Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-12-09

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 9
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
573 head
▼ 485 vs last sale 1,058▲ 107 vs year ago 466 · +23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 114 vs last sale 261▲ 11 vs year ago 136 · +8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 129▲ 11 vs year ago 79 · +13.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 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 $173.03/cwt on 267 head.
Average price
$173.03
267 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$914
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$27
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$46.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.66
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469187.40878136
Medium and Large 1-2563167.4594284
Medium and Large 2640141.4190547
One grade step is worth $46.00/cwt here — about −$27 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 sale267 hd
173.03
—
NM average4 barns · 2,628 hd
185.69
−12.66
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—Average1,58987.011,38222
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20571.4586138
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03155.12569107

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)1,020$1,2423thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$90011
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$8501thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)904$8454thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$8352thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)530$4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,317$1,0003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,058$9795
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)982$8673thin

Every lot

133 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2Unweaned120100.00/head100.00–100.001001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2200350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added260212.00/cwt212.00–212.005513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270189.35/cwt183.00–195.005112
Steers—Medium and Large 2285157.50/cwt157.50–157.504491
Steers—Medium and Large 1290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313183.90/cwt180.00–187.005763
Steers—Medium and Large 1321196.14/cwt195.00–210.0063015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325210.00/head210.00–210.002101
Steers—Small 4325125.00/head125.00–125.001253
Steers—Small 4365275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 2375169.00/cwt169.00–169.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2380184.76/cwt179.00–190.0070212
Steers—Medium and Large 1382194.78/cwt190.00–211.0074416
Steers—Medium and Large 2418147.86/cwt140.00–156.006182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427185.80/cwt181.00–190.007935
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428204.00/cwt204.00–204.008732
Steers—Medium and Large 1435189.92/cwt185.00–195.0082613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464167.18/cwt160.00–177.007766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added465184.00/cwt184.00–184.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1471186.82/cwt184.00–191.0088023
Steers—Medium and Large 2484144.76/cwt135.00–154.007014
Steers—Medium and Large 1513185.36/cwt180.00–189.0095134
Steers—Medium and Large 2522147.34/cwt146.00–148.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527172.33/cwt165.00–180.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 1570179.23/cwt168.00–185.001,02217
Steers—Medium and Large 2576145.47/cwt132.00–159.008385
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577163.03/cwt160.00–170.0094112
Steers—Medium and Large 1620167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0395
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2631162.43/cwt158.00–169.501,02510
Steers—Medium and Large 2635145.09/cwt140.00–153.009218
Steers—Medium and Large 1655167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0946
Steers—Medium and Large 2667138.38/cwt127.00–148.009235
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670153.98/cwt150.00–156.001,0324
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added680164.50/cwt164.50–164.501,11910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710153.85/cwt150.00–160.001,0927
Steers—Medium and Large 2731135.82/cwt127.00–141.0099310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750158.00/cwt151.00–161.501,1853
Steers—Medium and Large 2765138.91/cwt118.00–146.001,0634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 2838128.01/cwt126.00–130.001,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 2870126.53/cwt125.00–128.001,1012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,1492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230160.00/cwt160.00–160.003681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1244172.00/cwt172.00–172.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2285152.89/cwt150.00–156.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2287167.60/cwt164.00–170.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313172.27/cwt167.00–182.005393
Heifers—Small 4335235.00/head235.00–235.002351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2335156.49/cwt150.00–166.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added336177.92/cwt177.00–185.005988
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2365161.00/cwt161.00–161.005882
Heifers—Small 4370201.35/head175.00–225.002012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380173.75/cwt170.00–180.0066018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385138.00/cwt138.00–138.005311
Heifers—Small 4405110.00/head110.00–110.001101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418174.87/cwt165.00–180.0073114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422135.41/cwt130.00–139.005713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430152.50/cwt145.00–160.006562
Heifers—Small 446547.50/cwt47.50–47.502211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471169.95/cwt160.00–179.0080028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476155.16/cwt142.00–159.007399
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485129.00/cwt129.00–129.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521165.01/cwt155.00–170.0086020
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525149.86/cwt145.00–155.007874
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545137.00/cwt137.00–137.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full563157.00/cwt157.00–157.008843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565161.46/cwt158.00–167.0091214
Heifers—Small 457038.00/cwt38.00–38.002171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574130.58/cwt124.00–136.007504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576145.20/cwt140.00–152.008369
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added578160.00/cwt160.00–160.009253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612152.65/cwt150.00–154.009346
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622139.87/cwt135.00–146.0087011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628123.32/cwt117.50–129.007742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679139.00/cwt139.00–139.009443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700136.00/cwt136.00–136.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0763
Heifers—Small 473535.00/cwt35.00–35.002571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2836137.81/cwt137.00–138.001,1525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2880111.00/cwt111.00–111.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2915125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 4325250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2473149.45/cwt140.00–159.007072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2505155.00/cwt145.00–165.007832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned535125.00/cwt125.00–125.006691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Bulls—Small 462049.00/cwt49.00–49.003041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665130.74/cwt125.00–140.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 271584.00/cwt84.00–84.006011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760123.92/cwt116.00–128.009423
Bulls—Small 489082.00/cwt82.00–82.007301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,07591.00/cwt91.00–91.009781
Bulls——1,48782.28/cwt80.00–85.001,2246
Bulls——Return to Feed1,51182.14/cwt77.00–85.001,2414
Bulls——1,71991.00/cwt88.00–94.001,56411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75030.00/cwt30.00–30.002251
Cows—Lean 85-90%76543.10/cwt41.00–45.003302
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79348.09/cwt44.00–53.003814
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88638.14/cwt29.00–44.003388
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03953.86/cwt45.00–57.0056042
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07060.00/cwt57.00–64.0064239
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08573.70/cwt65.00–80.0080010
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,13262.01/cwt59.00–63.0070211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24171.16/cwt65.00–75.5088326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33864.00/cwt64.00–64.008562
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4530400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2715587.50/head500.00–675.005882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2867941.25/head840.00–1,100.009418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2904845.00/head775.00–920.008454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0201,241.67/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2423
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,190770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4600285.00/head285.00–285.002851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2910800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2925600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,120.00/head1,060.00–1,150.001,1203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3171,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0003

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.