Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were steady to 3.00 lower, while heifer calves were 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00-3.00 higher, feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $292.37/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −105.05 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$292.37

60 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,078

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$193.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.60

vs NM average

−31.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	307.00	1,671	41
Medium and Large 1-2	551	280.89	1,549	13thin
Medium and Large 2	557	238.00	1,325	5thin
Small 4	520	114.00	593	1thin

One grade step is worth $193.00/cwt here — about $1,078 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale60 hd

292.37

—

NM average3 barns · 475 hd

302.98

−10.60

National average185 barns · 29,268 hd

324.35

−31.98

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−105.05

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	1,450	122.94	1,783	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,206	105.25	1,269	67
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,627	101.48	1,651	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	917	90.30	828	76

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,883	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	889	$1,806	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$1,608	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,384	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,339	$1,944	8

Every lot, as filed

151 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 1-2	700–750	744	222.99/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	707	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	303.73/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,619	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,842	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	315.30/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,507	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	336.10/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,220	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	341.08/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,119	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	246.59/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,521	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	311.67/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,633	13
Steers	Small 4	500–550	520	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,122	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	402	593.92/head	510.00–650.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	265.36/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	168	516.42/head	475.00–550.00	516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	223	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	350–400	353	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	361.60/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	487	326.68/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	267.90/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,661	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	307.65/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,317	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,403	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	630	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	727	110.65/cwt	110.00–112.00	804	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	215.07/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,000	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	339	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	278.94/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,601	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	564	308.33/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	278.47/cwt	270.00–285.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	237.80/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	224.24/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,821	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	220.69/cwt	217.50–224.00	1,942	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	314.61/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,331	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	293.01/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,688	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	330.69/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	303.66/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,002	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	250.00/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,470	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	290.07/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	263.40/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,233	3
Steers	Small 4	600–650	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	281.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,465	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	244.62/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	291.69/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,234	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	287.49/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	323.02/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	308.35/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,727	6
Steers	Small 4	650–700	675	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	279.98/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	540.00/head	540.00–540.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	257.47/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	343.31/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	208	524.70/head	500.00–550.00	525	2
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,561	2
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	135	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	95.86/cwt	92.00–100.00	942	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,627	101.48/cwt	98.50–106.00	1,651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	818	75.93/cwt	75.00–77.00	621	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,132	110.35/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,249	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	893	85.59/cwt	80.00–90.00	764	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	939	95.45/cwt	90.00–103.00	896	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	101.28/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,191	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	86.65/cwt	80.00–90.00	743	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	680	65.18/cwt	63.00–67.00	443	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	108.69/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,348	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,235	89.50/cwt	89.00–90.00	1,105	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	118.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,637	8
Bulls	—	—	1,629	129.45/cwt	127.00–134.00	2,109	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,205	116.82/cwt	112.50–125.00	1,408	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	930	1,933.33/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,933	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	793	186.25/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,477	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,173	2,037.50/head	1,750.00–2,150.00	2,038	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	655	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	112.50/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,078	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,466.67/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,467	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	106	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,197	1,791.67/head	1,700.00–1,925.00	1,792	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	131.33/cwt	105.00–150.00	1,554	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	1,400.00/head	1,350.00–1,550.00	1,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	745	740.00/head	675.00–805.00	740	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	148.60/cwt	135.00–158.00	1,201	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	692	189.81/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,313	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	169.40/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,364	15
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	795	1,098.33/head	920.00–1,250.00	1,098	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	114.67/cwt	104.00–140.00	1,256	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	882	1,908.33/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,908	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,372	1,978.57/head	1,975.00–2,000.00	1,979	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	127.60/cwt	105.00–139.00	1,210	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Small 4	350–400	355	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	260.11/cwt	250.00–270.00	619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	232.69/cwt	223.00–242.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	244.88/cwt	235.00–250.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	245.18/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,331	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	210.44/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,399	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	258.08/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,097	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	476	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,226	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	311.68/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,159	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	255.74/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,552	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	272	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	255.76/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,450	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	275.08/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	644	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,462	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	209.95/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	300.39/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,117	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	261.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	307.27/cwt	300.00–315.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	278.89/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,191	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	276.24/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,290	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	205.25/cwt	205.00–207.50	1,453	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	582	271.11/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	380	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	648	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	213.00/cwt	202.00–224.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	698	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	230.09/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	249.05/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,435	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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