Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-06-23

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 23
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 363▲ 115 vs year ago 244 · +47.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 115▼ 39 vs year ago 146 · −26.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 54▼ 58 vs year ago 91 · −63.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note: there will be no sale June 30. No comparison with last week due to reporters absence, but a lower trend was noted. 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 $206.58/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$206.58
143 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,164
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$950
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$207.86/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−45.39
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1459257.861,18335
Medium and Large 1-2577210.641,21566
Medium and Large 2632169.861,07337
Small 368071.334853thin
Small 3-456064.003581thin
Small 446550.002331thin
One grade step is worth $207.86/cwt here — about $950 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 sale143 hd
206.58
—
NM average3 barns · 856 hd
251.97
−45.39
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—High1,579116.001,83229
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,193103.271,23241
CowsLean 85-90%Low92286.7180029

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,070$1,2302thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)835$1,1751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,130$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)997$1,6805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,157$1,3208

Every lot

125 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1280298.00/cwt285.00–305.008345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2285270.18/cwt260.00–280.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2343259.93/cwt250.00–270.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365227.53/cwt202.50–234.008305
Steers—Medium and Large 1383264.47/cwt250.00–271.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1762
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421222.59/cwt200.00–240.009378
Steers—Medium and Large 1425254.35/cwt250.00–270.001,0818
Steers—Medium and Large 2430170.86/cwt165.00–180.007354
Steers—Small 446550.00/cwt50.00–50.002331
Steers—Medium and Large 1468262.70/cwt250.00–275.001,2292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475233.60/cwt226.00–241.001,1104
Steers—Medium and Large 2477184.88/cwt180.00–191.008827
Steers—Small 349570.00/cwt70.00–70.003471
Steers—Medium and Large 2510182.00/cwt182.00–182.009281
Steers—Medium and Large 1527242.56/cwt237.50–255.001,2786
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531213.56/cwt200.00–225.001,1349
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558258.76/cwt257.50–260.001,4442
Steers—Small 3-456064.00/cwt64.00–64.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 2567146.50/cwt140.00–150.008313
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569214.60/cwt200.00–230.001,2216
Steers—Medium and Large 2614169.73/cwt162.50–179.001,0424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619202.60/cwt190.00–222.001,2546
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6191
Steers—Medium and Large 1635228.86/cwt215.00–242.501,4532
Steers—Medium and Large 1675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680197.51/cwt190.00–208.001,3438
Steers—Medium and Large 2695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3211
Steers—Medium and Large 1705207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,4591
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722193.26/cwt187.50–203.001,3955
Steers—Medium and Large 2733163.08/cwt150.00–180.001,1957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2761184.99/cwt184.00–190.001,4086
Steers—Medium and Large 2772166.73/cwt163.00–170.001,2873
Steers—Small 377372.00/cwt72.00–72.005572
Steers—Medium and Large 2805140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829178.25/cwt175.00–185.001,4784
Steers—Medium and Large 2853180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5354
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7161
Steers—Medium and Large 2905130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155274.19/head250.00–300.002742
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned190375.00/head350.00–400.003752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned220350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240225.00/head225.00–225.002251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285350.00/head350.00–350.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285257.50/cwt257.50–257.507341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2311206.65/cwt202.00–230.006436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added315300.00/cwt300.00–300.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350262.50/cwt262.50–262.509191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360210.00/cwt200.00–220.007562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378170.00/cwt170.00–170.006432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390242.50/cwt230.00–255.009462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415159.67/cwt151.00–177.006633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421219.01/cwt200.00–230.009224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429237.82/cwt222.50–250.001,0207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471233.30/cwt220.00–245.001,0999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481180.00/cwt180.00–180.008668
Heifers—Small 3485250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2495203.75/cwt200.00–207.501,0092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1505240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514199.85/cwt190.00–210.001,0274
Heifers—Small 452040.00/cwt40.00–40.002081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528173.27/cwt160.00–185.009158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579202.49/cwt195.00–212.501,1727
Heifers—Small 459053.99/cwt50.00–55.003195
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624190.65/cwt182.00–200.001,1907
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628174.17/cwt168.00–180.001,0942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663161.64/cwt150.00–177.501,0729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2724150.80/cwt150.00–151.001,0925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2762180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2784160.82/cwt160.00–166.001,2617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2891157.24/cwt137.00–160.001,4018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2946155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4664
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,033131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,3532
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned135350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220200.00/head200.00–200.002001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2260187.50/cwt187.50–187.504881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325282.50/cwt282.50–282.509181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460182.50/cwt182.50–182.508401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520140.00/cwt140.00–140.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526158.90/cwt150.00–185.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595163.00/cwt163.00–163.009701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605170.96/cwt158.00–185.001,0343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2655176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895100.00/cwt100.00–100.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2905135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,348102.05/cwt97.00–106.001,3766
Bulls——Return to Feed1,405112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,5811
Bulls——1,495113.29/cwt109.00–117.001,69410
Bulls——Return to Feed1,743125.88/cwt123.50–130.002,1944
Bulls——1,798125.35/cwt120.50–130.002,2548
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72366.52/cwt65.00–70.004813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76550.46/cwt40.00–60.003862
Cows—Lean 85-90%91384.65/cwt79.00–89.507736
Cows—Lean 85-90%97194.74/cwt90.50–100.0092015
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,00395.00/cwt95.00–95.009533
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,023105.44/cwt100.00–112.001,0794
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195104.22/cwt101.00–111.001,24528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22799.87/cwt99.00–100.001,2258
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,54095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,4631
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 367251.00/cwt51.00–51.003433
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2141
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820133.00/cwt125.00–138.001,0913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,230.00/head1,210.00–1,250.001,2302
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2843525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,637.50/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2965910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29981,637.50/head1,625.00–1,650.001,6382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,660.00/head1,660.00–1,660.001,6602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,680.00/head1,680.00–1,680.001,6801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4781,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002

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.