Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $257.88/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.54 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$257.88

74 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,376

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$992

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$197.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.30

vs NM average

−46.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	291.99	1,520	35
Medium and Large 1-2	542	263.17	1,427	28
Medium and Large 2	543	207.57	1,126	4thin
Small 4	557	94.87	529	7thin

One grade step is worth $197.12/cwt here — about $992 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale74 hd

257.88

—

NM average4 barns · 510 hd

266.18

−8.30

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−46.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−139.54

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	—	Low	1,602	125.06	2,003	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,109	122.11	1,354	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	846	99.41	841	52

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,278	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,963	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,625	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,071	$1,500	4thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	546	94.01/cwt	90.00–95.00	513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	239.28/cwt	230.00–250.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	201.98/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	210.56/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	130	441.83/head	325.00–550.00	442	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,476	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	323.34/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	364.80/cwt	362.50–367.00	876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	291.96/cwt	287.00–295.00	1,212	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	214.37/cwt	192.00–235.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	216.81/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	297	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,037	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	201.50/cwt	185.00–218.00	1,511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,472	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	585	97.03/cwt	94.00–100.00	568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	265.24/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,390	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	325.00/cwt	315.00–335.00	845	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	336.76/cwt	320.00–355.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	340.06/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,085	4
Steers	Small 4	300–350	326	562.64/head	450.00–700.00	563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	284.16/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,233	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	259.45/cwt	246.00–272.00	1,492	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	324.75/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,400	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	614	244.11/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	192.00/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	241.02/cwt	195.00–252.00	1,154	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	251.22/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	280.85/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,070	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	308.79/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	274.72/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,294	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	294.78/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,527	24
Steers	Small 4	600–650	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	225	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	195.13/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,686	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	472	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	320.00/head	320.00–320.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	485.00/head	485.00–485.00	485	1
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	812	90.52/cwt	89.00–95.00	735	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,113	125.19/cwt	124.00–126.00	1,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	128.33/cwt	122.00–131.00	1,616	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	118.37/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,256	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	968	119.10/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,153	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	97.54/cwt	90.00–100.00	832	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	106.79/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,006	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	733	77.97/cwt	64.00–85.00	572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	640	57.75/cwt	50.00–62.00	370	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	801	112.04/cwt	107.00–117.00	897	12
Bulls	—	—	1,318	116.49/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,535	10
Bulls	—	—	1,943	140.30/cwt	136.00–144.00	2,726	2
Bulls	—	—	1,756	129.00/cwt	124.00–133.00	2,265	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	137.50/cwt	121.00–154.00	1,257	27
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	178.20/cwt	160.00–191.00	1,716	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,035	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,301	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	134.80/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,341	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,337.50/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,338	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,503	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,314	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,178	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	765	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	212.66/cwt	187.00–232.50	1,457	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	256.18/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,378	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,101	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	519	236.93/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,230	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	195.77/cwt	193.00–207.50	1,147	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	252.66/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,623	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	233.36/cwt	215.00–242.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	246.70/cwt	241.00–262.00	1,189	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	310.00/cwt	305.00–315.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	261.30/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,220	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	251.00/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,067	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	219.85/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,385	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	282.46/cwt	280.00–287.50	1,082	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	253.16/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	273.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,167	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	264.43/cwt	252.50–275.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	208.53/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,408	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	237.90/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,363	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	233.18/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	235.70/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	229.72/cwt	170.00–265.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	177.68/cwt	169.00–182.00	1,357	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	299.43/cwt	290.00–302.50	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	236.80/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,613	4

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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