Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-03-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 17
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
683 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 673▲ 69 vs year ago 614 · +11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
139 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 114▼ 21 vs year ago 160 · −13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 95▲ 15 vs year ago 61 · +24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Trade active 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 $209.47/cwt on 315 head.
Average price
$209.47
315 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,058
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$769
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$173.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.55
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494223.161,102196
Medium and Large 1-2534193.931,03591
Medium and Large 2484168.3181427
Small 466550.003331thin
One grade step is worth $173.16/cwt here — about $769 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 sale315 hd
209.47
—
NM average4 barns · 2,048 hd
204.92
+4.55
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—Average1,48198.121,4538thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,98095.001,8811thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22793.671,15049
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89257.9551769

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,102$1,22317
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)983$1,1869
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,160$1,0251thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)839$8003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,005$6302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$1,4426
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,018$1,0432thin

Every lot

135 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230204.58/cwt197.00–212.504712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2259197.80/cwt192.00–210.005123
Steers—Medium and Large 2275166.29/cwt162.00–170.004572
Steers—Medium and Large 1285257.50/cwt257.50–257.507341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned288192.39/cwt180.00–205.005542
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned295150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318202.94/cwt200.00–212.006455
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned320240.00/head240.00–240.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added331250.20/cwt237.00–260.008288
Steers—Medium and Large 1333231.77/cwt227.00–250.007725
Steers—Medium and Large 2336178.17/cwt167.00–185.005994
Steers—Medium and Large 2374171.02/cwt159.00–182.006405
Steers—Medium and Large 1378232.46/cwt210.00–237.508796
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385213.82/cwt202.00–220.008236
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added391240.30/cwt239.00–247.5094015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added404216.88/cwt216.00–224.008769
Steers—Medium and Large 2411177.43/cwt175.00–185.007294
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423211.06/cwt186.00–227.0089318
Steers—Medium and Large 1424224.76/cwt219.00–240.0095327
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465229.23/cwt227.00–232.001,06617
Steers—Medium and Large 1480228.68/cwt210.00–235.001,09815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485208.14/cwt190.00–218.001,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed506230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,16427
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513190.00/cwt190.00–190.009752
Steers—Medium and Large 1518220.63/cwt200.00–230.001,14325
Steers—Medium and Large 2525170.89/cwt167.00–175.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562198.29/cwt195.00–205.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 2575181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0411
Steers—Medium and Large 1581210.27/cwt196.00–219.001,22214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583216.77/cwt214.00–222.001,26413
Steers—Medium and Large 1622197.01/cwt193.00–206.001,22513
Steers—Medium and Large 2635158.12/cwt148.00–173.001,0045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2637186.71/cwt185.00–191.501,18911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed663195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2934
Steers—Small 466550.00/cwt50.00–50.003331
Steers—Medium and Large 2680153.40/cwt149.00–158.001,0432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681176.58/cwt174.00–187.001,2035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709174.74/cwt165.00–180.001,23912
Steers—Medium and Large 1738183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3516
Steers—Medium and Large 2740159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,1771
Steers—Medium and Large 2750155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2787169.98/cwt160.00–175.001,3384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882152.32/cwt150.00–156.001,3433
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230162.00/cwt162.00–162.003731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned245179.00/cwt179.00–179.004391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2271191.35/cwt188.00–200.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277175.28/cwt166.00–180.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330203.37/cwt200.00–210.0067119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added348226.94/cwt220.00–227.5079013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372211.34/cwt210.00–215.007867
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375169.02/cwt165.00–175.0063417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added421221.32/cwt220.00–222.5093213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424167.00/cwt160.00–175.007085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428208.49/cwt199.00–220.0089217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434188.51/cwt185.00–195.0081815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed456216.00/cwt216.00–216.0098526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473190.72/cwt180.00–194.009025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480205.00/cwt199.00–210.0098417
Heifers—Small 448553.00/cwt53.00–53.002571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2507195.00/cwt195.00–195.009895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509201.52/cwt195.00–205.001,0265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2509143.71/cwt130.00–165.007314
Heifers—Small 452040.00/cwt40.00–40.002081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2552151.96/cwt140.00–161.008393
Heifers—Small 456557.00/cwt57.00–57.003221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569185.25/cwt177.00–191.001,05428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2593184.64/cwt182.00–185.001,0958
Heifers—Medium and Large 2634143.62/cwt130.00–150.009117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added643168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666145.17/cwt135.00–150.009676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717139.97/cwt130.00–150.001,0045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2769141.33/cwt138.00–151.001,0876
Heifers—Medium and Large 2782135.24/cwt133.00–140.001,0583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2800140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1203
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned90300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2285147.00/cwt147.00–147.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1121
Bulls—Small 452084.94/cwt81.00–90.0044210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added525222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2549190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0434
Bulls—Medium and Large 257594.00/cwt94.00–94.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588188.62/cwt180.00–193.001,1093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633157.85/cwt140.00–175.009992
Bulls—Small 464588.00/cwt88.00–88.005681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0181
Bulls—Small 467064.00/cwt64.00–64.004291
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718109.75/cwt80.00–127.007883
Bulls—Small 472568.54/cwt62.00–75.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745135.00/cwt130.00–140.001,0062
Bulls—Small 477090.00/cwt90.00–90.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2835128.10/cwt120.00–136.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 283594.00/cwt94.00–94.007851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2933118.48/cwt110.00–127.001,1052
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,08582.00/cwt82.00–82.008901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,19390.64/cwt84.00–94.001,0813
Bulls——1,64798.48/cwt96.00–100.001,6223
Bulls——1,665108.78/cwt108.50–109.001,8112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed73380.99/cwt77.00–84.005942
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75839.99/cwt35.00–45.003033
Cows—Lean 85-90%76955.80/cwt52.50–60.0042919
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed77869.31/cwt68.00–71.005392
Cows—Lean 85-90%95667.06/cwt64.50–71.0064111
Cows—Lean 85-90%96177.32/cwt72.00–81.0074314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed97087.00/cwt87.00–87.008441
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed98038.74/cwt21.00–46.0038018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07584.20/cwt82.00–88.0090513
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,220106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,2931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24894.37/cwt88.50–99.001,17822
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,377102.18/cwt100.00–107.001,40712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,98095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,8811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2705500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2838800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19431,300.00/head1,275.00–1,350.001,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,128.33/head950.00–1,180.001,1286
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,005630.00/head630.00–630.006302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0961,376.00/head1,250.00–1,390.001,37610
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1771,089.17/head925.00–1,200.001,0896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2660500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,250.00/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3751,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4201,537.50/head1,525.00–1,575.001,5384
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2659134.55/cwt110.00–140.0088711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 289594.00/cwt94.00–94.008412

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.