Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-05-24

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 24
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 355▲ 82 vs year ago 297 · +27.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 105▼ 27 vs year ago 149 · −18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 29 vs last sale 66▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher on limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 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 $242.81/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −98.12 against this barn's trailing median of $340.93.
Average price
$242.81
43 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,290
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$118
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$33.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.35
vs NM average
−33.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510275.001,4032thin
Medium and Large 1-2532241.241,28441
One grade step is worth $33.76/cwt here — about $118 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale43 hd
242.81
—
NM average4 barns · 262 hd
249.16
−6.35
National average163 barns · 12,702 hd
276.46
−33.65
This barn, trailing median29 sales
340.93
−98.12
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—High1,439143.852,07014
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,100126.261,38980
CowsLean 85-90%Low81193.4475816

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)884$1,1753thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)752$9673thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)588$5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,018$1,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)795$1,2252thin

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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120520.00/head520.00–520.005201
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned150600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317307.53/cwt280.00–325.009753
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320363.24/cwt360.00–377.001,1625
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,0331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1358352.52/cwt350.00–355.001,2622
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368230.17/cwt205.00–255.008472
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5172
Steers400–450Small 4420600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420346.16/cwt335.00–360.001,4544
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422275.97/cwt260.00–300.001,1653
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1131
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474336.03/cwt331.00–355.001,59310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482287.86/cwt257.50–315.001,38710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2493242.56/cwt230.00–255.001,1962
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2516234.58/cwt205.00–250.001,2106
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517322.08/cwt305.00–340.001,6655
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521279.49/cwt257.50–291.001,45621
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1550300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6502
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585265.44/cwt257.00–275.001,5534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615248.37/cwt227.50–265.001,5275
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622270.97/cwt255.00–280.001,6859
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690255.27/cwt252.50–258.001,7612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2694249.32/cwt232.00–255.001,7304
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785204.97/cwt201.00–217.001,6094
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1832225.94/cwt222.00–234.001,8803
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8554
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7203
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7671
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned127455.51/head400.00–525.004565
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned142549.65/head525.00–600.005503
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned158550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Heifers150–200Small 4170300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245315.00/cwt315.00–315.007722
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255220.00/cwt220.00–220.005611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268258.20/cwt240.00–275.006923
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280271.00/cwt271.00–271.007591
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315267.40/cwt247.00–280.008426
Heifers300–350Small 4330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332236.79/cwt230.00–240.007863
Heifers350–400Small 4350135.00/cwt135.00–135.004731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361252.90/cwt240.00–270.009134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415218.75/cwt217.50–220.009082
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,1042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433249.34/cwt238.00–262.501,08017
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475259.17/cwt257.50–260.001,2313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475243.09/cwt230.00–248.001,15525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516242.00/cwt225.00–250.001,24927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564239.77/cwt220.00–252.001,35214
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613224.98/cwt212.00–231.001,3797
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615236.48/cwt230.00–240.001,4548
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2011
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3971
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725198.06/cwt190.00–205.001,4364
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,6422
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned113503.11/head475.00–530.005032
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned163541.92/head535.00–550.005422
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1180625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned240315.00/cwt315.00–315.007561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007721
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405260.00/cwt255.00–280.001,0535
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3701
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488266.35/cwt255.00–290.001,3003
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3101
Bulls500–550Small 4530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2567286.68/cwt285.00–287.501,6253
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5892
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Bulls650–700Small 4688170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1702
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2755197.08/cwt172.00–222.501,4882
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925168.48/cwt167.00–170.001,5582
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,6341
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,203141.44/cwt137.00–148.001,7022
Bulls——1,227128.66/cwt124.00–132.001,5792
Bulls——1,403140.24/cwt135.00–146.001,9685
Bulls——1,654154.51/cwt150.00–160.002,5565
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed71379.80/cwt75.00–82.005693
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75093.41/cwt92.00–94.007013
Cows—Lean 85-90%840104.23/cwt100.00–111.008763
Cows—Lean 85-90%86694.68/cwt90.00–96.508207
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed940133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,024119.31/cwt112.00–126.001,22221
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,043119.07/cwt114.00–129.001,24218
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145140.31/cwt138.00–143.001,6076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175131.68/cwt127.00–137.001,54734
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720211.69/cwt209.00–215.001,5242
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2740132.00/cwt132.00–132.009771
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2836161.00/cwt145.00–175.001,3468
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2847169.20/cwt165.00–177.001,4335
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2898125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1233
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1916183.44/cwt178.00–195.001,68016
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4588575.00/head550.00–600.005752
Bred Cows—Small 4660775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27981,062.50/head1,025.00–1,100.001,0632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28531,250.00/head1,125.00–1,375.001,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,6121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27951,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28551,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1802,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.