Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-01-20

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 20
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
450 head
▼ 583 vs last sale 1,033▼ 66 vs year ago 516 · −12.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
167 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 128▲ 40 vs year ago 127 · +31.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 59▼ 8 vs year ago 61 · −13.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifer sold mostly steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and 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 $184.61/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$184.61
170 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$983
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$766
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$141.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−11.02
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539197.281,063113
Medium and Large 1-2526177.0893135
Medium and Large 2501159.9980116thin
Small 453455.502966thin
One grade step is worth $141.78/cwt here — about $766 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 sale170 hd
184.61
—
NM average4 barns · 2,538 hd
195.63
−11.02
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—High1,48291.571,35723
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19478.0893372
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25072.009001thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low92458.7354370

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,0134thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)852$9397
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)877$8617
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$7632thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)569$1,2354thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)890$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,044$1,0004thin

Every lot

127 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 2Unweaned150120.00/head120.00–120.001203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230185.11/cwt180.00–190.004262
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added235212.50/cwt212.50–212.504991
Steers—Medium and Large 2245165.00/cwt165.00–165.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 1265230.57/cwt220.00–240.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 2280175.00/cwt175.00–175.004901
Steers—Small 4282375.00/head375.00–375.003753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2300195.00/cwt195.00–195.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added313260.00/cwt260.00–260.008142
Steers—Medium and Large 2338174.13/cwt167.50–180.005893
Steers—Medium and Large 1345202.00/cwt202.00–202.006972
Steers—Small 4360325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 2365172.81/cwt165.00–180.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 1369233.73/cwt230.00–235.008624
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2392180.00/cwt180.00–180.007065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413188.31/cwt180.00–193.007787
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433228.56/cwt221.00–240.0099012
Steers—Medium and Large 1433203.91/cwt195.00–212.508836
Steers—Small 4453375.28/head325.00–425.003752
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483218.56/cwt215.00–226.001,05611
Steers—Medium and Large 1485197.05/cwt190.00–207.009569
Steers—Small 449454.00/cwt54.00–54.002675
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2495188.00/cwt188.00–188.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 2508160.51/cwt160.00–161.008152
Steers—Small 4515325.73/head300.00–350.003262
Steers—Medium and Large 1528196.71/cwt190.00–202.501,0399
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added563196.65/cwt196.00–198.001,1076
Steers—Medium and Large 1574189.47/cwt185.00–192.001,08812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582184.58/cwt172.00–190.001,0746
Steers—Medium and Large 2593158.65/cwt150.00–165.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614173.41/cwt164.00–177.501,0654
Steers—Medium and Large 1615178.66/cwt175.00–190.001,09919
Steers—Small 4620320.00/head320.00–320.003201
Steers—Medium and Large 1673173.24/cwt163.50–177.001,1666
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
Steers—Medium and Large 2690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Steers—Medium and Large 2705138.00/cwt138.00–138.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1723169.64/cwt167.00–177.001,2266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735150.07/cwt145.00–155.001,1032
Steers—Small 473563.00/cwt63.00–63.004631
Steers—Medium and Large 1758160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2133
Steers—Medium and Large 2775133.41/cwt130.00–137.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 1808154.04/cwt150.00–158.001,2452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870127.60/cwt123.00–132.001,1102
Steers—Medium and Large 1885153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,025135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205180.00/cwt180.00–180.003692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2263180.11/cwt172.50–187.004743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278197.48/cwt195.00–200.005492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280147.54/cwt145.00–150.004132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305166.23/cwt165.00–167.505072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360188.10/cwt180.00–193.006773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378213.14/cwt208.00–219.008068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384150.91/cwt144.00–160.005799
Heifers—Small 440541.00/cwt41.00–41.001661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427191.32/cwt185.00–202.508178
Heifers—Small 4436425.00/head425.00–425.004255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443179.97/cwt175.00–185.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465178.30/cwt172.50–185.0082910
Heifers—Small 447035.00/cwt35.00–35.001651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480191.84/cwt187.00–193.009217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481196.12/cwt195.00–198.0094321
Heifers—Small 4505300.00/head300.00–300.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2505166.00/cwt166.00–166.008382
Heifers—Small 452072.00/cwt72.00–72.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added524191.51/cwt190.00–197.001,0048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525147.31/cwt142.00–150.007733
Heifers—Small 4555300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574166.46/cwt155.00–172.009557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575168.70/cwt165.00–185.0097027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618152.90/cwt145.00–161.009452
Heifers—Small 4630297.32/head275.00–320.002972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0388
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2725144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2738120.00/cwt120.00–120.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762156.00/cwt154.00–162.001,1894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2912110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0033
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263195.14/cwt190.00–200.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480189.84/cwt185.00–195.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2592171.36/cwt167.00–180.001,0146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2608163.01/cwt161.00–165.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678160.23/cwt151.00–169.001,0862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1552
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,02597.00/cwt97.00–97.009941
Bulls——Return to Feed1,160110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,2761
Bulls——1,42094.15/cwt87.00–99.001,3379
Bulls——1,57879.09/cwt66.00–84.001,2488
Bulls——1,624104.75/cwt101.00–109.001,7014
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78053.51/cwt53.00–54.004172
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80836.29/cwt26.00–46.002935
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed87567.00/cwt67.00–67.005861
Cows—Lean 85-90%90242.56/cwt37.00–48.003843
Cows—Lean 85-90%91554.08/cwt50.00–61.0049523
Cows—Lean 85-90%94766.11/cwt62.00–71.5062633
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,01567.36/cwt65.00–68.006844
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,03477.59/cwt75.00–81.008025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18976.78/cwt71.00–81.0091346
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21070.00/cwt70.00–70.008471
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25072.00/cwt72.00–72.009001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26682.37/cwt81.00–85.501,04319
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered5691,234.67/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2354
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2680825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2703637.50/head575.00–700.006382
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2745762.50/head675.00–850.007632
Bred Cows—Small 4753400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2760825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795958.33/head900.00–1,000.009583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,066.67/head950.00–1,150.001,0673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,012.50/head875.00–1,100.001,0134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0851,212.50/head1,200.00–1,225.001,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,018908.33/head875.00–950.009083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1201,275.00/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.