Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale before the July 4th holiday; Steer calves sold 5.00-8.00 higher with limited comparisons. Heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $256.68/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.74 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$256.68

43 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$981

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$178.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.54

vs NM average

−46.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	289.26	1,612	20
Medium and Large 1-2	544	256.75	1,398	15thin
Medium and Large 2	539	213.94	1,154	5thin
Small 4	572	110.35	631	3thin

One grade step is worth $178.91/cwt here — about $981 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 sale43 hd

256.68

—

NM average4 barns · 484 hd

277.22

−20.54

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−46.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−140.74

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	—	Average	1,404	138.27	1,941	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,053	127.70	1,344	124
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	857	108.27	928	50

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)	833	$1,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$2,066	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,049	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$1,880	6

Every lot, as filed

171 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	600–650	629	243.54/cwt	233.00–260.00	1,532	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	238.48/cwt	233.00–250.00	1,834	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	297.86/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,561	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	183	626.59/head	600.00–675.00	627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	203	650.31/head	625.00–675.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	268.92/cwt	258.00–285.00	1,813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	231.80/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,936	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,036	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	363	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	223	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	271.13/cwt	257.00–285.00	1,665	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	183	526.03/head	500.00–550.00	526	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	572	110.35/cwt	97.00–117.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	194.50/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	684	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,607	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	265	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	875	2
Steers	Small 4	250–300	295	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	198	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	245.03/cwt	238.00–250.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	189.87/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,116	2
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	640	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	544	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	205.09/cwt	200.00–210.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	210.99/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,329	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	239.63/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,258	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	263.64/cwt	240.00–271.00	865	4
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	284	270.84/cwt	260.00–277.00	769	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	261.86/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	213.25/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,004	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	210.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	208.48/cwt	207.50–210.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	290.50/cwt	280.00–297.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	274.09/cwt	265.00–290.00	995	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	243.49/cwt	241.00–250.00	1,059	5
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	890	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	133	545.75/head	450.00–625.00	546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	309.24/cwt	297.50–322.00	1,308	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	526.81/head	450.00–550.00	527	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	308	295.04/cwt	290.00–300.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	135	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	237.41/cwt	225.00–250.00	895	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	433	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	313.67/cwt	307.50–320.00	1,797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	263.82/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,132	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	300.96/cwt	280.00–312.50	969	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	212.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	277	306.51/cwt	305.00–310.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	226.30/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,075	4
Steers	Small 4	650–700	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	241.01/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	251.45/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,436	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	244.07/cwt	220.00–265.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	264.90/cwt	260.00–270.00	636	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	947	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	288.22/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,075	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	272.48/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,292	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	301.86/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,328	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	246.20/cwt	221.00–258.00	1,672	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	245.25/cwt	242.50–248.00	1,888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	307.43/cwt	265.00–315.00	836	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	261.39/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,362	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	310.21/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	255.04/cwt	248.00–262.50	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	277.49/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,612	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,149	1,907.14/head	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,907	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	1,650.00/head	1,525.00–1,775.00	1,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	1,745.00/head	1,535.00–1,835.00	1,745	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,313	1,970.00/head	1,900.00–2,010.00	1,970	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	142.00/cwt	137.00–152.00	1,673	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,292	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,410	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	131.67/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,369	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	147.45/cwt	130.00–162.50	1,138	21
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	618	148.75/cwt	130.00–155.00	919	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	812	188.33/cwt	182.00–193.00	1,529	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	926	2,050.00/head	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,050	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,127	2,508.13/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,508	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	162.83/cwt	142.00–180.00	1,255	36
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,073	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	2,233.46/head	2,035.00–2,400.00	2,233	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	465	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,780.00/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,780	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	558	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	728	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,369	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	965	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,274	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,188	123.13/cwt	117.00–132.00	1,463	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,090	129.69/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,414	5
Bulls	—	—	1,621	143.42/cwt	140.00–149.00	2,325	14
Bulls	—	—	1,564	153.84/cwt	150.00–157.00	2,406	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	810	115.05/cwt	100.00–125.00	932	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	713	79.64/cwt	70.00–100.00	568	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	132.31/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,510	44
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	142.26/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,684	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	113.03/cwt	109.00–118.00	1,043	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	74.09/cwt	70.00–80.00	552	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	123.55/cwt	118.00–128.00	1,239	52
Bulls	—	—	1,203	131.27/cwt	117.00–138.50	1,579	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	782	99.62/cwt	93.00–105.00	779	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	901	121.51/cwt	114.00–129.50	1,095	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	690	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	662	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	244.91/cwt	243.00–248.50	1,411	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	245.44/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,144	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	248	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	246.84/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,279	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	255.55/cwt	247.00–271.00	1,055	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	559	236.63/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,323	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	279.37/cwt	275.00–290.00	894	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	238.59/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,501	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	98	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	480	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	365	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	199.66/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,458	9
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	568	87.97/cwt	87.00–89.00	500	2
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	532	89.31/cwt	85.00–90.00	475	7
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	420	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	226.99/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,655	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	234.13/cwt	227.00–241.50	1,566	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	560	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	771	195.44/cwt	160.00–228.00	1,507	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	185	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,076	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	270.83/cwt	257.50–285.00	1,119	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	170.86/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,415	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	273	324.36/cwt	315.00–335.00	886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	218.52/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,018	151.93/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	874	181.80/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,589	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	247.13/cwt	226.00–266.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	172.99/cwt	162.00–186.00	1,588	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	149.59/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,451	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	246.84/cwt	200.00–290.00	1,326	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	236.14/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	258.41/cwt	220.00–285.00	985	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	293	290.13/cwt	275.00–305.00	850	2

How this sale compares

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