Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-05-19

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 19
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
410 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 413▼ 74 vs year ago 484 · −15.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 106▼ 107 vs year ago 245 · −43.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 93▼ 66 vs year ago 115 · −57.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-5.00 higher on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade was moderate 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 $208.14/cwt on 193 head.
Average price
$208.14
193 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,134
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$876
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$188.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.72
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494238.831,180110
Medium and Large 1-2593200.171,18847
Medium and Large 2652166.891,08823
Small 460650.3130513thin
One grade step is worth $188.52/cwt here — about $876 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 sale193 hd
208.14
—
NM average4 barns · 1,240 hd
223.86
−15.72
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—Average1,511106.321,60624
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,800113.502,0432thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,135100.431,14068
CowsLean 85-90%Low87473.6964431

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)1,100$1,0801thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,0083thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,2251thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,505$2,0502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,293$1,9252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,059$1,3466
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$1,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,130$9601thin

Every lot

119 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned185250.00/cwt250.00–250.004631
Steers—Medium and Large 1235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1314251.05/cwt245.00–262.007883
Steers—Medium and Large 2360190.00/cwt190.00–190.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1371250.78/cwt235.00–260.009308
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395232.50/cwt232.50–232.509181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417216.33/cwt200.00–230.0090210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy419248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,0395
Steers—Medium and Large 1423243.04/cwt232.00–259.001,02815
Steers—Medium and Large 2423172.60/cwt155.00–190.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461225.24/cwt200.00–235.001,0386
Steers—Medium and Large 1469244.71/cwt235.00–254.001,14816
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy486245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1916
Steers—Medium and Large 2488160.63/cwt153.00–185.007844
Steers—Medium and Large 1519238.71/cwt225.00–247.001,23918
Steers—Small 452050.00/cwt50.00–50.002601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2530208.81/cwt197.50–219.001,1073
Steers—Medium and Large 2550165.00/cwt165.00–165.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1581226.90/cwt220.00–240.001,31828
Steers—Small 458546.75/cwt40.00–60.002738
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617200.12/cwt185.00–212.001,2353
Steers—Medium and Large 2625177.35/cwt170.00–182.001,1083
Steers—Small 464056.00/cwt56.00–56.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1641223.31/cwt218.00–225.001,4314
Steers—Small 466565.00/cwt65.00–65.004322
Steers—Medium and Large 1675238.43/cwt225.00–245.001,6093
Steers—Medium and Large 2675168.80/cwt155.00–182.001,1392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2686186.72/cwt183.00–207.001,28116
Steers—Medium and Large 1705212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4951
Steers—Small 470544.00/cwt44.00–44.003101
Steers—Medium and Large 2718168.28/cwt164.00–176.001,2083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780180.07/cwt172.50–185.001,4055
Steers—Medium and Large 2790170.59/cwt160.00–174.001,3484
Steers—Medium and Large 2805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830176.10/cwt168.00–184.001,4622
Steers—Medium and Large 2940151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4191
Steers—Medium and Large 21,000139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned108238.37/head225.00–250.002382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285261.32/cwt252.00–270.007452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318242.80/cwt230.00–255.007722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325210.62/cwt200.00–220.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386246.33/cwt235.00–250.0095113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424227.81/cwt210.00–235.009669
Heifers—Small 4435350.00/head350.00–350.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475162.40/cwt150.00–185.007714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482217.60/cwt210.00–240.001,04911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483203.48/cwt202.00–205.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519213.98/cwt212.00–215.001,1115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533169.44/cwt165.00–174.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563204.65/cwt203.00–206.001,1523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2592198.77/cwt189.00–200.001,17728
Heifers—Small 461040.00/cwt40.00–40.002441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2635194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650189.50/cwt189.00–190.001,2322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy653196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666158.23/cwt150.00–174.001,0545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy690188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,29714
Heifers—Small 469043.02/cwt40.00–49.002973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2703167.00/cwt166.00–168.001,1742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717153.13/cwt140.00–164.001,0983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2763161.51/cwt160.00–163.001,2322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2777145.59/cwt143.00–151.001,1316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825164.56/cwt155.00–183.001,3586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,022131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3393
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420226.03/cwt200.00–240.009493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2440187.50/cwt187.50–187.508251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515185.22/cwt180.00–192.009543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569181.43/cwt156.00–207.001,0326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2695184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715155.38/cwt150.00–161.001,1112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2770165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2776114.60/cwt110.00–120.008895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2853110.00/cwt110.00–110.009382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2955103.00/cwt103.00–103.009841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33788.47/cwt83.00–96.001,1836
Bulls——1,424106.30/cwt100.00–111.001,5148
Bulls——1,684117.04/cwt112.00–125.001,97110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed56546.00/cwt46.00–46.002601
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69547.00/cwt47.00–47.003271
Cows—Lean 85-90%76760.31/cwt57.00–65.004635
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed77972.33/cwt66.00–81.005634
Cows—Lean 85-90%89871.46/cwt66.00–75.006427
Cows—Lean 85-90%96984.65/cwt80.00–90.0082013
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed98097.98/cwt91.00–104.009603
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06692.92/cwt90.00–95.0099112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142101.20/cwt95.00–106.501,15645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261108.28/cwt107.00–111.001,3658
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,2881
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,84097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,7851
Replacement Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-28501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,5502,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,7352,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,117.50/head975.00–1,260.001,1182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28881,220.00/head1,130.00–1,310.001,2202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,083900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,130960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3151,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2804113.25/cwt108.00–120.009114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28551,008.33/head940.00–1,060.001,0083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1351
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2720128.00/cwt128.00–128.009221
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4501

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.