Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves were 10.00-12.00 lower on Limited comparisons. Heifer calves were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $265.92/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.50 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$265.92

25 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,452

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$17.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.86

vs NM average

−31.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	277.19	1,532	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	259.59	1,408	16thin

One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale25 hd

265.92

—

NM average3 barns · 128 hd

289.79

−23.86

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

−31.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−131.50

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	—	High	1,333	134.16	1,789	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	132.77	1,925	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,085	131.92	1,431	115
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	850	106.26	903	64

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	989	$1,731	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,296	$2,492	42
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$2,341	30
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,212	$2,028	17

Every lot, as filed

148 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	742	85.72/cwt	80.00–89.00	636	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	740	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	730	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	898	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	131.17/cwt	126.50–134.50	1,864	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,216	134.60/cwt	127.00–140.00	1,637	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,508	135.96/cwt	134.00–138.00	2,050	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	936	127.57/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	157.98/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,227	127.82/cwt	120.00–141.00	1,568	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,275.00/head	2,225.00–2,325.00	2,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,167	2,780.83/head	2,600.00–2,975.00	2,781	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	2,730.77/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,731	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	909	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,609	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,578.33/head	2,350.00–2,675.00	2,578	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	162.25/cwt	140.00–178.00	1,356	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,156.82/head	1,750.00–2,450.00	2,157	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,244.44/head	2,100.00–2,350.00	2,244	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,475.00–1,725.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	143.67/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,346	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,058	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	195.00/cwt	193.00–197.00	1,765	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	177.67/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,318	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,240.00/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,240	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	675	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	978	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	900	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	887	80.31/cwt	80.00–85.00	712	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	688	83.52/cwt	82.00–85.00	575	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.50	1,564	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	118.18/cwt	111.00–121.00	1,035	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	766	104.38/cwt	100.00–110.00	800	7
Bulls	—	—	1,549	146.60/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,271	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	126.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,269	48
Bulls	Small 4	500–550	543	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	135	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	153	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	312	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	983	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,060	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,696	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	267.59/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	263.06/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,384	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	251.94/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,459	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	248.52/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,797	2
Steers	Small 4	850–900	894	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	948	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	270.27/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,157	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	193.67/cwt	160.00–228.00	1,516	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	230.15/cwt	200.00–245.00	969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	273.85/cwt	250.00–288.00	1,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	611	249.73/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,526	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,007	190.50/cwt	187.00–191.00	1,918	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	277.73/cwt	270.00–285.00	889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	309.25/cwt	302.50–316.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	249.39/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,681	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	730	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	228.78/cwt	200.00–242.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	322.98/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,337	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	260.10/cwt	250.00–270.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	256.52/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,732	2
Steers	Small 4	300–350	325	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	282.99/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	225.53/cwt	220.00–242.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	306.03/cwt	292.00–320.00	1,429	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	274.29/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	205.38/cwt	190.00–219.00	1,781	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	255.87/cwt	247.00–258.00	1,806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	308.30/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	313.32/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,025	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	261.79/cwt	250.00–280.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	236.60/cwt	210.00–249.00	1,249	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	180.69/cwt	167.00–195.00	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	227.35/cwt	226.00–230.00	1,539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	226.67/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,430	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	263.08/cwt	250.00–275.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	227.26/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,309	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	669	219.27/cwt	208.00–223.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	490	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,097	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,962.50/head	1,725.00–2,200.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	969	157.74/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,529	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	258.03/cwt	217.00–287.50	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	815	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,247	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	950–1000	975	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	139.00/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,195	2
Bulls	Small 4	500–550	518	598.04/head	560.00–635.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	312.44/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	211.17/cwt	190.00–232.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	465	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	174.25/cwt	159.00–189.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,645	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	255.39/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,361	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,454	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	272.42/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	230.81/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	208	665.06/head	600.00–735.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	244.37/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,503	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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