Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-11-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No Inspector available last week: But compared to two weeks ago steer and heifer calves were steady, Feeder steers and heifers were also steady to 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Trade was good demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $240.63/cwt on 135 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.79 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$240.63

135 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,316

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$792

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$145.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.88

vs NM average

−64.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	255.11	1,388	93
Medium and Large 1-2	561	229.22	1,286	28
Medium and Large 2	537	199.31	1,070	9thin
Small 4	543	109.68	596	5thin

One grade step is worth $145.43/cwt here — about $792 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 sale135 hd

240.63

—

NM average4 barns · 620 hd

282.52

−41.88

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−64.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−156.79

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	—	Average	1,539	122.13	1,880	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,195	109.22	1,305	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,775	101.79	1,807	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	954	96.19	918	90

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)	970	$1,604	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	988	$1,598	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,492	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,330	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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	450–500	469	272.67/cwt	267.00–295.00	1,279	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	305.49/cwt	295.00–315.00	984	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	266.87/cwt	241.00–276.00	1,404	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	674	202.56/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,365	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	305.93/cwt	295.00–317.00	1,156	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	235.64/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,466	38
Steers	Small 4	300–350	328	587.21/head	575.00–600.00	587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	273.22/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,044	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	228.96/cwt	221.00–240.00	1,516	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	231.46/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,317	22
Steers	Small 4	500–550	543	109.68/cwt	100.00–112.00	596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	245.76/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,406	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	259	240.23/cwt	230.00–250.00	622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	160	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	653	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	17
Steers	Small 4	600–650	630	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	966	2
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	625	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	223.02/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,376	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	3
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	731	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	233.53/cwt	232.00–235.00	883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	235.64/cwt	231.00–240.00	794	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	221.02/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	251.73/cwt	224.00–262.00	1,203	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	804	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	247.39/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,066	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	278.27/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,183	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	243	286.45/cwt	275.00–290.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	199.32/cwt	194.00–202.00	1,431	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	274.76/cwt	250.00–290.00	874	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	276	292.45/cwt	275.00–305.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	220.18/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,407	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	190.41/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	205.16/cwt	200.00–215.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	201.98/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,060	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	189.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	242.56/cwt	240.00–245.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	186	489.52/head	450.00–525.00	490	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	320	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	662	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,569	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	237.65/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,345	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	222.97/cwt	200.00–245.00	809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	410.00/head	410.00–410.00	410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	907	145.38/cwt	130.00–159.00	1,319	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,299	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	425.00/head	425.00–425.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	144.92/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	111.02/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,354	77
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	104.48/cwt	100.00–107.50	1,194	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	90.04/cwt	85.00–94.00	836	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	630	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	428	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,075	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,086	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,775	101.79/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,807	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	102.10/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,068	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,065	112.49/cwt	107.00–117.00	1,198	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	792	83.25/cwt	80.00–85.00	659	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	948	98.77/cwt	92.00–104.00	936	42
Bulls	—	—	1,717	128.76/cwt	125.00–135.50	2,211	9
Bulls	—	—	1,483	119.32/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,770	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,103	110.54/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	1,816.67/head	1,700.00–1,875.00	1,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,450.00/head	1,350.00–1,525.00	1,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,467.00/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,467	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,096	117.17/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,284	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,575.00/head	1,400.00–1,675.00	1,575	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	791	160.89/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,273	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,109	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	740	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	1,850.00/head	1,750.00–1,950.00	1,850	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	769	177.05/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,362	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	745	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,281	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	146.13/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,143	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	123.33/cwt	112.00–145.00	1,164	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	978	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	123.33/cwt	113.00–142.00	1,024	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	678	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	441	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	208.15/cwt	200.00–220.00	572	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	245.14/cwt	235.00–250.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	211.68/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,113	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	208.45/cwt	197.00–220.00	1,197	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	241.20/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,037	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	190.65/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,363	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	203.40/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,277	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	265.96/cwt	245.00–285.00	894	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	189.87/cwt	182.00–205.00	1,289	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	222.10/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,046	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	216.85/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	233.75/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,206	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	231.29/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,106	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	219.76/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,341	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	221.49/cwt	220.00–225.00	944	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	243.80/cwt	237.00–252.00	922	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	166.50/cwt	166.50–166.50	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	176.14/cwt	160.00–192.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	157.12/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,210	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	488	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,157	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	225.73/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,282	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	183.85/cwt	157.00–204.00	1,153	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	195.33/cwt	185.00–198.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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