Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-08-18

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 18
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 468▲ 105 vs year ago 274 · +38.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
159 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 145▼ 34 vs year ago 193 · −17.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 149▲ 67 vs year ago 62 · +108.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher while heifer calves sold steady to 4.00 lower on limited comparison. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-4.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Trade and 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 $254.87/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$254.87
189 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$815
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$201.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.19
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1433288.121,24864
Medium and Large 1-2469260.031,22092
Medium and Large 2512195.871,00327
Small 449986.824336thin
One grade step is worth $201.30/cwt here — about $815 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 sale189 hd
254.87
—
NM average3 barns · 1,443 hd
264.07
−9.19
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—Low1,390101.781,41534
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,153105.171,21381
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04283.66872115

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)1,003$1,4134thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)875$8182thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$1,41011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$1,1579
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,063$1,1504thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned170400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned171374.93/head360.00–400.003754
Steers—Medium and Large 2200225.00/cwt225.00–225.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235306.39/cwt290.00–315.007204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned255252.00/cwt252.00–252.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1270322.50/cwt322.50–322.508711
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2270288.48/cwt270.00–300.007794
Steers—Medium and Large 2275228.47/cwt227.00–230.006282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2317298.15/cwt285.00–305.0094525
Steers—Medium and Large 1318319.06/cwt310.00–327.501,0154
Steers—Medium and Large 2330180.00/cwt160.00–200.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy335250.00/cwt250.00–250.008381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2364274.04/cwt260.00–287.009987
Steers—Medium and Large 2368215.60/cwt202.50–224.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1369300.41/cwt295.00–312.501,10936
Steers—Small 4375360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Steers—Small 438085.00/cwt85.00–85.003231
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1511
Steers—Medium and Large 2425207.50/cwt207.50–207.508822
Steers—Medium and Large 1441280.68/cwt280.00–285.001,2387
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2445243.00/cwt241.00–245.001,0812
Steers—Small 4450490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full460220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 2475184.48/cwt149.00–202.008764
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2481258.97/cwt257.50–260.001,2465
Steers—Medium and Large 1488278.76/cwt277.50–280.001,3602
Steers—Small 449392.98/cwt89.00–97.004582
Steers—Medium and Large 1517268.36/cwt266.00–271.001,3873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521247.08/cwt220.00–260.001,28713
Steers—Medium and Large 2523187.37/cwt170.00–200.009804
Steers—Small 453882.47/cwt76.00–89.004442
Steers—Small 455085.00/cwt85.00–85.004681
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2564235.78/cwt222.50–250.001,3308
Steers—Medium and Large 1575262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,5091
Steers—Medium and Large 2583199.61/cwt191.00–208.001,1642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613238.48/cwt232.50–247.001,4623
Steers—Medium and Large 2625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy645250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6135
Steers—Medium and Large 1660236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676219.19/cwt204.00–232.501,4828
Steers—Medium and Large 1715233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6661
Steers—Medium and Large 2718204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2720217.05/cwt205.00–230.001,5635
Steers—Medium and Large 2750153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2758214.05/cwt209.00–219.001,6222
Steers—Medium and Large 2832185.74/cwt175.00–195.001,5453
Steers—Medium and Large 1858211.03/cwt202.00–220.001,8112
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908192.75/cwt192.50–193.001,7502
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned133241.89/head230.00–275.002424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150260.00/head260.00–260.002601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205215.00/cwt215.00–215.004412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned205167.00/cwt167.00–167.003421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1243277.00/cwt277.00–277.006731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2255267.00/cwt267.00–267.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260147.00/cwt147.00–147.003821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1274271.14/cwt270.00–277.507437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2305400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320267.49/cwt266.00–270.008564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355180.00/cwt180.00–180.006391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376260.87/cwt250.00–268.009816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376235.49/cwt230.00–245.008854
Heifers—Small 4385385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410194.88/cwt190.00–200.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440249.30/cwt247.00–255.001,0975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2458182.46/cwt180.00–185.008362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475240.83/cwt237.00–245.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482252.40/cwt250.00–257.001,2173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520221.47/cwt210.00–235.001,1526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2540183.60/cwt167.50–200.009912
Heifers—Small 454587.00/cwt87.00–87.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562211.44/cwt207.00–220.001,1883
Heifers—Medium and Large 2604167.99/cwt165.00–174.001,0153
Heifers—Small 461071.00/cwt71.00–71.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617209.19/cwt204.00–216.001,29113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added623219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,3648
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672174.29/cwt157.00–186.001,1713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2675212.83/cwt207.00–220.001,43713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713202.39/cwt197.00–205.001,4435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722184.12/cwt182.00–188.001,3293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2788170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810197.75/cwt192.00–203.501,6022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,6561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2868170.53/cwt161.00–180.001,4802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2900150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2955184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,7571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2430230.12/cwt220.00–240.009902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1450260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580150.00/cwt150.00–150.008701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623185.40/cwt180.00–191.001,1553
Bulls—Small 4715460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2715162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26593.11/cwt80.00–105.001,17820
Bulls——1,559112.01/cwt108.00–117.001,74612
Bulls——1,633127.04/cwt126.00–128.002,0752
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84383.66/cwt82.00–85.007052
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight86865.70/cwt63.50–70.005704
Cows—Lean 85-90%90671.31/cwt68.00–75.0064610
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90767.41/cwt36.00–75.0061115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03183.27/cwt79.00–89.0085938
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,070106.35/cwt100.50–117.001,13817
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,127100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1273
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,136114.53/cwt113.00–115.001,3014
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14393.26/cwt88.00–98.001,06642
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,146107.03/cwt104.00–112.001,22734
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,20396.44/cwt90.00–104.001,1604
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,232100.61/cwt97.00–103.001,24023
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4745460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,412.50/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2788125.00/cwt120.00–130.009852
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1912151.00/cwt140.00–163.001,3773
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2965111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,0711
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2995110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0951
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2875780.00/head725.00–835.007802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 28951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,420.00/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4203
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,175.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,150.00/head1,100.00–1,250.001,1504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,183.75/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1844
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0801,610.00/head1,610.00–1,610.001,6101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.