Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2023-12-15

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 15
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
696 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 735▼ 304 vs year ago 1,000 · −30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
148 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 173▼ 112 vs year ago 260 · −43.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 90▲ 18 vs year ago 71 · +25.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*RESENDING WITH SPECIAL NOTE*

Compared to last week: Steer calves were 8.00-10.00 higher, while heifer calves were 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 7.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 3.00-5.00 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 $256.18/cwt on 298 head.
Average price
$256.18
298 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$940
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$214.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.79
vs NM average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466279.441,302204
Medium and Large 1-2439238.921,04960
Medium and Large 2501181.1690724
Small 455565.2436210thin
One grade step is worth $214.21/cwt here — about $940 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 sale298 hd
256.18
—
NM average4 barns · 3,708 hd
243.39
+12.79
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—Low1,36199.731,35736
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,630103.001,6791thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06496.451,02668
CowsLean 85-90%Average95283.0979154

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)Young (2-4 yrs)917$1,20015
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)867$1,1476
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)999$1,13513
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,1132thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$1,0932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,506$1,6194thin

Every lot

148 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned100375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned173275.00/head275.00–275.002752
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned175425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 1220315.00/cwt315.00–315.006931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2233275.00/cwt275.00–275.006415
Steers—Medium and Large 1269322.75/cwt320.00–325.008684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2271270.66/cwt240.00–300.0073311
Steers—Medium and Large 2278212.16/cwt200.00–220.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 2300222.00/cwt222.00–222.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1329310.44/cwt305.00–325.001,02123
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2329260.08/cwt250.00–275.008566
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added372327.72/cwt318.00–337.001,21932
Steers—Medium and Large 2375174.57/cwt172.00–177.006552
Steers—Medium and Large 1378294.50/cwt270.00–315.001,1139
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384236.43/cwt223.00–250.0090812
Steers—Small 4390250.00/head250.00–250.002501
Steers—Medium and Large 2413200.61/cwt200.00–202.508294
Steers—Medium and Large 1418271.84/cwt257.00–287.001,13627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425238.02/cwt230.00–255.001,0125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy426281.58/cwt277.00–290.001,2008
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,35213
Steers—Medium and Large 1473272.66/cwt260.00–280.001,29021
Steers—Medium and Large 2487166.71/cwt160.00–170.008123
Steers—Small 449560.00/cwt60.00–60.002971
Steers—Medium and Large 2501176.00/cwt176.00–176.008824
Steers—Small 452159.27/cwt47.00–68.003095
Steers—Medium and Large 1523268.73/cwt242.00–280.001,40511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524233.02/cwt210.00–250.001,2215
Steers—Medium and Large 2570187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574222.12/cwt210.00–232.001,2757
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579256.31/cwt256.00–263.001,48422
Steers—Medium and Large 1582238.28/cwt220.00–254.001,3879
Steers—Small 459574.00/cwt74.00–74.004401
Steers—Medium and Large 1612232.28/cwt220.00–239.001,4228
Steers—Small 461774.00/cwt74.00–74.004573
Steers—Medium and Large 2626155.00/cwt155.00–155.009701
Steers—Medium and Large 1660221.96/cwt217.00–227.001,4652
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2668190.99/cwt190.00–192.001,2762
Steers—Medium and Large 2675176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added677225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5236
Steers—Medium and Large 1720215.07/cwt210.00–220.001,5492
Steers—Medium and Large 2720162.53/cwt160.00–165.001,1702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725193.62/cwt189.50–196.001,4044
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Steers—Medium and Large 2775141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0931
Steers—Medium and Large 1796198.20/cwt198.00–199.001,5785
Steers—Medium and Large 1810196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,5881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2845180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5211
Steers—Medium and Large 2930149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,005144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,4471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers47 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95190.00/head190.00–190.001901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned117228.00/head180.00–250.002283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned200410.00/head410.00–410.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned210270.00/cwt270.00–270.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277178.28/cwt175.00–180.004943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1279251.15/cwt237.00–275.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285215.77/cwt202.50–230.006152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314246.54/cwt230.00–253.007746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added318246.21/cwt244.00–262.5078312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2323205.03/cwt200.00–215.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328170.12/cwt150.00–185.005588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355155.29/cwt152.00–157.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added356249.41/cwt244.00–267.0088810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375200.94/cwt194.00–205.007544
Heifers—Small 4380230.00/head230.00–230.002303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385232.14/cwt216.00–243.0089411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Heifers—Small 441039.25/cwt32.50–46.001612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422221.36/cwt212.00–235.0093416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added444258.17/cwt246.00–262.001,14644
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy471240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477160.00/cwt160.00–160.007633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481195.75/cwt187.00–209.009425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482220.75/cwt212.50–230.001,06425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2515194.03/cwt180.00–207.009993
Heifers—Small 452540.84/cwt40.00–45.002146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529218.33/cwt215.00–219.001,1556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535152.00/cwt152.00–152.008131
Heifers—Small 455045.00/cwt45.00–45.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556230.73/cwt227.50–234.001,28312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563211.58/cwt201.00–224.001,1918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573192.76/cwt180.00–209.001,1054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573170.54/cwt165.00–180.009775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615184.79/cwt180.00–189.501,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637206.26/cwt202.00–212.001,3145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2654175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,1487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676189.67/cwt185.00–197.001,2825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676153.58/cwt150.00–172.001,0386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2761163.79/cwt162.00–170.001,2469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2835160.63/cwt156.00–180.001,3415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2840140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885146.50/cwt146.50–146.501,2972
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,0931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2495230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525124.00/cwt124.00–124.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537224.02/cwt190.00–240.001,2033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575125.04/cwt120.00–130.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633168.77/cwt155.00–182.001,0682
Bulls—Small 470565.00/cwt65.00–65.004581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740122.00/cwt122.00–122.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2816151.89/cwt147.00–156.001,23911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,09689.66/cwt85.00–94.009834
Bulls——Return to Feed1,11599.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1041
Bulls——1,26690.39/cwt80.50–94.001,1447
Bulls——1,34099.82/cwt95.00–105.501,33813
Bulls——1,564109.31/cwt108.00–114.001,71011
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71469.39/cwt63.00–76.004954
Cows—Lean 85-90%83569.30/cwt67.00–71.005794
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed96396.86/cwt89.00–103.009338
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed96486.30/cwt80.00–91.0083225
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00386.47/cwt80.00–90.5086720
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,04093.00/cwt93.00–93.009671
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,05045.00/cwt45.00–45.004731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06798.37/cwt95.00–104.001,05039
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07091.01/cwt84.00–94.0097418
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,170107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,570109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,7111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,630103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,6791
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2700785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2715875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2715875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium 2740600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2783120.00/cwt106.00–135.009403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2810955.00/head950.00–960.009552
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28881,308.33/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3083
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29551,246.82/head1,150.00–1,410.001,24711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,112.50/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,131.82/head1,000.00–1,250.001,13211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0451,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0951,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,092.50/head1,010.00–1,175.001,0932
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760111.67/cwt107.00–114.008493
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 12,0301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.