Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $264.19/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −133.24 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$264.19

45 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$284

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

$65.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.24

vs NM average

−48.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	296.81	1,571	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	268.97	1,479	27
Medium and Large 2	556	231.67	1,287	11thin

One grade step is worth $65.14/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale45 hd

264.19

—

NM average4 barns · 386 hd

296.42

−32.24

National average178 barns · 13,961 hd

313.00

−48.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−133.24

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	1,522	121.87	1,855	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	111.62	1,210	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,559	109.00	1,699	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	744	83.79	624	24

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	877	$1,546	17
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,431	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,907	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,220	$1,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,725	2thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	257.38/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,984	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	943	114.15/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,076	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	315.37/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,539	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	300.64/cwt	283.00–325.00	1,263	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	253.03/cwt	222.00–275.00	1,202	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,029	1,755.00/head	1,650.00–1,910.00	1,755	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	927	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	892	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	892	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	129.46/cwt	114.00–146.00	1,207	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	166.20/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,546	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	690	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	805	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	710	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,051	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	693	912.50/head	900.00–925.00	913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,006	1,655.00/head	1,550.00–1,775.00	1,655	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	121.67/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,263	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,374	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,368	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,493.75/head	1,375.00–1,600.00	1,494	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,700	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,067.50/head	2,050.00–2,085.00	2,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,652	126.40/cwt	119.00–128.00	2,088	9
Bulls	—	—	1,229	111.67/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,372	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	460	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	628	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	484	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	900	109.09/cwt	103.00–114.00	982	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	721	84.65/cwt	80.00–88.00	610	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,568	115.33/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,808	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,377	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	93.94/cwt	90.00–100.00	792	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	732	72.42/cwt	70.00–78.00	530	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	762	64.00/cwt	60.00–67.00	488	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	115.59/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,388	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,008	105.54/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,064	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	718	100.10/cwt	99.00–101.00	719	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	336.11/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	264.55/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,783	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	338.37/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,435	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	380.70/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,424	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	224.53/cwt	205.00–235.00	633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	297.54/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	271.10/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,410	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	263.28/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,896	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	398.24/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	338.12/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,278	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	797	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,905	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	199.02/cwt	191.00–203.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	346.12/cwt	300.00–357.50	980	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	253.75/cwt	225.00–272.00	1,056	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	265.34/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,658	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	230.37/cwt	202.00–240.00	1,302	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	267.27/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,534	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	232.50/cwt	232.00–233.00	1,546	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	232.11/cwt	210.00–255.00	2,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	256.04/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,590	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	285.08/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,374	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	277.90/cwt	255.00–300.00	887	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	258.74/cwt	212.50–295.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	403	378.70/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	242.56/cwt	212.00–270.00	1,155	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	237.54/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	185.97/cwt	184.00–188.00	1,413	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	223.96/cwt	215.00–232.50	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	210	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	90	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,171	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	193.69/cwt	175.00–232.00	1,604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	264.43/cwt	211.00–305.00	1,253	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	244.29/cwt	210.00–262.00	1,507	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,312	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	216.68/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	317.08/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,195	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	217	285.12/cwt	275.00–302.50	619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	167.79/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	293.61/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	279.24/cwt	270.00–285.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	266.63/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	219.70/cwt	195.00–242.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	261.57/cwt	235.00–270.00	997	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	286.99/cwt	280.00–293.00	775	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	295.15/cwt	292.50–322.50	986	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	268.25/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,129	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	234.81/cwt	225.00–250.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	210	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	150	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	275.53/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,411	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,180	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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