Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-10-27

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 27
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,332 head
▲ 518 vs last sale 814▲ 430 vs year ago 902 · +47.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
299 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 279▼ 81 vs year ago 380 · −21.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
284 head
▲ 174 vs last sale 110▲ 198 vs year ago 86 · +230.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparing to last weeks sale, steer calves 300-400 lbs were 27.00-33.00 lower and 400-500 lbs sold 15.00-17.00 lower while 500-550 lbs were 24.00 lower. Feeder steers had insufficient numbers to compare. Heifer calves 350-450 lbs sold 10.00-14.00 lower and 450-500 lbs were 5.00 lower, 550-600 lbs sold sharply lower. Feeder heifers had no comparable bunches last week. Trade was moderate on larger numbers with good demand. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower. Uneven market with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.22/cwt on 480 head.
Average price
$231.22
480 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,172
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$696
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$163.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.56
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494248.051,227375
Medium and Large 1-2506203.671,03155
Large 1578201.831,1673thin
Large 1-2749183.001,3715thin
Medium and Large 2525177.009292thin
Medium 2589162.8896017thin
Small and Medium 2-3486108.935297thin
Small 362585.0053116thin
One grade step is worth $163.05/cwt here — about $696 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 sale480 hd
231.22
—
NM average4 barns · 3,033 hd
232.78
−1.56
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—High1,605102.811,65035
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,086102.971,1185thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,20691.471,10381
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03677.10798183

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$1,2033thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,019$1,12717
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,007$2,11918
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)971$2,05681
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)520$6001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)580$5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,241$1,59111
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,236$1,5805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$1,2333thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245267.80/cwt266.00–277.506566
Steers—Medium and Large 1272278.71/cwt272.00–297.007585
Steers—Medium and Large 1332274.10/cwt260.00–290.0091032
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3337130.00/cwt130.00–130.004383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2341241.21/cwt240.00–245.008234
Steers—Small and Medium 2-3350162.50/cwt162.50–162.505691
Steers—Medium 2372110.00/cwt110.00–110.004093
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385244.00/cwt230.00–255.009399
Steers—Medium and Large 1387255.70/cwt235.00–274.0099026
Steers—Medium and Large 1417267.22/cwt235.00–282.001,11498
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421221.28/cwt220.00–225.009324
Steers—Large 1-2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463219.53/cwt217.00–222.001,01612
Steers—Medium and Large 1485262.84/cwt230.00–270.001,27562
Steers—Large 1495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
Steers—Medium and Large 2525177.00/cwt177.00–177.009292
Steers—Medium and Large 1531227.59/cwt200.00–243.001,20937
Steers—Small 353280.00/cwt80.00–80.004266
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535189.90/cwt185.00–197.501,0165
Steers—Large 1540213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1501
Steers—Medium and Large 1555249.82/cwt207.00–254.001,38747
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570183.84/cwt150.00–200.001,04812
Steers—Medium and Large 1616209.36/cwt185.00–228.001,29028
Steers—Large 1-2627210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3173
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632167.20/cwt150.00–173.001,0575
Steers—Medium 2636174.21/cwt157.00–181.001,10814
Steers—Medium and Large 1672197.17/cwt197.00–197.501,3253
Steers—Small 368088.00/cwt88.00–88.0059810
Steers—Small and Medium 2-368070.00/cwt70.00–70.004763
Steers—Large 1700172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1717197.71/cwt167.00–222.001,41814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752130.00/cwt130.00–130.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1756191.58/cwt181.50–220.501,4487
Steers—Medium and Large 1810180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Steers—Medium and Large 1903168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5173
Steers—Medium and Large 11,080127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3721
Steers—Medium and Large 11,112121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,3463
Steers—Medium and Large 11,360108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,4692
Steers—Large 1-21,435110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5791
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1290258.67/cwt257.00–262.5075015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331235.00/cwt235.00–235.007786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333253.89/cwt245.00–257.5084530
Heifers—Medium 1-2335203.00/cwt203.00–203.006802
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-3343142.50/cwt142.50–142.504892
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372243.24/cwt237.00–249.0090516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2373205.23/cwt200.00–210.007662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425236.65/cwt220.00–255.001,006134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445190.00/cwt190.00–190.008463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475218.53/cwt205.00–240.001,03837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2482194.61/cwt150.00–225.009385
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-349075.00/cwt75.00–75.003683
Heifers—Medium 1-2492189.80/cwt150.00–200.0093417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533206.29/cwt191.00–230.001,10049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565174.87/cwt161.00–184.009884
Heifers—Medium 1-2583174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0149
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621195.79/cwt177.00–210.001,2169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2656136.00/cwt136.00–136.008925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1679174.10/cwt160.00–200.001,18226
Heifers—Small and Medium 2-370081.00/cwt81.00–81.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768146.21/cwt125.00–167.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2903110.00/cwt110.00–110.009932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1986133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,3114
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,010135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2165400.00/head400.00–400.004002
Bulls—Medium and Large 1290237.50/cwt237.50–237.506892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332270.00/cwt270.00–270.0089610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384254.92/cwt250.00–260.009796
Bulls—Large 1-2405182.50/cwt182.50–182.507392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,00313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1598180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0762
Bulls—Large 1-2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618142.00/cwt142.00–142.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Bulls—Large 1-2810148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870132.74/cwt60.00–148.001,1556
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30484.66/cwt79.00–89.001,1046
Bulls——1,54494.57/cwt90.00–101.001,4608
Bulls——1,714111.14/cwt101.00–120.001,90521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94573.89/cwt73.00–76.0069823
Cows—Lean 85-90%97565.60/cwt50.00–72.0064045
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04080.79/cwt74.00–85.0084083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,086102.97/cwt97.50–115.001,1185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16595.07/cwt93.00–97.001,10812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17585.98/cwt84.00–89.001,01032
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21191.61/cwt88.00–94.001,10956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22387.54/cwt85.00–89.001,07113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19401,203.33/head1,085.00–1,400.001,2033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0211,134.06/head1,035.00–1,500.001,13416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,200.00/head1,150.00–1,250.001,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3885600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,050.00/head800.00–1,300.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2581,608.33/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2681,766.67/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3071,466.67/head1,300.00–1,600.001,4673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1520600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1580500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-29692,005.88/head2,000.00–2,050.002,00634
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19722,091.60/head1,850.00–2,125.002,09247
Bred Heifers—Medium 1-21,0092,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,15017
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1794150.10/cwt125.00–180.001,19268
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,2611

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.