Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-01-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 13
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
▲ 475 vs last sale 558▲ 435 vs year ago 598 · +72.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 150▲ 16 vs year ago 112 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 54▼ 19 vs year ago 78 · −24.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: Steer and heifer calves 12.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-3.00 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 $197.33/cwt on 496 head.
Average price
$197.33
496 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$752
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$168.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.59
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473214.781,017266
Medium and Large 1-2508184.00935198
Medium and Large 2500159.4279825
Small 456946.482647thin
One grade step is worth $168.30/cwt here — about $752 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 sale496 hd
197.33
—
NM average4 barns · 2,984 hd
191.74
+5.59
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—Low1,46785.911,26030
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20075.4390530
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,32065.008581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01662.5363559

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$1,2805
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,1001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)911$96512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)902$8555
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)745$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,121$1,5176
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$1,4751thin

Every lot

126 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—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185230.00/head230.00–230.002303
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2195410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2227363.97/head325.00–385.003643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2246190.00/cwt190.00–190.004676
Steers—Medium and Large 2260170.79/cwt160.00–182.004442
Steers—Medium and Large 1273218.40/cwt217.00–220.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2291194.22/cwt193.00–210.0056512
Steers—Medium and Large 2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1317217.91/cwt202.00–220.0069114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2327196.98/cwt190.00–200.006447
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362191.44/cwt181.00–198.006935
Steers—Medium and Large 1378221.12/cwt207.00–232.0083631
Steers—Medium and Large 2383169.77/cwt163.00–172.006504
Steers—Small 4405475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410208.00/cwt208.00–208.008531
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424225.02/cwt220.00–236.0095437
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426192.70/cwt187.00–198.008218
Steers—Medium and Large 2428176.51/cwt176.00–177.007552
Steers—Medium and Large 1434212.73/cwt200.00–217.5092310
Steers—Small 445539.00/cwt39.00–39.001771
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468230.51/cwt222.00–235.001,07988
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added469188.23/cwt187.00–192.5088319
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474181.20/cwt165.00–185.0085915
Steers—Medium and Large 1478211.36/cwt199.00–217.001,01027
Steers—Medium and Large 2495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007433
Steers—Small 4505275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1506197.90/cwt195.00–207.501,00112
Steers—Medium and Large 2506163.80/cwt162.00–171.008295
Steers—Small 452547.00/cwt47.00–47.002471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541186.94/cwt177.00–195.001,01171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575176.84/cwt167.00–186.001,01732
Steers—Medium and Large 1576183.76/cwt181.00–188.001,05815
Steers—Small 457846.79/cwt35.00–59.002703
Steers—Medium and Large 2588158.46/cwt150.00–167.009322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625170.82/cwt163.00–178.001,0686
Steers—Medium and Large 2628147.54/cwt146.00–149.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 1632175.31/cwt173.50–183.001,10812
Steers—Small 463349.49/cwt49.00–50.003132
Steers—Medium and Large 2660139.85/cwt130.00–150.009232
Steers—Medium and Large 1663179.53/cwt168.00–185.001,1908
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665169.72/cwt163.00–175.001,12910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715158.80/cwt150.00–170.001,1354
Steers—Medium and Large 1723168.03/cwt164.00–170.001,2155
Steers—Medium and Large 2760140.50/cwt140.00–141.001,0682
Steers—Medium and Large 1775166.76/cwt164.00–171.001,2925
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1160330.00/head330.00–330.003301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2175320.00/head320.00–320.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned228225.00/head225.00–225.002253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2259182.65/cwt175.00–185.004738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned295173.00/cwt173.00–173.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1312191.92/cwt191.00–192.0059913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329159.06/cwt151.00–167.005236
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330181.36/cwt170.00–187.005986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added369197.46/cwt196.00–200.0072927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371188.72/cwt180.00–192.0070014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372152.99/cwt142.00–158.0056913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379164.72/cwt160.00–177.006248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added405202.50/cwt202.50–202.508201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1408193.53/cwt187.00–197.0079053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420145.79/cwt140.00–152.006122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424174.67/cwt165.00–182.0074113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455186.99/cwt180.00–193.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466148.63/cwt130.00–157.0069316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474165.31/cwt160.00–175.0078440
Heifers—Small 448355.51/cwt55.00–56.002682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514168.89/cwt160.00–173.0086812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521172.62/cwt164.00–177.0089916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522142.95/cwt131.00–156.0074613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574164.26/cwt160.00–173.009436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576161.42/cwt156.00–172.0093036
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576147.91/cwt130.00–154.0085215
Heifers—Small 458553.00/cwt53.00–53.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613155.03/cwt150.00–159.0095014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1640169.82/cwt162.00–176.501,0879
Heifers—Small 464640.00/cwt40.00–40.002584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660154.71/cwt148.00–157.001,0218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663128.03/cwt120.00–136.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2792131.96/cwt130.00–138.001,0454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2891122.42/cwt120.00–123.001,0915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900100.00/cwt100.00–100.009001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490165.00/cwt165.00–165.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493184.00/cwt184.00–184.009073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520150.00/cwt150.00–150.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565169.00/cwt169.00–169.009551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645121.00/cwt121.00–121.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0531
Bulls—Small 468553.00/cwt53.00–53.003631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690125.87/cwt120.00–138.008693
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed90069.00/cwt69.00–69.006211
Bulls——1,26873.96/cwt66.00–83.0093812
Bulls——Return to Feed1,43094.00/cwt94.00–94.001,3441
Bulls——1,51090.16/cwt85.00–97.001,3619
Bulls——1,838102.19/cwt100.00–105.501,8787
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed49544.00/cwt44.00–44.002181
Cows—Lean 85-90%95542.56/cwt40.00–47.004065
Cows—Lean 85-90%99457.67/cwt50.00–60.5057317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04968.13/cwt62.50–70.5071535
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,07376.81/cwt75.00–87.008246
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07567.50/cwt67.50–67.507261
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23275.08/cwt71.00–83.0092524
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32065.00/cwt65.00–65.008581
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,212.50/head1,100.00–1,325.001,2132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1741,668.75/head1,500.00–1,725.001,6694
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4580325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Bred Cows—Small 4745600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2750700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 4802783.33/head700.00–825.007833
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2805650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2860500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29281,062.50/head975.00–1,150.001,0638
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2940850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0351,425.00/head1,275.00–1,550.001,4254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.