Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-06-09

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 9
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 420▼ 105 vs year ago 468 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 156▼ 144 vs year ago 259 · −55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
54 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 68▼ 42 vs year ago 96 · −43.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 11.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00 5.00 higher on limited quotes. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-10.00 lower, and bulls sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $218.38/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$218.38
139 head · 581 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$734
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$180.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.97
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489254.871,24553
Medium and Large 1-2630209.271,31969
Medium and Large 2648165.451,07212thin
Small 3785125.009811thin
Small 469174.005114thin
One grade step is worth $180.87/cwt here — about $734 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 sale139 hd
218.38
—
NM average3 barns · 875 hd
243.34
−24.97
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—Low1,465112.141,64319
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,208103.531,25013
CowsLean 85-90%Low97086.3483748

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)1,080$1,3601thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)897$1,0744thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,062$1,80020
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)997$1,64911
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,350$1,3852thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned140400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned185410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230262.00/head262.00–262.002621
Steers—Medium and Large 1265295.38/cwt285.00–305.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1312307.65/cwt304.00–312.009603
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320220.00/cwt220.00–220.007041
Steers—Medium and Large 1368287.59/cwt275.00–300.001,0582
Steers—Medium and Large 1427261.48/cwt250.00–266.001,11711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428234.04/cwt225.00–242.001,0023
Steers—Small 3430410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1483254.55/cwt240.00–263.001,2298
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483221.10/cwt200.00–235.001,06815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529222.21/cwt210.00–230.001,1754
Steers—Medium and Large 1533249.39/cwt227.50–260.001,32917
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567226.00/cwt219.00–237.001,2815
Steers—Medium and Large 2570167.24/cwt160.00–175.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1590228.56/cwt228.00–232.001,3497
Steers—Medium and Large 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009604
Steers—Medium and Large 1610232.50/cwt230.00–235.001,4182
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2629206.91/cwt195.00–218.001,30112
Steers—Medium and Large 2677168.94/cwt150.00–187.001,1443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2690208.54/cwt202.00–220.001,43914
Steers—Small 469174.00/cwt74.00–74.005114
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713200.93/cwt197.00–205.001,4332
Steers—Medium and Large 2718172.07/cwt168.00–176.001,2352
Steers—Medium and Large 1725202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2755200.03/cwt198.00–204.001,5103
Steers—Medium and Large 2765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Steers—Small 3785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865182.51/cwt175.00–191.001,5797
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913166.82/cwt151.00–175.001,5233
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285262.50/cwt262.50–262.507481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2290234.91/cwt230.00–240.006812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323246.42/cwt240.00–255.007963
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345157.50/cwt157.50–157.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378231.99/cwt217.00–248.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full380202.00/cwt202.00–202.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1395245.00/cwt245.00–245.009682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418242.47/cwt237.00–253.001,0144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423209.47/cwt200.00–220.008862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469232.94/cwt228.00–242.001,09213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470209.12/cwt203.00–210.009838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477174.20/cwt162.00–185.008319
Heifers—Small 3505112.00/cwt112.00–112.005661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511181.01/cwt165.00–189.0092510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518209.75/cwt195.00–215.001,0878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533236.37/cwt227.00–239.001,26011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563177.96/cwt165.00–191.001,0025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566231.79/cwt225.00–239.001,3128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623179.10/cwt170.00–192.001,1164
Heifers—Small 463063.00/cwt63.00–63.003971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2942
Heifers—Small 366085.00/cwt85.00–85.005611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673163.27/cwt150.00–170.001,0993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713164.67/cwt162.00–180.001,1747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2731192.61/cwt178.00–195.001,4087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2823155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2910140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2746
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned120385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270262.00/cwt262.00–262.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390267.50/cwt267.50–267.501,0431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425168.28/cwt160.00–175.007155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520169.76/cwt169.00–172.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,1661
Bulls—Medium 1-2535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,1981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
Bulls—Small 2655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2678178.32/cwt162.00–195.001,2092
Bulls—Small 473060.00/cwt60.00–60.004381
Bulls—Small 273580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2745150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2778150.83/cwt136.00–165.001,1732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2881
Bulls—Small 284580.00/cwt80.00–80.006761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885114.50/cwt109.00–120.001,0132
Bulls—Small 288590.00/cwt90.00–90.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed835100.00/cwt100.00–100.008351
Bulls——1,296108.48/cwt103.00–113.001,4068
Bulls——1,663116.28/cwt113.00–122.001,93410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73851.99/cwt48.00–56.003842
Cows—Lean 85-90%79873.67/cwt70.00–77.005883
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed85052.22/cwt38.00–69.004442
Cows—Lean 85-90%93084.26/cwt78.00–89.0078411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed93487.22/cwt84.00–89.508156
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04494.17/cwt90.00–100.0098323
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,12099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1091
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,163105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214101.99/cwt101.00–104.501,2389
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,225108.98/cwt108.00–110.001,3352
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 27051,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2830750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28751,515.00/head1,505.00–1,525.001,5152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,578.75/head1,500.00–1,740.001,5794
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,425.00/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,998.46/head1,980.00–2,000.001,99813
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0941,605.00/head1,475.00–1,710.001,6054
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1941,921.25/head1,800.00–2,050.001,9214
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,670.00/head1,670.00–1,670.001,6701
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913107.67/cwt99.00–130.009836
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230103.19/cwt97.00–116.501,2698
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2565525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,256.67/head1,190.00–1,330.001,2573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601

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.