Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.81/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −124.20 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$242.81

43 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,290

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$118

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

$33.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.35

vs NM average

−33.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	275.00	1,403	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	241.24	1,284	41

One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd

242.81

—

NM average4 barns · 262 hd

249.16

−6.35

National average163 barns · 12,702 hd

276.46

−33.65

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−124.20

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	1,439	143.85	2,070	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,100	126.26	1,389	80
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	811	93.44	758	16

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)	884	$1,175	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	752	$967	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	588	$575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$1,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,225	2thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	800–850	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	258.20/cwt	240.00–275.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	127	455.51/head	400.00–525.00	456	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	224.98/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	267.40/cwt	247.00–280.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	249.34/cwt	238.00–262.50	1,080	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	286.68/cwt	285.00–287.50	1,625	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	260.00/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,053	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	168.48/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	236.48/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,454	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	322.08/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	363.24/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,162	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	259.17/cwt	257.50–260.00	1,231	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	163	541.92/head	535.00–550.00	542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	113	503.11/head	475.00–530.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	142	549.65/head	525.00–600.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	352.52/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,262	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	346.16/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,454	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	225.94/cwt	222.00–234.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	255.27/cwt	252.50–258.00	1,761	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	336.03/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,593	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	150	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	2
Bulls	Small 4	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	420	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	4
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	350	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Small 4	150–200	170	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	688	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,170	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	750	93.41/cwt	92.00–94.00	701	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	131.68/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,547	34
Bulls	—	—	1,654	154.51/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,556	5
Bulls	—	—	1,403	140.24/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,968	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,203	141.44/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,702	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,043	119.07/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,242	18
Bulls	—	—	1,227	128.66/cwt	124.00–132.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	211.69/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,524	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	270.97/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,685	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	375	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	713	79.80/cwt	75.00–82.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	234.58/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,210	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,720	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	242.56/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,196	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	252.90/cwt	240.00–270.00	913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	307.53/cwt	280.00–325.00	975	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	230.17/cwt	205.00–255.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	236.79/cwt	230.00–240.00	786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	266.35/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,300	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	279.49/cwt	257.50–291.00	1,456	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	275.97/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,165	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	197.08/cwt	172.00–222.50	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	243.09/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,155	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	287.86/cwt	257.50–315.00	1,387	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	248.37/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,527	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	265.44/cwt	257.00–275.00	1,553	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	158	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	239.77/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,352	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	204.97/cwt	201.00–217.00	1,609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	249.32/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	242.00/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,249	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	198.06/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,899	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	140.31/cwt	138.00–143.00	1,607	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,024	119.31/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,222	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	940	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	866	94.68/cwt	90.00–96.50	820	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	104.23/cwt	100.00–111.00	876	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	916	183.44/cwt	178.00–195.00	1,680	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,612	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	161.00/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,346	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,062.50/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,063	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	588	575.00/head	550.00–600.00	575	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	660	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,250.00/head	1,125.00–1,375.00	1,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	169.20/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,433	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	740	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	977	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	945	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	898	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,123	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1

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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