Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-07-21

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 21
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 409▲ 188 vs year ago 208 · +90.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 106▲ 25 vs year ago 94 · +26.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 112▲ 19 vs year ago 122 · +15.6%
View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were 10.00-12.00 higher and heifer calves were steady on comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-4.00 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 $238.25/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$238.25
171 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,308
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,080
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$209.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−28.50
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1524264.971,38899
Medium and Large 1-2615226.301,39148
Medium and Large 2509185.2094317thin
Small and Medium 2-355374.004096thin
Small 456055.003081thin
One grade step is worth $209.97/cwt here — about $1,080 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 sale171 hd
238.25
—
NM average3 barns · 858 hd
266.76
−28.50
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—High1,390102.311,42236
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,204108.391,30527
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low90282.8374746

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,3932thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$1,3932thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,2501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,361$1,89535
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,86919
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$1,71810

Every lot

128 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 1Unweaned170307.50/cwt300.00–317.005232
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 2225212.01/cwt182.00–250.004773
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2230299.27/cwt299.00–300.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 1277316.02/cwt315.00–317.508755
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277299.11/cwt297.50–300.008293
Steers—Medium and Large 2320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers—Medium and Large 1323315.13/cwt312.50–317.001,0185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335283.47/cwt250.00–315.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 1361304.80/cwt285.00–312.501,1008
Steers—Small 3365325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2375251.42/cwt250.00–253.009432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418242.63/cwt230.00–250.001,0144
Steers—Medium and Large 2430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006672
Steers—Medium and Large 1433264.32/cwt260.00–272.001,1456
Steers—Medium and Large 1470263.99/cwt250.00–275.001,24117
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477243.57/cwt230.00–250.001,1623
Steers—Medium and Large 2486188.17/cwt150.00–200.009154
Steers—Small and Medium 2-348770.00/cwt70.00–70.003413
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added528267.30/cwt265.00–272.001,4113
Steers—Medium and Large 1531255.77/cwt247.00–263.001,3589
Steers—Small 456055.00/cwt55.00–55.003081
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2575218.47/cwt217.00–220.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1586253.07/cwt245.00–265.001,48316
Steers—Medium and Large 2595207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2322
Steers—Small and Medium 2-361878.00/cwt78.00–78.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623206.60/cwt200.00–210.001,2873
Steers—Medium and Large 2623178.22/cwt172.00–188.001,1103
Steers—Medium and Large 1636245.67/cwt240.00–260.001,5628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673214.40/cwt205.00–220.001,4435
Steers—Medium and Large 1674240.97/cwt227.50–249.001,6247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Steers—Medium and Large 1725236.43/cwt221.00–246.001,7146
Steers—Medium and Large 1763239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,8245
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768210.35/cwt201.00–220.001,6152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2809198.33/cwt185.00–210.001,60410
Steers—Medium and Large 2830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,7002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905183.03/cwt175.00–189.001,6563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2965178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,7181
Steers—Medium and Large 1970205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9891
Steers—Medium and Large 2970176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,7071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,065155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155300.00/head300.00–300.003002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175240.00/cwt240.00–240.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned210240.00/cwt240.00–240.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275250.00/cwt250.00–250.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2360233.00/cwt232.00–235.008393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1388253.38/cwt250.00–255.009836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427247.02/cwt240.00–255.001,05517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2435229.41/cwt220.00–240.009984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458222.55/cwt207.00–231.001,0194
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-346086.00/cwt86.00–86.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472240.14/cwt239.00–245.001,13315
Heifers—Small 4480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495183.33/cwt150.00–200.009073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1804
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-352080.00/cwt80.00–80.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528173.41/cwt170.00–180.009163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529238.98/cwt234.00–248.001,26411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570186.49/cwt175.00–192.001,0633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573230.03/cwt220.00–235.001,3183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1582232.60/cwt225.00–238.001,3547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620196.56/cwt190.00–200.001,2193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623232.20/cwt226.00–241.001,4478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653212.86/cwt202.50–220.001,3903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy659228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680160.26/cwt150.00–180.001,0903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2746190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761191.20/cwt191.00–192.001,4555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2858164.96/cwt160.00–170.001,4152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2920168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned133300.00/head300.00–300.003002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2185460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430234.83/cwt230.00–240.001,0102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468228.36/cwt220.00–232.501,0693
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485130.00/cwt130.00–130.006311
Bulls—Medium 1-2545141.00/cwt141.00–141.007681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2595185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2605182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Bulls—Small and Medium 2-3675100.00/cwt100.00–100.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2943110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0372
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,23493.22/cwt68.00–108.001,15020
Bulls——Return to Feed1,35594.27/cwt93.00–96.001,2774
Bulls——1,614113.78/cwt109.00–119.001,8366
Bulls——1,710126.52/cwt120.00–131.502,1636
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed63551.85/cwt30.00–66.003294
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68463.03/cwt60.00–66.004314
Cows—Lean 85-90%80774.69/cwt70.00–79.506037
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84383.74/cwt81.00–86.007062
Cows—Lean 85-90%93784.79/cwt80.00–89.5079411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,007101.78/cwt100.00–104.001,0255
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05495.75/cwt90.00–100.001,00917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,241109.93/cwt105.00–115.001,36421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,420109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,5481
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2835800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29561,710.00/head1,600.00–1,750.001,7105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,8351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0041,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0281,062.50/head925.00–1,200.001,0632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0611,610.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0682,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1722,022.22/head1,850.00–2,085.002,0229
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3242,110.00/head2,110.00–2,110.002,11014
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4001,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4721,916.25/head1,910.00–1,935.001,91616
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 292596.00/cwt96.00–96.008882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928108.75/cwt100.00–112.001,0094
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950100.00/cwt100.00–100.009502
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,042121.67/cwt105.00–130.001,2683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-3760500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,392.50/head1,360.00–1,425.001,3932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,392.50/head1,300.00–1,485.001,3932

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.