Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-09-08

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 8
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▲ 72 vs last sale 552▲ 338 vs year ago 286 · +118.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
239 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 261▲ 112 vs year ago 127 · +88.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 109▲ 64 vs year ago 43 · +148.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-4.00 higher on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Traded 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 $250.42/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$250.42
293 head · 485 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$747
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$200.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.82
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1431294.651,269125
Medium and Large 1-2473260.941,23390
Medium and Large 2598196.171,17256
Small 455594.1352322
One grade step is worth $200.51/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 sale293 hd
250.42
—
NM average4 barns · 1,930 hd
263.23
−12.82
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—Low1,441113.541,63741
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,196106.791,27873
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01586.42877121

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)989$1,2867
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)755$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,229$1,74312
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,047$1,4819
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,111$1,43814

Every lot

158 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 · Steers59 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160420.00/head420.00–420.004202
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned178450.00/head450.00–450.004503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2205460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2214284.76/cwt267.50–307.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1235325.00/cwt325.00–325.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 2235288.50/cwt282.00–295.006782
Steers—Medium and Large 2268241.11/cwt237.00–245.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283306.84/cwt265.00–317.0086816
Steers—Medium and Large 1293325.23/cwt322.50–328.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added305325.15/cwt322.50–329.009923
Steers—Medium and Large 2320230.00/cwt230.00–230.007361
Steers—Small 4325475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 1325311.42/cwt300.00–320.001,01215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2328292.00/cwt292.00–292.009583
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy366320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1716
Steers—Small 4370470.00/head470.00–470.004702
Steers—Medium and Large 1370311.20/cwt300.00–320.001,15126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383281.04/cwt250.00–290.001,0768
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added390325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2681
Steers—Medium and Large 2393242.48/cwt240.00–245.009532
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,3381
Steers—Medium and Large 1415297.68/cwt290.00–315.001,23513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416259.47/cwt250.00–280.001,0799
Steers—Small 4425460.00/head460.00–460.004602
Steers—Medium and Large 2429222.32/cwt215.00–240.009547
Steers—Small 443095.00/cwt95.00–95.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450312.50/cwt312.50–312.501,4065
Steers—Medium and Large 1462285.63/cwt283.00–297.501,32021
Steers—Small 447496.00/cwt96.00–96.004554
Steers—Medium and Large 2480200.44/cwt187.50–240.009624
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483266.95/cwt245.00–280.001,28914
Steers—Medium and Large 2516183.21/cwt166.00–217.0094510
Steers—Medium and Large 1526267.40/cwt267.00–270.001,40715
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531248.68/cwt230.00–257.001,32012
Steers—Small 453194.00/cwt90.00–96.004995
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2553244.52/cwt220.00–257.001,3523
Steers—Small 456795.00/cwt95.00–95.005396
Steers—Medium and Large 1577257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4835
Steers—Medium and Large 2580181.95/cwt172.00–190.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 2615208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2791
Steers—Medium and Large 1617250.35/cwt247.00–255.001,5459
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619223.86/cwt212.00–230.001,3869
Steers—Small 461991.75/cwt91.00–92.005684
Steers—Medium and Large 2676186.81/cwt172.00–198.001,2637
Steers—Small 467892.45/cwt80.00–105.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2680218.24/cwt212.50–231.001,48410
Steers—Medium and Large 1705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Steers—Medium and Large 2721186.11/cwt177.00–197.001,3425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5651
Steers—Medium and Large 2750178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,3351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6531
Steers—Medium and Large 2822172.61/cwt155.00–195.001,4193
Steers—Medium and Large 2880165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6471
Steers—Medium and Large 2930167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5532
Steers—Medium and Large 2980162.31/cwt150.00–175.001,5912
Steers—Medium and Large 21,045160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6721
Steers—Medium and Large 21,135150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned127318.75/head285.00–350.003193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2190260.00/cwt260.00–260.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227237.50/cwt212.50–245.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2228261.54/cwt240.00–280.005962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned240475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1266276.91/cwt267.00–287.5073714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283265.84/cwt260.00–272.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1318276.41/cwt265.00–300.0087911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320210.00/cwt210.00–210.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2330240.23/cwt225.00–252.5079311
