Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-10-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Steer and heifer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower and slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade was Excellent and demand active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $260.39/cwt on 130 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −137.03 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$260.39

130 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$753

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$148.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.41

vs NM average

−38.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	270.22	1,458	99
Medium and Large 1-2	551	245.70	1,353	23
Medium and Large 2	546	200.69	1,096	6thin
Small 4	578	122.00	705	2thin

One grade step is worth $148.22/cwt here — about $753 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 sale130 hd

260.39

—

NM average4 barns · 595 hd

266.81

−6.41

National average191 barns · 36,605 hd

299.04

−38.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−137.03

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	—	High	1,561	135.71	2,118	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	112.71	1,402	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,705	110.00	1,876	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	98.56	974	122

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)	1,088	$1,354	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$1,157	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,002	$1,583	3thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	114.61/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,430	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,012	116.11/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,175	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	918	110.49/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,014	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	831	91.95/cwt	90.00–95.00	764	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	73.13/cwt	70.00–76.50	527	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	210.24/cwt	200.00–220.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	270.00/cwt	250.00–285.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	216.79/cwt	205.00–230.00	915	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	213.89/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	205.73/cwt	197.00–222.00	1,193	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	212.37/cwt	205.00–220.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	214.90/cwt	210.00–220.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	240.88/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,159	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	212.99/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,327	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	218.07/cwt	213.00–224.00	1,455	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	223.12/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,303	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	166.28/cwt	160.00–185.00	853	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	326.59/cwt	300.00–350.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	214.99/cwt	213.00–217.00	1,559	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	457	227.16/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,038	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	928	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	311.94/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	251.19/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,093	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	364	284.36/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,035	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	260.72/cwt	255.00–265.00	988	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	221.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,376	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	250.86/cwt	234.50–260.00	1,066	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	347	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	563	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	542	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,290	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	231.07/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,232	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,617	1
Bulls	Small 4	1050–1100	1,060	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,299	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,342	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	210.83/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Small 4	950–1000	965	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	177.16/cwt	167.00–187.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,862.50/head	1,825.00–1,900.00	1,863	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,434	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	550	535.00/head	535.00–535.00	535	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	111.50/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,358	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	165.36/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,315	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,467.50/head	1,450.00–1,485.00	1,468	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,308.33/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,308	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,158	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	114.00/cwt	106.00–122.00	1,279	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	745	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	818	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,391	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	819	138.90/cwt	127.00–155.00	1,138	10
Bulls	—	—	1,842	145.36/cwt	143.00–149.00	2,678	7
Bulls	—	—	1,254	125.79/cwt	119.50–129.00	1,577	5
Bulls	—	—	1,517	133.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	2,031	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	888	84.28/cwt	69.00–89.00	748	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	970	103.09/cwt	87.00–109.00	1,000	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	106.79/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,145	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	85.69/cwt	82.50–89.50	758	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,876	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	110.46/cwt	108.50–111.00	1,436	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	93.37/cwt	90.00–98.50	878	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	710	1
Bulls	Small 4	800–850	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	237.39/cwt	230.00–245.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	426.23/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,385	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	203.45/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	254.63/cwt	248.00–256.50	1,678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	620	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	532	273.38/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,454	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,526	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,347	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	214.35/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,022	3
Steers	Small 4	600–650	615	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	267.15/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,277	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	289.23/cwt	285.00–310.00	940	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	280.32/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,203	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	245.11/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,407	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	315.29/cwt	300.00–325.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	227.90/cwt	224.00–240.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	401	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,612	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	180.93/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,936	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	246.15/cwt	211.00–261.00	1,312	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	220.00/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	199.31/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,076	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	341.64/cwt	340.00–347.00	963	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	328.03/cwt	317.00–357.00	1,217	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	358.41/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,168	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	247.01/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,529	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	907	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	300.06/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,260	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	256.78/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,430	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	298.25/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,107	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	267.78/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,419	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	208	691.57/head	675.00–700.00	692	6
Steers	Small 4	300–350	330	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	254.34/cwt	234.00–258.00	1,727	15
Steers	Small 4	550–600	578	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	705	2
Steers	Small 4	800–850	815	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	945	3
Steers	Small 4	900–950	923	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,108	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	213.77/cwt	200.00–220.00	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	229.88/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,657	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	288.65/cwt	280.00–294.00	1,339	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,531	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	443	284.78/cwt	272.00–286.00	1,262	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	113	352.22/head	250.00–450.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,383	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	433	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	364	323.69/cwt	270.00–347.00	1,178	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,232	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	179.50/cwt	179.00–180.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	183.33/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	191.51/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,320	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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →