Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-08-09

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 9
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
431 head
▲ 161 vs last sale 270▼ 37 vs year ago 468 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 158▼ 22 vs year ago 145 · −15.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 188▼ 44 vs year ago 149 · −29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher whiles heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 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 $269.65/cwt on 35 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −93.70 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$269.65
35 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,473
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,013
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$193.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.05
vs NM average
−5.43 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539312.561,68414thin
Medium and Large 1-2550272.251,49713thin
Medium and Large 2547232.941,2755thin
Small 4562119.376713thin
One grade step is worth $193.18/cwt here — about $1,013 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 sale35 hd
269.65
—
NM average4 barns · 192 hd
264.61
+5.05
National average145 barns · 4,636 hd
275.08
−5.43
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−93.70
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—Low1,405142.902,00721
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428137.941,9703thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,033135.001,39460
CowsLean 85-90%Low823113.0393132

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)615$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,065$2,47721
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,41010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,254$2,1009

Every lot

135 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205300.00/cwt300.00–300.006151
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215570.00/head570.00–570.005701
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2233258.06/cwt240.00–275.006012
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009632
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285324.78/cwt320.00–330.009264
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320328.44/cwt315.00–345.001,0513
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320242.22/cwt230.00–250.007755
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Natural325345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1212
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335287.24/cwt270.00–305.009622
Steers300–350Small 4340660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366276.42/cwt255.00–290.001,0128
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368314.13/cwt310.00–315.001,1566
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370230.54/cwt210.00–250.008532
Steers400–450Small 4415630.00/head630.00–630.006302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423318.14/cwt310.00–335.001,3468
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,2041
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Natural430275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1831
Steers450–500Small 4450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463265.41/cwt250.00–280.001,2292
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470328.82/cwt320.00–335.001,5454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,2192
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516273.65/cwt250.00–295.001,4126
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517318.34/cwt310.00–325.001,6466
Steers500–550Small 4530124.00/cwt124.00–124.006571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555308.22/cwt300.00–330.001,7118
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570229.88/cwt220.00–237.001,3103
Steers550–600Small 4578117.06/cwt115.00–119.006772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579271.05/cwt250.00–285.001,5697
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622250.14/cwt237.00–260.001,55610
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625280.54/cwt270.00–286.001,7533
Steers600–650Small 4627115.93/cwt110.00–120.007273
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628200.96/cwt192.00–210.001,2622
Steers650–700Small 4655120.00/cwt120.00–120.007861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661250.10/cwt245.00–253.001,6538
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663219.47/cwt212.00–227.001,4552
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678263.38/cwt257.00–270.001,7864
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4911
Steers700–750Small 4721118.51/cwt117.50–119.008546
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2722227.77/cwt205.00–247.001,6449
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765219.27/cwt198.00–240.001,6772
Steers750–800Small 4775114.45/cwt111.00–118.008872
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1777245.98/cwt245.00–250.001,9115
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820232.51/cwt222.00–238.001,9074
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2867200.04/cwt190.00–220.001,7343
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2977163.51/cwt150.00–175.001,5973
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,108175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,9392
Steers1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,220150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8301
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned60325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2145310.00/cwt310.00–310.004501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2155235.00/cwt235.00–235.003641
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned182691.90/head600.00–730.006923
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned188600.33/head575.00–625.006002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned210675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2221301.10/cwt290.00–305.006654
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned225339.61/cwt310.00–375.007642
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260220.00/cwt220.00–220.005721
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270317.69/cwt315.00–320.008582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315260.00/cwt260.00–260.008191
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325220.00/cwt220.00–220.007151
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326289.66/cwt275.00–300.009445
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1350310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405240.00/cwt235.00–245.009722
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0321
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450222.00/cwt222.00–222.009991
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473268.63/cwt262.00–290.001,2719
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2495232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2511200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0228
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521236.23/cwt222.00–250.001,2315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573224.96/cwt210.00–237.001,2896
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576245.45/cwt240.00–246.001,41411
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581191.90/cwt190.00–205.001,1158
Heifers550–600Small 4585121.00/cwt121.00–121.007081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2601
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2606175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,06116
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619232.36/cwt230.00–235.001,43811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Natural620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6742
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625237.44/cwt235.00–240.001,4842
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,52215
Heifers650–700Small 467598.10/cwt85.00–112.006622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683217.94/cwt207.00–230.001,4893
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,3362
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730215.02/cwt208.00–225.001,5703
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned195700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Natural310315.00/cwt315.00–315.009772
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2380269.87/cwt260.00–280.001,0262
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1271
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2565170.00/cwt160.00–180.009612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2582238.25/cwt220.00–270.001,3873
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625202.92/cwt185.00–220.001,2682
Bulls600–650Small 4645150.00/cwt150.00–150.009681
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2666221.41/cwt200.00–245.001,4754
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,5662
Bulls750–800Small 4750130.00/cwt130.00–130.009751
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5571
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2928185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7172
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6362
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,265135.80/cwt117.00–142.001,71810
Bulls——1,528148.40/cwt144.00–155.002,26810
Bulls——1,565159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,4881
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed620132.42/cwt131.00–134.008212
Cows—Lean 85-90%64389.96/cwt89.00–91.005782
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed788118.84/cwt115.00–121.009365
Cows—Lean 85-90%820109.02/cwt103.00–114.008943
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82273.20/cwt70.00–78.006023
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed825114.50/cwt114.50–114.509451
Cows—Lean 85-90%854121.21/cwt116.00–126.501,03518
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed887141.93/cwt141.00–143.001,2592
Cows—Boner 80-85%973130.36/cwt125.00–136.001,26828
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132139.33/cwt135.00–145.001,57728
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,235142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7541
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,525135.91/cwt132.50–140.002,0732
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1749193.33/cwt190.00–195.001,4486
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2802165.40/cwt135.00–175.001,32720
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907181.92/cwt170.00–185.001,65013
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27601,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29782,380.56/head2,250.00–2,525.002,3819
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,291.67/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2926
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1572,688.89/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6899
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2542,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1009
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3022,587.50/head2,575.00–2,600.002,5884
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2615900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025146.00/cwt142.00–150.001,4972
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,045152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052151.67/cwt140.00–165.001,5963
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,345162.50/cwt162.50–162.502,1861

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.