Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $248.77/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −113.28 against this barn's trailing median of $362.05.

Average price

$248.77

34 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,369

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$54.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.88

vs NM average

−19.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	254.92	1,403	27
Medium and Large 1-2	547	229.25	1,254	6thin
Medium and Large 2	575	200.00	1,150	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.92/cwt here — about $253 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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $300.85, median $362.05 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 sale34 hd

248.77

—

NM average4 barns · 206 hd

254.65

−5.88

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−19.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

362.05

−113.28

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	1,519	133.77	2,032	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,045	118.22	1,235	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	882	109.58	966	30

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,544	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	969	$1,505	5

Every lot, as filed

121 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	450–500	460	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	230.21/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	258.46/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,396	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	220.60/cwt	208.00–245.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,245	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	248.89/cwt	232.00–272.00	1,414	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	298.07/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	321.91/cwt	320.00–325.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	322.34/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	209.77/cwt	207.50–212.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	253.81/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,094	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	404	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	248.00/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	600	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	309.72/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,642	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	365	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	547	118.98/cwt	112.50–125.00	651	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	365.03/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,566	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,620	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	475	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	284.54/cwt	254.00–330.00	1,639	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	262.42/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,519	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	382.08/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	211.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,105	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	368.81/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,756	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	297.48/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	301.05/cwt	285.00–330.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	285.60/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,342	4
Steers	Small 4	400–450	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,117	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	578	115.42/cwt	112.00–119.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	297.39/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,526	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	167.70/cwt	160.00–175.00	964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	545	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	230.93/cwt	210.00–255.00	746	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,691	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	233	493.49/head	400.00–585.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	164	525.19/head	500.00–550.00	525	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	121	416.53/head	400.00–500.00	417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	174	611.95/head	610.00–620.00	612	5
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	912	111.40/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,016	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,039	121.38/cwt	118.00–127.50	1,261	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	809	101.22/cwt	100.00–104.00	819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	116.85/cwt	116.50–117.00	1,036	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	700	96.35/cwt	93.00–100.00	674	2
Bulls	—	—	1,880	151.94/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,856	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	137.47/cwt	131.00–145.00	2,488	6
Bulls	—	—	1,198	124.80/cwt	122.00–127.00	1,495	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	114.22/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,211	21
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,068	122.34/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,307	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	156.87/cwt	147.00–165.00	1,231	31
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,047	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,401	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	665	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,277	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	135.00/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,260	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	812	174.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,413	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	901	1,740.00/head	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,740	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,483.33/head	1,400.00–1,550.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	525	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	363.22/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	287.58/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,366	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	228.28/cwt	215.00–239.00	1,214	3
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	457	577.74/head	540.00–650.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	246.54/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	289.78/cwt	280.00–300.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	308.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,177	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	231.69/cwt	221.00–245.00	1,545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	315.22/cwt	312.50–320.00	709	4
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	417	571.70/head	570.00–575.00	572	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	320.32/cwt	310.00–330.00	746	2
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	515	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	570	690.00/head	690.00–690.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	796	223.73/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,781	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	304.44/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	168.33/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,675	3
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	385	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	233.95/cwt	221.00–252.00	1,467	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	731	223.22/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,632	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,492	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	245.53/cwt	205.00–285.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	908	182.52/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,657	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,745	3

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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