Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-10-20

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 20
● Final170 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
814 head
▼ 218 vs last sale 1,032▲ 10 vs year ago 804 · +1.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
279 head
▲ 61 vs last sale 218▲ 126 vs year ago 153 · +82.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 126▲ 29 vs year ago 81 · +35.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 6.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-9.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade moderate, demand moderate to good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $237.03/cwt on 313 head.
Average price
$237.03
313 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,178
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$713
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$197.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−22.00
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1439283.241,24287
Medium and Large 1-2481250.141,204150
Medium and Large 2580200.721,16548
Small 461985.4852928
One grade step is worth $197.76/cwt here — about $713 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 sale313 hd
237.03
—
NM average4 barns · 1,954 hd
259.04
−22.00
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—Average1,494107.591,60848
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34993.551,26249
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,58886.421,3722thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05077.93819163

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)955$1,3755
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)773$1,0503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$9854thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)836$9329
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)798$9318
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$76510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,038$1,7148
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,163$1,5632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,3088

Every lot

170 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170394.86/head385.00–400.003953
Steers—Medium and Large 2190240.00/cwt240.00–240.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 2220235.68/cwt215.00–245.005183
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225265.00/cwt265.00–265.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 2265234.43/cwt217.00–250.006212
Steers—Small 4268385.00/head385.00–385.003853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2273287.39/cwt270.00–300.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 2305223.39/cwt217.00–230.006812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335266.05/cwt260.00–287.008917
Steers—Medium and Large 1340307.27/cwt297.00–317.001,04519
Steers—Small 4360460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Full365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008582
Steers—Medium and Large 1372293.55/cwt287.00–307.001,09219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373274.49/cwt257.00–290.001,02425
Steers—Medium and Large 2375234.73/cwt230.00–240.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 2408230.00/cwt230.00–230.009382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2417261.28/cwt240.00–282.001,09013
Steers—Medium and Large 1420282.82/cwt275.00–297.001,18812
Steers—Medium and Large 1463280.76/cwt278.00–285.001,30010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463264.64/cwt240.00–272.501,22525
Steers—Medium and Large 2465204.95/cwt182.00–222.009533
Steers—Small 447594.51/cwt80.00–102.004493
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517275.25/cwt274.00–280.001,4235
Steers—Small 452577.97/cwt77.00–80.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 1531262.23/cwt258.00–267.001,39211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533234.03/cwt220.00–252.001,24720
Steers—Small 4Mexican Origin53485.00/cwt85.00–85.004545
Steers—Medium and Large 2545217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1831
Steers—Small 456088.00/cwt88.00–88.004932
Steers—Medium and Large 1562262.99/cwt260.00–272.001,4784
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568232.32/cwt210.00–250.001,32029
Steers—Medium and Large 2587193.40/cwt190.00–195.001,1353
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5034
Steers—Medium and Large 1610240.97/cwt237.00–245.001,4702
Steers—Small 461189.48/cwt88.00–90.005478
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619225.54/cwt217.00–228.001,3967
Steers—Medium and Large 2624186.84/cwt180.00–212.001,1667
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2659213.25/cwt210.00–224.001,4059
Steers—Medium and Large 1660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Steers—Medium and Large 2660189.80/cwt187.00–195.001,2536
Steers—Small 469076.00/cwt76.00–76.005241
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718208.14/cwt200.00–216.001,4942
Steers—Small 472878.48/cwt74.00–83.005712
Steers—Medium and Large 2730189.82/cwt180.00–196.001,3867
Steers—Medium and Large 2763191.66/cwt191.00–192.001,4623
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2765207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5841
Steers—Medium and Large 2813180.00/cwt165.00–191.001,4636
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,7301
Steers—Small 484585.00/cwt85.00–85.007181
Steers—Small 486382.54/cwt80.00–85.007122
Steers—Small 493076.00/cwt76.00–76.007071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170366.47/head350.00–385.003662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180242.00/cwt242.00–242.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235247.00/cwt247.00–247.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Heifers—Medium and Large 2255209.50/cwt209.50–209.505341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added279269.96/cwt264.00–277.007537
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282276.09/cwt270.00–282.007796
Heifers—Small 4285450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Heifers—Small 4305585.00/head585.00–585.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340254.60/cwt247.00–265.008668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added341267.54/cwt267.00–275.0091217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2347234.00/cwt234.00–234.008126
