Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-03-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $288.35/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −109.08 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$288.35

45 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$539

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

$87.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.49

vs NM average

−21.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	303.52	1,678	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	287.98	1,548	27
Medium and Large 2	528	215.74	1,140	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.78/cwt here — about $539 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

288.35

—

NM average4 barns · 400 hd

289.83

−1.49

National average156 barns · 8,291 hd

310.26

−21.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−109.08

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	1,630	145.53	2,371	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	130.93	1,442	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	741	92.88	688	10

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)	875	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$1,377	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,000	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,018	$3,781	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1	400–450	433	291.25/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,261	19
Heifers	Small 4	250–300	250	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Small 4	400–450	425	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,154	132.92/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,534	10
Steers	Small 4	450–500	450	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	292.31/cwt	280.00–296.00	1,643	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	310.69/cwt	302.00–320.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	214.00/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,573	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	140	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	195	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	311.61/cwt	309.00–320.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	325.35/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	292.43/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,424	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	278.93/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,727	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	258.50/cwt	257.00–260.00	1,810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	345.07/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,470	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	321.63/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,541	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	318.38/cwt	305.00–325.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	301.10/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,560	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	343.35/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	375.71/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,195	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	259.77/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	325.93/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	55	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	320	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	1
Steers	Small 4	200–250	230	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	273.82/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,446	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,016	124.58/cwt	123.00–128.00	1,266	5
Bulls	—	—	1,735	145.20/cwt	142.00–148.00	2,519	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	125.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,754	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	111.18/cwt	107.00–116.00	987	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	125.34/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,294	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	3,781.25/head	2,500.00–5,500.00	3,781	40
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,462.50/head	1,425.00–1,500.00	1,463	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	133.67/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,111	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	137.07/cwt	126.00–151.00	1,073	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	892	163.00/cwt	155.00–172.00	1,454	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	131.67/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,468	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	130.00/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	670	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	702	1,211.67/head	1,110.00–1,275.00	1,212	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,040	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,404	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	688	89.42/cwt	84.00–94.00	615	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	974	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	140.98/cwt	140.50–142.00	1,803	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	131.40/cwt	129.50–139.00	1,441	47
Bulls	—	—	1,778	155.75/cwt	152.00–160.00	2,769	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	317.25/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,339	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	260.67/cwt	237.00–280.00	1,775	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,255	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	654	71.85/cwt	62.00–80.00	470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	226.11/cwt	212.00–240.00	742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	309.47/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	239.96/cwt	230.00–250.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	208.61/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	229.03/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,656	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	209.50/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	279.11/cwt	258.00–300.00	1,348	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	184.34/cwt	168.00–200.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	241.77/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,482	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	245.24/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	152	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	239.22/cwt	205.00–267.50	1,275	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	259.14/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	207.33/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	294.54/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,561	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,293	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	254.04/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	252.32/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	291.85/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,264	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	372	290.00/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	228.80/cwt	215.00–242.50	1,540	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	217.52/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,714	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	223.78/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,043	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	248.57/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,081	5

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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