Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-05-03

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 3
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 380▼ 60 vs year ago 465 · −12.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
125 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 98▼ 10 vs year ago 135 · −7.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 22▼ 37 vs year ago 73 · −50.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold 3.00-5.00 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 $248.77/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −92.16 against this barn's trailing median of $340.93.
Average price
$248.77
34 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,369
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$54.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.88
vs NM average
−19.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550254.921,40327
Medium and Large 1-2547229.251,2546thin
Medium and Large 2575200.001,1501thin
One grade step is worth $54.92/cwt here — about $253 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 sale34 hd
248.77
—
NM average4 barns · 206 hd
254.65
−5.88
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−19.61
This barn, trailing median29 sales
340.93
−92.16
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—High1,519133.772,03217
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,045118.221,23549
CowsLean 85-90%Average882109.5896630

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)Young (2-4 yrs)892$1,5449
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$1,5055

Every lot

121 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180302.50/cwt302.50–302.505451
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255301.00/cwt301.00–301.007681
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313382.08/cwt360.00–400.001,1964
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317301.05/cwt285.00–330.009543
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323230.93/cwt210.00–255.007462
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3492
Steers350–400Small 4365650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369297.48/cwt275.00–335.001,0985
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429365.03/cwt335.00–385.001,5669
Steers400–450Small 4435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2438255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1172
Steers450–500Small 4460128.00/cwt128.00–128.005893
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470285.60/cwt260.00–320.001,3424
Steers450–500Small 4475570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476368.81/cwt350.00–380.001,75617
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513297.39/cwt290.00–305.001,5262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522211.66/cwt200.00–220.001,1053
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530309.72/cwt300.00–320.001,6422
Steers500–550Small 4547118.98/cwt112.50–125.0065110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575167.70/cwt160.00–175.009642
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576284.54/cwt254.00–330.001,6398
Steers550–600Small 4578115.42/cwt112.00–119.006672
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579262.42/cwt240.00–270.001,5194
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5801
Steers600–650Small 4600670.00/head670.00–670.006701
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655248.00/cwt241.00–255.001,6242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2831
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7502
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120400.00/head400.00–400.004007
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210245.00/cwt245.00–245.005151
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned225315.22/cwt312.50–320.007094
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230289.78/cwt280.00–300.006662
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1233320.32/cwt310.00–330.007462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260275.00/cwt275.00–275.007151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270320.00/cwt320.00–320.008641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272321.91/cwt320.00–325.008765
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320322.34/cwt315.00–325.001,0314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350260.00/cwt260.00–260.009101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381308.91/cwt300.00–320.001,1775
Heifers350–400Small 4385525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2404165.00/cwt165.00–165.006674
Heifers400–450Small 4417571.70/head570.00–575.005723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428298.07/cwt285.00–305.001,2763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431253.81/cwt245.00–265.001,0944
Heifers450–500Small 4457577.74/head540.00–650.005783
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475287.58/cwt280.00–295.001,3662
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477246.54/cwt240.00–250.001,1763
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Heifers500–550Small 4515610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532228.28/cwt215.00–239.001,2143
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540258.46/cwt250.00–290.001,39617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562230.21/cwt215.00–260.001,2943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568248.89/cwt232.00–272.001,41410
Heifers550–600Small 4570690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627233.95/cwt221.00–252.001,46715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664220.60/cwt208.00–245.001,4657
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667231.69/cwt221.00–245.001,5458
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725209.77/cwt207.50–212.001,5212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1743220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5481
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1796223.73/cwt220.00–224.001,78114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned121416.53/head400.00–500.004176
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned164525.19/head500.00–550.005254
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned174611.95/head610.00–620.006125
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned233493.49/head400.00–585.004932
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408363.22/cwt350.00–370.001,4823
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465304.44/cwt270.00–340.001,4163
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7453
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7423
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2563245.53/cwt205.00–285.001,3822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,69110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6341
Bulls650–700Small 4675110.00/cwt110.00–110.007431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3251
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2731223.22/cwt200.00–250.001,6327
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4921
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2908182.52/cwt175.00–190.001,6572
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995168.33/cwt165.00–170.001,6753
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7371
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,068122.34/cwt117.00–127.001,3072
Bulls——1,198124.80/cwt122.00–127.001,4956
Bulls——1,810137.47/cwt131.00–145.002,4886
Bulls——1,880151.94/cwt147.00–157.002,8563
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed70096.35/cwt93.00–100.006742
Cows—Lean 85-90%809101.22/cwt100.00–104.008194
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed885117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0351
Cows—Lean 85-90%887116.85/cwt116.50–117.001,0363
Cows—Lean 85-90%912111.40/cwt105.00–115.001,01621
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,039121.38/cwt118.00–127.501,26127
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,060114.22/cwt110.00–117.001,21121
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2771
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785156.87/cwt147.00–165.001,23131
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1812174.00/cwt170.00–182.001,41317
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0884
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933135.00/cwt125.00–145.001,2602
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4525700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19011,740.00/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,200127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5241
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27551,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,483.33/head1,400.00–1,550.001,4833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1501,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.