Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-04-21

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 21
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 613▲ 103 vs year ago 399 · +25.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 182▲ 17 vs year ago 107 · +15.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 140▲ 11 vs year ago 55 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 4.00-6.00 lower on limited quote, while heifer calves sold 6.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher. 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 $200.44/cwt on 214 head.
Average price
$200.44
214 head · 574 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,150
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$789
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$173.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.58
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500230.621,154106
Medium and Large 1-2643194.451,25047
Medium and Large 2650173.641,12950
Small 464057.0536511thin
One grade step is worth $173.57/cwt here — about $789 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 sale214 hd
200.44
—
NM average4 barns · 1,607 hd
214.02
−13.58
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—Low1,58396.801,53334
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17390.301,05930
CowsLean 85-90%Low94470.5166655

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)1,119$1,1333thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)802$8786
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)820$8444thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)924$8279
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)700$6001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)900$1,1442thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)903$1,1384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,025$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$9533thin

Every lot

142 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned80300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned123350.31/head300.00–385.003502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned230460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268239.50/cwt230.00–245.006423
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added300247.50/cwt247.50–247.507431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305212.50/cwt212.50–212.506481
Steers—Small 4310400.00/head400.00–400.004003
Steers—Medium and Large 2320177.46/cwt175.00–180.005682
Steers—Medium and Large 1330235.15/cwt230.00–240.007762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009943
Steers—Medium and Large 1367227.17/cwt222.00–240.008348
Steers—Medium and Large 2373174.03/cwt170.00–178.006492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Steers—Small 439580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added413252.07/cwt250.00–255.001,0416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418212.54/cwt210.00–215.008882
Steers—Medium and Large 1420235.66/cwt230.00–242.509907
Steers—Small 4445375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465248.15/cwt245.00–252.501,15415
Steers—Medium and Large 2465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1471228.42/cwt220.00–238.001,0769
Steers—Small 4475392.95/head350.00–420.003933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478205.84/cwt202.50–209.009842
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522208.37/cwt200.00–212.001,0886
Steers—Medium and Large 1525223.91/cwt219.00–237.501,17628
Steers—Medium and Large 2534180.73/cwt160.00–194.009658
Steers—Medium and Large 2567177.01/cwt160.00–195.001,0045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1595218.46/cwt209.00–220.001,3007
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added603216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,3026
Steers—Medium and Large 1604213.31/cwt207.00–221.001,2886
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607191.91/cwt189.00–200.001,1657
Steers—Medium and Large 2610179.46/cwt177.00–182.001,0952
Steers—Small 461452.89/cwt52.50–54.003254
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added651233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,5174
Steers—Small 465356.00/cwt56.00–56.003663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658181.51/cwt180.00–185.001,1944
Steers—Medium and Large 2667174.75/cwt150.00–186.001,1667
Steers—Medium and Large 1683206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,4074
Steers—Medium and Large 2723169.97/cwt160.00–179.001,2299
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730181.45/cwt178.00–185.001,3252
Steers—Small 474256.00/cwt56.00–56.004163
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758185.46/cwt181.00–190.001,4062
Steers—Medium and Large 2776171.68/cwt157.00–178.001,33212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2833183.66/cwt180.00–188.001,53015
Steers—Medium and Large 2870161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,4011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full875162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 2960145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned105200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Heifers—Small 4165150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned195160.00/head160.00–160.001601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned210325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228203.96/cwt200.00–208.004652
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260211.00/cwt211.00–211.005491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1284235.80/cwt222.50–242.506703
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288182.52/cwt180.00–185.005262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321199.48/cwt192.00–208.006405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324224.88/cwt216.00–235.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added337250.86/cwt242.50–255.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1354215.80/cwt200.00–227.5076427
Heifers—Small 4360420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371193.97/cwt190.00–200.007208
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373168.78/cwt162.50–175.006306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added392238.21/cwt235.00–239.0093410
Heifers—Small 4415451.08/head420.00–480.004512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416239.52/cwt230.00–245.009967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429166.69/cwt152.00–180.007155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442219.52/cwt200.00–229.009705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443191.37/cwt190.00–197.008485
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2457186.97/cwt185.00–191.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469162.90/cwt150.00–180.007646
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478204.91/cwt200.00–225.009797
Heifers—Small 4495385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1510207.69/cwt200.00–225.001,0598
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511169.65/cwt147.00–180.008677
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2532190.67/cwt185.00–196.001,0143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558189.64/cwt185.00–195.001,0586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574173.37/cwt160.00–178.0099510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629184.77/cwt179.00–187.001,16211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669160.01/cwt159.00–161.001,0704
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2681164.47/cwt162.00–170.001,1204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712174.65/cwt169.00–180.001,2445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2895154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned105410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned185485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378218.79/cwt217.50–220.008272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425219.92/cwt212.50–227.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2438191.73/cwt178.00–205.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2490193.00/cwt193.00–193.009461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515181.32/cwt170.00–192.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2624174.46/cwt160.00–189.001,0898
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672173.12/cwt165.00–182.001,1633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2141
Bulls—Medium 1-2805152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2823165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
Bulls—Medium 21,00592.00/cwt92.00–92.009251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38785.26/cwt76.00–94.001,18313
Bulls——Return to Feed1,44075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,0801
Bulls——1,718110.09/cwt106.00–115.001,8919
Bulls——1,718101.55/cwt94.00–105.001,74511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed66037.84/cwt30.00–45.002502
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83945.50/cwt40.00–50.003824
Cows—Lean 85-90%87553.08/cwt51.00–55.004642
Cows—Lean 85-90%88869.86/cwt64.00–74.5062017
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89466.60/cwt60.00–71.005955
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90576.83/cwt75.00–78.006953
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05680.13/cwt75.00–85.0084622
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,08588.50/cwt88.50–88.509601
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13688.16/cwt83.00–90.001,00119
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,24891.22/cwt86.00–100.001,1384
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25396.78/cwt91.00–102.001,2136
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29001,143.89/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1442
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2625530.00/head530.00–530.005301
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2700600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2705565.00/head510.00–620.005652
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2753811.67/head750.00–875.008123
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2793825.00/head825.00–825.008253
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2870900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,152.50/head1,080.00–1,225.001,1532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2987901.43/head900.00–910.009017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2431,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2845525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29231,037.50/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,167.50/head1,085.00–1,250.001,1682
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.