Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-06-02

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 2
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 297▼ 70 vs year ago 490 · −14.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 149▼ 19 vs year ago 175 · −10.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
68 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 34▼ 28 vs year ago 96 · −29.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 12.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Trade and demand active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $224.26/cwt on 178 head.
Average price
$224.26
178 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,206
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$974
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$194.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.88
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509244.221,24489
Medium and Large 1-2540218.071,17858
Medium and Large 2616182.781,12530
Small 454050.002701thin
One grade step is worth $194.22/cwt here — about $974 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 sale178 hd
224.26
—
NM average4 barns · 1,792 hd
241.13
−16.88
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—High1,512115.941,75326
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,693113.201,9175thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,155111.821,29256
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94591.3486343

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)1,025$1,3301thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$1,2801thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)975$1,1401thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)680$9203thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,018$1,4382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,077$1,7867
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$1,4888
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,162$1,4736

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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned110300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned125360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned190420.00/head420.00–420.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned205460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273245.05/cwt240.00–250.006692
Steers—Small 3285450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1285295.00/cwt295.00–295.008411
Steers—Medium and Large 2295184.00/cwt181.00–190.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 2300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320229.92/cwt220.00–240.007367
Steers—Medium and Large 1321272.95/cwt265.00–282.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375231.13/cwt222.50–240.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2375191.00/cwt191.00–191.007161
Steers—Small 3388475.00/head475.00–475.004752
Steers—Medium and Large 1391260.25/cwt250.00–279.001,0185
Steers—Medium and Large 1426254.82/cwt243.00–261.001,08619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426227.77/cwt210.00–235.009704
Steers—Medium and Large 2458191.39/cwt185.00–198.008772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477228.68/cwt227.50–231.001,0915
Steers—Small 3479456.48/head400.00–490.004564
Steers—Medium and Large 1480247.36/cwt240.00–255.001,1875
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 2518169.83/cwt165.00–175.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524221.75/cwt202.50–237.001,1627
Steers—Medium and Large 1527243.99/cwt232.50–253.001,28616
Steers—Small 3540375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Steers—Small 454050.00/cwt50.00–50.002701
Steers—Small 3560480.00/head480.00–480.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full565230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 1566237.99/cwt226.00–251.001,34720
Steers—Medium and Large 2575182.08/cwt165.00–197.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576217.32/cwt200.00–230.001,25211
Steers—Small 3608415.31/head340.00–490.004152
Steers—Medium and Large 1615224.15/cwt221.50–230.001,3799
Steers—Medium and Large 2618190.12/cwt184.00–196.001,1752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621212.93/cwt200.00–225.001,3229
Steers—Medium and Large 1655230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669203.73/cwt198.00–210.001,3634
Steers—Medium and Large 2686191.85/cwt184.00–197.001,3167
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2710204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4481
Steers—Medium and Large 2725185.94/cwt178.00–193.001,3483
Steers—Medium and Large 1734204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,5015
Steers—Medium and Large 2777173.76/cwt168.00–185.001,3503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2781194.71/cwt189.00–203.001,5214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2808187.48/cwt180.00–195.001,5152
Steers—Medium and Large 2835151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2611
Steers—Medium and Large 2925159.24/cwt148.00–170.001,4732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned270250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2280237.50/cwt237.50–237.506651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285245.00/cwt245.00–245.006981
Heifers—Small 4290375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323247.80/cwt245.00–252.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2338215.33/cwt200.00–230.007282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374243.79/cwt237.50–247.009126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376219.95/cwt210.00–230.008274
Heifers—Medium 1-2385475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420240.99/cwt220.00–245.001,01221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420213.36/cwt200.00–222.508964
Heifers—Small 4430310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477234.81/cwt230.00–243.001,12011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528208.54/cwt205.00–213.001,1013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533230.49/cwt215.00–247.001,22918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2555211.02/cwt209.00–217.001,1714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561235.72/cwt230.00–240.001,3228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610193.45/cwt187.00–200.001,1802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627162.85/cwt150.00–171.001,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672198.20/cwt185.00–206.001,3325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2691164.24/cwt164.00–165.001,1354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2815
Heifers—Medium and Large 2726175.23/cwt169.00–178.001,2724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,5491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,045149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,5573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305260.00/cwt260.00–260.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,0321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420202.50/cwt202.50–202.508511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510195.00/cwt195.00–195.009951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2555157.43/cwt150.00–165.008742
Bulls—Small 455867.40/cwt60.00–75.003762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1501
Bulls—Small 461064.00/cwt64.00–64.003901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2683184.58/cwt180.00–189.001,2612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2732183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,3435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790125.00/cwt125.00–125.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830131.91/cwt118.00–140.001,0953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2925131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2953112.52/cwt106.00–119.001,0722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,140108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,245107.47/cwt97.00–114.001,33810
Bulls——1,620117.81/cwt115.00–123.001,90911
Bulls——1,808128.75/cwt126.00–131.002,3285
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72858.52/cwt58.00–59.004262
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78059.34/cwt54.00–63.004632
Cows—Lean 85-90%88682.87/cwt75.00–89.0073410
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95590.50/cwt90.50–90.508641
Cows—Lean 85-90%978107.11/cwt104.00–115.001,04810
Cows—Lean 85-90%99095.65/cwt93.00–100.0094713
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,03291.62/cwt85.00–95.009465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,148108.14/cwt103.00–112.501,24124
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,150110.35/cwt99.00–116.001,2697
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,164115.77/cwt113.00–121.001,34825
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,488120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7862
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,580117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,8491
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,955104.50/cwt104.50–104.502,0432
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0181,437.50/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4382
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 4550500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,651.67/head1,480.00–1,750.001,6523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,641.67/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1381,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1971,815.00/head1,700.00–1,885.001,8153
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2301,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2401,585.00/head1,585.00–1,585.001,5854
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2827141.38/cwt114.00–159.001,1698
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2911128.00/cwt105.00–148.001,1664
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4565500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2690950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27851,310.00/head1,310.00–1,310.001,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,140.00/head1,140.00–1,140.001,1401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,280.00/head1,280.00–1,280.001,2801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,330.00/head1,330.00–1,330.001,3301

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.