Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −122.77 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$244.24

26 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

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

$62.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs NM average

−23.35 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	252.20	1,397	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	237.72	1,300	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	190.00	1,026	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.20/cwt here — about $371 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $300.85, median $367.01 across 28 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 sale26 hd

244.24

—

NM average4 barns · 304 hd

239.39

+4.84

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−23.35

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−122.77

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	1,407	122.74	1,727	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	114.04	1,334	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	112.60	1,716	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	916	92.46	847	47

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)	1,307	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 1-2	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	129	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	194.38/cwt	187.50–215.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	205.90/cwt	197.50–232.00	1,491	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,405	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	244.67/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	263.41/cwt	257.00–270.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	247.14/cwt	232.00–262.50	1,411	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	516.74/head	510.00–525.00	517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	253.41/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,219	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	120	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	241.05/cwt	222.00–258.00	1,463	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	288.07/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,377	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	262.31/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,364	5
Steers	Small 4	450–500	480	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	288.12/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,184	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	130	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	536.72/head	525.00–550.00	537	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,160	120.73/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,319	116.47/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,536	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,524	112.60/cwt	108.50–114.00	1,716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	112.29/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,249	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	118.32/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,554	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	77.40/cwt	69.00–84.00	644	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	164.94/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,357	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	815	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	996	1,780.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,780	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	135.50/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,343	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	134.00/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	783	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	782	102.28/cwt	100.00–107.00	800	3
Bulls	—	—	1,790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,596	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	136.35/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,322	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	872	96.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	845	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	106.93/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,147	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	763	75.16/cwt	66.00–82.00	573	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	235.46/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,584	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	280.49/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,646	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	945	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,252	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	194.12/cwt	187.50–207.50	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	181.90/cwt	165.00–210.00	862	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	203.96/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	584.49/head	560.00–600.00	584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	219.14/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	220.39/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	231.25/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,415	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	261.26/cwt	242.00–277.00	1,110	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	257.43/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	282.83/cwt	262.00–310.00	1,343	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	241.44/cwt	230.00–252.00	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	50–100	95	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	219.76/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	207.25/cwt	207.00–207.50	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	217.28/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	272.23/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	305.04/cwt	280.00–325.00	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	235.66/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,350	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	274.80/cwt	265.00–285.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	290.48/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,235	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	302.31/cwt	300.00–307.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	239.78/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,249	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	244.63/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	227.02/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,414	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	317.49/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,162	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	283.35/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,468	6

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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