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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2024-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 10

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← May 3May 10May 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

314 head

▼ 91 vs last sale 405▼ 99 vs year ago 413 · −24.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

134 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 125▲ 28 vs year ago 106 · +26.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 36▼ 55 vs year ago 93 · −59.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady on limited quotes. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.24/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −96.69 against this barn's trailing median of $340.93.

Average price

$244.24

26 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,345

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$371

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$62.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.84

vs NM average

−23.35 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	252.20	1,397	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	547	237.72	1,300	10thin
Medium and Large 2	540	190.00	1,026	1thin

One grade step is worth $62.20/cwt here — about $371 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 sale26 hd

244.24

—

NM average4 barns · 304 hd

239.39

+4.84

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−23.35

This barn, trailing median29 sales

340.93

−96.69

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,407	122.74	1,727	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,170	114.04	1,334	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,524	112.60	1,716	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	916	92.46	847	47

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,307	$1,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$1,150	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	967	$1,733	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,500	1thin

Every lot

95 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	50–100	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	95	300.00/head	300.00–300.00	300	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	741	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	237	302.31/cwt	300.00–307.00	716	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	841	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	322	305.04/cwt	280.00–325.00	982	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	366	317.49/cwt	305.00–322.00	1,162	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	241.44/cwt	230.00–252.00	905	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	964	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	290.48/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,235	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	282.83/cwt	262.00–310.00	1,343	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	220.39/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,053	2
Steers	450–500	Small 4	480	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	194.12/cwt	187.50–207.50	986	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	283.35/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,468	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,331	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	581	272.23/cwt	261.00–285.00	1,582	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	280.49/cwt	279.00–285.00	1,646	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	612	231.25/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,415	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	624	257.43/cwt	247.00–262.50	1,606	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	203.96/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,367	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	219.14/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,587	5
Steers	700–750	Small 4	730	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	767	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	219.76/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,699	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,312	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,020	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	85	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	130	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	160	536.72/head	525.00–550.00	537	2
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	173	516.74/head	510.00–525.00	517	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	230	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	661	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	274.80/cwt	265.00–285.00	701	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	600	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	263.41/cwt	257.00–270.00	935	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	288.12/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,184	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	818	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	261.26/cwt	242.00–277.00	1,110	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	181.90/cwt	165.00–210.00	862	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	244.63/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,164	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	288.07/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,377	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	262.31/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,364	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	239.78/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,249	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,026	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	247.14/cwt	232.00–262.50	1,411	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	235.66/cwt	221.00–247.00	1,350	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	241.05/cwt	222.00–258.00	1,463	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	672	217.28/cwt	212.00–223.00	1,460	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,584	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	207.25/cwt	207.00–207.50	1,488	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	721	235.46/cwt	234.00–240.00	1,698	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	120	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	129	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	4
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	170	584.49/head	560.00–600.00	584	4
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2	170	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	510	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	205	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	817	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	398	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,083	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	253.41/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,219	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	244.67/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,255	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	571	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,405	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	623	227.02/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,414	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	724	205.90/cwt	197.50–232.00	1,491	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	770	194.38/cwt	187.50–215.00	1,497	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium 1-2	945	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,252	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,160	120.73/cwt	120.00–122.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,319	116.47/cwt	100.00–128.00	1,536	17
Bulls	—	—	1,703	136.35/cwt	133.00–141.00	2,322	5
Bulls	—	—	1,790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,596	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	763	75.16/cwt	66.00–82.00	573	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	782	102.28/cwt	100.00–107.00	800	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	832	77.40/cwt	69.00–84.00	644	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	872	96.93/cwt	90.00–100.00	845	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,073	106.93/cwt	101.00–110.00	1,147	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,112	112.29/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,249	27
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	118.32/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,554	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,524	112.60/cwt	108.50–114.00	1,716	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	134.00/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,099	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	823	164.94/cwt	150.00–172.50	1,357	8
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	991	135.50/cwt	126.00–150.00	1,343	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	695	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	815	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	996	1,780.00/head	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,780	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	735	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,161	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	783	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	2

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Fri May 10, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 314Last week 405Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 134Last week 125Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	287.50	287.50
2	250–300	255	265.00–285.00	274.80
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	355	257.00–270.00	263.41
7	400–450	425	242.00–277.00	261.26
6	450–500	476	232.00–252.00	244.63
5	500–550	521	220.00–257.00	239.78
5	550–600	573	221.00–247.00	235.66
3	650–700	672	212.00–223.00	217.28
2	700–750	718	207.00–207.50	207.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	411	280.00–305.00	288.12
8	450–500	478	285.00–290.00	288.07
5	500–550	520	260.00–272.00	262.31
10	550–600	571	232.00–262.50	247.14
16	600–650	607	222.00–258.00	241.05
7	650–700	674	235.00	235.00
4	700–750	721	234.00–240.00	235.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	85	400.00	400.00
2	150–200	173	510.00–525.00	516.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	130	525.00	525.00
2	150–200	160	525.00–550.00	536.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	415	197.00	197.00
11	450–500	474	165.00–210.00	181.90
1	500–550	540	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
4	100–150	129	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	170	300.00	300.00
5	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	398	272.00	272.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
6	450–500	481	220.00–260.00	253.41
3	500–550	513	220.00–262.50	244.67
4	550–600	571	246.00	246.00
2	600–650	623	222.00–232.00	227.02
5	700–750	724	197.50–232.00	205.90
4	750–800	770	187.50–215.00	194.38
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	120	600.00	600.00
4	150–200	170	560.00–600.00	584.49
1	200–250	205	600.00	600.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	945	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	237	300.00–307.00	302.31
1	250–300	290	290.00	290.00
5	300–350	322	280.00–325.00	305.04
9	350–400	366	305.00–322.00	317.49
12	400–450	425	280.00–297.00	290.48
16	450–500	475	262.00–310.00	282.83
6	500–550	518	279.00–297.00	283.35
9	550–600	581	261.00–285.00	272.23
4	600–650	624	247.00–262.50	257.43
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
5	700–750	724	200.00–232.00	219.14
4	750–800	773	218.00–225.00	219.76
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	450–500	480	500.00	500.00
1	700–750	730	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	322.00	322.00
2	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
4	550–600	587	279.00–285.00	280.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	230.00–252.00	241.44
1	400–450	410	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	478	205.00–235.00	220.39
3	500–550	508	187.50–207.50	194.12
1	550–600	550	242.00	242.00
3	600–650	612	227.00–237.00	231.25
3	650–700	670	180.00–222.00	203.96
1	800–850	820	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	95	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	120.00–122.00	120.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,319	100.00–128.00	116.47
2	—	1,790	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,703	133.00–141.00	136.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,524	108.50–114.00	112.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,112	108.00–116.00	112.29
11	—	1,313	116.00–122.00	118.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	832	69.00–84.00	77.40
6	—	872	90.00–100.00	96.93
18	—	1,073	101.00–110.00	106.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	782	100.00–107.00	102.28
7	—	763	66.00–82.00	75.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	823	150.00–172.50	164.94

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	991	126.00–150.00	135.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	820	126.00–142.00	134.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	996	1,750.00–1,900.00	1,780.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	158.00	158.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,575	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	783	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	770	950.00	950.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.