Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers had no accurate comparisons. Feeder heifers 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-12.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $243.49/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −153.94 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$243.49

59 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,323

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$325

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

$63.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.58

vs NM average

−24.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	259.20	1,391	31
Medium and Large 1-2	553	234.29	1,296	22
Medium and Large 2	544	196.02	1,066	6thin

One grade step is worth $63.18/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale59 hd

243.49

—

NM average4 barns · 916 hd

261.06

−17.58

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−24.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−153.94

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	1,675	139.06	2,330	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,205	115.80	1,396	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	110.57	1,555	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,056	104.25	1,101	66

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)	1,164	$1,495	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	824	$1,037	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$2,100	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,036	$1,825	4thin

Every lot, as filed

144 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 2	500–550	513	193.31/cwt	190.00–200.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	236.25/cwt	230.00–242.00	978	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	198	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	743	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	208.30/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,304	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	202.46/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,342	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	241.72/cwt	227.00–255.00	923	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	254.95/cwt	253.00–257.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	221.42/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	480	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	274.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	248.48/cwt	244.00–259.00	1,021	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	214.77/cwt	210.00–217.00	788	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	676	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	355	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	239.42/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,346	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	236.19/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,245	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	781	150.07/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Small 4	800–850	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	218.20/cwt	200.00–255.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	482	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,244	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	176.23/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	176.30/cwt	167.00–196.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	222.50/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,235	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,825.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,825	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,390	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,559	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,210	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,349	113.43/cwt	106.00–121.00	1,530	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	1,495.00/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,495	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	176.52/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,329	23
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	725	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,378	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	154.18/cwt	130.00–170.00	1,132	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	818	1,075.00/head	900.00–1,250.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,248	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	695	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,304	127.81/cwt	121.00–138.00	1,667	4
Bulls	—	—	1,803	135.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,436	8
Bulls	—	—	1,709	145.81/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,492	9
Bulls	—	—	1,835	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,844	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	105.16/cwt	99.00–110.00	920	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	870	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	835	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	105.79/cwt	100.00–110.50	1,167	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	94.40/cwt	90.00–98.00	959	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	111.91/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,359	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,210	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,373	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,039	121.23/cwt	117.00–127.00	1,260	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,099	112.66/cwt	111.00–120.00	1,238	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	117.35/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,472	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,538	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	109.59/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	717	1
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	880	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	214.37/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,016	5
Steers	Small 4	600–650	603	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	190	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	434	319.11/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,385	17
Steers	Small 4	650–700	693	147.99/cwt	146.00–150.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	199.00/cwt	180.00–216.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	250	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	504	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	703	130.95/cwt	117.00–145.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	185.02/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,060	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	190.97/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	201.52/cwt	170.00–217.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	226.27/cwt	200.00–247.00	851	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	211.36/cwt	205.00–220.00	687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	206.02/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	186.41/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,441	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	277.72/cwt	262.00–290.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	209.58/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,540	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	258.87/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,230	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	226.06/cwt	217.00–235.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	231.90/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,331	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	206.99/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,581	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	195.99/cwt	190.00–198.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	255.56/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,452	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	226.55/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,416	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	434	265.52/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,152	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	283.00/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,330	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	284.68/cwt	270.00–292.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	173.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	256.61/cwt	250.00–260.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	232.58/cwt	222.00–250.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	272.34/cwt	270.00–275.00	626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	234.16/cwt	217.00–245.00	1,129	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	210.41/cwt	200.00–220.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	168.47/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	204.80/cwt	195.00–212.00	887	3
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	193.76/cwt	185.00–202.00	1,101	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	210	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,469	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	322	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	918	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	291.99/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,188	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	225.42/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,504	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	261.83/cwt	246.00–290.00	1,346	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	216.51/cwt	213.00–220.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,859	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	390	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	825	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,312	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	332.14/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,040	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	237.15/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	223.51/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	235.93/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,444	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	325.60/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	220.44/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,512	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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