Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-12-01

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 1
● Final158 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
790 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 869▼ 268 vs year ago 1,058 · −25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 405▼ 42 vs year ago 261 · −16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
217 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 228▲ 88 vs year ago 129 · +68.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on comparable quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. 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 $219.32/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$219.32
334 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,143
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$774
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$175.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.02
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498250.271,246174
Medium and Large 1-2516219.601,134107
Medium and Large 2579172.4299723
Small 463274.7847230
One grade step is worth $175.48/cwt here — about $774 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 sale334 hd
219.32
—
NM average4 barns · 1,875 hd
238.34
−19.02
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—Average1,48393.771,39028
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12188.5799276
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,72088.001,5141thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low98972.06712118

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)1,049$1,2966
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$1,2132thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$1,18511
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)852$9967
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,211$1,31527
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,001$1,27411
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,204$1,13717
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$9201thin

Every lot

158 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 · Steers58 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2125380.00/head380.00–380.003801
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 2165202.50/cwt202.50–202.503341
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned170225.00/head225.00–225.002251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned190360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned215485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Steers—Small 4215300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers—Medium and Large 2230205.00/cwt205.00–205.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added290310.00/cwt310.00–310.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 1291280.00/cwt280.00–280.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2293228.74/cwt227.50–230.006702
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Steers—Small 4313354.80/head350.00–360.003552
Steers—Medium and Large 1324279.06/cwt265.00–307.0090415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331257.01/cwt255.00–260.008515
Steers—Medium and Large 2338187.44/cwt185.00–190.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1368284.46/cwt262.00–307.501,04714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369239.70/cwt220.00–257.0088432
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385279.22/cwt270.00–310.001,0758
Steers—Medium and Large 2415192.77/cwt185.00–200.008002
Steers—Small 441580.00/cwt80.00–80.003321
Steers—Medium and Large 1428254.91/cwt239.00–267.001,09123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442229.99/cwt225.00–237.001,0179
Steers—Medium and Large 1470249.62/cwt234.00–265.001,17321
Steers—Medium and Large 2478177.43/cwt175.00–180.008482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482222.48/cwt200.00–245.001,07216
Steers—Small 450580.00/cwt80.00–80.004041
Steers—Medium and Large 2515175.46/cwt171.00–180.009042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517206.33/cwt200.00–217.001,0673
Steers—Medium and Large 1520239.74/cwt223.00–252.501,24712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538254.44/cwt251.00–258.001,36924
Steers—Small 457072.50/cwt72.50–72.5041317
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579238.85/cwt232.00–257.001,3837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579213.25/cwt200.00–223.001,23515
Steers—Medium and Large 2580160.00/cwt160.00–160.009283
Steers—Medium and Large 1582231.96/cwt224.00–241.001,35011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613202.14/cwt192.00–210.001,2395
Steers—Small 462569.68/cwt69.00–70.004363
Steers—Medium and Large 1626223.45/cwt218.00–230.001,39912
Steers—Medium and Large 2635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2662200.26/cwt192.00–207.001,3263
Steers—Medium and Large 2675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1680213.07/cwt212.00–220.001,44912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1737206.74/cwt197.00–215.001,5246
Steers—Medium and Large 2745170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2671
Steers—Medium and Large 2765167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768189.98/cwt180.00–205.001,4596
Steers—Medium and Large 1775207.04/cwt205.00–209.001,6052
Steers—Small 478181.00/cwt81.00–81.006336
Steers—Small 480075.00/cwt75.00–75.006001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2817188.99/cwt185.00–195.001,5445
Steers—Medium and Large 1820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2908152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3802
Steers—Medium and Large 2943148.50/cwt148.50–148.501,4003
Steers—Medium and Large 2970145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4071
Steers—Small 497581.00/cwt81.00–81.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2998152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,5223
