Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-11-10

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 10
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,115 head
▼ 136 vs last sale 1,251▼ 191 vs year ago 1,306 · −14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
435 head
▲ 84 vs last sale 351▲ 97 vs year ago 338 · +28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 151▲ 69 vs year ago 106 · +65.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 19.00-22.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Trade 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 $208.32/cwt on 508 head.
Average price
$208.32
508 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,047
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$654
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$180.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.09
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1436254.231,109117
Medium and Large 1-2490216.241,060219
Medium and Large 2558178.60996153
Small 461773.7945519thin
One grade step is worth $180.44/cwt here — about $654 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 sale508 hd
208.32
—
NM average4 barns · 2,562 hd
239.41
−31.09
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—Average1,61894.851,53458
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average2,00088.001,7601thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,30083.501,086101
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,03668.34708284

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)825$1,2752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$1,0882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$1,07715
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$1,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,419$1,2085
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,031$1,11712
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,056$1,06313

Every lot

130 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2125250.00/cwt250.00–250.003131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2170300.00/cwt300.00–300.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1213305.18/cwt300.00–310.006502
Steers—Medium and Large 2235232.50/cwt232.50–232.505461
Steers—Small 4245325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2248255.00/cwt255.00–255.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 2264206.47/cwt190.00–220.005455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2277238.70/cwt225.00–267.5066110
Steers—Medium and Large 2316198.72/cwt190.00–202.506289
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2319238.61/cwt210.00–257.5076117
Steers—Medium and Large 1323264.40/cwt257.50–272.5085412
Steers—Medium and Large 1371267.43/cwt260.00–277.5099217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2371233.33/cwt210.00–255.0086628
Steers—Medium and Large 2375200.52/cwt200.00–202.007524
Steers—Small 4390300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 1428259.95/cwt240.00–270.001,11339
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428227.64/cwt200.00–237.5097431
Steers—Medium and Large 2430183.94/cwt171.00–200.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1751
Steers—Small 4435150.00/head150.00–150.001502
Steers—Medium and Large 1464240.55/cwt226.00–252.001,11618
Steers—Small 446863.74/cwt60.00–65.002984
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474217.79/cwt198.00–235.001,03243
Steers—Medium and Large 2479180.79/cwt167.00–190.0086611
Steers—Medium and Large 1517228.59/cwt220.00–255.001,18219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525213.08/cwt190.00–229.001,11922
Steers—Medium and Large 2530159.59/cwt142.00–180.0084614
Steers—Medium and Large 1563222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569203.48/cwt193.00–222.001,15830
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5397
Steers—Medium and Large 2574180.97/cwt170.00–192.001,03931
Steers—Medium and Large 2615178.34/cwt167.00–188.001,09742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2626197.28/cwt190.00–207.001,23514
Steers—Small 464272.82/cwt72.00–81.0046811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2663196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,2992
Steers—Medium and Large 2682173.08/cwt160.00–182.001,18016
Steers—Small 469686.50/cwt86.50–86.506024
Steers—Medium and Large 2709154.49/cwt150.00–166.001,0957
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721165.23/cwt162.00–173.001,1916
Steers—Medium and Large 2762157.04/cwt150.00–158.501,1976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770170.66/cwt165.00–177.001,3143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2806166.01/cwt160.00–172.001,3384
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975172.36/cwt165.00–176.001,6816
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned172270.10/head225.00–310.002703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2230240.00/cwt240.00–240.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240200.47/cwt177.50–222.504812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2282186.75/cwt180.00–215.005276
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285236.08/cwt230.00–240.006734
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322184.57/cwt170.00–200.005944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325219.41/cwt210.00–237.007139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326232.14/cwt220.00–245.007576
Heifers—Medium and Large 2353197.00/cwt197.00–197.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372212.19/cwt200.00–229.0078926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385230.00/head230.00–230.002301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1386233.53/cwt230.00–235.0090110
Heifers—Small 438771.42/cwt63.00–80.002764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423224.34/cwt210.00–245.0094916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007614
Heifers—Small 444060.00/cwt60.00–60.002641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441199.27/cwt185.00–210.0087933
Heifers—Small 447267.00/cwt67.00–67.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473166.71/cwt150.00–185.0078910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476192.46/cwt180.00–212.5091652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482222.47/cwt217.50–230.001,0723
Heifers—Small 451266.00/cwt66.00–66.003384
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519162.20/cwt140.00–180.0084218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524180.46/cwt172.50–194.009468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2576184.98/cwt177.00–197.001,0658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579159.46/cwt150.00–163.0092313
Heifers—Small 458060.00/cwt60.00–60.003482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626153.80/cwt151.00–165.0096321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2643170.91/cwt169.00–192.001,09920
Heifers—Medium and Large 2672155.08/cwt140.00–167.001,04215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2673175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2769153.40/cwt144.00–158.001,18014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2774164.49/cwt164.00–165.001,2734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2828160.57/cwt160.00–161.001,3307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2885149.94/cwt145.00–160.001,3273
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2941150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,41216
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2123165.00/head165.00–165.001652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530162.58/cwt150.00–190.008623
Bulls—Medium 2683100.00/cwt100.00–100.006836
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0371
Bulls—Small 472552.00/cwt52.00–52.003771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2790148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2870123.51/cwt123.00–124.001,0752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,23390.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1102
Bulls——1,47685.80/cwt80.00–90.001,26617
Bulls——1,68695.91/cwt91.00–102.001,61728
Bulls——1,733107.04/cwt103.00–113.001,85511
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80746.25/cwt40.00–50.0037312
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88052.43/cwt35.00–59.004617
Cows—Lean 85-90%93355.52/cwt50.00–59.0051824
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95864.90/cwt60.00–69.506225
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed99084.03/cwt81.00–86.508322
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00266.04/cwt60.00–70.0066296
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,07276.05/cwt71.00–84.0081536
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11974.53/cwt70.00–80.00834104
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,25579.76/cwt79.00–81.001,0012
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26880.79/cwt79.00–83.501,02420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31884.29/cwt82.00–92.001,11177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%2,00088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,7601
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4695500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2838875.00/head825.00–925.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4958650.00/head650.00–650.006503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2985900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,137.50/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1384
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0691,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,053.57/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0547
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4191,208.00/head1,100.00–1,235.001,2085
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2952
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07697.50/cwt95.00–105.001,0494
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2675475.00/head425.00–525.004752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27551,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,275.00/head1,125.00–1,425.001,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2877115.00/cwt100.00–124.001,0094
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2910725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29351,106.00/head1,010.00–1,175.001,10610
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2995975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0481,550.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.