Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-07-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 7
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
600 head
▲ 241 vs last sale 359▲ 356 vs year ago 244 · +145.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 107▲ 61 vs year ago 146 · +41.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 89 vs last sale 33▲ 31 vs year ago 91 · +34.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Comparison to last week due to holiday, but a strong trend was noted. Trade active 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 $227.66/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$227.66
275 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,358
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,139
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$186.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579248.371,438166
Medium and Large 1-2608221.381,34667
Medium and Large 2642173.281,11334
Medium 1-2810119.009641thin
Medium 270682.095805thin
Small 448062.252992thin
One grade step is worth $186.12/cwt here — about $1,139 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 sale275 hd
227.66
—
NM average1 barns · 275 hd
227.66
+0.00
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—High1,507111.081,67446
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229106.471,30947
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99386.7086172

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)975$1,4251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)520$3851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,62423
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,081$1,57723
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)920$1,36110

Every lot

151 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned110150.00/head150.00–150.001501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220275.00/cwt275.00–275.006052
Steers—Medium and Large 1273303.06/cwt302.00–305.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2295262.00/cwt262.00–262.007731
Steers—Medium and Large 1313280.88/cwt275.00–292.008793
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320307.00/cwt307.00–307.009821
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2345250.00/cwt250.00–250.008631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364247.32/cwt235.00–250.009006
Steers—Medium and Large 2370163.78/cwt162.50–165.006062
Steers—Medium and Large 1378275.54/cwt272.00–282.501,0426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1418266.15/cwt250.00–282.001,11315
Steers—Small and Medium 2420475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2435178.35/cwt175.00–180.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0601
Steers—Small 444552.50/cwt52.50–52.502341
Steers—Medium and Large 2452175.23/cwt165.00–193.007923
Steers—Medium and Large 1469258.39/cwt252.50–265.001,21214
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476237.26/cwt220.00–247.501,1297
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added512263.80/cwt263.00–264.001,3515
Steers—Medium and Large 2513165.54/cwt155.00–172.008493
Steers—Small 451572.00/cwt72.00–72.003711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519230.49/cwt220.00–240.001,1965
Steers—Medium and Large 1520251.25/cwt237.50–260.001,30719
Steers—Medium and Large 2572185.21/cwt177.00–190.001,0595
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574222.72/cwt217.50–230.001,2785
Steers—Medium and Large 1576254.90/cwt251.00–257.001,46819
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added583265.20/cwt263.00–267.501,5462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616221.26/cwt211.00–240.001,3637
Steers—Medium and Large 1618245.44/cwt240.00–258.001,5178
Steers—Medium 263388.99/cwt88.00–90.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009922
Steers—Medium and Large 1664231.08/cwt212.00–236.001,53438
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673215.26/cwt205.00–220.001,4496
Steers—Medium and Large 2677177.29/cwt160.00–195.001,2003
Steers—Medium 271371.74/cwt69.50–74.005122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718210.32/cwt208.00–225.001,5108
Steers—Medium and Large 2727174.05/cwt163.00–182.001,2653
Steers—Medium and Large 1734233.15/cwt217.00–240.001,71122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,9111
Steers—Medium and Large 1750229.67/cwt229.00–233.001,7236
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5364
Steers—Medium and Large 2778179.08/cwt170.00–190.001,3933
Steers—Medium and Large 2810170.32/cwt156.00–185.001,3802
Steers—Medium 1-2810119.00/cwt119.00–119.009641
Steers—Medium and Large 1818208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823200.41/cwt199.00–206.001,6495
Steers—Medium 284089.00/cwt89.00–89.007481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2860194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,6681
Steers—Medium and Large 2885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
Steers—Medium and Large 2928164.64/cwt154.00–175.001,5284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2933200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2958200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9162
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned133385.00/head385.00–385.003852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned135400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned225400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235261.47/cwt260.00–263.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240180.00/cwt180.00–180.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270230.00/cwt230.00–230.006211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320262.01/cwt240.00–272.508383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363164.69/cwt150.00–180.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370214.00/cwt214.00–214.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384232.26/cwt220.00–240.008929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428196.14/cwt190.00–202.508392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432232.09/cwt220.00–248.001,00311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469233.52/cwt232.50–235.001,0955
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469207.35/cwt200.00–215.009724
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477165.08/cwt154.00–187.007873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513215.27/cwt205.00–218.001,1046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527230.28/cwt217.00–237.001,21411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528167.54/cwt165.00–170.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563224.25/cwt216.00–232.501,26322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579201.64/cwt190.00–212.501,1674
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579176.16/cwt167.00–187.501,0204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608176.06/cwt161.00–191.001,0702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620198.38/cwt187.00–205.001,23011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624222.04/cwt219.00–232.001,38621
Heifers—Medium 1-2630111.00/cwt111.00–111.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2660195.24/cwt190.00–212.001,2895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663218.85/cwt214.00–220.001,4516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679170.41/cwt157.00–192.001,1577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713184.34/cwt177.00–191.001,3143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2726164.88/cwt157.00–178.001,1975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728205.93/cwt202.00–210.001,4992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2837152.51/cwt150.00–153.001,27718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2850162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2923137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned150475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433253.49/cwt252.00–255.001,0982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510233.76/cwt210.00–247.501,1924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2529169.37/cwt155.00–190.008965
Bulls—Medium 2545107.00/cwt107.00–107.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575230.02/cwt227.50–232.501,3232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595125.00/cwt125.00–125.007441
Bulls—Small and Medium 1-263075.00/cwt75.00–75.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2645140.00/cwt140.00–140.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740125.00/cwt125.00–125.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788162.57/cwt155.00–170.001,2812
Bulls—Medium 1-2820103.00/cwt103.00–103.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820101.00/cwt101.00–101.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870166.17/cwt152.50–180.001,4462
Bulls—Medium and Large 296592.00/cwt92.00–92.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,11580.00/cwt80.00–80.0089211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,195127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,070105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1241
Bulls——1,36599.04/cwt88.00–105.001,35214
Bulls——Return to Feed1,390133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,8491
Bulls——1,559112.86/cwt108.00–118.001,75923
Bulls——1,701127.06/cwt120.00–133.002,1617
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77363.45/cwt56.50–67.004903
Cows—Lean 85-90%83274.86/cwt71.00–79.506239
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89365.41/cwt55.00–81.005842
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90885.00/cwt85.00–85.007722
Cows—Lean 85-90%96984.55/cwt80.00–89.0081912
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,04191.15/cwt89.50–96.0094912
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06192.78/cwt90.00–100.0098432
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,139109.09/cwt100.00–113.001,24312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18498.28/cwt95.00–103.001,1646
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,215108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,3125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289106.88/cwt103.00–112.001,37824
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4455525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2825900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,347.00/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3475
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,60011
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1261,519.00/head1,425.00–1,585.001,5195
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1291,661.67/head1,625.00–1,710.001,6626
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1331,678.00/head1,650.00–1,685.001,67820
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,387.50/head1,325.00–1,450.001,3882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2081,816.67/head1,700.00–1,925.001,8173
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 264595.00/cwt95.00–95.006131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,002113.42/cwt100.00–130.001,13612
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4520385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251

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.