Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-06-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 7
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 467▲ 154 vs year ago 363 · +42.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
176 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 271▲ 61 vs year ago 115 · +53.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 72▲ 58 vs year ago 54 · +107.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves, and feeder steers and heifers had limited comparisons. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00-2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $255.49/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −107.86 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$255.49
79 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,385
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$61.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−16.32
vs NM average
−53.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518287.071,4872thin
Medium and Large 1-2543257.091,39671
Medium and Large 2540226.061,2216thin
One grade step is worth $61.01/cwt here — about $266 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 sale79 hd
255.49
—
NM average4 barns · 496 hd
271.81
−16.32
National average164 barns · 13,053 hd
309.16
−53.67
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−107.86
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—Average1,411142.052,00413
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,167123.201,43769
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,770117.002,0711thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average956108.761,04062

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)931$1,3405
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$1,0802thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,179$1,86926
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,144$1,7007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$1,68210

Every lot

108 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265295.33/cwt280.00–305.007834
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315275.00/cwt275.00–275.008661
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned355282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,0011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366253.20/cwt250.00–262.509274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367271.87/cwt267.50–280.009983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,2232
Steers400–450Small 4417675.00/head675.00–675.006753
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429275.94/cwt260.00–284.001,18415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469263.68/cwt250.00–282.501,23733
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518287.07/cwt284.00–290.001,4872
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned525260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3651
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533257.81/cwt246.00–276.001,37450
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540226.06/cwt220.00–245.001,2216
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569255.15/cwt246.00–270.001,45220
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627243.94/cwt230.00–250.001,53013
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3171
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680230.96/cwt216.00–242.501,57139
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6874
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,7337
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725197.94/cwt196.00–200.001,4352
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2752194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4593
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6642
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6382
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned123353.38/head325.00–400.003533
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned195550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225280.00/cwt280.00–280.006301
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275265.00/cwt265.00–265.007291
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305220.00/cwt220.00–220.006711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340250.00/cwt250.00–250.008501
Heifers300–350Small 4348625.00/head625.00–625.006252
Heifers400–450Small 4400600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1263
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425246.69/cwt230.00–262.501,04811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Heifers450–500Small 446060.00/cwt60.00–60.002761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479238.56/cwt235.00–247.501,14329
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482256.10/cwt252.00–270.001,23411
Heifers450–500Small 4495625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516238.57/cwt220.00–247.001,23139
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538266.66/cwt266.00–270.001,4356
Heifers550–600Small 4550575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563186.03/cwt180.00–192.001,0472
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568239.02/cwt237.00–240.001,3583
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1595232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,3832
Heifers600–650Small 4615600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,3946
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2634199.30/cwt193.00–207.001,2646
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2679208.23/cwt208.00–211.001,41413
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned113383.09/head325.00–475.003833
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205315.00/cwt315.00–315.006461
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2255295.00/cwt295.00–295.007521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned308280.00/cwt280.00–280.008622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2330280.00/cwt280.00–280.009241
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380257.00/cwt257.00–257.009771
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,2491
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2427255.20/cwt245.00–265.001,0903
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2454255.61/cwt220.00–285.001,1606
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2526250.08/cwt245.00–270.001,3155
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2618222.98/cwt195.00–240.001,3783
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2251
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,276132.34/cwt117.00–140.001,6895
Bulls——Return to Feed1,360142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,9311
Bulls——1,513147.49/cwt143.50–154.002,2326
Bulls——1,520158.00/cwt158.00–158.002,4021
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72092.68/cwt80.00–94.0066710
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed74095.00/cwt95.00–95.007031
Cows—Lean 85-90%953103.47/cwt96.00–106.5098610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019114.23/cwt108.00–118.001,16440
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,055117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,2401
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127119.27/cwt115.00–122.001,34428
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,7661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191125.44/cwt123.00–133.001,49439
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,315120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,5781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,770117.00/cwt117.00–117.002,0711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2705912.50/head800.00–1,025.009132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,2271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062124.00/cwt120.00–129.001,3173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,625.00/head1,525.00–1,750.001,6253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,6191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,460124.50/cwt118.00–131.001,8182
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2610131.00/cwt131.00–131.007991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1793187.00/cwt172.00–192.001,4834
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2837145.52/cwt123.00–166.001,21822
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2847162.79/cwt154.00–170.001,37914
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1856175.50/cwt170.00–178.001,5028
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29771,531.43/head1,400.00–1,720.001,5317
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29831,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1441,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1452,100.00/head1,950.00–2,250.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2151,967.50/head1,800.00–2,175.001,96822

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.