Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-07-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 14
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
409 head
▼ 191 vs last sale 600▲ 119 vs year ago 290 · +41.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 207▼ 11 vs year ago 117 · −9.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 122▲ 41 vs year ago 71 · +57.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steer and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.65/cwt on 164 head.
Average price
$203.65
164 head · 587 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,194
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$837
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$167.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.58
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515234.521,20870
Medium and Large 1-2646196.801,27258
Medium and Large 2630164.241,03428
Medium 2630131.968316thin
Small and Medium 2670110.007371thin
Small 455567.003721thin
One grade step is worth $167.52/cwt here — about $837 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 sale164 hd
203.65
—
NM average4 barns · 1,088 hd
221.23
−17.58
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—Average1,489109.871,63624
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,397120.091,6783thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,185111.741,32423
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89879.7171641

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$1,3132thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,8852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,56013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)952$1,53712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)957$93525

Every lot

141 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2140400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium 1-2140310.00/head310.00–310.003101
Steers—Medium and Large 1150410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2185475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2208448.20/head375.00–525.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned240275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2250260.00/cwt260.00–260.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 1271304.43/cwt300.00–312.008254
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added310310.00/cwt310.00–310.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1322290.10/cwt275.00–300.009343
Steers—Medium and Large 2328182.79/cwt175.00–190.006002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added363300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374231.71/cwt200.00–242.008674
Steers—Medium and Large 1382282.85/cwt262.50–291.001,0804
Steers—Small 3395435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1421269.84/cwt269.00–273.001,1369
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423211.56/cwt200.00–225.008953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2460190.00/cwt190.00–190.008741
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471234.29/cwt232.00–237.501,1045
Steers—Small 447550.00/cwt50.00–50.002381
Steers—Medium and Large 1485262.01/cwt250.00–267.501,27115
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510267.60/cwt265.00–272.001,3655
Steers—Small 451870.00/cwt70.00–70.003634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524239.56/cwt220.00–247.501,2557
Steers—Medium and Large 1528244.60/cwt233.00–260.001,29112
Steers—Medium and Large 2529165.00/cwt165.00–165.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 1560250.13/cwt232.50–257.001,4019
Steers—Medium 256077.00/cwt77.00–77.004311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570225.67/cwt220.00–237.001,2863
Steers—Medium and Large 2593170.08/cwt150.00–190.001,0092
Steers—Medium 261578.00/cwt78.00–78.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2617221.95/cwt205.00–245.001,36911
Steers—Medium and Large 1623241.27/cwt232.00–257.501,5036
Steers—Medium and Large 1655244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5981
Steers—Medium and Large 2668178.42/cwt163.00–197.501,1923
Steers—Medium and Large 1715221.91/cwt217.00–226.001,5876
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721204.43/cwt195.00–217.001,4747
Steers—Medium and Large 2723172.31/cwt159.00–185.001,2462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758190.58/cwt172.00–205.001,4459
Steers—Medium and Large 1770228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818199.00/cwt198.00–200.001,6282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2855197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,6893
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,015186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,8881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135300.00/head300.00–300.003003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2158404.92/head400.00–410.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245225.00/cwt225.00–225.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260192.00/cwt192.00–192.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318225.00/cwt225.00–225.007162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372256.35/cwt255.00–257.009543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417242.44/cwt242.00–247.501,01112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425159.65/cwt150.00–170.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465252.94/cwt247.00–256.501,1763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473210.13/cwt205.00–215.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473164.75/cwt150.00–185.007793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483232.15/cwt229.00–245.001,12116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520246.66/cwt245.00–247.001,2836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522175.85/cwt157.50–190.009183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530235.19/cwt225.00–245.001,2472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531199.42/cwt190.00–228.001,0597
Heifers—Small 455567.00/cwt67.00–67.003721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568229.33/cwt220.00–245.001,30316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569201.81/cwt190.00–210.001,1484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579167.33/cwt150.00–183.009694
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614224.13/cwt217.00–232.001,3764
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618166.80/cwt152.00–180.001,0314
Heifers—Medium 2630131.96/cwt120.00–138.008316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2631200.07/cwt190.00–204.001,2629
Heifers—Small and Medium 2670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673193.62/cwt187.00–197.501,3034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full725180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727188.65/cwt185.00–192.501,3719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785186.16/cwt172.00–196.001,46111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2786154.37/cwt150.00–156.001,2136
Heifers—Medium and Large 2823165.31/cwt159.00–178.001,3613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2849187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,5885
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860198.50/cwt198.50–198.501,7074
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2325510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395125.00/cwt125.00–125.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500136.00/cwt136.00–136.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550120.00/cwt120.00–120.006601
Bulls—Small 455550.00/cwt50.00–50.002781
Bulls—Medium 1-2600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618184.47/cwt155.00–202.501,1403
Bulls—Medium 1-2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2795177.67/cwt177.00–178.001,4123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2845129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2930115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2965153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,22069.00/cwt69.00–69.008421
Bulls——1,26999.04/cwt89.00–105.001,2576
Bulls——1,506112.77/cwt108.00–116.001,69811
Bulls——1,723122.18/cwt119.00–127.002,1056
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74673.68/cwt68.00–77.005507
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75352.68/cwt42.00–61.003974
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80859.50/cwt56.00–60.004818
Cows—Lean 85-90%86883.55/cwt80.00–85.007254
Cows—Lean 85-90%985103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0153
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,014111.67/cwt108.00–115.001,1326
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04694.84/cwt90.00–100.0099215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,181108.30/cwt105.00–113.001,2796
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269119.93/cwt117.00–121.001,5226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,284103.14/cwt100.00–105.001,3244
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,335118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,5751
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,6791
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413118.64/cwt117.00–120.001,6762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,312.50/head1,200.00–1,425.001,3132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs16 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4515450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4695435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2734425.00/head425.00–425.004255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2830900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2890900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29061,525.00/head1,400.00–1,625.001,5256
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2945923.08/head900.00–1,075.0092313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19921,808.33/head1,725.00–1,875.001,8083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1551,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1921,862.50/head1,700.00–2,025.001,8638
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1991,395.00/head1,250.00–1,550.001,3955
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2701,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815128.00/cwt110.00–142.001,0434
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855107.75/cwt93.00–120.009214
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1908148.00/cwt140.00–156.001,3442

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.