Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-06-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 14
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
475 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 517▲ 112 vs year ago 363 · +30.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 176▲ 72 vs year ago 115 · +62.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
103 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 112▲ 49 vs year ago 54 · +90.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves had limited comparisons, but were steady to 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers also had limited comparisons were steady. Slaughter cows were 1.00-3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 3.00-5.00 lower. 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 $259.98/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −103.38 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$259.98
49 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,440
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$974
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$160.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.69
vs NM average
−39.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564288.411,62725
Medium and Large 1-2552255.531,41117thin
Medium and Large 2537224.241,2033thin
Small 4510128.006534thin
One grade step is worth $160.41/cwt here — about $974 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 sale49 hd
259.98
—
NM average4 barns · 398 hd
283.67
−23.69
National average149 barns · 7,793 hd
299.42
−39.44
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−103.38
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—Low1,425138.971,98032
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,725130.502,2511thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,119126.691,41887
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low830103.8286225

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)838$1,2926
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$1,2751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)635$8252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,081$1,76918
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)894$1,67810
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)928$1,3655

Every lot

143 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160511.72/head500.00–525.005122
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165655.24/head625.00–725.006553
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1174656.14/head600.00–750.006563
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215398.26/cwt395.00–400.008563
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2217338.15/cwt335.00–340.007343
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220290.00/cwt290.00–290.006381
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers200–250Small 4240525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270315.83/cwt300.00–330.008532
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275367.82/cwt350.00–385.001,0122
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned320285.00/cwt285.00–285.009121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335232.90/cwt205.00–240.007805
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373240.48/cwt240.00–241.008972
Steers350–400Small 4375611.50/head575.00–650.006122
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0201
Steers400–450Small 4410660.00/head660.00–660.006601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2414228.24/cwt215.00–245.009455
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418323.97/cwt295.00–345.001,3546
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432272.91/cwt257.00–285.001,1795
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470306.22/cwt285.00–320.001,4397
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470257.14/cwt245.00–270.001,2098
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475235.75/cwt230.00–242.001,1202
Steers450–500Small 4495700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,5604
Steers500–550Small 4510128.00/cwt128.00–128.006534
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520217.86/cwt205.00–230.001,1332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523291.92/cwt277.00–310.001,5274
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525261.29/cwt237.00–273.501,3727
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571251.49/cwt240.00–270.001,43610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587283.21/cwt265.00–290.001,66217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619251.20/cwt245.00–257.001,5557
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629252.19/cwt235.00–268.001,5868
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1656264.50/cwt260.50–268.001,7353
Steers650–700Small 4658121.00/cwt121.00–121.0079613
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6211
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2712224.35/cwt214.00–239.001,5973
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720180.47/cwt162.00–200.001,2992
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725248.26/cwt243.00–257.001,80013
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8102
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775243.21/cwt222.50–250.001,8854
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808226.72/cwt220.00–240.001,8323
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,7392
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,7332
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned121408.97/head325.00–450.004096
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180340.00/cwt340.00–340.006122
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270275.00/cwt275.00–275.007431
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335303.43/cwt300.00–310.001,0163
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2339234.16/cwt225.00–240.007945
Heifers300–350Small 4343550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360235.00/cwt235.00–235.008461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375260.00/cwt260.00–260.009752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375253.52/cwt240.00–275.009513
Heifers350–400Small 4390500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers400–450Small 4400110.00/cwt110.00–110.004401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430241.54/cwt222.00–260.001,03914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Heifers400–450Small 4440500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477236.90/cwt227.00–247.001,1305
Heifers450–500Small 4483121.00/cwt121.00–121.005843
Heifers450–500Small 4485585.00/head585.00–585.005851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528233.97/cwt220.00–241.001,23531
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570233.18/cwt224.00–241.001,32910
Heifers600–650Small 461792.61/cwt92.00–95.0057110
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619233.94/cwt225.00–245.001,44812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2672211.20/cwt198.00–218.001,4193
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3461
Heifers700–750Small 4710770.00/head770.00–770.007701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6232
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823194.89/cwt190.00–200.001,6042
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned93434.46/head325.00–550.004342
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned114487.91/head425.00–575.004884
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1160650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned170725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220375.00/cwt375.00–375.008251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0531
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280282.00/cwt282.00–282.007901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned310282.00/cwt282.00–282.008741
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2477255.17/cwt235.00–270.001,2173
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2521252.97/cwt239.00–268.001,3189
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570245.89/cwt227.50–265.001,4024
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2627227.95/cwt220.00–232.001,4298
Bulls650–700Small 4650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690197.72/cwt167.50–230.001,3645
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723217.01/cwt206.00–227.501,5692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4821
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2822173.05/cwt166.00–185.001,4223
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940169.02/cwt165.00–173.001,5892
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 250090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Dairy Steers700–750Large 271080.00/cwt80.00–80.005685
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,055155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6351
Bulls——1,130126.11/cwt112.50–138.001,42512
Bulls——Return to Feed1,285121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,5551
Bulls——1,605144.00/cwt139.00–149.002,31112
Bulls——1,739154.94/cwt152.00–158.002,6946
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed66098.00/cwt98.00–98.006471
Cows—Lean 85-90%77786.94/cwt80.00–91.006763
Cows—Lean 85-90%78296.51/cwt94.00–100.007557
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed800110.60/cwt102.00–115.008857
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed901119.17/cwt118.00–122.001,0745
Cows—Lean 85-90%956112.40/cwt110.00–115.001,0757
Cows—Boner 80-85%994120.51/cwt116.00–125.001,19827
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,010124.85/cwt120.00–128.001,2613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205130.45/cwt126.00–136.001,57250
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373137.49/cwt137.00–138.001,8882
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,725130.50/cwt130.50–130.502,2511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2555800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2823975.00/head975.00–975.009753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4825925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28791,677.50/head1,600.00–1,760.001,6784
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0112,085.00/head1,925.00–2,280.002,0854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,707.14/head1,675.00–1,800.001,7077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0851,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1161,894.44/head1,825.00–2,150.001,8949
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2151,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1703201.10/cwt190.00–205.001,41410
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2746167.00/cwt155.00–176.001,24629
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1765181.67/cwt180.00–183.001,3903
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2827157.25/cwt147.00–170.001,30022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2595650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2715912.75/head900.50–925.009132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2720169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28991,481.25/head1,375.00–1,600.001,4814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988152.00/cwt148.00–156.001,5022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,164128.00/cwt126.00–132.001,4903

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.