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2364239.68/cwt230.00–245.008728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added366269.72/cwt269.00–275.0098714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378257.83/cwt255.00–263.0097510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428200.72/cwt185.00–217.008592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429252.51/cwt245.00–265.001,08326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431220.70/cwt210.00–232.009517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,1992
Heifers—Small 446056.00/cwt56.00–56.002585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472224.39/cwt220.00–227.001,0596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added481257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1486239.89/cwt232.00–245.001,16618
Heifers—Small 4492485.00/head485.00–485.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515239.89/cwt232.00–245.001,2358
Heifers—Small 451568.78/cwt50.00–92.003545
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523218.58/cwt205.00–227.001,14324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525179.87/cwt164.00–197.009442
Heifers—Small 455072.00/cwt72.00–72.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2557213.65/cwt212.00–217.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560230.81/cwt223.00–245.001,29310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574189.02/cwt165.00–200.001,0859
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2606190.93/cwt190.00–200.001,15713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2631171.51/cwt155.00–182.001,0829
Heifers—Small 464563.00/cwt63.00–63.004061
Heifers—Small 466049.00/cwt49.00–49.003231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671163.79/cwt152.00–184.001,09913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2695214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4871
Heifers—Small 4725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735162.81/cwt150.00–167.001,19713
Heifers—Small 481080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2837160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3395
Heifers—Medium and Large 2868161.96/cwt147.00–167.001,4064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2917154.05/cwt150.00–160.001,4135
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185220.00/cwt220.00–220.004071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265275.00/cwt275.00–275.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned270260.00/cwt260.00–260.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned275235.00/cwt235.00–235.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460143.43/cwt137.00–150.006602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1801
Bulls—Medium 2550100.00/cwt100.00–100.005501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558219.49/cwt219.00–220.001,2252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573114.41/cwt100.00–130.006562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603114.02/cwt110.00–118.006882
Bulls—Small 462092.00/cwt92.00–92.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2650157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0211
Bulls—Small 468071.00/cwt71.00–71.004831
Bulls—Small 473080.00/cwt80.00–80.005841
Bulls—Small 476095.00/cwt95.00–95.007221
Bulls—Small 480580.00/cwt80.00–80.006441
Bulls—Medium 2845110.00/cwt110.00–110.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,03795.23/cwt90.00–98.009883
Bulls——Return to Feed1,040107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1131
Bulls——Return to Feed1,218128.51/cwt122.00–135.001,5652
Bulls——1,27991.64/cwt84.00–100.001,1725
Bulls——1,580108.67/cwt104.00–114.001,71733
Bulls——1,650117.58/cwt115.00–124.001,9404
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74851.82/cwt50.00–54.003882
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79177.00/cwt71.00–80.006094
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84054.86/cwt37.00–63.5046110
Cows—Lean 85-90%91461.76/cwt60.00–65.005649
Cows—Lean 85-90%98474.82/cwt70.00–80.0073640
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12583.42/cwt79.00–89.0093884
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,14784.78/cwt75.00–90.0097214
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,16594.55/cwt92.00–96.501,1023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27789.63/cwt88.00–91.501,1453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36193.96/cwt88.00–98.001,27942
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58886.42/cwt84.00–89.001,3722
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,60085.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4670725.00/head700.00–750.007252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2683820.00/head700.00–900.008205
Bred Cows—Small 4688750.00/head750.00–750.007504
Bred Cows—Small 4727710.00/head700.00–750.007105
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27731,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28101,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2810800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28431,062.50/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2845800.00/head800.00–800.008004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,245.00/head1,135.00–1,400.001,2453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2947963.33/head940.00–975.009633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29731,162.50/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29911,518.75/head1,425.00–1,550.001,5194
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1754141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0635
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2949120.90/cwt110.00–130.001,14710
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1950140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3301
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2725800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29381,041.67/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0423
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29571,561.67/head1,475.00–1,700.001,5623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,517.50/head1,435.00–1,600.001,5182
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1131,787.50/head1,775.00–1,800.001,7882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1681,750.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3652,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.