Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-04-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 7
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
628 head
▼ 140 vs last sale 768▲ 243 vs year ago 385 · +63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 67▼ 16 vs year ago 137 · −11.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 32▼ 118 vs year ago 154 · −76.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady 1.00-2.00higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade was active and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $219.12/cwt on 260 head.
Average price
$219.12
260 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$783
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$179.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.70
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484236.581,144184
Medium and Large 1-2513207.301,06341
Medium and Large 2555166.1192227
Small 463557.043628thin
One grade step is worth $179.54/cwt here — about $783 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 sale260 hd
219.12
—
NM average3 barns · 1,518 hd
207.42
+11.70
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—Average1,539101.271,55915
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14896.131,10346
CowsLean 85-90%Average91661.0155964

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)1,010$1,1783thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$1,0444thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$8501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,0401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$7251thin

Every lot

132 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 1-2Unweaned95325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 2240189.00/cwt189.00–189.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245237.00/cwt237.00–237.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2269230.09/cwt210.00–235.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 1278242.56/cwt240.00–247.506743
Steers—Medium and Large 2285160.00/cwt160.00–160.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 2323174.37/cwt169.00–180.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1324245.53/cwt237.00–253.007968
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329225.64/cwt220.00–232.507425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added339262.46/cwt260.00–267.508905
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2353225.50/cwt225.00–226.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added369266.03/cwt254.00–271.009828
Steers—Medium and Large 1371242.46/cwt220.00–250.0090010
Steers—Medium and Large 2373168.13/cwt160.00–175.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1418243.52/cwt225.00–249.501,01824
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420253.57/cwt250.00–257.501,0652
Steers—Medium and Large 2423170.82/cwt150.00–187.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430215.06/cwt207.50–220.009254
Steers—Small 4440285.00/head285.00–285.002851
Steers—Medium and Large 1468235.65/cwt223.00–245.001,10341
Steers—Medium and Large 2470165.00/cwt165.00–165.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479202.40/cwt190.00–212.509695
Steers—Medium and Large 1513234.47/cwt222.00–240.001,20329
Steers—Medium and Large 2515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008501
Steers—Small 456561.00/cwt61.00–61.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 1571233.37/cwt224.00–238.001,33336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573201.80/cwt191.00–215.001,1564
Steers—Medium and Large 2577167.37/cwt162.00–175.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1613210.40/cwt200.00–219.001,2908
Steers—Medium and Large 2620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627188.34/cwt180.00–195.001,1813
Steers—Small 463355.66/cwt50.00–57.003525
Steers—Medium and Large 1669207.63/cwt200.00–214.001,3898
Steers—Small 467358.50/cwt58.50–58.503942
Steers—Medium and Large 2675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677188.65/cwt180.00–194.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2724187.53/cwt180.00–190.001,3584
Steers—Medium and Large 1730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Steers—Medium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5361
Steers—Medium and Large 2845165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 2860152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2875185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2945186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,7582
Steers—Medium and Large 2970150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4551
Steers—Medium and Large 21,017151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,5363
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1155460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240220.00/cwt220.00–220.005281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283217.45/cwt215.00–230.006158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2295190.00/cwt190.00–190.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2310185.00/cwt180.00–190.005743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324213.30/cwt200.00–223.0069116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added345240.00/cwt240.00–240.008281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368235.09/cwt227.00–238.008658
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374213.84/cwt200.00–225.0080015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376185.70/cwt180.50–192.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390164.12/cwt151.00–170.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400173.00/cwt173.00–173.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed412217.68/cwt216.00–245.0089718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418188.97/cwt180.00–196.007906
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421207.68/cwt200.00–220.0087419
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2460190.37/cwt185.00–197.0087615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466172.72/cwt160.00–180.008058
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483206.30/cwt199.00–215.0099621
Heifers—Small 4495320.00/head320.00–320.003201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509213.46/cwt207.00–215.001,08736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522195.45/cwt189.00–200.001,0203
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545160.00/cwt160.00–160.008721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572165.00/cwt160.00–170.009443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605148.00/cwt148.00–148.008952
Heifers—Small 461059.00/cwt59.00–59.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628182.19/cwt171.00–189.001,14410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690161.67/cwt151.00–165.001,1167
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765145.20/cwt135.00–155.001,1112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825142.44/cwt140.00–145.001,1752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85300.00/head300.00–300.003002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330175.00/cwt175.00–175.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1360215.00/cwt215.00–215.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430217.38/cwt200.00–227.509353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480187.00/cwt187.00–187.008981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495145.00/cwt145.00–145.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533216.49/cwt216.00–217.001,1542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
Bulls—Small 457062.00/cwt62.00–62.003531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572186.17/cwt184.00–190.001,0655
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium 1-2615122.00/cwt122.00–122.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618174.97/cwt157.00–192.501,0812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2690182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760108.26/cwt90.00–127.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2321
Bulls—Small 483066.00/cwt66.00–66.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895110.00/cwt110.00–110.009851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2900145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2968139.90/cwt120.00–155.001,3543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,015106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43185.79/cwt80.00–93.001,2284
Bulls——1,497103.03/cwt99.00–105.001,5426
Bulls——1,676111.54/cwt107.00–117.001,8695
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81545.00/cwt45.00–45.003671
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82042.03/cwt21.00–61.0034521
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed84592.00/cwt92.00–92.007771
Cows—Lean 85-90%87768.32/cwt61.00–73.0059914
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed93779.00/cwt75.00–86.007403
Cows—Lean 85-90%94754.10/cwt50.00–60.005126
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,02765.06/cwt45.00–80.506683
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04678.97/cwt74.00–85.0082616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09487.44/cwt85.00–91.0095714
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16398.65/cwt90.00–105.001,1479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18498.88/cwt93.00–104.001,17117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207107.43/cwt105.00–109.501,2975
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27551,040.00/head1,040.00–1,040.001,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2940725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2733900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2760850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2760825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,187.50/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3251,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-267090.00/cwt90.00–90.006031
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,301104.00/cwt100.00–109.001,3534

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.