Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-07-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week ; Steer calve were 8.00-10.00 higher on limited comparison. Heifer calves were steady to 1.00-2.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 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 $193.51/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −173.50 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$193.51

42 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,053

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$709

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$150.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−57.53

vs NM average

−64.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	255.60	1,306	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	242.36	1,344	10thin
Medium and Large 2	532	208.19	1,109	11thin
Small 4	567	105.31	597	13thin

One grade step is worth $150.29/cwt here — about $709 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

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 sale42 hd

193.51

—

NM average4 barns · 501 hd

251.04

−57.53

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−64.29

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−173.50

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	1,537	146.80	2,256	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,146	129.59	1,485	88
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,445	125.93	1,820	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	821	110.41	907	46

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)	1,107	$1,835	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,165	$1,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$1,612	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,069	$2,176	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,148	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,087	$2,011	14

Every lot, as filed

147 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	500–550	525	289.12/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	318.75/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,316	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	245.98/cwt	242.00–248.00	1,788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	259.15/cwt	245.00–263.00	1,589	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	289.81/cwt	265.00–305.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	261.96/cwt	258.00–265.00	1,768	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	280.77/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	240.29/cwt	230.00–250.00	632	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	305.64/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,116	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	298.55/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	556	209.92/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,167	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	217.51/cwt	207.50–219.00	1,614	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	902	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	235.50/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	185.18/cwt	180.00–195.00	857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	280.45/cwt	275.00–283.00	777	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	241.28/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,361	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	804	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	192	680.05/head	670.00–685.00	680	3
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	570	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	593	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	235.43/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,486	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	254.26/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	237.50/cwt	225.00–250.00	784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	276.21/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,003	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	923	185.62/cwt	173.00–192.00	1,713	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	243.21/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	234.25/cwt	212.50–246.00	1,593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,751	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	272.44/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,005	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	266.10/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	264.45/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,113	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1350–1400	1,375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	178	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	207.50/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,469	3
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	675	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	395	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	256.42/cwt	247.50–265.00	1,321	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	996	2,213.57/head	2,175.00–2,300.00	2,214	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,204	2,417.86/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,418	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	705	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,230	1,980.00/head	1,980.00–1,980.00	1,980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,611.67/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,612	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,094	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,150	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	1,712.50/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,713	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	832	194.00/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,614	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	155.65/cwt	130.00–180.00	1,297	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,055	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	164.67/cwt	148.00–190.00	1,416	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,950.00	1,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,762.50/head	1,750.00–1,775.00	1,763	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	181.59/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,436	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,891.67/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,892	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,154	2,356.25/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,356	24
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,682	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	129.00/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,251	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,568.75/head	1,500.00–1,625.00	1,569	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,263	133.59/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,687	2
Bulls	—	—	1,336	133.99/cwt	123.50–141.00	1,790	5
Bulls	—	—	1,574	146.83/cwt	143.00–152.00	2,311	7
Bulls	—	—	1,698	158.08/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,684	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,030	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	802	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	722	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	115.52/cwt	110.00–119.00	968	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	127.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,499	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	609	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	136.60/cwt	132.50–144.00	1,602	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	149.37/cwt	148.00–151.00	1,872	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	832	118.13/cwt	102.00–121.00	983	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	128.39/cwt	126.00–131.00	1,791	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,869	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	794	101.15/cwt	99.00–104.00	803	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	927	126.71/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,175	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	675	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	212.68/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	232.41/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	210.83/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,602	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	216.68/cwt	215.00–217.50	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium 1	350–400	360	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	665.34/head	650.00–675.00	665	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	237.62/cwt	221.00–255.00	1,133	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	244.87/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,303	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	255.60/cwt	254.00–258.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	185	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	89	369.23/head	350.00–400.00	369	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	124	539.08/head	500.00–600.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	248.71/cwt	242.50–255.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	737.84/head	675.00–790.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	174.46/cwt	168.00–181.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	264.91/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	184.78/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	175	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	585	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	690	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	530	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	641	1
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	685	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	200.18/cwt	182.50–218.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	238.72/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	289.81/cwt	285.00–300.00	945	4
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	575	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	435	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	665.00/head	630.00–700.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	207.20/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,075	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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