers—Small 4400262.50/head250.00–275.002632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned418162.60/cwt160.00–165.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 2425145.27/cwt140.00–157.006177
Steers—Medium and Large 1428189.77/cwt185.00–200.0081225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2438183.73/cwt178.00–187.0080516
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added457195.00/cwt195.00–195.008913
Steers—Small 4462269.86/head250.00–300.002703
Steers—Medium and Large 1471187.06/cwt181.50–192.5088124
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned471160.26/cwt160.00–161.007554
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483176.05/cwt165.00–181.0085010
Steers—Medium and Large 2495154.67/cwt145.00–161.007663
Steers—Small 4500260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2507169.80/cwt160.00–175.0086127
Steers—Medium and Large 1523182.32/cwt175.00–189.0095433
Steers—Small 452550.00/cwt50.00–50.002635
Steers—Medium and Large 2528148.41/cwt140.00–158.0078410
Steers—Small 455060.00/cwt60.00–60.003301
Steers—Small 4560300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0741
Steers—Medium and Large 1568183.12/cwt173.00–185.001,04012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578169.18/cwt160.00–178.0097852
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.72/cwt142.00–154.008747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620162.66/cwt157.00–178.001,00828
Steers—Medium and Large 2628143.33/cwt131.00–151.0090016
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added633171.53/cwt169.00–184.001,08617
Steers—Medium and Large 1678164.17/cwt159.00–168.001,11324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679156.63/cwt150.00–162.001,0645
Steers—Medium and Large 2679132.98/cwt130.00–137.009034
Steers—Medium and Large 1718164.10/cwt161.50–168.001,1788
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729158.70/cwt150.00–161.001,1576
Steers—Medium and Large 2735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Steers—Medium and Large 1780158.68/cwt157.00–159.501,2383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2783150.55/cwt145.00–156.001,1792
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added815161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1571
Steers—Medium and Large 2870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2391
Steers—Medium and Large 2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers59 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130185.00/head185.00–185.001851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2145175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2165175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned265225.00/head225.00–225.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1268177.00/cwt177.00–177.004746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2269161.09/cwt150.00–165.004334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned273155.75/cwt150.00–161.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2293170.33/cwt170.00–171.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320300.39/head275.00–325.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320140.63/cwt130.00–150.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1337171.25/cwt169.00–177.005777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338157.02/cwt155.00–160.005313
Heifers—Small 4340150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned340147.00/cwt147.00–147.005001
Heifers—Small 4365200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376168.62/cwt160.00–172.0063411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377159.12/cwt155.00–161.006009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381137.41/cwt120.00–152.005248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405177.56/cwt173.00–182.007192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427166.77/cwt162.00–172.0071232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428150.66/cwt145.00–159.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445128.80/cwt120.00–135.005734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458171.71/cwt171.00–175.0078612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468146.34/cwt142.00–157.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470160.96/cwt157.00–169.0075721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480136.69/cwt130.00–143.006568
Heifers—Small 4485260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513137.78/cwt130.00–141.007074
Heifers—Small 451542.00/cwt42.00–42.002161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516153.02/cwt145.00–158.007908
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524169.06/cwt167.00–173.0088617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1537164.48/cwt154.00–167.0088313
Heifers—Small 455542.00/cwt42.00–42.002331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567135.53/cwt125.00–152.0076810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577148.85/cwt140.00–157.0085927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583160.59/cwt159.00–163.0093616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600154.00/cwt154.00–154.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625127.52/cwt125.00–130.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633142.27/cwt135.00–144.009015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2682131.26/cwt125.00–145.0089527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added686161.50/cwt161.50–161.501,10851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718133.50/cwt127.00–136.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733121.97/cwt120.00–124.008942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752138.56/cwt127.00–140.001,0429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full789113.00/cwt113.00–113.008928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added799147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,17523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2811120.00/cwt120.00–120.009735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820125.24/cwt120.00–129.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1950132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975122.46/cwt120.00–125.001,1942
Heifers—Medium and Large 15,805160.00/cwt160.00–160.009,2881
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned305185.00/cwt185.00–185.005641
Bulls—Small 4360200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410181.00/cwt181.00–181.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2477159.34/cwt154.00–166.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 250893.97/cwt88.00–100.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510160.00/cwt160.00–160.008161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 266097.00/cwt97.00–97.006401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665121.95/cwt120.00–124.008112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0081
Bulls—Small 478535.00/cwt35.00–35.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Bulls—Medium and Large 286885.49/cwt85.00–86.007422
Bulls—Small 488540.00/cwt40.00–40.003541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44874.85/cwt69.00–81.001,08412
Bulls——1,72787.29/cwt84.00–91.001,50722
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75526.44/cwt25.00–28.002002
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed78067.00/cwt67.00–67.005231
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81835.31/cwt30.00–40.002896
Cows—Lean 85-90%83341.28/cwt35.00–44.003449
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91760.28/cwt57.50–66.005536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01851.35/cwt45.00–57.0052333
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11461.84/cwt57.00–66.0068989
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,12571.51/cwt65.00–76.0080431
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13454.37/cwt45.00–56.006176
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21470.00/cwt65.00–74.0085038
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,45065.00/cwt65.00–65.009431
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,55575.28/cwt73.50–77.001,1712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64574.50/cwt74.50–74.501,2261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2725500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 4733487.50/head475.00–500.004882
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2789726.25/head650.00–830.007264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2810750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2869877.22/head800.00–1,000.008779
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918812.50/head800.00–825.008132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0401,170.00/head1,170.00–1,170.001,1701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2965500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065875.00/head850.00–900.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 18111,350.00/head1,290.00–1,410.001,35060

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.