Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-03-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-6.00 higher while heifer calves sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-7.00 lower, Slaughter cows were 5.00-7.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $281.45/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −115.97 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$281.45

15 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,522

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$382

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$55.05/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.00

vs NM average

−29.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	290.00	1,639	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	288.35	1,549	11thin
Medium and Large 2	535	234.95	1,257	2thin

One grade step is worth $55.05/cwt here — about $382 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $339.19, median $397.42 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale15 hd

281.45

—

NM average1 barns · 15 hd

281.45

+0.00

National average175 barns · 13,855 hd

311.23

−29.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−115.97

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,433	122.08	1,749	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,153	120.10	1,385	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	829	88.89	737	29

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$1,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,425	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,325	3thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Small 4	600–650	645	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	574	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	730	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	236.50/cwt	236.50–236.50	1,887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	378.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	270.80/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,180	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,177	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	289.95/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,244	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	278.65/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	387.58/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	307.77/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,342	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	278.30/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,859	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	351.19/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,464	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	230.81/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	226.95/cwt	197.50–255.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	340.00/head	340.00–340.00	340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	268.87/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	266.25/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,110	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	183.61/cwt	172.00–195.00	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	261.82/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	241.98/cwt	222.00–262.50	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	314	291.24/cwt	280.00–310.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	279.16/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,329	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	269.46/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	306.24/cwt	295.00–332.00	1,170	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	279.57/cwt	275.00–282.00	1,719	7
Steers	Small 4	300–350	340	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	575	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	529	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	675	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	594	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	470	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	432	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,008	108.17/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,090	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	720	69.00/cwt	54.00–84.00	497	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	99.25/cwt	97.00–100.00	898	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	124.51/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,546	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,042	113.83/cwt	107.00–118.00	1,186	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	131.50/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,464	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	124.43/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,224	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,416	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,425.00/head	1,325.00–1,575.00	1,425	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	122.64/cwt	114.00–130.00	1,231	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,325.00/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,325	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	865	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,021	1
Bulls	—	—	1,586	123.28/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,955	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,000	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,110	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,155	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,536	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,063	118.33/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,258	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	70.66/cwt	67.00–75.00	562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	85.63/cwt	80.00–89.00	672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,163	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	806	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	95.59/cwt	92.00–100.00	832	12
Bulls	—	—	1,140	109.24/cwt	104.00–112.00	1,245	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	131.00/cwt	129.00–132.50	2,050	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	255.58/cwt	235.00–265.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,463	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	437	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	234.95/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	799	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,050	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	182.55/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	236.10/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,011	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	240.35/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	177.54/cwt	166.00–190.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	738	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	257.35/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	183.00/cwt	182.00–184.00	1,684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,033	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	338.38/cwt	325.00–360.00	941	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	278.44/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,072	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	358	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	336.54/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	295.24/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	296.06/cwt	265.00–305.00	829	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	168.37/cwt	157.00–180.00	1,482	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	241.60/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,165	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,556	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	234.67/cwt	225.00–245.00	899	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	163.95/cwt	142.00–187.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	316.59/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,168	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	292.98/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,415	12

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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