Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-04-19

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 19
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
524 head
▲ 152 vs last sale 372▲ 22 vs year ago 502 · +4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 56▲ 26 vs year ago 124 · +21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 27▼ 34 vs year ago 66 · −51.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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 $257.88/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −105.48 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$257.88
74 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,376
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$992
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$197.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.30
vs NM average
−46.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521291.991,52035
Medium and Large 1-2542263.171,42728
Medium and Large 2543207.571,1264thin
Small 455794.875297thin
One grade step is worth $197.12/cwt here — about $992 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale74 hd
257.88
—
NM average4 barns · 510 hd
266.18
−8.30
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−46.51
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−105.48
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—Low1,602125.062,00326
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,109122.111,35421
CowsLean 85-90%Low84699.4184152

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,2788
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$1,9632thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)935$1,6252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,071$1,5004thin

Every lot

123 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
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned225300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235336.76/cwt320.00–355.007912
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240364.80/cwt362.50–367.008762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260325.00/cwt315.00–335.008452
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1297349.00/cwt349.00–349.001,0373
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319340.06/cwt335.00–345.001,0854
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325308.79/cwt285.00–322.001,0043
Steers300–350Small 4326562.64/head450.00–700.005634
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381280.85/cwt260.00–300.001,07016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2386239.28/cwt230.00–250.009246
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387323.34/cwt320.00–327.001,2513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431324.75/cwt305.00–350.001,40018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431251.22/cwt240.00–265.001,0837
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434284.16/cwt267.50–300.001,23310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471274.72/cwt260.00–295.001,29432
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added472327.50/cwt327.50–327.501,5463
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2479241.02/cwt195.00–252.001,15411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518294.78/cwt291.00–305.001,52724
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4769
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524265.24/cwt245.00–277.501,39018
Steers500–550Small 454694.01/cwt90.00–95.005135
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,6392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575259.45/cwt246.00–272.001,49210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580195.13/cwt180.00–210.001,1322
Steers550–600Small 458597.03/cwt94.00–100.005682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600281.00/cwt281.00–281.001,6864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5101
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612201.98/cwt180.00–220.001,2363
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2614244.11/cwt240.00–252.501,4993
Steers600–650Small 4615100.00/cwt100.00–100.006151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,6333
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675192.00/cwt190.00–193.001,2963
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,6981
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3541
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721216.81/cwt207.00–230.001,5637
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750201.50/cwt185.00–218.001,5112
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755195.03/cwt190.00–200.001,4722
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5511
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,6111
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned90500.00/head500.00–500.005002
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130441.83/head325.00–550.004422
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245332.50/cwt332.50–332.508152
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283310.00/cwt305.00–315.008773
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305299.43/cwt290.00–302.509134
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345280.00/cwt280.00–280.009661
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0152
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365233.36/cwt215.00–242.008524
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374264.43/cwt252.50–275.009896
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383282.46/cwt280.00–287.501,0826
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415291.96/cwt287.00–295.001,21213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425251.00/cwt240.00–258.001,0676
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426273.90/cwt265.00–280.001,1675
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428214.37/cwt192.00–235.009184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467261.30/cwt255.00–275.001,2208
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470222.47/cwt220.00–225.001,0462
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482246.70/cwt241.00–262.001,18913
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510252.66/cwt252.00–253.001,2896
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510210.56/cwt205.00–222.001,0743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2519236.93/cwt234.00–250.001,23013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571253.16/cwt252.00–255.001,44610
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573237.90/cwt230.00–250.001,36312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2586195.77/cwt193.00–207.501,1475
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2605182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,1013
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625233.18/cwt220.00–247.001,4572
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630219.85/cwt212.00–232.001,38511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675208.53/cwt202.00–217.001,4086
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1681236.80/cwt227.00–240.001,6134
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,6237
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5005
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3282
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75485.00/head485.00–485.004851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned250320.00/head320.00–320.003201
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265325.00/cwt325.00–325.008611
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2270330.00/cwt330.00–330.008911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2423229.72/cwt170.00–265.009723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2538256.18/cwt230.00–272.001,3786
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570235.70/cwt215.00–255.001,3432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685212.66/cwt187.00–232.501,4575
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2764177.68/cwt169.00–182.001,3576
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2765147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,1281
Bulls750–800Small 4775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,4971
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,318116.49/cwt110.00–123.001,53510
Bulls——1,756129.00/cwt124.00–133.002,26514
Bulls——1,943140.30/cwt136.00–144.002,7262
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight64057.75/cwt50.00–62.003703
Cows—Lean 85-90%73377.97/cwt64.00–85.005725
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed801112.04/cwt107.00–117.0089712
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81290.52/cwt89.00–95.007355
Cows—Lean 85-90%85397.54/cwt90.00–100.008328
Cows—Lean 85-90%942106.79/cwt102.00–113.001,00619
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed968119.10/cwt118.00–120.001,1532
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,061118.37/cwt115.00–122.001,25610
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,113125.19/cwt124.00–126.001,3934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259128.33/cwt122.00–131.001,6165
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0351
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2914137.50/cwt121.00–154.001,25727
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1963178.20/cwt160.00–191.001,7165
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995134.80/cwt126.00–150.001,3415
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,337.50/head1,225.00–1,475.001,3386
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,5031

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.