Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-10-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 13
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,032 head
▲ 363 vs last sale 669▲ 437 vs year ago 595 · +73.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 213▲ 52 vs year ago 166 · +31.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 84▲ 92 vs year ago 34 · +270.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade good and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $244.89/cwt on 515 head.
Average price
$244.89
515 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,163
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$644
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$204.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.22
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1400291.561,166118
Medium and Large 1-2476250.151,192285
Medium and Large 2540204.241,10391
Small 459887.3352221
One grade step is worth $204.23/cwt here — about $644 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 sale515 hd
244.89
—
NM average4 barns · 2,443 hd
255.11
−10.22
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—Average1,506109.881,65529
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21896.871,180107
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96880.99784106

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)984$1,0725
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$8802thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,146$1,79614
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,5673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,5251thin

Every lot

146 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 1-2170350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235287.00/cwt287.00–287.006741
Steers—Medium and Large 2235271.01/cwt260.00–282.506372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned263245.96/cwt242.00–250.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 2281238.84/cwt195.00–260.006714
Steers—Medium and Large 1285322.00/cwt322.00–322.009181
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2286275.06/cwt265.00–302.5078722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned295260.00/cwt260.00–260.0076711
Steers—Medium and Large 1322302.83/cwt295.00–312.0097515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325279.98/cwt250.00–292.0091046
Steers—Medium and Large 2326227.41/cwt202.50–245.007417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned328274.35/cwt268.00–281.009002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2367272.70/cwt250.00–287.001,00136
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368313.96/cwt312.00–317.501,15513
Steers—Medium and Large 2370213.07/cwt180.00–230.0078813
Steers—Medium and Large 1373299.77/cwt282.00–310.001,11823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added407316.34/cwt315.00–317.001,2883
Steers—Medium and Large 2414213.06/cwt200.00–232.008828
Steers—Medium and Large 1420286.13/cwt272.50–300.001,20216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423254.46/cwt238.00–277.001,07633
Steers—Small 443080.00/cwt80.00–80.003441
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,4273
Steers—Medium and Large 1467285.47/cwt275.00–302.001,33317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471254.10/cwt220.00–271.001,19745
Steers—Medium and Large 2495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Steers—Small 452086.00/cwt86.00–86.004471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2527238.08/cwt220.00–265.001,25539
Steers—Medium and Large 1530273.63/cwt260.00–285.001,45014
Steers—Medium and Large 2537197.18/cwt177.50–222.001,05915
Steers—Medium and Large 1570272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,5501
Steers—Medium and Large 2573206.18/cwt180.00–220.001,18110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578226.22/cwt211.00–240.001,3089
Steers—Small 459188.73/cwt88.00–89.0052411
Steers—Medium and Large 2610201.36/cwt177.50–212.001,2285
Steers—Small 461987.00/cwt87.00–87.005396
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628217.12/cwt210.00–224.001,3648
Steers—Small 465090.00/cwt90.00–90.005851
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668207.74/cwt206.00–210.001,3887
Steers—Medium and Large 2671189.15/cwt160.00–204.001,26912
Steers—Medium and Large 2727193.85/cwt189.00–200.001,4095
Steers—Small 473580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738213.62/cwt208.00–216.001,57710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768202.46/cwt200.00–205.001,5556
Steers—Medium and Large 2788188.51/cwt185.00–192.001,4852
Steers—Medium and Large 2840176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2863186.20/cwt185.00–186.501,6075
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2921187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,72212
Steers—Medium and Large 2934165.86/cwt153.00–170.001,5494
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2970174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6882
Steers—Medium and Large 2983165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125288.50/head275.00–300.002892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned170250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned235215.00/cwt215.00–215.005051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned245248.00/cwt248.00–248.006082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2245247.25/cwt242.00–252.506062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270217.50/cwt217.50–217.505871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272238.50/cwt230.00–245.006493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286266.78/cwt260.00–273.007635
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2315236.13/cwt232.50–240.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322255.31/cwt245.00–263.0082220
Heifers—Small 4335385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned340247.00/cwt247.00–247.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375238.61/cwt222.00–245.008957
Heifers—Small 438083.00/cwt83.00–83.003151
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382194.78/cwt190.00–205.007443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384251.97/cwt247.00–257.5096817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421248.23/cwt242.50–253.001,04522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424235.06/cwt220.00–239.009977
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445165.00/cwt165.00–165.007341
Heifers—Small 445575.00/cwt75.00–75.003411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471234.30/cwt228.00–242.501,10410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474220.84/cwt212.00–230.001,04714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488185.42/cwt180.00–202.509057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524217.86/cwt200.00–230.001,14239
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535184.48/cwt165.00–200.009879
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577186.99/cwt167.50–205.001,07910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578211.97/cwt206.00–220.001,22516
Heifers—Small 458081.00/cwt81.00–81.004701
Heifers—Small 461573.66/cwt60.00–88.004532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619183.10/cwt171.00–193.001,1337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2629203.30/cwt199.00–210.001,27923
Heifers—Small 466087.00/cwt87.00–87.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688173.13/cwt169.00–180.001,1918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695193.21/cwt190.00–194.001,3435
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2717196.33/cwt195.00–201.501,4085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2764169.85/cwt164.00–175.001,2986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2780182.88/cwt177.00–195.001,4263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2817181.70/cwt175.00–185.001,4846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2825189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2869171.54/cwt165.00–177.001,49121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883187.00/cwt186.00–188.001,6512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2916176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2962170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2970154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4941
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned258265.15/cwt250.00–280.006842
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275261.00/cwt261.00–261.007181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375255.00/cwt255.00–255.009561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2410210.00/cwt210.00–210.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,0764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569197.68/cwt185.00–215.001,1257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2617189.62/cwt170.00–200.001,1703
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630141.94/cwt123.00–160.008942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2660163.57/cwt159.00–182.001,0805
Bulls—Small 469580.00/cwt80.00–80.005561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2750156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1705
Bulls—Small 477570.00/cwt70.00–70.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2810147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed98096.00/cwt96.00–96.009411
Bulls——1,33695.40/cwt87.00–100.001,2756
Bulls——Return to Feed1,372111.03/cwt108.00–117.001,5236
Bulls——1,512112.90/cwt105.00–116.001,7079
Bulls——1,836119.41/cwt117.00–124.002,1927
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed62175.83/cwt75.00–80.004715
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74454.00/cwt54.00–54.004025
Cows—Lean 85-90%79466.31/cwt60.00–70.505278
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81161.74/cwt50.00–70.005014
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97987.41/cwt83.00–94.0085614
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00378.31/cwt72.00–81.5078522
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05087.75/cwt84.00–92.5092148
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,10899.73/cwt93.00–110.001,1055
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,17192.02/cwt91.00–93.001,0785
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21793.33/cwt90.00–95.501,13653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234100.89/cwt96.00–107.001,24541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275107.88/cwt107.50–108.501,3753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4660525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2755760.00/head760.00–760.007601
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,208.75/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2888100.00/cwt100.00–100.008882
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2901122.00/cwt110.00–130.001,0995
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,600.00/head1,500.00–1,675.001,6005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2131,905.56/head1,710.00–2,030.001,9069
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001

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.