Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-05-31

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 31
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 379▲ 47 vs year ago 420 · +11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 149 vs last sale 122▲ 115 vs year ago 156 · +73.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 37▲ 4 vs year ago 68 · +5.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher, Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $285.22/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −78.14 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$285.22
50 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,556
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,062
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$203.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.26
vs NM average
−19.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543307.671,67125
Medium and Large 1-2545279.561,52417thin
Medium and Large 2550244.651,3457thin
Small 4585104.006081thin
One grade step is worth $203.67/cwt here — about $1,062 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 sale50 hd
285.22
—
NM average4 barns · 465 hd
285.48
−0.26
National average125 barns · 5,668 hd
305.14
−19.92
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−78.14
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—Low1,572138.722,18147
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,214121.991,48191
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low808108.2887558

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)909$1,4125
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)804$9605
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)892$1,69613
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,028$1,2833thin

Every lot

132 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155460.00/head460.00–460.004601
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned188407.74/cwt400.00–450.007676
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1246410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0094
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250337.50/cwt337.50–337.508441
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255365.00/cwt365.00–365.009311
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned300275.00/cwt275.00–275.008251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315337.97/cwt330.00–340.001,0655
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added328390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330380.32/cwt375.00–392.001,2555
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333245.57/cwt227.00–265.008182
Steers350–400Small 4360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added362400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365383.20/cwt380.00–390.001,3993
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378277.45/cwt270.00–285.001,0492
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385327.21/cwt285.00–345.001,2605
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414341.32/cwt330.00–365.001,4138
Steers400–450Small 4420172.50/cwt172.50–172.507251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6883
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425292.57/cwt257.00–325.001,2437
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465347.85/cwt330.00–365.001,6185
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473292.52/cwt267.50–315.001,38422
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517288.53/cwt265.00–302.001,4928
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523243.36/cwt240.00–245.001,2733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536306.00/cwt306.00–306.001,64019
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565312.97/cwt295.00–330.001,7686
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570271.58/cwt257.00–285.001,5489
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570245.61/cwt240.00–250.001,4004
Steers550–600Small 4585104.00/cwt104.00–104.006081
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621252.64/cwt245.00–255.001,5699
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628264.86/cwt260.00–270.001,6632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,4451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667239.85/cwt233.00–246.001,6005
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673256.33/cwt250.00–263.001,7252
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714253.30/cwt250.00–260.001,80945
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2714229.02/cwt225.00–231.001,6353
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2781199.22/cwt186.00–213.001,5566
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
Steers800–850Small 4837113.00/cwt113.00–113.009463
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7044
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned135466.30/head435.00–500.004662
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170536.50/head500.00–560.005375
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1187377.39/cwt375.00–380.007066
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned193310.13/cwt300.00–320.005992
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned218622.41/head620.00–625.006222
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235302.50/cwt302.50–302.507111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008842
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290280.00/cwt280.00–280.008121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2300280.00/cwt280.00–280.008401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added335340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0832
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363251.06/cwt242.00–260.009112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418282.70/cwt275.00–315.001,18211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430240.17/cwt235.00–245.001,0332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2455192.00/cwt192.00–192.008741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470241.50/cwt230.00–255.001,1354
Heifers450–500Small 447095.00/cwt95.00–95.004471
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474266.78/cwt255.00–285.001,2657
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516267.17/cwt260.00–277.501,37935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529254.14/cwt236.00–259.001,34414
Heifers500–550Small 453490.00/cwt90.00–90.004813
Heifers550–600Small 456095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567240.54/cwt240.00–241.001,36411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585251.97/cwt250.00–255.001,4745
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619238.33/cwt230.00–241.001,4759
Heifers600–650Small 462095.00/cwt95.00–95.005891
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624222.08/cwt220.00–242.001,38614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,5922
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2803187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,5065
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned55400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned128453.90/head425.00–500.004543
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195560.00/head560.00–560.005601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned203651.39/head600.00–725.006514
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned255322.50/cwt322.50–322.508221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0081
Bulls300–350Small 4330400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330290.00/cwt290.00–290.009571
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned350345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,2081
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2425285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2111
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2475251.94/cwt222.50–282.001,1972
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2881
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565278.13/cwt265.00–290.001,5713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6821
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630154.00/cwt154.00–154.009701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Bulls650–700Small 4660128.59/cwt107.50–150.008492
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790212.50/cwt185.00–240.001,6792
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905159.97/cwt155.00–165.001,4482
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,195127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,5241
Bulls——1,401126.09/cwt106.00–135.001,76715
Bulls——1,526141.89/cwt135.50–146.502,16518
Bulls——1,863149.78/cwt147.00–157.002,79013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73376.75/cwt74.00–79.005633
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed737118.16/cwt109.00–122.0087117
Cows—Lean 85-90%78587.80/cwt83.00–90.006894
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed80596.00/cwt96.00–96.007731
Cows—Lean 85-90%850110.96/cwt105.00–114.0094329
Cows—Lean 85-90%88494.02/cwt91.00–96.008314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed896118.78/cwt117.00–121.001,0647
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,112124.28/cwt120.00–125.001,3828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229126.50/cwt124.00–134.001,55527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,268119.59/cwt113.00–123.501,51649
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26581,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28251,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29021,565.00/head1,550.00–1,625.001,5655
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19302,200.00/head2,100.00–2,325.002,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,283.33/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0751,862.50/head1,850.00–1,875.001,8632
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1756185.21/cwt180.00–190.001,4007
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2765168.47/cwt155.00–175.001,28929
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2811144.68/cwt137.00–170.001,17322
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2841127.25/cwt126.00–131.001,0704
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,050179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8801
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2804960.00/head950.00–1,000.009605
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18951,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29051,160.00/head1,160.00–1,160.001,1601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,433.33/head1,350.00–1,550.001,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2945132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3701

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.