Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 18.00-22.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $261.98/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.44 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$261.98

129 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,442

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,013

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$192.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−37.34

vs NM average

−63.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	299.13	1,637	57
Medium and Large 1-2	546	279.47	1,525	26
Medium and Large 2	546	249.37	1,361	32
Small 4	582	107.11	624	14thin

One grade step is worth $192.02/cwt here — about $1,013 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 sale129 hd

261.98

—

NM average3 barns · 776 hd

299.33

−37.34

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−63.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−135.44

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	1,544	123.37	1,905	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,139	109.77	1,250	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,506	107.78	1,623	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	871	93.03	810	34

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)	1,006	$1,596	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,463	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,067	$1,351	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	796	$1,176	4thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,718	2thin

Every lot, as filed

184 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 1	400–450	425	280.23/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,191	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	328.70/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,045	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	244	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	358	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	150–200	183	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	631	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,530	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	297	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	788	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	197.68/cwt	193.00–200.00	1,423	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	870	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	310.62/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,261	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	241.91/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,403	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	250.06/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,293	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	160.97/cwt	152.00–170.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	145	360.00/head	360.00–360.00	360	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	110.25/cwt	108.00–112.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	265.51/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,373	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	301.17/cwt	290.00–307.00	1,117	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	251.76/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,427	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	209.21/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,498	8
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	246	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	349.83/cwt	340.00–355.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	327.35/cwt	325.00–330.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	241.09/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,386	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	246.02/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,188	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	776	213.14/cwt	202.50–218.00	1,654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	253.08/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,526	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	235.73/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	259.46/cwt	250.00–270.00	838	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	389	260.98/cwt	260.00–267.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	272.80/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,307	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	230.77/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	199.97/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,248	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	831	90.40/cwt	90.00–91.00	751	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	67.08/cwt	60.00–75.00	512	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	111.06/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,332	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	103.03/cwt	98.00–107.00	989	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	859	102.38/cwt	96.00–107.00	879	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	845	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	668	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,090	106.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,162	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	101.64/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,215	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	954	95.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	906	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	111.51/cwt	109.00–113.00	1,561	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	761	79.40/cwt	73.00–82.00	604	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	104.99/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,664	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,048	111.24/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,166	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,698	1
Bulls	—	—	1,706	129.55/cwt	126.00–133.00	2,210	9
Bulls	—	—	1,531	121.05/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,853	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,054	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,431	120.31/cwt	105.00–130.00	1,722	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	863	1,750.00/head	1,725.00–1,800.00	1,750	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,279	108.25/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,385	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	890	1,169.29/head	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,169	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	1,483.33/head	1,425.00–1,600.00	1,483	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,293	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	940	1,032.50/head	965.00–1,100.00	1,033	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	560	480.00/head	480.00–480.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	735	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	768	966.67/head	900.00–1,100.00	967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,122	1,897.73/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,898	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,041	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,356	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,401.15/head	1,200.00–1,570.00	1,401	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	121.07/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,291	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,004	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,150	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	159.55/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,345	19
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	788	187.63/cwt	179.00–200.00	1,479	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	168.56/cwt	163.00–179.00	1,340	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,432	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	111.17/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,298	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,315	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	323.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,360	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	226.41/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,863	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	289.87/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,687	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	313.64/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,484	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	286.04/cwt	280.00–292.00	1,479	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	248.54/cwt	236.00–270.00	1,300	17
Steers	Small 4	450–500	455	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	288.57/cwt	275.00–296.00	1,365	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	223.70/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	247.50/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	254.01/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,174	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	222.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,419	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	292.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	949	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	242.95/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,645	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	299.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	249.83/cwt	245.00–255.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	742	240.40/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	404.68/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,495	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	270.52/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,583	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	234.60/cwt	220.00–255.00	640	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	250.30/cwt	242.00–261.00	1,432	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	397	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,378	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	622	282.94/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,760	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,889	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	318.69/cwt	318.00–320.00	1,641	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	668	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,790	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	321	329.47/cwt	320.00–337.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	249.16/cwt	240.00–262.00	822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	228	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	319	274.04/cwt	270.00–275.00	874	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	339.76/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,447	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	240.21/cwt	225.00–255.00	865	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	973	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,635	3
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	690	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	745	1
Bulls	Small 4	300–350	330	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	183.75/cwt	170.00–197.50	1,571	2
Bulls	Small 4	400–450	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	226.03/cwt	225.00–227.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	237.75/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,027	11
Heifers	Medium 1-2	700–750	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	262.93/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,136	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	226.75/cwt	225.00–230.00	617	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	207.33/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	609	226.67/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,380	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	219.46/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,148	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	380.00/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	185	375.00/head	375.00–375.00	375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	216.41/cwt	197.50–221.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	200	325.00/head	325.00–325.00	325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	224.91/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,511	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	261	398.71/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	358	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	624	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	376	364.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,370	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	349.93/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,102	9
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	556	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	586	107.35/cwt	89.00–117.50	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,496	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	690	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	336.97/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	266.03/cwt	256.00–272.00	1,655	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	235.13/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	150–200	195	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	702	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	241.69/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,532	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	218	339.81/cwt	335.00–350.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	269.18/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	312.08/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	461	321.58/cwt	321.00–322.00	1,482	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	964	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	210.41/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,605	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	227.26/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,634	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	294.34/cwt	287.00–302.00	1,230	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	362.34/cwt	360.00–365.00	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	296.93/cwt	287.00–306.00	1,589	29

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