Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-03-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady while feeder heifers sold 12.00-16.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.40/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −111.61 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$255.40

82 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,425

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$37.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.63

vs NM average

−20.77 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	262.74	1,481	64
Medium and Large 1-2	540	229.56	1,239	17thin
Medium and Large 2	520	225.00	1,170	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $311 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $300.85, median $367.01 across 28 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 sale82 hd

255.40

—

NM average4 barns · 328 hd

260.03

−4.63

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−20.77

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−111.61

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	1,562	138.61	2,165	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,065	124.78	1,329	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	825	92.11	760	17

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)	1,025	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,365	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$1,881	4thin

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	615	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	630	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	380	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	269.92/cwt	255.00–287.00	1,123	14
Steers	Small 4	350–400	355	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	470	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Steers	Small 4	200–250	230	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	390	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	72.54/cwt	67.50–76.00	640	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	612	83.57/cwt	80.00–90.00	511	3
Bulls	—	—	1,359	130.78/cwt	126.50–136.00	1,777	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,118	131.98/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,476	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,079	126.85/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,369	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	952	113.96/cwt	108.00–118.50	1,085	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	1,958.33/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,958	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	1,756.25/head	1,600.00–1,925.00	1,756	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	137.50/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,640	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	168.50/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,491	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,166	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,491.67/head	1,300.00–1,625.00	1,492	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	143.86/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,326	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	821	1,043.75/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,044	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	225.80/cwt	207.00–245.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,195	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	475	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	415	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	315	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	353.74/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,277	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	269.79/cwt	255.00–273.00	1,470	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	984	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	259.38/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,219	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	356	274.58/cwt	267.50–280.00	978	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	289.41/cwt	281.00–292.50	1,624	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	380.03/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,087	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	327.53/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,405	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	262.35/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,787	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	257.25/cwt	255.00–264.00	1,487	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,467	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	256	310.82/cwt	310.00–320.00	796	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	241.62/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,335	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	224.69/cwt	209.00–240.00	1,831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	215.83/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,027	169.90/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,745	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	2,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	99.78/cwt	96.00–106.00	866	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	136.44/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,513	4
Bulls	—	—	1,380	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,463	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	146.35/cwt	137.00–155.00	2,566	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	890	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	997	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,139	127.55/cwt	113.00–136.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	274.21/cwt	256.00–289.00	1,733	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	302.86/cwt	293.00–330.00	1,420	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	365.94/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,182	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	297.10/cwt	289.00–315.00	1,536	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,493	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	195.97/cwt	192.00–200.00	1,215	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	225.15/cwt	215.00–235.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	233.88/cwt	220.00–270.00	884	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	948	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	225.11/cwt	220.00–230.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	238.35/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	211.51/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	253.83/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,081	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	208.15/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,619	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	241.28/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,124	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	322.27/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,057	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	858	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	334	245.69/cwt	245.00–247.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,070	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	257.97/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1450–1500	1,488	156.26/cwt	152.50–160.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	208.56/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	185.81/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	226.79/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,290	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	232.03/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	262.64/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,103	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	310.52/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,341	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	334.81/cwt	325.00–340.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	259.73/cwt	255.00–260.00	974	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	278.32/cwt	277.50–280.00	732	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	240.20/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,119	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	224.97/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	584	270.01/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,577	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	233.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	238.01/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	317.14/cwt	286.00–327.00	1,237	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	270.41/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,395	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	500–550	531	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	284.98/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,354	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	251.58/cwt	248.00–257.00	1,580	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	799	1

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.

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