Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-25.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade good demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $277.63/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −119.79 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$277.63

76 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$465

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

$71.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.92

vs NM average

−33.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	292.46	1,651	34
Medium and Large 1-2	553	273.04	1,510	36
Medium and Large 2	536	221.07	1,186	6thin

One grade step is worth $71.39/cwt here — about $465 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 sale76 hd

277.63

—

NM average4 barns · 493 hd

271.71

+5.92

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−33.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−119.79

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	1,593	135.91	2,166	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,174	128.45	1,508	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	827	98.82	818	40

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)	1,055	$1,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	765	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	754	$1,150	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	973	$1,868	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,863	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
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	685	118.77/cwt	117.50–120.00	814	2
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	537	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	346.59/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,130	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	684.38/head	650.00–700.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,666	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	183	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	266.18/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,368	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	249.46/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,291	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	294.07/cwt	287.00–300.50	944	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	256.74/cwt	252.00–258.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	276.86/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,683	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	260.66/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	313.50/cwt	310.00–318.00	1,624	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	314.63/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,463	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	280.95/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	317.22/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,364	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	219.20/cwt	203.00–240.00	1,357	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	259.12/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,122	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	135	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	192.80/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,481	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	440	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	274.44/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,133	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	745	100.04/cwt	89.00–107.00	745	4
Bulls	—	—	1,808	139.90/cwt	134.00–144.00	2,529	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	132.10/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,629	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,056	122.47/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,293	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,005	124.63/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,253	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,237	128.88/cwt	124.00–133.00	1,594	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,458	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,105	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	150.00/cwt	141.00–155.00	1,143	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	127.33/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,239	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,475.00/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	495	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	867	170.00/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,474	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,098	2,387.50/head	2,275.00–2,500.00	2,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,422	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	1,705.00/head	1,610.00–1,800.00	1,705	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	632	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	114.04/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,062	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	736	88.32/cwt	80.00–91.00	650	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,083	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,005	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,327	1
Bulls	—	—	1,347	123.70/cwt	117.00–131.00	1,666	7
Bulls	—	—	1,850	152.25/cwt	146.00–159.00	2,817	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,336	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	984	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	703	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,800	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	84.58/cwt	78.00–93.00	643	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	99.95/cwt	94.00–105.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	222.40/cwt	215.00–230.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	244.52/cwt	235.00–255.00	900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	332.44/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,260	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,254	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.03/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,208	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	223.64/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,158	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	188.56/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	219.71/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,171	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	236.96/cwt	230.00–260.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	283.89/cwt	270.00–300.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	215.94/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,237	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	252.36/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,176	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	194.75/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	832	181.97/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	123	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	267.25/cwt	262.00–270.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	244.20/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	264.83/cwt	240.00–285.00	983	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	277.47/cwt	272.00–290.00	763	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	231.76/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,321	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	224.52/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	292.49/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,109	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	326	311.24/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,015	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	219.41/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	294.90/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,250	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	607	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	252.67/cwt	210.00–268.00	1,559	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	287.09/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,504	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	272.10/cwt	257.00–300.00	1,284	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	223.65/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	800–850	802	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,805	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	623	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,663	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	600–650	628	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,457	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	750–800	751	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	259.00/cwt	243.00–269.00	1,507	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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