Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-01-06

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 6
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
558 head
▼ 442 vs last sale 1,000▲ 33 vs year ago 525 · +6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 260▲ 29 vs year ago 121 · +24.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 71▼ 83 vs year ago 137 · −60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No reportable sales for last two weeks, so no comparison quoted. But feeder steers and heifers strong on good quality. Slaughter cows and bulls also strong. 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 $191.70/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$191.70
246 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$975
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$765
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$168.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.31
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474219.691,041131
Medium and Large 1-2553178.8499074
Medium and Large 2536156.3583829
Small 454350.9627612thin
One grade step is worth $168.73/cwt here — about $765 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 sale246 hd
191.70
—
NM average3 barns · 1,577 hd
193.02
−1.31
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—High1,49286.711,29445
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,67580.001,3401thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10477.0985165
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95753.7051422

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)978$1,1504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,0753thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$1,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$9503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)762$9079
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$6403thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)550$2782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,480$1,3173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,122$1,2673thin

Every lot

142 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2145335.00/head335.00–335.003351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230220.00/cwt220.00–220.005062
Steers—Small 4280260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280209.27/cwt199.00–217.505865
Steers—Medium and Large 2281174.76/cwt160.00–190.004918
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added327262.31/cwt257.00–265.008583
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327208.65/cwt200.00–220.006828
Steers—Medium and Large 1333244.15/cwt230.00–247.508139
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350256.00/cwt250.00–257.508965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2359204.85/cwt190.00–210.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 1365225.44/cwt217.50–237.5082311
Steers—Medium and Large 2368163.12/cwt150.00–175.006003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415190.06/cwt182.50–197.507893
Steers—Medium and Large 1420226.69/cwt210.00–240.0095221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429251.61/cwt245.00–260.001,0796
Steers—Small 443545.00/cwt45.00–45.001961
Steers—Medium and Large 2445169.00/cwt168.00–170.007522
Steers—Medium and Large 2450157.00/cwt157.00–157.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464241.30/cwt225.00–250.001,1206
Steers—Medium and Large 1464224.74/cwt210.00–235.001,04329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471170.26/cwt164.00–185.008029
Steers—Small 449057.00/cwt57.00–57.002794
Steers—Medium and Large 1520210.05/cwt200.00–217.001,09210
Steers—Medium and Large 2525168.69/cwt162.00–175.008862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526189.42/cwt177.50–195.009967
Steers—Small 453546.00/cwt46.00–46.002462
Steers—Medium and Large 1559196.48/cwt180.00–207.001,09814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560179.20/cwt165.00–190.001,00411
Steers—Medium and Large 2573150.15/cwt140.00–160.008603
Steers—Small 459556.00/cwt56.00–56.003331
Steers—Small 460049.50/cwt49.50–49.502973
Steers—Medium and Large 1607180.50/cwt180.50–180.501,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 2625152.50/cwt152.50–152.509531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635172.50/cwt171.00–175.001,0954
Steers—Small 465042.00/cwt42.00–42.002731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663164.50/cwt164.00–165.001,0912
Steers—Medium and Large 1668174.63/cwt168.00–182.001,1678
Steers—Medium and Large 2678158.03/cwt157.00–159.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 2705146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1755168.33/cwt167.00–175.001,2716
Steers—Medium and Large 2760133.68/cwt120.00–147.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778157.34/cwt146.00–161.501,2248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2837148.57/cwt143.00–158.001,2445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2173
Steers—Medium and Large 2890141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2552
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933141.67/cwt141.00–142.001,3223
Steers—Medium and Large 21,048100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225142.00/cwt142.00–142.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230174.39/cwt168.00–180.004012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290152.53/cwt142.00–158.004426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295198.00/cwt190.00–200.005845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315231.74/cwt222.50–238.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322200.58/cwt190.00–210.006466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added365227.08/cwt225.00–227.5082912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386206.29/cwt190.00–215.007969
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416201.80/cwt195.00–212.008394
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418125.45/cwt110.00–140.005242
Heifers—Small 4450305.00/head305.00–305.003051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461212.82/cwt200.00–217.5098117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462171.37/cwt160.00–175.007928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483191.51/cwt188.00–195.0092511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488131.89/cwt110.00–154.006442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514185.35/cwt170.00–190.009538
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518168.76/cwt166.50–175.008744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535139.51/cwt125.00–147.007464
Heifers—Small 456545.00/cwt45.00–45.002541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573148.52/cwt147.00–150.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580167.92/cwt161.00–189.0097414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584160.39/cwt158.50–168.009378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631157.06/cwt150.00–170.009915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666137.59/cwt122.00–143.009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2685155.03/cwt153.00–156.001,0623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Heifers—Small 476048.00/cwt48.00–48.003651
Heifers—Small 480080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1854151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2904
Heifers—Medium and Large 2865112.00/cwt112.00–112.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2872139.76/cwt130.00–143.001,2194
Heifers—Medium and Large 2935110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2975135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,070123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,3161
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295225.00/cwt225.00–225.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Bulls—Small 4445530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Bulls—Small 4505250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1600180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2615148.00/cwt148.00–148.009101
Bulls—Small 4635260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2682143.61/cwt139.00–148.009793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 279091.00/cwt91.00–91.007191
Bulls—Medium and Large 284572.00/cwt72.00–72.006081
Bulls—Small 484548.00/cwt48.00–48.004061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2945121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1431
Bulls—Medium and Large 294594.00/cwt94.00–94.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 299585.00/cwt85.00–85.008461
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,00582.01/cwt79.00–85.008242
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44289.04/cwt85.00–96.001,28422
Bulls——1,44277.49/cwt65.00–84.501,11716
Bulls——1,765100.46/cwt99.00–103.001,7737
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90942.64/cwt39.00–46.003884
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed93384.00/cwt84.00–84.007845
Cows—Lean 85-90%94546.27/cwt45.00–47.004373
Cows—Lean 85-90%96154.47/cwt50.50–60.0052310
Cows—Lean 85-90%99365.47/cwt63.00–68.006505
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09976.33/cwt71.00–81.0083927
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,11475.25/cwt67.00–80.0083828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25284.58/cwt82.00–86.501,0595
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4550277.50/head180.00–375.002782
Bred Cows—Small 4613455.00/head285.00–625.004552
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2663812.50/head750.00–875.008132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2690700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 2703650.00/head600.00–700.006502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28261,047.00/head960.00–1,125.001,0475
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18501,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,058.33/head1,025.00–1,125.001,0583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,075.00/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0752
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1901,450.00/head1,425.00–1,475.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3801,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5301,337.50/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3382

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.