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180340.00/head340.00–340.003401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233218.99/cwt215.00–220.005105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240190.00/cwt190.00–190.004561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270195.00/cwt195.00–195.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2278216.58/cwt200.00–222.5060210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324203.60/cwt200.00–212.0066016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1335227.00/cwt227.00–227.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335181.46/cwt177.00–190.006087
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348218.00/cwt218.00–218.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367225.77/cwt220.00–234.008295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372214.39/cwt195.00–222.007987
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381155.96/cwt142.50–160.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424203.80/cwt185.00–212.0086415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429218.74/cwt215.00–237.0093840
Heifers—Medium and Large 2445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Heifers—Small 4462316.43/head300.00–350.003163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473227.41/cwt220.00–242.001,0768
Heifers—Small 447388.00/cwt88.00–88.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512194.25/cwt190.00–195.009957
Heifers—Medium and Large 2537172.22/cwt150.00–180.009255
Heifers—Medium and Large 1539210.71/cwt206.00–235.001,13636
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560212.70/cwt210.00–218.001,1919
Heifers—Small 456060.00/cwt60.00–60.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0452
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567159.51/cwt150.00–166.009043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607207.89/cwt203.00–214.001,26218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617176.97/cwt170.00–190.001,0923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718165.98/cwt165.00–167.001,1922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1737198.87/cwt180.00–200.001,46632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773156.26/cwt150.00–173.001,20814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2818150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2820164.57/cwt163.00–168.001,3496
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2899152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913146.93/cwt144.00–161.001,3416
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424180.16/cwt165.00–185.007644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2483200.77/cwt192.00–210.009702
Bulls—Small 448532.00/cwt32.00–32.001551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2588191.53/cwt185.00–198.001,1262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3911
Bulls—Small 479050.00/cwt50.00–50.003951
Bulls—Small 481558.00/cwt58.00–58.004731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2820160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2828106.49/cwt105.00–108.008822
Bulls—Medium 1-288570.00/cwt70.00–70.006201
Bulls—Small 490060.00/cwt60.00–60.005401
Bulls—Medium and Large 293087.00/cwt87.00–87.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 299080.50/cwt80.50–80.507971
Bulls—Small 41,04579.00/cwt79.00–79.008261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed92090.00/cwt90.00–90.008281
Bulls——1,31086.77/cwt80.00–90.001,13711
Bulls——1,56595.53/cwt93.00–101.001,49511
Bulls——1,783108.22/cwt105.00–113.001,9304
Bulls——Return to Feed1,83597.50/cwt97.50–97.501,7891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76042.68/cwt35.00–50.003247
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88370.00/cwt70.00–70.006184
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91056.00/cwt56.00–56.005101
Cows—Lean 85-90%92066.05/cwt62.00–72.0060816
Cows—Lean 85-90%92156.93/cwt51.00–60.005248
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed97076.32/cwt74.00–79.0074026
Cows—Boner 80-85%98983.86/cwt83.00–85.008296
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,03489.45/cwt84.00–94.0092529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06478.07/cwt72.50–82.5083156
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20188.64/cwt85.00–95.001,06541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72088.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4575500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4643500.00/head500.00–500.005002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2880875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,035920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,237.50/head1,175.00–1,300.001,2382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,493.75/head1,475.00–1,500.001,4944
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1021,300.00/head1,200.00–1,475.001,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1261,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7604
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,1451,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,139.06/head1,075.00–1,350.001,13916
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2401,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,322.22/head1,300.00–1,350.001,32218
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1735149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0951
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2817128.00/cwt120.00–130.001,0465
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4655337.50/head275.00–400.003382
Bred Cows—Medium 2683550.00/head500.00–600.005502
Bred Cows—Small 4815425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1821
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2840945.00/head945.00–945.009451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28921,178.33/head1,135.00–1,200.001,1783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29041,187.50/head1,025.00–1,300.001,1884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2925950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19661,575.00/head1,500.00–1,700.001,5755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1381,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6004

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.