Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-07-26

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 26
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
347 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 345▼ 89 vs year ago 436 · −20.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 189▲ 47 vs year ago 174 · +27.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
242 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 183▲ 161 vs year ago 81 · +198.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves were 10.00-12.00 lower on Limited comparisons. Heifer calves were steady. Feeder steers and heifers were 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-4.00 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 $265.92/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −97.44 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$265.92
25 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,452
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$124
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$17.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.86
vs NM average
−31.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553277.191,5329thin
Medium and Large 1-2543259.591,40816thin
One grade step is worth $17.61/cwt here — about $124 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale25 hd
265.92
—
NM average3 barns · 128 hd
289.79
−23.86
National average149 barns · 6,483 hd
297.82
−31.90
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−97.44
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—High1,333134.161,78929
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450132.771,9256thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,085131.921,431115
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low850106.2690364

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$1,7314thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,296$2,49242
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,079$2,34130
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,212$2,02817

Every lot

148 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220309.25/cwt302.50–316.006802
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250315.00/cwt315.00–315.007881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290270.00/cwt270.00–270.007832
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310305.00/cwt305.00–305.009462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310255.00/cwt255.00–255.007911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320277.73/cwt270.00–285.008892
Steers300–350Small 4325635.00/head635.00–635.006352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327313.32/cwt310.00–315.001,0253
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365270.00/cwt270.00–270.009861
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373308.30/cwt305.00–310.001,1503
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned400315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2601
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1414322.98/cwt295.00–330.001,33710
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421230.15/cwt200.00–245.009697
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428270.27/cwt250.00–287.001,15710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467306.03/cwt292.00–320.001,4297
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473273.85/cwt250.00–288.001,2959
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526263.06/cwt260.00–270.001,38411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528282.99/cwt275.00–287.001,4943
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565274.29/cwt270.00–277.001,5506
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579251.94/cwt250.00–257.001,4595
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608267.59/cwt260.00–275.001,6272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2611249.73/cwt235.00–257.001,5267
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670180.69/cwt167.00–195.001,2112
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2674249.39/cwt240.00–255.001,6815
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675256.52/cwt255.00–258.001,7322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706255.87/cwt247.00–258.001,8069
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723248.52/cwt247.00–250.001,7972
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,9141
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783193.67/cwt160.00–228.001,5162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8842
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867205.38/cwt190.00–219.001,7815
Steers850–900Small 4894106.00/cwt106.00–106.009484
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7961
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,007190.50/cwt187.00–191.001,9188
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,060160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6962
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned208665.06/head600.00–735.006652
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2253260.10/cwt250.00–270.006582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325263.08/cwt250.00–275.008552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned348300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,1132
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368261.79/cwt250.00–280.009633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381228.78/cwt200.00–242.008724
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1413272.42/cwt270.00–275.001,1252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0972
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438225.53/cwt220.00–242.009884
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009563
Heifers450–500Small 4490650.00/head650.00–650.006505
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,1612
Heifers500–550Small 4500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528236.60/cwt210.00–249.001,2496
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533255.39/cwt255.00–257.001,3615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576227.26/cwt210.00–247.001,3094
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1591246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4544
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615244.37/cwt235.00–255.001,5035
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2631226.67/cwt210.00–242.001,43010
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669219.27/cwt208.00–223.001,4674
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677227.35/cwt226.00–230.001,5393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3252
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5511
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716230.81/cwt230.00–235.001,6536
Heifers700–750Small 473082.00/cwt82.00–82.005992
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6602
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5073
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7761
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned135600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned153650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned230700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240270.00/cwt270.00–270.006481
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned275285.00/cwt285.00–285.007841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned312315.00/cwt315.00–315.009833
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338312.44/cwt310.00–315.001,0562
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned465315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4651
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2466220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4742
Bulls500–550Small 4518598.04/head560.00–635.005982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Bulls500–550Small 4543170.00/cwt170.00–170.009234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2568258.03/cwt217.00–287.501,4664
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2585170.00/cwt170.00–170.009951
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605211.17/cwt190.00–232.001,2782
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2763174.25/cwt159.00–189.001,3302
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2765155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4341
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2815153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2471
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860139.00/cwt130.00–148.001,1952
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6451
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2969157.74/cwt156.00–160.001,5294
Bulls950–1000Medium 1-2975140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3651
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,045140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed830120.00/cwt120.00–120.009961
Bulls——1,227127.82/cwt120.00–141.001,56819
Bulls——1,549146.60/cwt144.00–150.002,2717
Bulls——1,840157.98/cwt156.00–160.002,9072
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed68883.52/cwt82.00–85.005752
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed730123.00/cwt123.00–123.008981
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed740106.00/cwt106.00–106.007841
Cows—Lean 85-90%74285.72/cwt80.00–89.006363
Cows—Lean 85-90%766104.38/cwt100.00–110.008007
Cows—Lean 85-90%876118.18/cwt111.00–121.001,03537
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88780.31/cwt80.00–85.0071213
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed936127.57/cwt123.00–132.001,1944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,000126.87/cwt120.00–131.001,26948
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147136.34/cwt131.00–141.501,56452
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,216134.60/cwt127.00–140.001,63711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421131.17/cwt126.50–134.501,8644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,508135.96/cwt134.00–138.002,0502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs17 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26751,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29781,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0522,240.00/head1,800.00–2,500.002,24010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1672,780.83/head2,600.00–2,975.002,78112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1881,962.50/head1,725.00–2,200.001,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,578.33/head2,350.00–2,675.002,57815
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,156.82/head1,750.00–2,450.002,15711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2282,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,225.00/head2,225.00–2,225.002,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,244.44/head2,100.00–2,350.002,2449
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,275.00/head2,225.00–2,325.002,2752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3432,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4682,730.77/head2,500.00–2,800.002,73113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28551,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1909177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2937143.67/cwt137.00–157.001,3463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,600.00/head1,475.00–1,725.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1708190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3452
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2742177.67/cwt170.00–189.001,3189
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2836162.25/cwt140.00–178.001,35628
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1905195.00/cwt193.00–197.001,7652

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.