Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-10-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were 8.00-10.00 lower while heifer calves were 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $238.46/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −158.96 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$238.46

68 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$724

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$138.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−31.26

vs NM average

−55.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	264.40	1,402	30
Medium and Large 1-2	557	236.71	1,319	28
Medium and Large 2	536	204.86	1,098	5thin
Small 4	537	126.29	678	5thin

One grade step is worth $138.11/cwt here — about $724 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 sale68 hd

238.46

—

NM average4 barns · 439 hd

269.73

−31.26

National average177 barns · 23,944 hd

294.31

−55.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−158.96

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	1,547	132.10	2,044	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,218	113.38	1,381	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,576	106.84	1,684	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	954	100.57	960	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	943	$1,225	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	736	$935	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,762	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$1,452	5

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
Steers	Small 4	500–550	537	126.29/cwt	120.00–152.50	678	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	186.08/cwt	175.00–195.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	202.44/cwt	195.00–213.00	856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	834	179.10/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,494	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	241.66/cwt	222.00–255.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	331	235.06/cwt	230.00–245.00	778	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	220.84/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	864	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,590	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	240.90/cwt	227.50–255.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	253.67/cwt	250.00–265.00	949	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	203.05/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,269	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	222.45/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	657	197.98/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,301	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	214.43/cwt	204.00–222.50	1,248	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	246.88/cwt	240.00–257.50	1,200	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	256.57/cwt	250.00–265.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	161	431.68/head	400.00–485.00	432	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	235.08/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,321	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	247.34/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,036	19
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	234.48/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,208	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	205.75/cwt	204.00–207.50	1,337	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	475	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	594	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	575	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	70	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	461	222.21/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	220	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	189.49/cwt	186.00–197.00	1,273	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	213.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	191.02/cwt	190.00–191.50	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	320.08/cwt	315.00–325.00	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	230	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,395	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	355	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	304.57/cwt	285.00–317.50	1,285	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	220.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,564	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	319.39/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,032	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	314.64/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,186	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	217.92/cwt	217.00–221.50	1,650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	232.48/cwt	231.00–234.00	1,553	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	292.50/cwt	275.00–306.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	251.89/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,063	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	273.18/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,535	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	270.01/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	283.66/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,367	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	219.04/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,365	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	189.33/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,746	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	237.10/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,264	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	203.26/cwt	192.00–208.00	1,466	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	236.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,441	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	262.64/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,376	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	257.24/cwt	247.00–272.50	1,224	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	224.62/cwt	190.00–250.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	681	218.71/cwt	210.00–223.00	1,489	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	236.49/cwt	223.00–252.50	1,350	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	319	291.91/cwt	260.00–307.50	931	10
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	495	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	485	1
Bulls	Small 4	900–950	925	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Small 4	950–1000	950	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	305	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	472.46/head	450.00–500.00	472	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	197.40/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,332	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,380	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	123.64/cwt	123.00–125.00	575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	959	157.09/cwt	152.00–188.00	1,506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	410	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	201.07/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,056	4
Steers	Small 4	600–650	605	102.00/cwt	90.00–126.00	617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	232.97/cwt	225.00–245.00	909	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	185.07/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,333	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	84.26/cwt	76.50–89.00	594	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	851	93.46/cwt	90.00–96.50	795	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	107.43/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,180	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,280	109.76/cwt	108.50–111.50	1,405	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	996	112.58/cwt	110.00–118.50	1,121	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	905	106.43/cwt	99.00–109.00	963	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,529	110.56/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,690	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,655	100.64/cwt	99.00–103.50	1,666	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	115.48/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,395	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	741	71.99/cwt	50.00–88.00	533	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	840	94.24/cwt	89.00–100.00	792	7
Bulls	—	—	1,340	125.27/cwt	112.00–133.00	1,679	11
Bulls	—	—	1,827	140.08/cwt	134.00–144.50	2,559	9
Bulls	—	—	1,773	146.42/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,596	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,240	118.90/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	728	893.75/head	800.00–1,050.00	894	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,357	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,096	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,597	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	156.75/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,356	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	171.05/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,321	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	114.07/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,305	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	128.13/cwt	112.00–147.00	1,122	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	1,225.00/head	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	875	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	1,495.00/head	1,410.00–1,550.00	1,495	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,051	1,835.00/head	1,835.00–1,835.00	1,835	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	935	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	823	129.79/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,068	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	147.13/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	187.02/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,335	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	170.39/cwt	152.00–189.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	192.05/cwt	187.50–202.50	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,262	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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