Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2021-06-18

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 18
● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
163 vs last sale 586 54 vs year ago 369 · +14.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
286 head
54 vs last sale 232 145 vs year ago 141 · +102.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
220 head
21 vs last sale 199 14 vs year ago 234 · 6.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. due to limited comparable sales but a higher undertone noted on heifers. Feeder steers over 600 lbs. 2.00-6.00 higher on limited quotes, no comparison on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows mostly steady, bulls 2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $156.86/cwt on 50 head.
Average price
$156.86
50 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$44
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$3.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
13.38
vs NM average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523157.8582534
Medium and Large 1-2562154.7586916thin
One grade step is worth $3.11/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale50 hd
156.86
NM average3 barns · 568 hd
170.24
−13.38
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
BullsLow1,46286.291,26123
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42772.871,0394thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18170.6683592
CowsLean 85-90%Low96556.8254894

Every lot, as filed

66 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1Full578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008093
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned240162.50/cwt162.50–162.503902
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned309160.00/cwt160.00–160.004944
BullsMedium and Large 181586.00/cwt86.00–86.007012
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed87350.24/cwt45.00–55.004392
Bulls1,10077.69/cwt75.00–80.008554
Bulls1,76099.25/cwt99.00–99.501,7472
Bulls1,63590.73/cwt83.50–95.501,48312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,63575.00/cwt75.00–75.001,2261
BullsReturn to Feed1,68086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,4451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,000725.00/cwt725.00–725.007,2501
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2700778.33/cwt660.00–900.005,4483
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2850683.33/cwt600.00–725.005,8083
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2789751.11/cwt700.00–810.005,9269
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2750650.00/cwt650.00–650.004,8751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2700700.00/cwt700.00–700.004,9002
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2981892.14/cwt800.00–1,300.008,75221
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2844961.88/cwt800.00–1,250.008,1188
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2650600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2937865.00/cwt675.00–1,175.008,1055
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2750810.00/cwt810.00–810.006,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 2950665.00/cwt665.00–665.006,3181
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3650550.00/cwt550.00–550.003,5752
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3700578.33/cwt535.00–600.004,0483
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 2-3707490.71/cwt450.00–660.003,4697
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 2-3630540.00/cwt540.00–540.003,4021
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2959725.00/cwt700.00–840.006,95311
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 2700900.00/cwt900.00–900.006,3001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 21,050830.00/cwt830.00–830.008,7151
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,050890.00/cwt890.00–890.009,3451
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0001,450.00/cwt1,450.00–1,450.0014,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1351,314.00/cwt1,125.00–1,335.0014,91410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,026792.14/cwt600.00–1,200.008,1277
BullsReturn to Feed1,09975.18/cwt72.50–80.008264
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18575.52/cwt75.00–76.008952
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,35772.16/cwt70.00–74.509793
CowsBoner 80-85%1,19171.43/cwt64.00–74.5085182
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08161.53/cwt60.00–63.006658
CowsLean 85-90%1,02263.87/cwt57.00–69.0065346
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2489144.00/cwt144.00–144.007044
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed1,23765.78/cwt60.00–69.008143
CowsLean 85-90%Return to Feed83032.24/cwt27.00–34.502683
CowsLean 85-90%87548.95/cwt39.00–55.0042830
CowsLean 85-90%1,02271.79/cwt70.50–73.007345
CowsLean 85-90%87036.20/cwt30.00–40.003155
HeifersMedium and Large 2482122.35/cwt121.00–125.005906
SteersMedium and Large 1-2707140.98/cwt139.00–143.009974
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2574141.00/cwt141.00–141.008094
BullsMedium and Large 1-2332170.00/cwt170.00–170.005643
SteersMedium and Large 1-2368175.00/cwt175.00–175.006444
SteersMedium and Large 1-2586151.50/cwt148.50–161.008888
HeifersMedium and Large 2402135.00/cwt135.00–135.005435
SteersMedium and Large 1750132.50/cwt132.50–132.509941
SteersMedium and Large 1612159.69/cwt150.00–172.009778
HeifersMedium and Large 1244151.00/cwt151.00–151.003684
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2238152.50/cwt152.50–152.503633
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Unweaned343128.00/cwt128.00–128.004396
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2448149.00/cwt149.00–149.006682
HeifersMedium and Large 1303170.00/cwt170.00–170.005153
SteersMedium and Large 1385176.00/cwt176.00–176.006782
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned408150.00/cwt150.00–150.006123
SteersMedium and Large 1523179.20/cwt179.00–180.009375
SteersMedium and Large 1652147.00/cwt147.00–147.009585
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full500129.00/cwt129.00–129.006452
SteersMedium and Large 1800139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Unweaned229141.07/cwt140.00–142.003234

How this sale compares

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.