Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-12-08

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 8
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
735 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 790▲ 162 vs year ago 573 · +28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
173 head
▼ 46 vs last sale 219▲ 26 vs year ago 147 · +17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 217▲ 0 vs year ago 90 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were 5.00-7.00 higher, while heifer calves were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00- 9.00 lower. 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 $230.64/cwt on 332 head.
Average price
$230.64
332 head · 462 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,067
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$828
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$196.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.43
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1440258.441,137155
Medium and Large 1-2466228.201,063117
Medium and Large 2517181.4493951
Small 449562.443099thin
One grade step is worth $196.00/cwt here — about $828 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 sale332 hd
230.64
—
NM average4 barns · 3,384 hd
239.07
−8.43
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—Low1,49091.451,36234
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19488.471,05759
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02769.6771695

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)1,003$1,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,032$1,2705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,047$1,26712
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,145$1,2634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)480$3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,2904thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,005$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)805$9101thin

Every lot

145 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 2Unweaned125210.00/head210.00–210.002102
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2170375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 2173220.00/cwt220.00–220.003812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned195250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 2234211.00/cwt210.00–212.004944
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235238.74/cwt227.00–250.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268269.86/cwt250.00–285.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 2273184.88/cwt160.00–200.005053
Steers—Medium and Large 1280298.45/cwt295.00–300.008363
Steers—Small 4313424.40/head400.00–450.004242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2316235.85/cwt220.00–260.0074513
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318319.36/cwt317.00–322.001,0162
Steers—Medium and Large 2328198.38/cwt180.00–215.006513
Steers—Medium and Large 1332283.27/cwt265.00–315.0094020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355316.01/cwt315.00–317.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 2360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Steers—Medium and Large 1361274.43/cwt260.00–285.0099123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368239.42/cwt220.00–260.0088125
Steers—Small 4410410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Steers—Medium and Large 2412195.77/cwt157.00–210.008078
Steers—Small 441575.00/cwt75.00–75.003111
Steers—Medium and Large 1434252.69/cwt247.00–277.001,09743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440236.80/cwt232.00–245.001,04220
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462227.65/cwt210.00–235.001,05210
Steers—Medium and Large 1472251.78/cwt240.00–262.001,18824
Steers—Medium and Large 2480180.00/cwt170.00–185.008643
Steers—Small 449458.14/cwt55.00–62.002877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1111
Steers—Medium and Large 2517179.32/cwt168.00–190.009273
Steers—Medium and Large 1521240.17/cwt229.00–250.001,25124
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added553258.51/cwt257.00–260.001,4302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2567222.94/cwt208.00–228.001,26414
Steers—Medium and Large 1574238.35/cwt225.00–252.001,3686
Steers—Small 458080.00/cwt80.00–80.004641
Steers—Medium and Large 2587176.35/cwt162.00–185.001,0353
Steers—Medium and Large 1615230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 2625173.41/cwt160.00–189.001,0845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632202.13/cwt195.00–215.001,2779
Steers—Medium and Large 1669216.49/cwt215.00–217.001,4484
Steers—Medium and Large 2684165.60/cwt165.00–168.001,1335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2689202.60/cwt190.00–211.001,3966
Steers—Medium and Large 2710152.89/cwt143.00–170.001,0864
Steers—Medium and Large 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729190.29/cwt187.00–196.001,3874
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770181.61/cwt176.00–187.001,3982
Steers—Medium and Large 2780166.33/cwt164.00–177.001,2976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2822176.65/cwt175.00–178.001,4523
Steers—Medium and Large 2830172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned105213.10/head200.00–225.002132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2195200.00/cwt200.00–200.003902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned211308.46/head285.00–375.003084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2235220.00/cwt220.00–220.005172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1263220.00/cwt220.00–220.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273207.00/cwt207.00–207.005653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278172.05/cwt167.00–177.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324202.63/cwt190.00–210.006574
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324167.96/cwt152.00–185.0054410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328220.00/cwt220.00–220.007226
Heifers—Small 4340435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368219.98/cwt205.00–230.0081011
Heifers—Small 437060.00/cwt60.00–60.002221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376172.59/cwt155.00–190.0064930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385195.06/cwt190.00–200.007512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2408188.37/cwt187.00–202.0076911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431173.31/cwt150.00–187.0074710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1435205.00/cwt205.00–205.008924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473198.50/cwt180.00–215.009399
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0212
Heifers—Small 447659.63/cwt50.00–70.002844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495157.50/cwt155.00–160.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524185.38/cwt180.00–190.009718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530203.17/cwt202.00–215.001,07711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530163.61/cwt157.00–179.008676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2563189.81/cwt181.00–200.001,06910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575163.27/cwt157.00–170.009392
Heifers—Small 460940.00/cwt40.00–40.002446
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612176.70/cwt170.00–183.001,0817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626152.47/cwt143.00–157.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650150.00/cwt150.00–150.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672176.00/cwt170.00–182.001,18313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719169.18/cwt160.00–178.001,2164
Heifers—Medium and Large 2719135.00/cwt135.00–135.009714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,3712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2757170.77/cwt160.00–177.001,29313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2831143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2919139.25/cwt132.00–150.001,2805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2928157.49/cwt155.00–160.001,4622
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435190.00/cwt190.00–190.008271
Bulls—Small 4455250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Bulls—Small 448552.00/cwt52.00–52.002521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2510193.95/cwt175.00–207.009893
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525224.86/cwt220.00–230.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009511
Bulls—Small 472545.00/cwt45.00–45.003261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2730167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2805122.00/cwt122.00–122.009821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825131.94/cwt122.00–142.001,0892
Bulls—Small 485070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
Bulls—Small 498585.00/cwt85.00–85.008371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,16582.00/cwt82.00–82.009551
Bulls——1,40884.55/cwt72.50–91.001,19016
Bulls——1,51897.22/cwt92.00–102.001,47614
Bulls——1,900104.49/cwt103.00–106.001,9853
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87356.66/cwt53.00–60.004956
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed88452.93/cwt41.00–58.004685
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed91368.13/cwt64.00–70.006225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01767.18/cwt64.00–70.5068343
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,04979.15/cwt76.00–82.008304
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10877.13/cwt72.00–81.0085532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15683.66/cwt82.00–85.0096711
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,15888.75/cwt82.00–98.001,02820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2001
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,22686.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0545
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23990.66/cwt86.00–97.001,12322
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4480350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28351,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2931
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29501,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29511,055.00/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29751,293.75/head1,200.00–1,425.001,2944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,375.00/head1,300.00–1,450.001,3754
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,085850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,11469.75/cwt68.00–75.007774
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,17092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,25393.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1655
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3031,583.33/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,450.00/head1,400.00–1,500.001,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1710141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0014
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898124.50/cwt122.00–127.001,1182
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2805910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,353.33/head1,210.00–1,450.001,3533

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.