Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-09-01

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 1
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
552 head
▼ 54 vs last sale 606▲ 266 vs year ago 286 · +93.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 82 vs last sale 179▲ 134 vs year ago 127 · +105.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 60▲ 66 vs year ago 43 · +153.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves sold 7.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1;00-2.00 higher. Trade active 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 $250.19/cwt on 294 head.
Average price
$250.19
294 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,227
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$747
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$208.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.66
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1426293.231,25090
Medium and Large 1-2472258.781,221123
Medium and Large 2590204.101,20471
Small 459684.5050310thin
One grade step is worth $208.73/cwt here — about $747 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 sale294 hd
250.19
—
NM average3 barns · 1,456 hd
260.86
−10.66
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—High1,550118.501,83735
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,197101.661,21773
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51094.781,4312thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98783.54825134

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)1,141$1,5136
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,011$1,0855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,054$1,7423thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,043$1,7205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,342$1,59810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,019$1,4089

Every lot

142 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2150257.50/cwt257.50–257.503861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230280.00/cwt280.00–280.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 2230227.00/cwt227.00–227.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned235320.00/cwt320.00–320.007521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2239303.37/cwt300.00–304.007256
Steers—Medium and Large 1266326.28/cwt322.50–327.008686
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned275251.20/cwt250.00–252.506912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286297.45/cwt270.00–312.0085116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned325312.38/cwt310.00–315.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326289.92/cwt270.00–300.009456
Steers—Medium and Large 2329252.44/cwt232.00–260.008319
Steers—Medium and Large 1332306.17/cwt300.00–317.001,0167
Steers—Small 4348275.00/head275.00–275.002752
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0951
Steers—Medium and Large 2376217.12/cwt200.00–227.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 1383309.65/cwt295.00–315.001,18610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385278.47/cwt250.00–285.001,07214
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added410322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415261.13/cwt240.00–275.001,0845
Steers—Medium and Large 1419292.99/cwt285.00–312.501,22825
Steers—Medium and Large 2420212.27/cwt202.50–230.008928
Steers—Medium and Large 1452289.67/cwt287.00–300.001,3096
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy457300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,37110
Steers—Medium and Large 2469211.57/cwt197.00–217.509924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477266.66/cwt240.00–277.501,27219
Steers—Medium and Large 1511270.37/cwt259.00–297.501,38216
Steers—Medium and Large 2513202.00/cwt187.00–215.001,0365
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534243.76/cwt220.00–257.501,30223
Steers—Small 453989.60/cwt82.00–93.004835
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569227.34/cwt220.00–240.001,29410
Steers—Medium and Large 2575210.70/cwt182.50–224.001,21210
Steers—Small 459070.00/cwt70.00–70.004131
Steers—Medium and Large 1603247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4925
Steers—Medium and Large 2621197.95/cwt190.00–205.001,2296
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2630224.31/cwt220.00–234.001,4134
Steers—Small 464584.00/cwt84.00–84.005422
Steers—Small 466586.00/cwt86.00–86.005721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674223.29/cwt210.00–226.001,50511
Steers—Medium and Large 2674192.07/cwt182.50–200.001,2957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715210.00/cwt202.50–217.501,5022
Steers—Small 471573.00/cwt73.00–73.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 2725184.38/cwt181.00–186.001,3373
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,6801
Steers—Medium and Large 2791184.64/cwt171.00–193.001,4618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6551
Steers—Medium and Large 2840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2880197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2930190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7671
Steers—Medium and Large 21,370115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5762
Steers—Medium and Large 21,488118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,7632
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned175245.00/cwt245.00–245.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2185245.14/cwt240.00–250.004542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200260.00/cwt260.00–260.005201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210225.00/cwt225.00–225.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2239260.00/cwt260.00–260.006215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273275.00/cwt275.00–275.007515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273261.44/cwt250.00–275.007148
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280222.00/cwt222.00–222.006221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308222.00/cwt222.00–222.006842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315233.13/cwt225.00–250.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330268.22/cwt250.00–285.0088511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330250.00/cwt250.00–250.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2358193.81/cwt185.00–202.506942
Heifers—Small 2360410.00/head410.00–410.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373216.61/cwt216.00–220.008087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419218.06/cwt210.00–240.0091425
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422197.38/cwt180.00–215.008338
Heifers—Medium and Large 1448247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2462233.51/cwt220.00–237.001,0795
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473201.73/cwt187.50–208.009545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2531210.52/cwt200.00–221.001,1186
Heifers—Small 455687.83/cwt52.00–92.0048810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558193.35/cwt188.00–200.001,0799
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2560205.25/cwt205.00–206.001,1498
Heifers—Small 461052.00/cwt52.00–52.003171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618203.39/cwt200.00–207.501,2576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626184.72/cwt177.00–200.001,15611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2674171.97/cwt160.00–197.001,1598
Heifers—Small 469556.00/cwt56.00–56.003892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705181.05/cwt175.00–194.001,27615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2816172.79/cwt160.00–178.001,4104
Heifers—Medium and Large 2882170.10/cwt160.00–185.001,50013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2205307.50/cwt307.50–307.506301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned340290.00/cwt290.00–290.009862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395230.00/cwt230.00–230.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427272.32/cwt225.00–295.001,1633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495180.00/cwt180.00–180.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633178.93/cwt173.00–185.001,1332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,3371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
Bulls—Small 483075.00/cwt75.00–75.006231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2955140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,28099.21/cwt87.00–107.001,2703
Bulls——Return to Feed1,345109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4661
Bulls——Return to Feed1,365125.53/cwt123.00–128.001,7133
Bulls——1,463115.32/cwt110.00–120.001,68714
Bulls——1,675105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,7591
Bulls——1,756126.52/cwt121.00–133.002,22213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed73665.53/cwt42.00–80.004828
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78082.00/cwt82.00–82.006401
Cows—Lean 85-90%88372.43/cwt70.00–77.0064017
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed94292.92/cwt90.00–96.008755
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96350.95/cwt47.00–55.004912
Cows—Lean 85-90%97882.48/cwt78.00–88.0080747
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,074104.65/cwt84.00–118.001,12414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07491.00/cwt86.50–96.0097754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217105.36/cwt100.00–114.001,28227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23597.23/cwt95.00–99.501,20132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51094.78/cwt94.00–95.501,4312
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28951,050.00/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29351,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0341,495.83/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4966
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1131,825.00/head1,775.00–1,875.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1691,400.00/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4581,730.00/head1,730.00–1,730.001,7306
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2755775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,550.00/head1,525.00–1,600.001,5503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2051,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2693113.00/cwt108.00–118.007832
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1943131.00/cwt125.00–140.001,2354
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970107.75/cwt99.00–120.001,0454

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.