Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-03-15

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 15
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
▲ 101 vs last sale 500▼ 82 vs year ago 683 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 117▼ 49 vs year ago 139 · −35.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 75▼ 37 vs year ago 76 · −48.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady while feeder heifers sold 12.00-16.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.40/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −85.53 against this barn's trailing median of $340.93.
Average price
$255.40
82 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,425
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$311
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$37.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.63
vs NM average
−20.77 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564262.741,48164
Medium and Large 1-2540229.561,23917thin
Medium and Large 2520225.001,1701thin
One grade step is worth $37.74/cwt here — about $311 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale82 hd
255.40
—
NM average4 barns · 328 hd
260.03
−4.63
National average176 barns · 16,729 hd
276.17
−20.77
This barn, trailing median29 sales
340.93
−85.53
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

29 sales
419367315263median 340.9303/0605/0807/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $277.00, median $340.93 across 29 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—Average1,562138.612,16523
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,065124.781,32935
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low82592.1176017

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,36512
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)945$1,8814thin

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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225355.00/cwt355.00–355.007991
Steers200–250Small 4230350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260334.81/cwt325.00–340.008713
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1286380.03/cwt365.00–410.001,0877
Steers300–350Small 4315600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323365.94/cwt355.00–375.001,1825
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328322.27/cwt300.00–327.001,0576
Steers350–400Small 4355535.00/head535.00–535.005351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361353.74/cwt345.00–360.001,2777
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378233.88/cwt220.00–270.008844
Steers350–400Small 4380100.00/cwt100.00–100.003801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390317.14/cwt286.00–327.001,2374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2426253.83/cwt220.00–275.001,0817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429327.53/cwt320.00–347.001,40511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432310.52/cwt280.00–322.501,34127
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2466241.28/cwt210.00–255.001,12411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469302.86/cwt293.00–330.001,42012
Steers450–500Small 4475485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475284.98/cwt270.00–295.001,35417
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516270.41/cwt255.00–280.001,39510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517297.10/cwt289.00–315.001,53622
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4936
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed531284.00/cwt284.00–284.001,5084
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533211.51/cwt200.00–222.501,1272
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561289.41/cwt281.00–292.501,62415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582238.35/cwt225.00–245.001,3876
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2584270.01/cwt247.00–280.001,57715
Steers600–650Small 4615102.50/cwt102.50–102.506301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628251.58/cwt248.00–257.001,5803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632274.21/cwt256.00–289.001,73312
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678233.62/cwt225.00–245.001,5844
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681262.35/cwt255.00–280.001,78710
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8602
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4161
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778208.15/cwt199.00–220.001,6193
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783238.01/cwt237.00–239.001,8642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815224.69/cwt209.00–240.001,8312
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120475.00/head475.00–475.004752
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235300.00/cwt300.00–300.007051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1256310.82/cwt310.00–320.0079612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263278.32/cwt277.50–280.007323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290220.00/cwt220.00–220.006381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315235.00/cwt235.00–235.007401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2334245.69/cwt245.00–247.008213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1338291.00/cwt291.00–291.009844
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1356274.58/cwt267.50–280.0097827
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368225.15/cwt215.00–235.008294
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375259.73/cwt255.00–260.0097418
Heifers350–400Small 4390460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Heifers400–450Small 4415535.00/head535.00–535.005351
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416269.92/cwt255.00–287.001,12314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420262.64/cwt250.00–270.001,10332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435225.11/cwt220.00–230.009792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466240.20/cwt230.00–252.001,11930
Heifers450–500Small 4470510.00/head510.00–510.005101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470259.38/cwt247.00–280.001,21922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514232.03/cwt223.00–247.001,1939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1545269.79/cwt255.00–273.001,47028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569226.79/cwt210.00–244.001,2908
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578257.25/cwt255.00–264.001,48736
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4882
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620195.97/cwt192.00–200.001,2152
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628215.83/cwt210.00–222.001,3552
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,6312
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793185.81/cwt180.00–197.501,4733
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2948155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4692
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250322.50/cwt322.50–322.508061
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2400240.00/cwt240.00–240.009601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470225.80/cwt207.00–245.001,0612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525257.97/cwt237.00–275.001,3544
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625241.62/cwt239.00–243.001,5103
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4671
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2735208.56/cwt200.00–217.001,5332
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6091
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2858185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5872
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6941
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,027169.90/cwt160.00–180.001,7453
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115182.50/cwt182.50–182.502,0351
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,195165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9721
Bulls1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,335168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,2431
Bulls1350–1400Medium and Large 1-21,380150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,0701
Bulls1450–1500Medium and Large 1-21,488156.26/cwt152.50–160.002,3252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,118131.98/cwt130.00–134.001,4762
Bulls——1,359130.78/cwt126.50–136.001,7777
Bulls——1,380106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,4631
Bulls——1,753146.35/cwt137.00–155.002,56613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%61283.57/cwt80.00–90.005113
Cows—Lean 85-90%86899.78/cwt96.00–106.0086611
Cows—Lean 85-90%88272.54/cwt67.50–76.006403
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
Cows—Boner 80-85%952113.96/cwt108.00–118.501,0858
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,079126.85/cwt120.00–130.001,36912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109136.44/cwt134.00–140.001,5134
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,139127.55/cwt113.00–136.001,45310
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0101,958.33/head1,825.00–2,100.001,9583
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2670700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28211,043.75/head900.00–1,250.001,0444
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28731,491.67/head1,300.00–1,625.001,4923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0261,756.25/head1,600.00–1,925.001,7564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193137.50/cwt130.00–145.001,6402
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1885168.50/cwt167.00–170.001,4912
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2922143.86/cwt130.00–150.001,3267

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.