Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-04-26

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 26
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
380 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 524▼ 122 vs year ago 502 · −24.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 150▼ 26 vs year ago 124 · −21.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 32▼ 44 vs year ago 66 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks sale; Steer calves 300-400 lbs sharply higher and 400-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower to sharply lower. Steer yearlings had insufficient numbers to compare . Heifer calves 300-400 lbs sold steady to 15.00 higher and 400-500 lbs were 8.00-12.00 higher while 500-600 lbs sold 8.00-18.00 higher. Feeder heifers 600-700 lbs were 3.00-10.00 higher on small numbers to compare. Trade was active with good demand on smaller numbers. Slaughter cows sold steady to 4.00 lower instances 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 10.00 higher. Market was moderate with excellent buyer attendance.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $251.29/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −112.07 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$251.29
31 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,348
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,057
per head · Large 1 over Small 3
$201.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.87
vs NM average
−58.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Large 1530287.001,5211thin
Medium and Large 1542269.991,46321
Medium and Large 1-2514245.601,2625thin
Large 2560217.001,2151thin
Medium 1-2515216.001,1121thin
Small 354086.004642thin
One grade step is worth $201.00/cwt here — about $1,057 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 sale31 hd
251.29
—
NM average4 barns · 497 hd
267.15
−15.87
National average173 barns · 10,802 hd
309.55
−58.26
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−112.07
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—High1,583130.552,06723
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,319134.241,7718thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,061115.721,22815
CowsLean 85-90%Average95599.5095027

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,6251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)927$1,4923thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)665$7501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)925$1,3751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)635$7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)755$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)755$1,6251thin

Every lot

126 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273337.83/cwt324.00–360.009223
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285200.00/cwt200.00–200.005701
Steers300–350Small 3300585.00/head585.00–585.005852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Steers300–350Medium 1-2308204.00/cwt204.00–204.006282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329343.73/cwt327.50–370.001,13110
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335157.00/cwt157.00–157.005261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0851
Steers350–400Large 1350306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,0711
Steers350–400Large 1Full360250.00/cwt250.00–250.009001
Steers350–400Medium 1-2365230.25/cwt217.50–242.008402
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373334.55/cwt320.00–360.001,2487
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395220.00/cwt220.00–220.008691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415170.00/cwt170.00–170.007061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417312.76/cwt295.00–335.001,3043
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Steers400–450Large 2430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Steers400–450Medium 1-2435290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2621
Steers400–450Medium 2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Steers400–450Large 1435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Steers400–450Small 3435116.00/cwt116.00–116.005051
Steers450–500Large 1465262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,2211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467288.78/cwt280.00–302.001,34920
Steers450–500Medium 1-2468253.33/cwt247.00–260.001,1862
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472270.39/cwt260.00–280.001,2764
Steers450–500Small 3490540.00/head540.00–540.005401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2500257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,2854
Steers500–550Medium 1-2515216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,1121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523283.49/cwt270.00–290.001,48312
Steers500–550Large 1530287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,5211
Steers500–550Small 353080.00/cwt80.00–80.004241
Steers550–600Small 355092.00/cwt92.00–92.005061
Steers550–600Large 2Full560217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567252.00/cwt222.00–266.001,4299
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Steers600–650Large 1605209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy625226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,4131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626280.17/cwt255.00–285.001,7546
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,6714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667249.09/cwt245.00–265.001,6618
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2685167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1442
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723234.27/cwt227.00–242.001,6942
Steers750–800Small and Medium 2750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8653
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1869199.92/cwt182.00–220.001,7374
Steers850–900Large 1890201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,7891
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
Steers1000–1050Medium 1-21,015167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6951
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 11,270135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,7151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1145625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180700.00/head700.00–700.007002
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267303.25/cwt300.00–310.008103
Heifers300–350Medium 1-2345237.50/cwt237.50–237.508191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373291.25/cwt275.00–302.001,0866
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Heifers350–400Small 3385525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390242.00/cwt242.00–242.009441
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2390195.00/cwt195.00–195.007611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full400245.00/cwt245.00–245.009801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422294.80/cwt282.00–307.001,24426
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1833
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476271.83/cwt268.00–281.001,29427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,3581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1041
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520261.85/cwt260.00–262.501,3624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525155.00/cwt155.00–155.008141
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535251.69/cwt220.00–261.001,34711
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555137.50/cwt137.50–137.507631
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568260.27/cwt245.00–273.001,47816
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624102.00/cwt102.00–102.006364
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627245.46/cwt236.00–250.001,5393
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0401
Heifers600–650Medium 1645229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4771
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2-365885.00/cwt85.00–85.005592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Full665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1689239.10/cwt230.00–242.001,6474
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1731223.38/cwt220.00–230.001,6336
Heifers800–850Medium 1830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1130670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1163650.00/head650.00–650.006503
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1185837.50/head700.00–975.008382
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,1411
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2390217.00/cwt217.00–217.008461
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2430267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,1481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2450270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2151
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595244.64/cwt242.00–250.001,4563
Bulls600–650Medium 1605202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673248.81/cwt232.50–265.001,6742
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710205.99/cwt205.00–207.001,4632
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768198.30/cwt191.00–213.001,5233
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 360595.00/cwt95.00–95.005752
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,357119.27/cwt109.00–129.001,6189
Bulls——1,669135.69/cwt130.00–143.002,26511
Bulls——1,947145.54/cwt142.00–150.002,8343
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed65581.00/cwt81.00–81.005311
Cows—Lean 85-90%77074.78/cwt74.50–75.005762
Cows—Lean 85-90%80581.22/cwt77.00–85.006544
Cows—Lean 85-90%860118.52/cwt118.00–119.001,0192
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed880117.20/cwt114.50–120.001,0312
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed925108.77/cwt104.00–113.001,0062
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,033104.88/cwt90.00–116.001,08317
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,075107.90/cwt106.50–109.001,1602
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,085111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,139116.57/cwt111.00–120.001,3287
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,6451
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,319134.24/cwt130.00–139.001,7718
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4751
Bulls—Medium 1860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1741157.00/cwt135.00–177.001,1639
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1955162.00/cwt136.00–190.001,5473
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19251,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1665750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19271,491.67/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4923
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17552,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17551,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.