Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-05-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 17
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 314▼ 55 vs year ago 410 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 134▼ 33 vs year ago 138 · −23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 38▲ 17 vs year ago 49 · +34.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on steer calves. On heifer calves 5.00-8.00 lower on limited comparison. No accurate comparison on feeder calves. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-7.00 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 $272.59/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −90.77 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$272.59
53 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,485
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,007
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$199.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.59
vs NM average
−38.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528299.871,58223
Medium and Large 1-2555263.641,46427
Medium and Large 2595232.001,3801thin
Small 4575100.005752thin
One grade step is worth $199.87/cwt here — about $1,007 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 sale53 hd
272.59
—
NM average4 barns · 348 hd
286.18
−13.59
National average163 barns · 10,302 hd
310.77
−38.18
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−90.77
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—Low1,378138.371,90719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,090121.361,32347
CowsLean 85-90%Average79697.4877626

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)790$1,3132thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$1,1805
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,064$1,9605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,89912
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,346$1,6254thin

Every lot

112 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned160675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1195400.00/cwt400.00–400.007802
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245316.00/cwt315.00–317.007742
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1304325.67/cwt325.00–327.009903
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333297.22/cwt285.00–310.009902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2339260.00/cwt260.00–260.008811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370298.34/cwt285.00–315.001,1044
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424233.27/cwt200.00–240.009897
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435314.93/cwt304.00–335.001,3704
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440282.70/cwt265.00–300.001,2442
Steers450–500Small 4450144.00/cwt144.00–144.006481
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471286.69/cwt275.00–302.001,35012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477329.21/cwt320.00–332.001,5705
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478240.82/cwt225.00–250.001,1516
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516302.88/cwt290.00–320.001,56316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518271.00/cwt260.00–290.001,40412
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1554293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,6237
Steers550–600Small 4575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005752
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585257.75/cwt242.00–270.001,50815
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618272.33/cwt262.00–292.001,6835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625242.22/cwt230.00–259.001,51411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630202.96/cwt195.00–222.001,2794
Steers650–700Small 465590.00/cwt90.00–90.005903
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672247.99/cwt240.00–258.001,6665
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683237.64/cwt230.00–245.001,6232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6801
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5861
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7483
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,7561
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,022167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7075
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6883
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,135172.94/cwt166.00–180.001,9632
Steers1250–1300Medium and Large 1-21,250146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,8251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85385.00/head385.00–385.003851
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120312.50/head300.00–325.003132
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225300.00/cwt300.00–300.006751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260212.00/cwt212.00–212.005511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2288525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333261.02/cwt260.00–262.008692
Heifers300–350Small 4345525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0122
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380258.30/cwt252.00–263.009823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2397215.00/cwt215.00–215.008543
Heifers400–450Small 441095.00/cwt95.00–95.003901
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429263.36/cwt247.00–272.001,1304
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434281.75/cwt272.00–292.001,2234
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0241
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455179.39/cwt175.00–192.008164
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468273.14/cwt260.00–287.001,2782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476238.09/cwt220.00–255.001,1339
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2509192.50/cwt168.00–210.009809
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512270.10/cwt263.00–272.001,3835
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516231.42/cwt217.00–250.001,19416
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586229.00/cwt219.00–245.001,3428
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3442
Heifers600–650Small 462380.00/cwt80.00–80.004982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632223.73/cwt217.00–229.001,4144
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2650163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0601
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660217.52/cwt207.00–228.001,4365
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665231.70/cwt222.00–235.001,5414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1706214.89/cwt208.00–225.001,5175
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1402
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1350335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,4261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525266.43/cwt252.00–282.001,3992
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567227.61/cwt202.00–247.001,2917
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625242.61/cwt232.00–251.001,5169
Bulls600–650Small 464590.00/cwt90.00–90.005811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670238.40/cwt235.00–242.001,5972
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718222.11/cwt200.00–245.001,5952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1171
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2880151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3291
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2902171.01/cwt165.00–174.001,5433
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968148.98/cwt141.00–157.001,4422
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,098150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6473
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,075130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3981
Bulls——1,078126.24/cwt114.00–133.001,3615
Bulls——1,420141.01/cwt135.00–145.502,0029
Bulls——1,735149.67/cwt148.00–154.002,5974
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed59899.87/cwt95.00–104.005974
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed70095.00/cwt95.00–95.006651
Cows—Lean 85-90%74085.27/cwt79.00–97.006313
Cows—Lean 85-90%79694.50/cwt90.00–100.0075210
Cows—Lean 85-90%927104.90/cwt100.00–110.009728
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,030124.59/cwt119.00–131.001,2832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043114.93/cwt110.00–119.501,19921
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,133127.98/cwt120.00–132.001,45022
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,178112.92/cwt110.00–118.001,3302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1645180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1611
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26901,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2871
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5071
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1781172.00/cwt160.00–187.001,3435
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1824164.40/cwt160.00–170.001,3555
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2827146.33/cwt140.00–157.001,2103
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2876138.00/cwt127.00–150.001,2097
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29131,762.50/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0041,689.17/head1,600.00–1,800.001,6896
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1652,091.67/head1,875.00–2,200.002,0923
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2062,108.33/head2,050.00–2,400.002,1086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3461,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6254

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.