Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-05-12

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 12
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 465▼ 26 vs year ago 439 · −5.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 135▼ 51 vs year ago 157 · −32.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 73▼ 66 vs year ago 159 · −41.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate 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 $201.78/cwt on 162 head.
Average price
$201.78
162 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,099
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$633
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$164.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.19
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447239.051,06962
Medium and Large 1-2588201.771,18653
Medium and Large 2627157.9199044
Small 458275.004363thin
One grade step is worth $164.05/cwt here — about $633 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 sale162 hd
201.78
—
NM average4 barns · 1,826 hd
215.96
−14.19
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—High1,433101.051,44923
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,635103.001,6841thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21497.621,18544
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97573.1671331

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)946$8944thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)859$8296
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)707$5333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,139$1,40424
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,086$1,1146
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,0001thin

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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160240.00/cwt240.00–240.003841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 1282255.28/cwt249.00–260.007203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325259.14/cwt257.50–261.008422
Steers—Medium and Large 1327243.80/cwt235.00–253.007977
Steers—Medium and Large 1361249.15/cwt242.50–265.0089910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376225.39/cwt215.00–230.008474
Steers—Medium and Large 2395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 2420172.41/cwt170.00–175.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1425240.78/cwt235.00–250.001,0234
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430215.42/cwt207.50–227.009266
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added458242.20/cwt239.00–252.001,1094
Steers—Medium and Large 1468239.25/cwt225.00–250.001,12014
Steers—Medium and Large 2475162.61/cwt149.00–180.007726
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481208.92/cwt200.00–215.001,0054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523191.01/cwt187.00–195.009993
Steers—Medium and Large 1529232.97/cwt217.00–245.001,2326
Steers—Medium and Large 2529160.55/cwt150.00–167.508494
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full533135.00/cwt135.00–135.007203
Steers—Small 454079.00/cwt79.00–79.004271
Steers—Medium and Large 2550152.00/cwt152.00–152.008361
Steers—Small 457076.00/cwt76.00–76.004331
Steers—Medium and Large 1574225.95/cwt219.00–237.001,2977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574207.50/cwt195.00–213.001,19110
Steers—Medium and Large 1610215.58/cwt200.00–224.001,3155
Steers—Medium and Large 2622153.91/cwt146.00–170.009574
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623202.74/cwt190.00–209.001,2636
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full632148.00/cwt148.00–148.009353
Steers—Small 463570.00/cwt70.00–70.004451
Steers—Medium and Large 2665158.01/cwt140.00–176.001,0519
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674191.85/cwt190.00–197.001,2936
Steers—Medium and Large 2719163.72/cwt155.00–168.001,1773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 2771167.85/cwt153.00–174.001,2944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2805178.05/cwt174.00–186.001,4333
Steers—Medium and Large 2810155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2885169.73/cwt168.00–170.001,5027
Steers—Medium and Large 2930140.50/cwt135.00–146.001,3072
Steers—Medium and Large 2965158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned83270.00/head270.00–270.002702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned195435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned225420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225390.00/head390.00–390.003901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned235217.00/cwt217.00–217.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2250210.00/cwt210.00–210.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290242.86/cwt227.00–252.507046
Heifers—Small 4305450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318205.04/cwt200.00–210.006522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329241.78/cwt235.00–245.007955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371239.94/cwt225.00–245.008905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375218.75/cwt217.50–220.008202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421235.36/cwt232.00–237.509914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424161.17/cwt150.00–175.006834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425244.21/cwt242.50–245.001,0386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429204.18/cwt190.00–217.008769
Heifers—Small 443065.00/cwt65.00–65.002801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478216.52/cwt207.50–225.001,0357
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482210.33/cwt194.00–215.001,0145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483152.77/cwt131.00–172.007385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508196.96/cwt194.00–200.001,0012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515209.28/cwt200.00–220.001,0786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518150.18/cwt141.00–160.007782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full521130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555192.52/cwt190.00–195.001,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2434
Heifers—Small 456548.00/cwt48.00–48.002711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574163.71/cwt160.00–170.009406
Heifers—Small 460587.00/cwt87.00–87.005261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615184.02/cwt179.00–192.001,1324
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2641152.88/cwt135.00–165.0098017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678145.56/cwt140.00–151.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2723168.42/cwt166.00–171.001,2182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2727144.51/cwt143.00–154.001,05114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775141.38/cwt137.00–146.001,0962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860146.99/cwt141.00–149.001,2644
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned120160.00/head160.00–160.001601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned180428.06/head410.00–460.004283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2218217.76/cwt210.00–225.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275230.70/cwt225.00–236.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395222.00/cwt222.00–222.008771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2465180.00/cwt180.00–180.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2570180.66/cwt160.00–197.001,0303
Bulls—Large 1-2580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Bulls—Medium 1-258080.00/cwt80.00–80.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610141.00/cwt141.00–141.008601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2635181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660142.00/cwt142.00–142.009371
Bulls—Medium 1-2665106.00/cwt106.00–106.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,2021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715182.96/cwt180.00–186.001,3082
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725137.00/cwt137.00–137.009931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,3581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2691
Bulls—Medium 1-286088.00/cwt88.00–88.007572
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18683.55/cwt72.00–92.009918
Bulls——1,360102.81/cwt99.00–108.001,3986
Bulls——Return to Feed1,503120.67/cwt115.00–124.001,8143
Bulls——1,802112.82/cwt108.00–116.502,0336
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed70527.60/cwt21.00–35.001952
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71338.72/cwt30.00–47.502762
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed83077.00/cwt77.00–77.006391
Cows—Lean 85-90%91065.50/cwt65.50–65.505961
Cows—Lean 85-90%96774.26/cwt68.00–79.5071813
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,085106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09085.63/cwt80.00–90.0093312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11892.94/cwt90.50–94.001,03910
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,12098.38/cwt91.50–103.001,1024
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26498.84/cwt94.50–104.501,24929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6841
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2595400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 4605450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2645700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 4738450.00/head450.00–450.004502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2815575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900875.00/head850.00–900.008752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29891,000.00/head860.00–1,070.001,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1401,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2590633.33/head600.00–700.006333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4820525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,460.00/head1,460.00–1,460.001,4601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,233.33/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1071,371.82/head1,270.00–1,425.001,37211
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2151,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3701,696.25/head1,500.00–1,820.001,6968
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4101,680.00/head1,680.00–1,680.001,6801
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0931
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918125.33/cwt116.00–130.001,1513

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.