Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-11-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note no sale November 29 due to Thanksgiving. Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 22.00-25.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.18/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.24 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$269.18

117 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,467

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$940

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$177.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.29

vs NM average

−40.08 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	292.71	1,590	62
Medium and Large 1-2	541	276.33	1,494	41
Medium and Large 2	569	215.25	1,224	4thin
Small 4	563	115.54	650	10thin

One grade step is worth $177.17/cwt here — about $940 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 sale117 hd

269.18

—

NM average4 barns · 659 hd

277.46

−8.29

National average182 barns · 24,645 hd

309.26

−40.08

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−128.24

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	1,527	119.94	1,831	65
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	106.22	1,275	125
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,539	102.00	1,569	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,008	94.85	956	62

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	$1,651	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,588	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,581	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,340	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	881	$1,407	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,088	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	746	$770	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,745	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,076	$1,589	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,072	$1,317	3thin

Every lot, as filed

189 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	189.93/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,367	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	113.14/cwt	95.00–130.00	1,203	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	792	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	166.75/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,379	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	153.70/cwt	144.00–170.00	1,346	37
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	1,825.00/head	1,725.00–1,975.00	1,825	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,835	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,370	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	205.02/cwt	200.00–220.00	675	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	294.91/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,212	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	495	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	700	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,645	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	277.39/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	662	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,754	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	231.20/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,001	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	526	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,499	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	273.92/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,008	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	265.31/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,396	36
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	425	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	225.80/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	278.12/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,196	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	257.92/cwt	247.00–267.00	1,462	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	208.75/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	267.00/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,276	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	240.95/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	190.64/cwt	190.00–192.00	1,481	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,474	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,075	107.67/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,157	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	108.83/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,342	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	96.83/cwt	92.00–101.00	1,015	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	813	81.60/cwt	78.00–86.00	663	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	70.31/cwt	62.00–77.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	102.94/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,242	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	812	91.05/cwt	90.00–94.00	739	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	103.66/cwt	102.00–104.50	1,602	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,074	103.62/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,113	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,036	97.18/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,007	14
Bulls	—	—	1,708	125.42/cwt	123.00–133.50	2,142	18
Bulls	—	—	1,467	117.33/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,721	32
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,404	123.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,740	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,452	116.45/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,691	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	905	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,263	133.91/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,691	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	114.81/cwt	100.00–132.00	1,410	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	1,619	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	935	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	730	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,625.00/head	1,375.00–1,725.00	1,625	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	108.00/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,210	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,259	107.40/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,352	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	127.00/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	115.03/cwt	105.00–128.00	1,426	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,500.00/head	1,350.00–1,650.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	773	1,133.33/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,133	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	840	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	1,531.25/head	1,350.00–1,750.00	1,531	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	975	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	746	770.00/head	710.00–925.00	770	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	1,760.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,760	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	565	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,026	1,936.36/head	1,825.00–2,150.00	1,936	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	930	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,222	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,087.50/head	1,050.00–1,125.00	1,088	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	712	1,091.67/head	1,025.00–1,125.00	1,092	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	595	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	272.33/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,566	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	228.97/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	275.50/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,460	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	223.39/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,932	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	302.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	263.47/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,502	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	217.70/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	232	261.55/cwt	250.00–275.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	202.84/cwt	196.00–210.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	202.92/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,670	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	423	112.13/cwt	106.00–125.00	474	3
Steers	Small 4	500–550	515	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	279.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,336	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	254.86/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,223	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	290.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,126	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	898	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	212.99/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	223.00/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,305	3
Steers	Small 4	550–600	568	115.60/cwt	110.00–121.00	657	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	517	297.51/cwt	297.00–298.00	1,538	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	284.86/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	333.69/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,522	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	313.73/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	331.97/cwt	317.50–335.00	863	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	300.48/cwt	295.00–309.00	1,710	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	616	243.99/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,503	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	239.55/cwt	238.00–242.00	1,612	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	640.00/head	640.00–640.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	273.91/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,671	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	319.85/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	381	320.62/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,222	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	331.22/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,388	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	190	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	749	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,798	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	199.50/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,353	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	218.33/cwt	205.00–232.00	1,327	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	242.55/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,514	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	239.88/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,370	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	262.40/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	216.32/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,240	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	243.08/cwt	235.00–250.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	689	200.83/cwt	192.50–205.00	1,384	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	218.75/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	264	197.54/cwt	190.00–210.00	522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	256.04/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,324	6
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	225.03/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,170	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	288.67/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,342	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	263.00/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	279.90/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,447	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	294.44/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,222	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	268.77/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	731	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,659	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,553	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	203	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	358	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	381	293.12/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,117	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	405	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	675	118.00/cwt	116.00–118.50	797	5
Steers	Small 4	600–650	605	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	567	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	1,678	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	311.80/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,322	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	256.52/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	316.05/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,517	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	258.67/cwt	247.50–267.00	1,609	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	224.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	155	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	213.33/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,939	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	340.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,251	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	294.22/cwt	287.50–300.00	1,512	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	229.73/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,645	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	307.41/cwt	300.00–320.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	337.11/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,153	7

How this sale compares

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