Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-03-01

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 1
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
396 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 574▲ 121 vs year ago 275 · +44.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 71▲ 4 vs year ago 79 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 39▼ 58 vs year ago 104 · −55.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-6.00 higher while heifer calves sold 5.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-7.00 lower, Slaughter cows were 5.00-7.00 higher while slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $281.45/cwt on 15 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −81.91 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$281.45
15 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,522
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$382
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$55.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.00
vs NM average
−29.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1565290.001,6392thin
Medium and Large 1-2537288.351,54911thin
Medium and Large 2535234.951,2572thin
One grade step is worth $55.05/cwt here — about $382 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale15 hd
281.45
—
NM average1 barns · 15 hd
281.45
+0.00
National average175 barns · 13,855 hd
311.23
−29.78
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−81.91
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales
464407351295median 363.3603/0605/0807/1009/1110/30
Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $308.66, median $363.36 across 32 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,433122.081,74922
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,153120.101,38540
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low82988.8973729

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,5252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,4253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,3253thin

Every lot

120 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225340.00/head340.00–340.003401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240310.00/cwt310.00–310.007441
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2245260.00/cwt260.00–260.006371
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278338.38/cwt325.00–360.009413
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2283282.50/cwt282.50–282.507992
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1802
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310387.58/cwt365.00–410.001,2014
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008191
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325336.54/cwt320.00–355.001,0946
Steers300–350Small 4340500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,2872
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369316.59/cwt285.00–340.001,16811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372255.58/cwt235.00–265.009513
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375378.86/cwt370.00–390.001,4219
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417351.19/cwt330.00–365.001,46431
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433240.35/cwt220.00–260.001,0412
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2436307.77/cwt275.00–320.001,34214
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4632
Steers450–500Small 447092.00/cwt92.00–92.004321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483292.98/cwt270.00–305.001,41512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531295.24/cwt275.00–300.001,5689
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535234.95/cwt230.00–240.001,2572
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565257.35/cwt240.00–275.001,4542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615279.57/cwt275.00–282.001,7197
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625241.60/cwt230.00–250.001,5103
Steers600–650Small 464589.00/cwt89.00–89.005741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668278.30/cwt260.00–287.501,85912
Steers650–700Small 467588.00/cwt88.00–88.005941
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6281
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710270.80/cwt257.00–285.001,9232
Steers700–750Small 473093.00/cwt93.00–93.006791
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798236.50/cwt236.50–236.501,8875
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5501
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880168.37/cwt157.00–180.001,4825
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6821
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2910171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,5561
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920183.00/cwt182.00–184.001,6842
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,033186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,9212
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,050167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7541
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,165158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8414
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220240.00/cwt240.00–240.005281
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250235.00/cwt235.00–235.005881
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008062
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280296.06/cwt265.00–305.008296
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295305.00/cwt305.00–305.009001
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2314291.24/cwt280.00–310.009144
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328224.90/cwt220.00–230.007383
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,0942
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,1632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382306.24/cwt295.00–332.001,17018
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383234.67/cwt225.00–245.008992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385278.44/cwt250.00–290.001,07226
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2417266.25/cwt250.00–275.001,11014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428236.10/cwt225.00–240.001,0115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429289.95/cwt280.00–305.001,24423
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added437298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,3023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463261.82/cwt245.00–270.001,2123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476279.16/cwt272.00–290.001,32914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1508269.46/cwt255.00–295.001,3698
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3111
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568278.65/cwt267.00–290.001,5832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568241.98/cwt222.00–262.501,3742
Heifers550–600Small 457592.00/cwt92.00–92.005291
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578177.54/cwt166.00–190.001,0263
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2931
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615163.95/cwt142.00–187.001,0082
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2658182.55/cwt170.00–195.001,2012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679230.81/cwt215.00–240.001,5674
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763183.61/cwt172.00–195.001,4012
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3921
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4781
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,7004
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,7161
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned195640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2542
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3821
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2513268.87/cwt230.00–280.001,3795
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3481
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2645182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718226.95/cwt197.50–255.001,6302
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,000111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1101
Bulls——1,140109.24/cwt104.00–112.001,2455
Bulls——Return to Feed1,155133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5361
Bulls——1,565131.00/cwt129.00–132.502,0506
Bulls——1,586123.28/cwt118.00–127.001,9559
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007102
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed72069.00/cwt54.00–84.004972
Cows—Lean 85-90%78585.63/cwt80.00–89.006724
Cows—Lean 85-90%79670.66/cwt67.00–75.005625
Cows—Lean 85-90%87095.59/cwt92.00–100.0083212
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed90599.25/cwt97.00–100.008984
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,008108.17/cwt106.00–110.001,0902
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,042113.83/cwt107.00–118.001,18610
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,063118.33/cwt112.00–127.001,2586
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242124.51/cwt119.00–128.001,54622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,425.00/head1,325.00–1,575.001,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2984124.43/cwt122.00–130.001,2247
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004122.64/cwt114.00–130.001,23111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1151,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,4161
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,325.00/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2700113.00/cwt113.00–113.007911
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2865118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113131.50/cwt128.00–135.001,4642

This sale against other markets

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.