Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-05-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher, Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.22/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.21 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$285.22

50 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,062

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$203.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.26

vs NM average

−19.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	307.67	1,671	25
Medium and Large 1-2	545	279.56	1,524	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	244.65	1,345	7thin
Small 4	585	104.00	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $203.67/cwt here — about $1,062 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

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 sale50 hd

285.22

—

NM average4 barns · 465 hd

285.48

−0.26

National average125 barns · 5,668 hd

305.14

−19.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−112.21

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	1,572	138.72	2,181	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,214	121.99	1,481	91
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	808	108.28	875	58

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)	909	$1,412	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	804	$960	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	892	$1,696	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$1,283	3thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	327.21/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,260	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	271.58/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,548	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	246	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,009	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	229.02/cwt	225.00–231.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	252.64/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,569	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	288.53/cwt	265.00–302.00	1,492	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	135	466.30/head	435.00–500.00	466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	218	622.41/head	620.00–625.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	536.50/head	500.00–560.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	803	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	241.50/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,135	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	534	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	240.54/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,364	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	187	377.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	222.08/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,386	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	266.78/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	254.14/cwt	236.00–259.00	1,344	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	240.17/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,033	2
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	620	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	282.70/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,182	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	238.33/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,475	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	267.17/cwt	260.00–277.50	1,379	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	251.06/cwt	242.00–260.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	251.97/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,474	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,448	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	470	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	447	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	560	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	532	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	660	128.59/cwt	107.50–150.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	970	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	278.13/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,571	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,682	1
Bulls	Small 4	300–350	330	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	212.50/cwt	185.00–240.00	1,679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	251.94/cwt	222.50–282.00	1,197	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	87.80/cwt	83.00–90.00	689	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	94.02/cwt	91.00–96.00	831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	119.59/cwt	113.00–123.50	1,516	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	733	76.75/cwt	74.00–79.00	563	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	896	118.78/cwt	117.00–121.00	1,064	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,112	124.28/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,382	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,229	126.50/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,555	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	128	453.90/head	425.00–500.00	454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	203	651.39/head	600.00–725.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	55	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	155	460.00/head	460.00–460.00	460	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	250	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	328	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	188	407.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	767	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	245.61/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	199.22/cwt	186.00–213.00	1,556	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	362	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	245.57/cwt	227.00–265.00	818	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	277.45/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	292.52/cwt	267.50–315.00	1,384	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	243.36/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,273	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,704	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	337.97/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	292.57/cwt	257.00–325.00	1,243	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	256.33/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	347.85/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,618	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	667	239.85/cwt	233.00–246.00	1,600	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	312.97/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,768	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,640	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	383.20/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,399	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	253.30/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,809	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	264.86/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	380.32/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,255	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	585	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	608	1
Steers	Small 4	800–850	837	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	946	3
Steers	Small 4	350–400	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	341.32/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	193	310.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,211	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	1,862.50/head	1,850.00–1,875.00	1,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,325.00	2,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	658	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	902	1,565.00/head	1,550.00–1,625.00	1,565	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	144.68/cwt	137.00–170.00	1,173	22
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	127.25/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,070	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,199	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	895	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	804	960.00/head	950.00–1,000.00	960	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	168.47/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,289	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	756	185.21/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,400	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,283.33/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,152	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,247	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,433.33/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,433	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,195	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,524	1
Bulls	—	—	1,526	141.89/cwt	135.50–146.50	2,165	18
Bulls	—	—	1,863	149.78/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,790	13
Bulls	—	—	1,401	126.09/cwt	106.00–135.00	1,767	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	773	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	737	118.16/cwt	109.00–122.00	871	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	110.96/cwt	105.00–114.00	943	29

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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