Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher whiles heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.65/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.77 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$269.65

35 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,473

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,013

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$193.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.05

vs NM average

−5.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	312.56	1,684	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	272.25	1,497	13thin
Medium and Large 2	547	232.94	1,275	5thin
Small 4	562	119.37	671	3thin

One grade step is worth $193.18/cwt here — about $1,013 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

269.65

—

NM average4 barns · 192 hd

264.61

+5.05

National average145 barns · 4,636 hd

275.08

−5.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−127.77

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	1,405	142.90	2,007	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	137.94	1,970	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,033	135.00	1,394	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	823	113.03	931	32

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	615	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,065	$2,477	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,410	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,254	$2,100	9

Every lot, as filed

135 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	750–800	765	219.27/cwt	198.00–240.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	232.51/cwt	222.00–238.00	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	250.10/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,653	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	227.77/cwt	205.00–247.00	1,644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	328.44/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,051	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	271.05/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	276.42/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,012	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	280.54/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	318.34/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	245.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	308.22/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	314.13/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,156	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	273.65/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,412	6
Steers	Small 4	600–650	627	115.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	727	3
Steers	Small 4	550–600	578	117.06/cwt	115.00–119.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	318.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,346	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	263.38/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,786	4
Steers	Small 4	300–350	340	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	415	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	339.61/cwt	310.00–375.00	764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	188	600.33/head	575.00–625.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	60	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	655	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	786	1
Steers	Small 4	750–800	775	114.45/cwt	111.00–118.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	191.90/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,115	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	765	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	585	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	675	98.10/cwt	85.00–112.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	867	200.04/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	328.82/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	250.14/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,556	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,108	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	230.54/cwt	210.00–250.00	853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	324.78/cwt	320.00–330.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	977	163.51/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	242.22/cwt	230.00–250.00	775	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	258.06/cwt	240.00–275.00	601	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	721	118.51/cwt	117.50–119.00	854	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	265.41/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,229	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,220	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	229.88/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,310	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	287.24/cwt	270.00–305.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	219.47/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,455	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	530	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	657	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Natural	400–450	430	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,183	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	450	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	200.96/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	269.87/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	666	221.41/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,475	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Natural	300–350	310	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	887	141.93/cwt	141.00–143.00	1,259	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	945	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,235	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	130.36/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,268	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	139.33/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,577	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	643	89.96/cwt	89.00–91.00	578	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	135.91/cwt	132.50–140.00	2,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	109.02/cwt	103.00–114.00	894	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	822	73.20/cwt	70.00–78.00	602	3
Bulls	—	—	1,265	135.80/cwt	117.00–142.00	1,718	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	854	121.21/cwt	116.00–126.50	1,035	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	620	132.42/cwt	131.00–134.00	821	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	788	118.84/cwt	115.00–121.00	936	5
Bulls	—	—	1,565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,488	1
Bulls	—	—	1,528	148.40/cwt	144.00–155.00	2,268	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	165.40/cwt	135.00–175.00	1,327	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	749	193.33/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,448	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	181.92/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,650	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	289.66/cwt	275.00–300.00	944	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	245.45/cwt	240.00–246.00	1,414	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	170.00/cwt	160.00–180.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	217.47/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	202.92/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,268	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,302	2,587.50/head	2,575.00–2,600.00	2,588	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	2,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,588	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	615	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,157	2,688.89/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,689	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	146.00/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,497	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	151.67/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,596	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,380.56/head	2,250.00–2,525.00	2,381	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,254	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,291.67/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,292	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	238.25/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,387	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,085	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	182	691.90/head	600.00–730.00	692	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	268.63/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,271	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	232.36/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,438	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	145	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	217.94/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	317.69/cwt	315.00–320.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	221	301.10/cwt	290.00–305.00	665	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	235.00–245.00	972	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	606	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,061	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,522	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	215.02/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	236.23/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,231	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	155	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,336	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	224.96/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,289	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,022	8

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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