Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves sold 8.00-10.00 lower. No accurate comparison to feeder steers, while feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $234.91/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −162.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$234.91

36 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,292

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$634

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$133.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−23.20

vs NM average

−34.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	252.00	1,333	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	237.94	1,326	24
Medium and Large 2	535	203.87	1,091	3thin
Small 4	590	118.50	699	1thin

One grade step is worth $133.50/cwt here — about $634 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale36 hd

234.91

—

NM average4 barns · 303 hd

258.11

−23.20

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

−34.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−162.51

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	1,467	138.17	2,027	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,130	127.11	1,436	102
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	847	97.46	826	37

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)	1,103	$1,593	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	848	$1,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	827	$1,192	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	778	$1,025	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,224	$2,112	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$2,106	8

Every lot, as filed

126 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	1,725.00/head	1,650.00–1,800.00	1,725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	213.51/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,078	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	196.48/cwt	167.50–208.00	1,212	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	190.47/cwt	172.50–210.00	1,291	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	209.79/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,208	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	224.50/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	670	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	174.94/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	173.54/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,267	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	185.15/cwt	177.00–193.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,579	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	226.50/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,370	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	309	272.49/cwt	270.00–275.00	842	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	258.55/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	523.84/head	500.00–550.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,370	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	208.77/cwt	195.00–223.00	1,292	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	254.39/cwt	252.50–255.00	944	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	237.80/cwt	222.50–246.00	1,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	208.97/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	206.74/cwt	190.00–222.50	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	223.50/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	267.81/cwt	260.00–288.00	980	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,708.33/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,708	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	817	174.63/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,427	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	763	194.00/cwt	192.00–196.00	1,480	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	154.78/cwt	137.00–165.00	1,348	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,320	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,275.00/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,592.50/head	1,575.00–1,610.00	1,593	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	1,262.50/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,263	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	650	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,347	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,151	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	851	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	655	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	126.13/cwt	120.00–133.50	1,110	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,080	133.59/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,443	2
Bulls	—	—	1,805	152.46/cwt	150.50–155.00	2,752	5
Bulls	—	—	1,313	131.05/cwt	120.00–137.50	1,721	13
Bulls	—	—	1,588	141.53/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,247	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	825	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	883	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	730	80.55/cwt	72.00–88.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	83.74/cwt	80.00–87.00	816	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,023	121.12/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,239	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,020	128.60/cwt	124.50–131.00	1,312	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	931	121.94/cwt	119.00–124.00	1,135	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	671	67.26/cwt	60.00–70.00	451	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	111.48/cwt	106.00–116.50	985	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	92.44/cwt	90.00–95.00	800	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	129.35/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,535	70
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	454.41/head	400.00–500.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,006	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	295	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	190	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	240.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	187.19/cwt	182.00–192.50	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	245.90/cwt	230.00–250.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	168	529.31/head	500.00–580.00	529	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	170	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	605	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	259.75/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,078	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	298.81/cwt	280.00–310.00	828	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	228.51/cwt	228.00–230.00	1,394	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,830	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	285.14/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,027	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	236.85/cwt	216.00–252.00	1,343	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	205.80/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	290.00/cwt	275.00–300.00	940	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	220.47/cwt	219.00–230.00	1,087	7
Steers	Small 4	550–600	590	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	257.07/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,198	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	242.09/cwt	234.00–247.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	300.88/cwt	275.00–325.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	224.64/cwt	210.00–240.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	211.57/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,013	154.93/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	194.76/cwt	183.00–201.00	1,626	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	214.63/cwt	190.00–228.00	1,565	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	333.00/cwt	325.00–337.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,333	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	310.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,169	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	320.95/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,046	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	226.70/cwt	210.00–245.00	744	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	230	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	405	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.97/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,228	6
Steers	Small 4	250–300	285	480.00/head	480.00–480.00	480	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	385	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	226.25/cwt	212.50–240.00	577	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	130	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	213	615.53/head	600.00–630.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	454.78/head	420.00–500.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	664	120.53/cwt	114.50–121.50	800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	883	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,722	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	256.51/cwt	250.00–262.50	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	196.19/cwt	183.00–205.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	170.04/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,149	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	417	241.50/cwt	221.00–250.00	1,007	8

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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