Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-06-28

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 28
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
382 head
▼ 173 vs last sale 555▲ 23 vs year ago 359 · +6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
249 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 283▲ 142 vs year ago 107 · +132.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 183▲ 50 vs year ago 33 · +151.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 4.00-500 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-6.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold 7.00-8.00 higher. Trade and demand active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $247.37/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −115.99 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$247.37
35 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,381
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$977
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$165.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.95
vs NM average
−51.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1566281.121,59120
Medium and Large 1-2551248.381,3699thin
Medium and Large 2595222.001,3211thin
Small 4532115.606155thin
One grade step is worth $165.52/cwt here — about $977 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale35 hd
247.37
—
NM average4 barns · 565 hd
277.32
−29.95
National average143 barns · 6,512 hd
299.26
−51.89
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−115.99
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—Average1,355148.752,01645
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,087132.561,44194
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,395126.001,7581thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average801103.2782763

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)765$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,89716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)940$1,87510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)981$1,5305

Every lot

139 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned158467.37/head450.00–500.004673
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200302.50/cwt302.50–302.506051
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270232.50/cwt220.00–247.006282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0372
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315285.16/cwt280.00–290.008982
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370224.32/cwt190.00–250.008303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2411269.51/cwt245.00–277.001,1088
Steers400–450Small 4415553.16/head525.00–580.005532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425238.96/cwt237.00–240.001,0163
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468211.29/cwt200.00–222.009892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473283.47/cwt275.00–295.001,3417
Steers450–500Small 4481109.85/cwt95.00–145.005284
Steers500–550Small 4516122.00/cwt122.00–122.006304
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517246.62/cwt240.00–250.001,2753
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529290.99/cwt280.00–310.001,5396
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568249.26/cwt240.00–258.001,4166
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582276.89/cwt260.00–287.001,61114
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3211
Steers550–600Small 459590.00/cwt90.00–90.005361
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy621282.70/cwt281.00–290.001,75611
Steers600–650Small 462294.05/cwt88.00–104.005853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624257.83/cwt246.00–265.001,6095
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4691
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2636191.68/cwt182.00–218.001,2197
Steers650–700Small 4660101.00/cwt97.00–105.006672
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670250.00/cwt246.00–254.001,6752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688265.43/cwt264.00–266.001,8267
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719252.64/cwt242.00–275.001,81612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728224.54/cwt212.00–237.001,6352
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9901
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5232
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,9582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130482.05/head400.00–540.004823
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170483.63/head400.00–560.004843
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned223293.88/cwt275.00–315.006552
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230250.00/cwt250.00–250.005751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned260300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007142
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315220.00/cwt220.00–220.006931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333278.78/cwt275.00–282.509282
Heifers350–400Small 4368100.00/cwt100.00–100.003682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375307.50/cwt307.50–307.501,1532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388209.58/cwt200.00–230.008135
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425231.32/cwt222.00–240.009832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433239.43/cwt230.00–250.001,03711
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1434265.70/cwt250.00–270.001,1535
Heifers400–450Small 4435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Heifers450–500Small 4460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472232.25/cwt225.00–242.501,0967
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476203.87/cwt182.50–217.009706
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1500240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,0312
Heifers500–550Small 4513113.23/cwt95.00–132.005812
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525229.70/cwt217.00–237.501,2069
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2557198.49/cwt195.00–202.001,1064
Heifers550–600Small 4575126.00/cwt126.00–126.007252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577218.42/cwt210.00–230.001,2609
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580233.95/cwt231.00–240.001,3573
Heifers600–650Small 461085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618212.66/cwt207.00–217.001,3146
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623232.71/cwt230.00–235.001,45011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625193.37/cwt187.00–202.501,2093
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670215.44/cwt207.50–235.001,4435
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1687230.68/cwt230.00–231.001,5853
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726212.64/cwt206.00–220.001,5445
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6312
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2753207.02/cwt202.00–212.001,5592
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6012
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned174522.07/head500.00–575.005225
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2218317.33/cwt302.50–322.506924
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2305245.00/cwt245.00–245.007471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360242.00/cwt242.00–242.008711
Bulls350–400Small 4360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1400321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2841
Bulls450–500Small 447887.00/cwt87.00–87.004162
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008501
Bulls500–550Small 452090.00/cwt90.00–90.004681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2533221.75/cwt200.00–242.501,1822
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2585200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1701
Bulls550–600Small 459582.00/cwt82.00–82.004881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615215.29/cwt187.00–233.001,3243
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1791
Bulls700–750Small 4740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008811
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2765177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3581
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5271
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2868165.04/cwt160.00–170.001,4332
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6171
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6091
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,018136.29/cwt130.00–144.001,3874
Bulls——1,238139.72/cwt119.00–150.001,73020
Bulls——1,486158.07/cwt154.00–164.002,34917
Bulls——1,724166.74/cwt165.00–170.502,8754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed680102.00/cwt102.00–102.006941
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68881.67/cwt70.00–95.005624
Cows—Lean 85-90%70283.40/cwt80.00–90.0058515
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed723116.52/cwt111.00–120.008423
Cows—Lean 85-90%783105.20/cwt93.50–110.0082416
Cows—Lean 85-90%790123.00/cwt123.00–123.009721
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed871127.87/cwt123.00–131.001,1144
Cows—Lean 85-90%913116.12/cwt111.00–121.001,06023
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,091127.93/cwt119.00–133.001,39646
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092145.30/cwt145.00–146.001,5873
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,104136.91/cwt134.00–144.001,51138
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,107141.84/cwt136.00–145.001,5703
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7581
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2685181.45/cwt172.50–187.001,24310
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1721212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5296
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755157.71/cwt127.00–182.001,19138
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1881188.80/cwt188.00–192.001,6635
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28301,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28431,125.00/head1,000.00–1,250.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,750.00/head1,625.00–1,825.001,7505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19401,900.00/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29541,741.67/head1,550.00–1,850.001,7426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19822,066.67/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0682,175.00/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1001,825.00/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1121,910.00/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 473580.00/cwt80.00–80.005881
Bred Cows—Small 1-2765750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2798160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,5391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155130.75/cwt121.00–134.001,5104

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.