Heifers—Small 436583.00/cwt83.00–83.003031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368255.44/cwt246.00–272.0094013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379212.00/cwt212.00–212.008035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381190.81/cwt175.00–210.007275
Heifers—Small 4383479.90/head475.00–485.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418219.35/cwt206.00–237.0091710
Heifers—Small 4425472.94/head460.00–485.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431192.48/cwt175.00–215.008309
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463191.50/cwt170.00–202.508874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480223.74/cwt207.00–232.501,0743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2488214.89/cwt211.50–232.001,04913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510188.50/cwt180.00–199.009617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529213.16/cwt201.00–217.001,12816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571188.79/cwt175.00–200.001,0785
Heifers—Small 457384.01/cwt82.00–86.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1589225.96/cwt210.00–230.001,3315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617219.94/cwt210.00–225.001,3573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621178.38/cwt163.00–187.001,1084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638202.32/cwt200.00–207.001,2913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2663207.51/cwt207.00–208.001,3762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666178.98/cwt170.00–187.001,1925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680206.70/cwt205.00–210.001,4063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725181.86/cwt172.00–192.001,3182
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758170.63/cwt160.00–177.001,29316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2779196.52/cwt192.00–198.001,5314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2816193.79/cwt185.00–197.001,5814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2838170.50/cwt170.00–171.001,4292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865184.05/cwt180.00–188.001,5922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2870175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2926173.43/cwt170.00–174.001,6067
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2368204.90/cwt200.00–210.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370172.00/cwt172.00–172.006361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445222.00/cwt222.00–222.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,0541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1590222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3131
Bulls—Small 459074.00/cwt74.00–74.004371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2628193.68/cwt187.00–200.001,2162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668187.06/cwt182.00–192.001,2502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2713179.82/cwt170.00–190.001,2822
Bulls—Small 472082.00/cwt82.00–82.005901
Bulls—Small 484587.00/cwt87.00–87.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2880177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2935117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0941
Bulls—Small 41,00085.00/cwt85.00–85.008501
Feeder Cattle · Cows1 lot · lightest first
Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,5471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,124111.48/cwt106.00–117.001,2534
Bulls——Return to Feed1,257100.47/cwt98.00–102.001,2633
Bulls——1,40495.64/cwt86.00–110.001,34311
Bulls——1,414116.28/cwt111.00–122.001,6448
Bulls——1,605128.37/cwt123.00–133.002,06015
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68866.40/cwt57.00–76.004575
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78563.51/cwt62.00–65.004992
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed92091.26/cwt83.00–99.008402
Cows—Lean 85-90%99974.49/cwt72.00–76.0074410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02583.77/cwt78.50–86.5085937
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,04094.13/cwt90.00–99.009795
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,046109.83/cwt98.00–115.001,14913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04891.67/cwt86.00–96.0096160
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13499.27/cwt93.00–103.001,12622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275109.37/cwt103.00–113.501,39434
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,358116.36/cwt116.00–117.001,5804
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2620700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26951,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2730850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2967940.00/head780.00–1,100.009406
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0501,720.00/head1,720.00–1,720.001,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1301,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1781,747.50/head1,635.00–1,900.001,7486
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2541,775.00/head1,700.00–1,950.001,77510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3651,906.25/head1,700.00–2,000.001,9064
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1843144.25/cwt128.00–156.001,2164
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2876127.20/cwt120.00–135.001,1145
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2929117.59/cwt111.00–130.351,0924
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2281
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2933922.50/head835.00–1,010.009232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0011,365.00/head1,300.00–1,500.001,3654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.