Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-09-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 13
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
618 head
▲ 177 vs last sale 441▼ 16 vs year ago 634 · −2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
218 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 185▲ 80 vs year ago 138 · +58.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 71▲ 35 vs year ago 70 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, Steer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers had no accurate comparisons. Feeder heifers 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00-12.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 4.00-5.00 higher 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 $243.49/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −119.87 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$243.49
59 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,323
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$325
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$63.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.58
vs NM average
−24.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537259.201,39131
Medium and Large 1-2553234.291,29622
Medium and Large 2544196.021,0666thin
One grade step is worth $63.18/cwt here — about $325 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale59 hd
243.49
—
NM average4 barns · 916 hd
261.06
−17.58
National average178 barns · 13,815 hd
268.20
−24.71
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−119.87
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—Low1,675139.062,33022
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,205115.801,396109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,407110.571,5554thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,056104.251,10166

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)1,164$1,4955
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)824$1,0375
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$2,10012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,036$1,8254thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned190600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200252.00/cwt252.00–252.005041
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned210600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2240273.00/cwt273.00–273.006551
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned250240.00/cwt240.00–240.006001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285250.00/cwt250.00–250.007131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1293335.00/cwt335.00–335.009822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313332.14/cwt310.00–345.001,04010
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325211.36/cwt205.00–220.006873
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337277.72/cwt262.00–290.009369
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1883
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375325.60/cwt320.00–335.001,22110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2376226.27/cwt200.00–247.0085111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386284.68/cwt270.00–292.001,0993
Steers350–400Small 4390600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407291.99/cwt275.00–311.001,18817
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423226.06/cwt217.00–235.009563
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added434319.11/cwt315.00–323.001,38517
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434265.52/cwt255.00–275.001,1529
Steers450–500Small 4465600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470283.00/cwt272.00–300.001,33016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475258.87/cwt245.00–270.001,23018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478199.00/cwt180.00–216.009513
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514261.83/cwt246.00–290.001,34618
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528237.15/cwt230.00–250.001,25210
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529201.52/cwt170.00–217.001,0664
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568255.56/cwt251.00–260.001,45213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573185.02/cwt180.00–190.001,0602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574231.90/cwt220.00–245.001,33112
Steers600–650Small 4603137.00/cwt137.00–137.008262
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612235.93/cwt232.00–242.001,44411
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625226.55/cwt220.00–232.001,4167
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638206.02/cwt202.00–210.001,3142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667225.42/cwt222.00–232.001,5043
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668190.97/cwt182.00–200.001,2762
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686220.44/cwt212.00–225.001,5127
Steers650–700Small 4693147.99/cwt146.00–150.001,0262
Steers700–750Small 4703130.95/cwt117.00–145.009212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724223.51/cwt222.00–225.001,6184
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735209.58/cwt200.00–215.001,5408
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764206.99/cwt205.00–210.001,5818
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2773186.41/cwt172.00–200.001,4412
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1788216.51/cwt213.00–220.001,7062
Steers800–850Medium 1-2825159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3128
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2841195.99/cwt190.00–198.001,6484
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180302.00/cwt302.00–302.005441
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2198250.00/cwt250.00–250.004952
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205235.00/cwt235.00–235.004821
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230272.34/cwt270.00–275.006262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280274.07/cwt260.00–280.007675
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280227.00/cwt227.00–227.006362
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290256.61/cwt250.00–260.007443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added322285.00/cwt285.00–285.009184
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327232.58/cwt222.00–250.007617
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327210.41/cwt200.00–220.006883
Heifers350–400Small 4355650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367214.77/cwt210.00–217.007883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374254.95/cwt253.00–257.009544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382241.72/cwt227.00–255.009238
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1411248.48/cwt244.00–259.001,02122
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414236.25/cwt230.00–242.0097822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433204.80/cwt195.00–212.008873
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1986
Heifers450–500Small 4480625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy482258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2449
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482234.16/cwt217.00–245.001,12924
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2505160.00/cwt160.00–160.008081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513193.31/cwt190.00–200.009923
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523221.42/cwt220.00–230.001,1587
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527236.19/cwt230.00–245.001,24520
Heifers500–550Small 4545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006542
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,4692
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562239.42/cwt235.00–245.001,3465
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568193.76/cwt185.00–202.001,1012
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626208.30/cwt200.00–220.001,30414
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628168.47/cwt160.00–177.001,0582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663202.46/cwt190.00–212.001,34214
Heifers650–700Small 4665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4402
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2743200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4869
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1748213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5933
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5482
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2763173.50/cwt172.00–175.001,3242
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7171
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned210675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360237.00/cwt237.00–237.008531
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2443218.20/cwt200.00–255.009673
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2474214.37/cwt200.00–230.001,0165
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,2352
Bulls550–600Small 4580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls600–650Small 4625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672176.23/cwt160.00–197.001,1843
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1801
Bulls750–800Small 4781150.07/cwt140.00–160.001,1722
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790176.30/cwt167.00–196.001,3934
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3041
Bulls800–850Small 4810157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2721
Bulls850–900Small 4880127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1181
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5291
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,304127.81/cwt121.00–138.001,6674
Bulls——1,709145.81/cwt140.00–150.002,4929
Bulls——1,803135.11/cwt130.00–140.002,4368
Bulls——1,835155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,8441
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81588.00/cwt88.00–88.007171
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed87096.00/cwt96.00–96.008351
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed875105.16/cwt99.00–110.009209
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01694.40/cwt90.00–98.009596
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,039121.23/cwt117.00–127.001,26011
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,099112.66/cwt111.00–120.001,23810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103105.79/cwt100.00–110.501,16749
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,5381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,210113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,3731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,214111.91/cwt107.00–114.001,35933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,254117.35/cwt115.00–125.001,47254
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,472109.59/cwt105.00–114.001,6133
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0361,825.00/head1,750.00–1,900.001,8254
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,10012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4695635.00/head635.00–635.006351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0321
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28181,075.00/head900.00–1,250.001,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1641,495.00/head1,400.00–1,700.001,4955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,5591
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,349113.43/cwt106.00–121.001,5307
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,390114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,5853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,435120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7221
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1725190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2734154.18/cwt130.00–170.001,13222
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2753176.52/cwt165.00–188.001,32923

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.