Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-04-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 14
● Final164 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
613 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 628▲ 320 vs year ago 293 · +109.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 121▲ 81 vs year ago 101 · +80.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
140 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 36▲ 94 vs year ago 46 · +204.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder steers also sold 2.00-3.00 lower, While feeder heifers over 500lbs 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold steady to 1.00 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 $220.38/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$220.38
264 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,179
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$952
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$180.71/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.91
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534231.711,237193
Medium and Large 1-2524202.951,06448
Medium and Large 2565166.7394222
Small 456051.002861thin
One grade step is worth $180.71/cwt here — about $952 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 sale264 hd
220.38
—
NM average4 barns · 1,839 hd
216.47
+3.91
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—Low1,535102.921,58021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49098.321,4654thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,15594.871,09672
CowsLean 85-90%Low87067.0158358

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)1,042$1,10714
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,0317
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,02517
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)600$5001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)755$1,2504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,13326
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,1167
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,050$7184thin

Every lot

164 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned108300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned150435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2188215.00/cwt215.00–215.004042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200200.00/cwt200.00–200.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned225400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245245.00/cwt245.00–245.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
Steers—Medium and Large 1275255.00/cwt250.00–260.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 2280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
Steers—Small 4290520.00/head520.00–520.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2315193.61/cwt190.00–197.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 1326241.49/cwt232.50–250.007879
Steers—Medium and Large 2375170.28/cwt165.00–182.006394
Steers—Medium and Large 1376232.61/cwt228.00–240.008757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378211.30/cwt202.00–220.007992
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned405201.00/cwt201.00–201.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2413210.25/cwt200.00–220.008688
Steers—Medium and Large 2418187.19/cwt180.00–195.007822
Steers—Medium and Large 1430237.77/cwt222.00–240.001,02223
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned435225.00/cwt225.00–225.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 2465165.00/cwt165.00–165.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1472234.32/cwt216.00–242.001,10618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474208.02/cwt200.00–220.009869
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added496255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2658
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519207.64/cwt205.00–209.001,0786
Steers—Medium and Large 2520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008581
Steers—Small 4525350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1529223.95/cwt216.00–238.001,18517
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added539249.89/cwt247.00–256.001,34715
Steers—Small 456051.00/cwt51.00–51.002861
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562239.94/cwt239.00–243.001,34817
Steers—Medium and Large 2570158.06/cwt151.00–180.009014
Steers—Medium and Large 1575229.82/cwt220.00–240.001,32120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580207.06/cwt195.00–213.001,2015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1552
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added614216.89/cwt215.00–231.001,33213
Steers—Medium and Large 1628211.59/cwt204.50–218.001,3294
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy637219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,39513
Steers—Medium and Large 1663216.50/cwt208.00–223.001,43513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683190.50/cwt190.50–190.501,3012
Steers—Medium and Large 2683160.03/cwt157.00–163.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added697215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4993
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2702195.16/cwt194.50–196.501,3703
Steers—Medium and Large 1722216.67/cwt209.00–220.001,5648
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,4571
Steers—Medium and Large 2790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 2800156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 2900155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3951
Steers—Medium and Large 2970140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,080162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7502
Steers—Medium and Large 21,090132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95240.00/head180.00–300.002402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120301.39/head200.00–375.003013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned173404.93/head400.00–410.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245240.00/cwt240.00–240.005881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275199.70/cwt190.00–210.005493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2293187.00/cwt187.00–187.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1295231.00/cwt231.00–231.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added316222.30/cwt221.00–230.5070212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320216.08/cwt200.00–221.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368177.45/cwt175.00–180.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375237.50/cwt237.50–237.508912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1387225.19/cwt200.00–231.0087122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405188.00/cwt188.00–188.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419205.81/cwt195.00–214.008629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420221.00/cwt221.00–221.009282
Heifers—Small 4445350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465195.74/cwt195.00–198.009104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478214.60/cwt202.50–218.001,02612
Heifers—Small 4480300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495165.00/cwt165.00–165.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1379
Heifers—Small 4520350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524195.81/cwt194.00–201.001,0266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530164.43/cwt157.00–172.008716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1543207.74/cwt200.00–220.001,12815
Heifers—Small 454550.00/cwt50.00–50.002733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,15814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577192.00/cwt184.00–200.001,10811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581161.81/cwt160.00–169.009405
Heifers—Small 458560.00/cwt60.00–60.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy593192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1396
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618201.39/cwt196.00–207.001,2452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2639149.44/cwt145.00–161.009554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661184.64/cwt180.00–187.001,22015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added664219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664156.93/cwt135.00–170.001,0426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2719157.24/cwt155.00–160.001,1314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760164.00/cwt162.00–166.001,2462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780157.18/cwt153.00–158.001,2266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2813134.04/cwt130.00–138.001,0902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2877152.36/cwt145.00–156.001,3363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned195420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333168.61/cwt162.50–175.005612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425187.00/cwt187.00–187.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476174.91/cwt160.00–180.008334
Bulls—Small 4490325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526220.12/cwt209.00–237.501,1584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2538160.00/cwt160.00–160.008613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2583155.34/cwt152.00–157.009063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605162.00/cwt162.00–162.009801
Bulls—Small 463561.00/cwt61.00–61.003871
Bulls—Small 465575.00/cwt75.00–75.004911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665149.00/cwt149.00–149.009911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720182.04/cwt179.00–185.001,3112
Bulls—Small 474561.00/cwt61.00–61.004541
Bulls—Small 477565.00/cwt65.00–65.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795100.00/cwt100.00–100.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 284597.00/cwt97.00–97.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2995122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31785.11/cwt72.50–94.001,1213
Bulls——1,483102.05/cwt97.00–106.001,51310
Bulls——Return to Feed1,563110.30/cwt109.00–113.001,7243
Bulls——1,754110.92/cwt107.00–115.001,9465
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69041.94/cwt40.00–44.002892
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82451.87/cwt26.00–60.004277
Cows—Lean 85-90%85267.00/cwt61.00–72.5057118
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87869.81/cwt66.00–76.006137
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed88589.00/cwt89.00–89.007881
Cows—Lean 85-90%90476.87/cwt73.00–81.0069519
Cows—Lean 85-90%93356.83/cwt54.00–60.005305
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08887.17/cwt83.00–91.0094823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145105.38/cwt103.50–107.001,2076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20097.73/cwt92.50–103.001,17342
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49098.32/cwt94.00–103.001,4654
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-27551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2504
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2700835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4756500.00/head500.00–500.005005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2820700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4860625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2900800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4910485.00/head485.00–485.004852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29761,095.00/head900.00–1,150.001,0955
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 41,005700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0151,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0551,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1521,258.33/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,190950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2811,485.00/head1,485.00–1,485.001,48511
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 290290.00/cwt90.00–90.008123
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,268105.39/cwt100.00–114.001,33614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4600500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small 4630425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2741750.00/head600.00–900.007505
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2869786.25/head685.00–900.007864
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2902856.67/head840.00–880.008573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29271,155.00/head1,100.00–1,260.001,1557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2935800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960962.50/head900.00–1,025.009632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,219.44/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2199
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,453.33/head1,375.00–1,610.001,4533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1831,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4051,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751

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.