Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2022-12-16

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 16
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,000 head
▲ 427 vs last sale 573▲ 1,000 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 147▲ 260 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 90▲ 71 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note:* This will be the last of the year. The next sale will be January 6. Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 20.00-23.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade active demand very good>

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $203.01/cwt on 490 head.
Average price
$203.01
490 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$591
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$121.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.83
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1455221.211,006308
Medium and Large 1-2564178.171,006145
Medium and Large 2588151.7089235
Small 4415100.004152thin
One grade step is worth $121.21/cwt here — about $591 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 sale490 hd
203.01
—
NM average4 barns · 2,782 hd
192.19
+10.83
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—Low1,55379.941,24111
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15070.2480852
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92754.35504129

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)1,173$1,5634thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,1636
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)895$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)884$99412
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)949$9508

Every lot

144 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2145225.00/head225.00–225.002251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned223209.26/cwt195.00–222.004672
Steers—Small 4225200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 2260160.00/cwt160.00–160.004161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270228.00/cwt228.00–228.0061616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274198.67/cwt190.00–205.005445
Steers—Small 4280130.00/head130.00–130.001301
Steers—Medium and Large 1295197.00/cwt197.00–197.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320222.00/cwt222.00–222.007102
Steers—Medium and Large 1328224.35/cwt210.00–235.007368
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330191.00/cwt191.00–191.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2332167.42/cwt160.00–175.005563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337188.15/cwt182.00–200.006343
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added345249.82/cwt243.00–252.0086236
Steers—Medium and Large 2363157.34/cwt150.00–165.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added366248.92/cwt232.00–250.0091128
Steers—Medium and Large 1377211.41/cwt207.00–220.007976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382187.69/cwt186.00–190.007173
Steers—Small 4405175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415240.99/cwt235.00–255.001,00057
Steers—Medium and Large 1415229.45/cwt220.00–243.0095220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415200.09/cwt190.00–215.008304
Steers—Small 4415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 2433144.01/cwt143.00–145.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy454170.00/cwt170.00–170.007721
Steers—Medium and Large 1462215.04/cwt202.00–230.0099337
Steers—Medium and Large 2485161.02/cwt160.00–163.007813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2492186.88/cwt178.00–195.009198
Steers—Small 4500150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514204.08/cwt200.00–216.001,04971
Steers—Medium and Large 1516205.34/cwt190.00–215.001,0609
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522185.95/cwt175.00–198.0097114
Steers—Medium and Large 2540157.93/cwt150.00–166.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570175.98/cwt167.00–182.501,00312
Steers—Medium and Large 2578150.93/cwt145.00–155.008725
Steers—Medium and Large 1582191.08/cwt185.00–200.001,1129
Steers—Medium and Large 1610192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,1742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610167.99/cwt162.00–178.001,02531
Steers—Medium and Large 2640150.69/cwt143.00–156.009643
Steers—Medium and Large 2665150.49/cwt141.00–158.001,0013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672163.29/cwt152.00–168.001,09721
Steers—Medium and Large 2708147.65/cwt141.00–154.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2711163.60/cwt161.00–169.001,16315
Steers—Medium and Large 1717166.14/cwt165.00–167.001,19119
Steers—Medium and Large 2763143.76/cwt133.00–146.001,0976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 2815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Steers—Medium and Large 1850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Steers—Medium and Large 2870137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887146.61/cwt138.00–151.001,3005
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920137.50/cwt130.00–145.001,2652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2960147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4112
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2226163.04/cwt160.00–172.5036815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230150.00/cwt150.00–150.003451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240200.00/cwt200.00–200.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added260223.49/cwt207.50–229.0058125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265150.00/cwt150.00–150.003981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279189.26/cwt177.50–195.005287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310175.00/cwt170.00–180.005432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned320189.00/cwt189.00–189.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added328225.16/cwt213.00–231.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331204.90/cwt190.00–208.0067815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368242.00/cwt242.00–242.0089155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378195.17/cwt187.00–201.007388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379166.43/cwt160.00–170.0063110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added380182.50/cwt182.50–182.506941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414144.62/cwt141.00–152.505996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415176.66/cwt167.50–185.007334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418200.47/cwt192.00–216.0083853
Heifers—Small 4433223.53/head140.00–310.002242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443166.51/cwt165.00–168.007382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy460150.00/cwt150.00–150.006904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462176.31/cwt168.50–190.0081524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added473201.10/cwt193.00–210.009512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490137.00/cwt137.00–137.006711
Heifers—Small 449042.00/cwt42.00–42.002061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2505134.95/cwt130.00–140.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511177.21/cwt170.00–182.5090647
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525165.77/cwt160.00–172.008702
Heifers—Small 453023.00/cwt23.00–23.001221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565136.66/cwt129.00–151.007723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575157.35/cwt152.00–163.009058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582167.37/cwt160.00–177.509743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Heifers—Small 462030.00/cwt30.00–30.001861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623137.94/cwt135.00–141.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633146.48/cwt140.00–148.0092713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655133.50/cwt133.00–134.008742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2664139.62/cwt137.00–141.009273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1686151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745130.00/cwt130.00–130.009691
Heifers—Small 477035.00/cwt35.00–35.002701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778120.89/cwt120.00–127.009418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2823133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2920121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325191.00/cwt191.00–191.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440157.50/cwt157.50–157.506931
Bulls—Small 452343.18/cwt21.00–66.002262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550117.00/cwt117.00–117.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2564156.22/cwt144.00–172.508815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770108.91/cwt102.50–115.008392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2855130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 290590.00/cwt90.00–90.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,035124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2832
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,105114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,36085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1561
Bulls——1,57085.89/cwt85.00–87.501,3483
Bulls——1,57376.67/cwt65.00–84.001,2067
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79345.18/cwt45.00–47.0035810
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81537.11/cwt30.00–42.003029
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85262.14/cwt60.00–63.005293
Cows—Lean 85-90%92640.31/cwt36.00–44.003739
Cows—Lean 85-90%95260.24/cwt56.50–65.0057368
Cows—Lean 85-90%95752.67/cwt45.00–55.0050430
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07664.65/cwt64.50–65.006967
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,09076.03/cwt70.00–80.008297
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17069.99/cwt65.00–75.0081937
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35078.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2730725.00/head700.00–750.007252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2908989.29/head875.00–1,050.009897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,025.00/head950.00–1,150.001,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19321,183.33/head1,175.00–1,200.001,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1731,562.50/head1,525.00–1,575.001,5634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2751,437.50/head1,325.00–1,550.001,4382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4710450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2947965.00/head900.00–1,000.009655
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2990975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1601,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.