Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-09-15

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 15
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
634 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 624▲ 222 vs year ago 412 · +53.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▼ 101 vs last sale 239▲ 21 vs year ago 117 · +17.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 107▲ 26 vs year ago 44 · +59.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady on limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 higher. Trade active 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 $236.69/cwt on 292 head.
Average price
$236.69
292 head · 463 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,097
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$721
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$202.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.88
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1423293.341,23971
Medium and Large 1-2464254.361,180117
Medium and Large 2462208.9096477
Small 457390.3651827
One grade step is worth $202.98/cwt here — about $721 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 sale292 hd
236.69
—
NM average3 barns · 1,322 hd
252.56
−15.88
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—Average1,461118.091,72514
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,146106.731,22379
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96685.0982264

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)1,045$1,0373thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$9132thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,6855
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,123$1,67010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,342$1,6504thin

Every lot

129 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 2Unweaned90210.00/head210.00–210.002101
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned128360.49/head335.00–385.003602
Steers—Medium and Large 1185435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2190220.00/cwt220.00–220.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 2200250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2225285.00/cwt285.00–285.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 2232251.45/cwt247.00–255.0058322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2263291.42/cwt280.00–315.007669
Steers—Medium and Large 1272322.86/cwt317.00–332.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 2285230.00/cwt230.00–230.006561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2318286.81/cwt270.00–300.0091223
Steers—Medium and Large 1324321.46/cwt310.00–325.001,04213
Steers—Medium and Large 2325187.59/cwt180.00–202.006104
Steers—Medium and Large 1340560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy341250.00/cwt250.00–250.008537
Steers—Small 4370480.14/head475.00–485.004802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370271.69/cwt250.00–285.001,0054
Steers—Medium and Large 2370215.05/cwt205.00–230.007963
Steers—Medium and Large 1388301.98/cwt300.00–320.001,17227
Steers—Small 4410485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2420244.97/cwt235.00–260.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 2438221.66/cwt190.00–230.0097110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459261.69/cwt250.00–280.001,20115
Steers—Small 446092.00/cwt92.00–92.004231
Steers—Small 4465485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 2475170.11/cwt165.00–175.008082
Steers—Medium and Large 1484275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,33110
Steers—Medium and Large 1508261.72/cwt260.00–265.001,3306
Steers—Medium and Large 2510180.00/cwt180.00–180.009182
Steers—Small 451588.66/cwt67.00–93.004577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526238.66/cwt225.00–250.001,25528
Steers—Small 456290.12/cwt89.00–94.005069
Steers—Medium and Large 2575180.09/cwt160.00–217.001,0366
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582233.53/cwt230.00–245.001,3596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612218.81/cwt210.00–235.001,3396
Steers—Medium and Large 1614247.98/cwt245.00–260.001,5235
Steers—Small 462092.62/cwt90.00–94.005748
Steers—Medium and Large 2628175.70/cwt160.00–210.001,10311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4521
Steers—Medium and Large 2679187.43/cwt165.00–193.001,27310
Steers—Medium and Large 1680249.25/cwt249.00–250.001,6954
Steers—Small 469090.00/cwt90.00–90.006211
Steers—Small 470585.00/cwt85.00–85.005991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708221.04/cwt217.00–225.001,5652
Steers—Medium and Large 2708184.39/cwt152.00–217.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778210.03/cwt200.00–220.001,6342
Steers—Medium and Large 2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817215.86/cwt210.00–217.001,7646
Steers—Medium and Large 2860185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Steers—Medium and Large 21,000150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned110300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned110175.00/head175.00–175.001751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2227232.81/cwt217.00–242.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235252.00/cwt252.00–252.005921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1240262.00/cwt262.00–262.006291
Heifers—Small 4250410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2271241.15/cwt240.00–245.006544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285210.00/cwt210.00–210.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2322226.29/cwt222.00–232.007299
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335179.80/cwt175.00–185.006026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364218.88/cwt207.00–240.007979
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0606
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373198.59/cwt185.00–212.007412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392240.00/cwt240.00–240.009417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429170.84/cwt162.00–197.007339
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476184.20/cwt172.00–202.008777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479221.00/cwt215.00–240.001,0599
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507244.39/cwt242.00–245.001,2395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509212.89/cwt206.00–220.001,0848
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519173.54/cwt152.00–212.0090115
Heifers—Small 452888.46/cwt87.00–90.004672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558235.85/cwt210.00–241.001,3169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575216.73/cwt210.00–222.001,24611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580173.55/cwt160.00–180.001,0077
Heifers—Small 458581.00/cwt81.00–81.004741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622206.14/cwt200.00–215.001,2828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628222.15/cwt215.00–235.001,3953
Heifers—Small 462884.99/cwt83.00–87.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635164.67/cwt150.00–172.001,0463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668176.43/cwt150.00–190.001,1793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740155.64/cwt150.00–163.001,1528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780154.53/cwt144.00–177.001,20520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2800165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2879180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Full1,055140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4771
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1448220.00/cwt220.00–220.009862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2488175.75/cwt160.00–192.008582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524175.02/cwt172.00–180.009174
Bulls—Small 4545122.00/cwt122.00–122.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2612175.32/cwt160.00–178.001,07313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,080116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2531
Bulls——1,16584.68/cwt75.00–97.009872
Bulls——1,169115.37/cwt110.00–120.501,3494
Bulls——1,766129.48/cwt126.00–134.002,2877
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73547.64/cwt45.00–50.003502
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed78359.50/cwt30.00–75.004666
Cows—Lean 85-90%82773.43/cwt69.00–78.006078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01485.24/cwt80.00–87.5086414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02394.69/cwt88.00–98.0096933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097102.05/cwt98.00–106.501,11940
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,10088.00/cwt88.00–88.009681
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112118.76/cwt118.00–119.001,3214
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,143106.90/cwt101.00–111.001,2227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222111.66/cwt106.00–116.001,36428
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2835850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1481,616.67/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6173
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1841,807.14/head1,700.00–1,825.001,8077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2131,787.50/head1,750.00–1,825.001,7882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6231,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750133.00/cwt125.00–141.009982
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2955912.50/head825.00–1,000.009132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2990955.00/head900.00–1,010.009552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1932139.17/cwt131.00–148.001,2976
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,006112.75/cwt108.00–117.001,1344
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2011

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.