Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves were 7.00-12,00 higher. Feeder steers were 10.00-15,00 higher. Feeder heifers were steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls were 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $274.51/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −122.91 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$274.51

30 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,530

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,139

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$200.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.31

vs NM average

−13.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	290.88	1,643	21
Medium and Large 1-2	542	266.11	1,441	6thin
Medium and Large 2	525	220.00	1,155	2thin
Small 4	560	90.00	504	1thin

One grade step is worth $200.88/cwt here — about $1,139 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 sale30 hd

274.51

—

NM average4 barns · 391 hd

273.20

+1.31

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−13.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−122.91

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	1,564	149.30	2,335	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,098	136.67	1,501	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	135.50	2,182	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	792	106.10	840	20

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)	790	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,016	$2,229	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,232	$2,164	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,150	26

Every lot, as filed

127 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	250–300	293	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	908	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	231.54/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,778	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	312.62/cwt	305.00–320.00	969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	288.35/cwt	285.00–302.50	1,646	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	267.97/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	243.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,878	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	166.14/cwt	160.00–172.50	1,218	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	213.84/cwt	213.00–215.00	2,188	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	260.43/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	234.12/cwt	220.00–246.00	1,445	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	308	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	256.57/cwt	242.00–270.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	250.43/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,154	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	252.07/cwt	247.00–257.00	1,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1550–1600	1,550	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	212.34/cwt	211.00–212.50	1,435	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,782	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	770.00/head	770.00–770.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	262.56/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	242.01/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	269.33/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	217.83/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	209.45/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	219.82/cwt	190.00–240.00	1,046	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	229.73/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,424	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	252.72/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,102	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	186.06/cwt	170.00–202.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,801	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	270.05/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	232.49/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	232.00/cwt	216.00–240.00	963	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	393	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	222.48/cwt	220.00–225.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	209.36/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,528	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,490	157.43/cwt	157.00–158.00	2,346	2
Bulls	—	—	1,301	136.72/cwt	119.00–143.00	1,779	12
Bulls	—	—	1,704	151.01/cwt	146.00–156.00	2,573	9
Bulls	—	—	1,781	163.82/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	102.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	803	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	757	89.74/cwt	82.00–94.00	679	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	856	118.42/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,014	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	984	130.18/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,281	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	590	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	472	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,610	143.54/cwt	143.00–144.00	2,311	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	645	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	770	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,793.75/head	2,700.00–2,850.00	2,794	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	970	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,199	2,716.67/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,717	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,336	2,820.00/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,820	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	908	203.25/cwt	189.00–217.50	1,846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	912	178.50/cwt	178.50–178.50	1,628	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	2,985.00/head	2,985.00–2,985.00	2,985	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	475	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	152.50/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,377	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	152.67/cwt	137.00–184.00	1,821	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,590	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	960	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	185.67/cwt	185.00–187.00	1,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	150.00/cwt	135.00–165.00	1,253	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,300.00/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	177.78/cwt	140.00–187.50	1,481	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,029	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,023.08/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	2,023	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,452	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	315.62/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	274.84/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,052	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	303.03/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	252.49/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	232.53/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,711	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	284.47/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,730	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	730.00/head	730.00–730.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	318.86/cwt	305.00–328.00	1,467	4
Steers	Small 4	400–450	430	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	560	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	504	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	640	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	298.13/cwt	290.00–305.00	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	301.65/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,623	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	924	135.72/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,254	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	811	118.19/cwt	107.50–124.00	959	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	2,182	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,170	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,743	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	140.33/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,652	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	130.95/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,393	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	141.29/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,352	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	2,179.17/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,179	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	2,119.64/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,120	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,662.50/head	1,650.00–1,675.00	1,663	2

How this sale compares

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