Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sharply higher and 400-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower to sharply lower. Steer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare . Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were 8.00-12.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 8.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 3.00-10.00 higher on small numbers to compare. Trade was active with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower instances 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.29/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −146.14 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$251.29

31 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,348

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,057

per head · Large 1 over Small 3

$201.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.87

vs NM average

−58.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Large 1	530	287.00	1,521	1thin
Medium and Large 1	542	269.99	1,463	21
Medium and Large 1-2	514	245.60	1,262	5thin
Large 2	560	217.00	1,215	1thin
Medium 1-2	515	216.00	1,112	1thin
Small 3	540	86.00	464	2thin

One grade step is worth $201.00/cwt here — about $1,057 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 sale31 hd

251.29

—

NM average4 barns · 497 hd

267.15

−15.87

National average173 barns · 10,802 hd

309.55

−58.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−146.14

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	—	High	1,583	130.55	2,067	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,319	134.24	1,771	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,061	115.72	1,228	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	955	99.50	950	27

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$1,492	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	665	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	925	$1,375	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	635	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,625	1thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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	624	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	650–700	658	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	559	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	515	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	468	253.33/cwt	247.00–260.00	1,186	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,695	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	249.09/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	283.49/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,483	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	288.78/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,349	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	400	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	625	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	234.27/cwt	227.00–242.00	1,694	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	343.73/cwt	327.50–370.00	1,131	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	280.17/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,754	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	312.76/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,304	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	337.83/cwt	324.00–360.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	689	239.10/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	245.46/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	260.27/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,478	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	251.69/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,347	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	334.55/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,248	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	199.92/cwt	182.00–220.00	1,737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	303.25/cwt	300.00–310.00	810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	163	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	291.25/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,086	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	271.83/cwt	268.00–281.00	1,294	27
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	308	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	628	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,262	1
Bulls	Medium 1	600–650	605	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium 1	600–650	645	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,477	1
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	365	230.25/cwt	217.50–242.00	840	2
Steers	Large 1Full	350–400	360	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	900	1
Steers	Large 1	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	430	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	819	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Steers	Large 2Full	550–600	560	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,215	1
Steers	Large 1	350–400	350	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,071	1
Steers	Large 1	600–650	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	1
Steers	Large 1	500–550	530	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,521	1
Steers	Large 1	850–900	890	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,789	1
Steers	Large 1	450–500	465	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,221	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,319	134.24/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,771	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,085	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	655	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	531	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	805	81.22/cwt	77.00–85.00	654	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	605	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	575	2
Steers	Large 2	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	104.88/cwt	90.00–116.00	1,083	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	74.78/cwt	74.50–75.00	576	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,645	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	107.90/cwt	106.50–109.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium 1	—	860	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,462	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	741	157.00/cwt	135.00–177.00	1,163	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	927	1,491.67/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	665	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	162.00/cwt	136.00–190.00	1,547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	755	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	755	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Small 3	450–500	490	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Heifers	Small 3	350–400	385	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Small 3	300–350	300	585.00/head	585.00–585.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	837.50/head	700.00–975.00	838	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bulls	—	—	1,947	145.54/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,834	3
Bulls	—	—	1,357	119.27/cwt	109.00–129.00	1,618	9
Bulls	—	—	1,669	135.69/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,265	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	880	117.20/cwt	114.50–120.00	1,031	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	890	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,113	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	925	108.77/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,104	1
Steers	Small 3	400–450	435	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	505	1
Steers	Small 3	500–550	530	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	424	1
Steers	Small 3	550–600	550	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	506	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	650–700	685	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,144	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,463	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	261.85/cwt	260.00–262.50	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,183	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	248.81/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,285	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,671	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	270.39/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,141	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	244.64/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	198.30/cwt	191.00–213.00	1,523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	294.80/cwt	282.00–307.00	1,244	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	100–150	130	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	223.38/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	252.00/cwt	222.00–266.00	1,429	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	116.57/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,328	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	118.52/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,019	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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