Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-08-11

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 11
● Final151 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
468 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 451▲ 205 vs year ago 263 · +77.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 173▲ 44 vs year ago 101 · +43.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 109▲ 97 vs year ago 52 · +186.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady , Heifer calve under 400 sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher, feeder heifers no good comparison to previous week. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 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 $232.22/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$232.22
208 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,231
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$899
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$173.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.63
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500253.501,267129
Medium and Large 1-2613211.401,29651
Medium and Large 2520179.2193226
Small 446080.003682thin
One grade step is worth $173.50/cwt here — about $899 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 sale208 hd
232.22
—
NM average3 barns · 1,105 hd
238.85
−6.63
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—Low1,651119.681,97616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,600114.001,8241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,224108.691,33155
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94887.6983184

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,110$1,6251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,113$1,5483thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$1,3252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,80126
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,268$1,72922
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$1,5146

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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2222318.59/cwt310.00–327.507073
Steers—Medium and Large 1262318.23/cwt307.50–330.008348
Steers—Medium and Large 2270186.00/cwt186.00–186.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289288.36/cwt260.00–300.008336
Steers—Medium and Large 1322309.37/cwt300.00–317.5099612
Steers—Medium and Large 2325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added333350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338286.65/cwt280.00–290.009693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368269.43/cwt247.50–284.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 1373293.89/cwt287.50–300.001,0967
Steers—Medium and Large 2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006191
Steers—Small 441085.00/cwt85.00–85.003491
Steers—Medium and Large 1422286.79/cwt272.50–292.501,21013
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472243.00/cwt230.00–250.001,1473
Steers—Medium and Large 1473283.16/cwt275.00–292.501,33911
Steers—Medium and Large 2475195.00/cwt195.00–195.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5132
Steers—Medium and Large 2508181.44/cwt167.50–207.509223
Steers—Small 451585.00/cwt85.00–85.004381
Steers—Medium and Large 1516282.15/cwt265.00–297.501,45618
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy528282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2528241.87/cwt222.50–260.001,2772
Steers—Medium and Large 2565191.53/cwt190.00–193.001,0822
Steers—Medium and Large 1566256.74/cwt252.50–270.001,45311
Steers—Small 457587.00/cwt87.00–87.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6941
Steers—Medium and Large 1614252.86/cwt240.00–254.001,55317
Steers—Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627226.83/cwt215.00–237.001,4225
Steers—Medium and Large 1657251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,64913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683225.83/cwt212.50–230.001,5424
Steers—Medium and Large 2690160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1042
Steers—Small 470890.00/cwt90.00–90.006371
Steers—Medium and Large 2710192.55/cwt185.00–200.001,3672
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725217.51/cwt200.00–227.001,57715
Steers—Small 475095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2778173.71/cwt170.00–177.501,3512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6441
Steers—Medium and Large 2818180.08/cwt162.50–191.001,4738
Steers—Medium and Large 2878182.82/cwt181.00–185.001,6053
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2882202.98/cwt200.00–209.001,7903
Steers—Medium and Large 2908159.58/cwt150.00–169.001,4492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2913190.47/cwt181.00–200.001,7392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2950190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8051
Steers—Medium and Large 21,055164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned100475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190260.00/cwt260.00–260.004941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2200212.50/cwt212.50–212.504251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2210215.00/cwt215.00–215.004521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned240280.00/cwt280.00–280.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2260267.50/cwt267.50–267.506961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned265285.00/cwt285.00–285.007551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273284.83/cwt270.00–300.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275170.00/cwt170.00–170.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305237.50/cwt237.50–237.507243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326276.25/cwt265.00–290.0090111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330200.00/cwt200.00–200.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370200.00/cwt200.00–200.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375273.69/cwt257.50–290.001,02616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383237.25/cwt225.00–250.009092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1416270.12/cwt257.00–285.001,1247
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433184.26/cwt170.00–200.007983
Heifers—Small 444584.00/cwt84.00–84.003741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450160.00/cwt160.00–160.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1463260.27/cwt237.50–275.001,20510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472286.52/cwt285.00–287.501,3523
Heifers—Small 447576.00/cwt76.00–76.003611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477229.02/cwt217.50–237.501,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed510272.50/cwt272.50–272.501,3901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516170.26/cwt155.00–190.008794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518246.45/cwt239.00–252.501,27732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529218.14/cwt212.00–240.001,1548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571191.91/cwt190.00–195.001,0964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576221.60/cwt215.00–236.001,2764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,39519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615180.18/cwt160.00–187.501,1084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5589
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676210.54/cwt202.00–220.001,42314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2687169.07/cwt150.00–185.001,1623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1726210.34/cwt206.00–224.001,5275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2791183.19/cwt182.50–186.001,4495
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878186.27/cwt177.50–195.001,6352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2972181.50/cwt176.00–186.001,7643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,055156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,6461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned135425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned175450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345233.00/cwt233.00–233.008041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429265.20/cwt260.00–281.001,1384
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,1451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510268.36/cwt262.50–274.001,3692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2550216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,4101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,2431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773184.66/cwt179.00–190.001,4272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2845161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2863148.98/cwt141.00–157.001,2862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57599.84/cwt92.00–113.501,5723
Bulls——1,596121.24/cwt116.00–126.001,9359
Bulls——1,831131.05/cwt130.00–133.002,4004
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight65366.57/cwt65.00–68.004352
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed72570.38/cwt62.00–76.005106
Cows—Lean 85-90%91384.59/cwt80.00–90.0077218
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95596.17/cwt90.00–100.009183
Cows—Lean 85-90%95573.77/cwt70.00–79.5070511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00395.18/cwt90.00–100.0095544
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,065105.26/cwt105.00–105.501,1212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,166102.89/cwt100.00–105.001,20011
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,242111.86/cwt107.00–117.001,3896
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248110.12/cwt106.00–116.001,37436
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,8241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs18 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27151,125.00/head1,110.00–1,140.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28051,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4805600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,340.00/head1,340.00–1,340.001,3401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29301,360.00/head1,360.00–1,360.001,3601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,790.00/head1,790.00–1,790.001,7901
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0512,065.00/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0654
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,793.57/head1,700.00–1,810.001,79414
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0701,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0922,020.00/head2,020.00–2,020.002,0204
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,482.50/head1,385.00–1,580.001,4832
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2631,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3461,870.77/head1,700.00–2,040.001,87113
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4191,960.00/head1,840.00–2,200.001,9603
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29581,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1051,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1171,522.50/head1,460.00–1,585.001,5232
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2740100.50/cwt100.00–101.007442
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2803109.25/cwt106.00–112.508772
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1898139.50/cwt135.00–144.001,2532
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903128.25/cwt122.50–134.001,1582
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1945152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4411
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,000102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,0201

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.