Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-04-05

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 5
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
514 head
▲ 194 vs last sale 320▼ 114 vs year ago 628 · −18.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 115▼ 14 vs year ago 121 · −11.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 73▲ 22 vs year ago 36 · +61.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-25.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Trade good 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 $277.63/cwt on 76 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −85.73 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$277.63
76 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$465
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$71.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.92
vs NM average
−33.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564292.461,65134
Medium and Large 1-2553273.041,51036
Medium and Large 2536221.071,1866thin
One grade step is worth $71.39/cwt here — about $465 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 sale76 hd
277.63
—
NM average4 barns · 493 hd
271.71
+5.92
National average173 barns · 11,586 hd
310.76
−33.13
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−85.73
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—Average1,593135.912,16618
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,174128.451,50829
CowsLean 85-90%Low82798.8281840

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)1,055$1,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)765$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)754$1,15011
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)973$1,8686
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,8634thin

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned123500.00/head500.00–500.005002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270283.89/cwt270.00–300.007672
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290335.00/cwt335.00–335.009721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326346.59/cwt330.00–355.001,1307
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2326311.24/cwt290.00–329.001,0158
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2334236.96/cwt230.00–260.007914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added361370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3365
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368244.52/cwt235.00–255.009002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379332.44/cwt315.00–355.001,26014
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2379292.49/cwt287.00–302.001,1098
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415230.00/cwt230.00–230.009552
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424294.90/cwt285.00–300.001,2507
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430317.22/cwt310.00–340.001,36411
Steers400–450Small 4440117.00/cwt117.00–117.005152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453333.00/cwt333.00–333.001,5086
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465314.63/cwt300.00–332.001,46319
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472272.10/cwt257.00–300.001,2847
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518313.50/cwt310.00–318.001,62412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518223.64/cwt210.00–235.001,1584
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524287.09/cwt255.00–300.001,50418
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573215.94/cwt201.00–230.001,2372
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579280.95/cwt280.00–285.001,6275
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582259.00/cwt243.00–269.001,50718
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added593281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,66617
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608276.86/cwt260.00–285.001,68318
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617252.67/cwt210.00–268.001,55920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620188.56/cwt180.00–207.001,1694
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Natural623267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6636
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659249.46/cwt240.00–256.001,6444
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681224.52/cwt212.00–235.001,5295
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added703256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,80016
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722219.41/cwt210.00–227.501,5844
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,5132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768223.65/cwt220.00–230.001,7183
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2Natural802225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8055
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1183725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned210500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213684.38/head650.00–700.006843
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230305.00/cwt305.00–305.007021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274245.00/cwt245.00–245.006713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275277.47/cwt272.00–290.007634
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320307.50/cwt307.50–307.509844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321294.07/cwt287.00–300.509446
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328775.00/head775.00–775.007752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330267.25/cwt262.00–270.008823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365222.40/cwt215.00–230.008122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371264.83/cwt240.00–285.0098318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413274.44/cwt262.50–290.001,13314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added418300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2546
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433259.12/cwt245.00–262.001,1226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009431
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466252.36/cwt237.00–265.001,17621
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514266.18/cwt265.00–272.001,36810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518244.20/cwt240.00–252.001,26510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533219.71/cwt210.00–237.001,1713
Heifers500–550Small 4537104.00/cwt104.00–104.005583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570231.76/cwt225.00–245.001,3214
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575210.03/cwt209.00–211.001,2082
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581256.74/cwt252.00–258.001,49212
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,5422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added607238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,4453
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Natural628232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,45712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6542
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2724194.75/cwt189.00–200.001,4105
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2Natural751217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6304
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1340342.50/cwt342.50–342.501,1651
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,2401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2458290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,3282
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2572260.66/cwt257.00–265.001,4913
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2619219.20/cwt203.00–240.001,3575
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4201
Bulls650–700Small 4685118.77/cwt117.50–120.008142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768192.80/cwt188.00–197.501,4812
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2832181.97/cwt170.00–188.001,5144
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6161
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,005132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3271
Bulls——1,347123.70/cwt117.00–131.001,6667
Bulls——1,808139.90/cwt134.00–144.002,5296
Bulls——1,850152.25/cwt146.00–159.002,8174
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed73688.32/cwt80.00–91.006505
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed745100.04/cwt89.00–107.007454
Cows—Lean 85-90%76084.58/cwt78.00–93.0064312
Cows—Lean 85-90%85399.95/cwt94.00–105.008535
Cows—Lean 85-90%931114.04/cwt107.00–117.001,06213
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed950114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,005124.63/cwt123.00–126.001,2533
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,056122.47/cwt119.00–128.001,2936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,233132.10/cwt126.00–136.001,62912
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,237128.88/cwt124.00–133.001,5948
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4632800.00/head800.00–800.008006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18951,650.00/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2973127.33/cwt123.00–133.001,2393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,475.00/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,230131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,6111
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2762150.00/cwt141.00–155.001,1439
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1052
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1867170.00/cwt160.00–175.001,4743
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4495625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26501,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0301,705.00/head1,610.00–1,800.001,7052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0982,387.50/head2,275.00–2,500.002,3882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4222,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2753

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.