Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-12-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special note no sale December 27th 2024 or January 3rd 2025 First sale of new year is January 10th 2025* Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady while feeder heifers sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $294.66/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −102.76 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$294.66

62 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,600

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$459

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$98.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.40

vs NM average

−31.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	318.59	1,693	41
Medium and Large 1-2	571	278.70	1,591	10thin
Medium and Large 2	561	219.98	1,234	11thin

One grade step is worth $98.61/cwt here — about $459 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 sale62 hd

294.66

—

NM average3 barns · 386 hd

300.06

−5.40

National average173 barns · 17,754 hd

326.63

−31.97

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−102.76

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	1,525	126.77	1,933	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,132	108.30	1,226	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	842	91.51	771	33

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	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,064	$2,100	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,782	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$1,700	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,388	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,303	$2,275	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	812	$1,650	3thin

Every lot, as filed

144 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 2	550–600	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	228.96/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	210.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	220	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	362.77/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,328	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	285	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,012	2
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	600	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	408	327.12/cwt	323.00–340.00	1,335	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	283.25/cwt	277.00–287.50	1,479	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	327	333.21/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,090	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	408.65/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,304	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	490	335.03/cwt	332.00–350.00	1,642	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	353	388.72/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,372	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	555	327.05/cwt	322.00–332.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	225	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,516	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	614	108.22/cwt	105.00–109.00	664	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	550	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	348.39/cwt	340.00–352.00	1,460	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	332.47/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,699	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	314.56/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,677	13
Steers	Small 4	300–350	325	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	298.97/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,659	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	327.00/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	356.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,273	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	319.21/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,334	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	275.02/cwt	271.00–277.00	1,766	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	335.15/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	258.20/cwt	250.00–261.00	1,722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,326	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,035	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	279.67/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	245.11/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	274.81/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	316.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	894	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	279	384.88/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	248.61/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	217.98/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,229	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	293.23/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,408	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	624	288.79/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	367	402.69/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,478	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	353.77/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,691	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	658	274.78/cwt	272.50–277.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	333	371.46/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,237	13
Dairy Steers	Medium 4	300–350	331	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	298	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	357.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	677	105.48/cwt	101.00–107.00	714	4
Bulls	Small 4	800–850	840	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,426	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	280.06/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	204.95/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,574	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	86.42/cwt	82.00–90.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	804	87.47/cwt	80.00–90.00	703	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	96.65/cwt	93.00–100.00	852	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	105.55/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,164	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	988	105.71/cwt	102.00–111.00	1,044	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,115	112.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,256	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	110.65/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,321	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	763	79.01/cwt	78.00–80.00	603	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	813	85.99/cwt	81.00–101.00	699	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	899	97.92/cwt	95.00–101.00	880	4
Bulls	—	—	1,390	121.74/cwt	111.00–129.00	1,692	7
Bulls	—	—	1,721	134.12/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,308	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,313	118.66/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	1,690.00/head	1,550.00–1,850.00	1,690	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,223	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,043	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,018	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	1,518.75/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,519	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	695	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,320	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	889	1,695.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,695	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	1,945.83/head	1,850.00–2,100.00	1,946	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,374	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	665	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,264	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	147.95/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,203	19
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	530	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	114.50/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,219	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,200.00/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,200	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	707	172.55/cwt	161.00–182.00	1,220	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	977	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,205	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,303	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	2
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	250.16/cwt	245.00–255.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	261.31/cwt	255.00–267.50	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,152	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	267.66/cwt	263.00–272.50	1,392	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	274.45/cwt	272.50–275.00	1,589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	323.83/cwt	310.00–325.00	900	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	301.24/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	309.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	516	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	841	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,616	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	591	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,625	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	317.00/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,163	21
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	425	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	277.06/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,316	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	262.46/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	463	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	352.91/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,140	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	362.26/cwt	350.00–372.50	960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	323.02/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,363	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	246.97/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	748	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,720	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	838	1,825.00/head	1,775.00–1,875.00	1,825	2

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.

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