Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-10-11

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 11
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
684 head
▼ 195 vs last sale 879▼ 348 vs year ago 1,032 · −33.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 229▼ 47 vs year ago 218 · −21.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 80▼ 31 vs year ago 126 · −24.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were 8.00-10.00 lower while heifer calves were 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00-5.00 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 $238.46/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −124.90 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$238.46
68 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$724
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$138.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−31.26
vs NM average
−55.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1530264.401,40230
Medium and Large 1-2557236.711,31928
Medium and Large 2536204.861,0985thin
Small 4537126.296785thin
One grade step is worth $138.11/cwt here — about $724 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 sale68 hd
238.46
—
NM average4 barns · 439 hd
269.73
−31.26
National average177 barns · 23,944 hd
294.31
−55.85
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−124.90
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—Low1,547132.102,04426
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,218113.381,38160
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,576106.841,6848thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low954100.5796066

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)943$1,2252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)736$9355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$1,76210
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$1,4525

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 · Steers48 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned173472.46/head450.00–500.004722
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned230335.00/cwt335.00–335.007711
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2270245.00/cwt245.00–245.006621
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280320.08/cwt315.00–325.008964
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283292.50/cwt275.00–306.008284
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned305475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2319291.91/cwt260.00–307.5093110
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323319.39/cwt302.00–335.001,0327
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325224.62/cwt190.00–250.007303
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377314.64/cwt300.00–335.001,18611
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378270.01/cwt250.00–295.001,0216
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390232.97/cwt225.00–245.009095
Steers400–450Small 4410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415332.50/cwt332.50–332.501,3802
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422304.57/cwt285.00–317.501,28514
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422251.89/cwt237.00–275.001,0637
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425235.00/cwt235.00–235.009991
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy436320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3956
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4402
Steers450–500Small 4465123.64/cwt123.00–125.005753
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476257.24/cwt247.00–272.501,2248
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482283.66/cwt275.00–294.001,36720
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0771
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524262.64/cwt250.00–277.501,37625
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525201.07/cwt195.00–220.001,0564
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533237.10/cwt220.00–250.001,26410
Steers500–550Small 4537126.29/cwt120.00–152.506785
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562273.18/cwt272.00–275.001,5355
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571236.49/cwt223.00–252.501,35018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2761
Steers600–650Small 4605102.00/cwt90.00–126.006173
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608236.97/cwt235.00–245.001,4415
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1783
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623219.04/cwt210.00–225.001,36522
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668232.48/cwt231.00–234.001,5532
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675197.40/cwt195.00–202.001,3323
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681218.71/cwt210.00–223.001,48910
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1709220.58/cwt220.00–225.001,56417
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720185.07/cwt180.00–195.001,3333
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721203.26/cwt192.00–208.001,4667
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1757217.92/cwt217.00–221.501,6505
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5862
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,7741
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2858188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,6132
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2922189.33/cwt188.00–190.001,7463
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2959157.09/cwt152.00–188.001,5067
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned70425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned161431.68/head400.00–485.004325
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned220190.00/cwt190.00–190.004181
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned245275.00/cwt275.00–275.006742
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned280220.00/cwt220.00–220.006161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323256.57/cwt250.00–265.008293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330213.07/cwt200.00–225.007034
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331235.06/cwt230.00–245.007785
Heifers300–350Small 4345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003802
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned355222.00/cwt222.00–222.007881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374253.67/cwt250.00–265.0094914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374240.90/cwt227.50–255.009017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419247.34/cwt240.00–255.001,03619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420241.66/cwt222.00–255.001,0154
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423202.44/cwt195.00–213.008563
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461222.21/cwt215.00–235.001,0249
Heifers450–500Small 4475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486246.88/cwt240.00–257.501,20010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008823
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515234.48/cwt225.00–250.001,20822
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526186.08/cwt175.00–195.009795
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540220.84/cwt205.00–225.001,1939
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562235.08/cwt230.00–239.001,3213
Heifers550–600Small 457590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582214.43/cwt204.00–222.501,24840
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0862
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613222.45/cwt220.00–225.001,3642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622191.02/cwt190.00–191.501,1883
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625203.05/cwt195.00–216.001,2699
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657197.98/cwt195.00–211.001,30121
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672189.49/cwt186.00–197.001,2737
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3632
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,2384
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5201
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2834179.10/cwt177.00–185.001,49411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2864184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5905
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240250.00/cwt250.00–250.006002
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned300275.00/cwt275.00–275.008251
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,0172
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385210.00/cwt210.00–210.008091
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2621
Bulls450–500Small 449598.00/cwt98.00–98.004851
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0641
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622192.05/cwt187.50–202.501,1954
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650205.75/cwt204.00–207.501,3372
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2714187.02/cwt175.00–210.001,3353
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2251
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4991
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2823129.79/cwt120.00–140.001,0682
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870170.39/cwt152.00–189.001,4822
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2917147.13/cwt137.00–157.001,3492
Bulls900–950Small 4925130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2031
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2935137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2812
Bulls950–1000Small 4950125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1881
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,3411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,240118.90/cwt109.00–126.001,4743
Bulls——1,340125.27/cwt112.00–133.001,67911
Bulls——1,773146.42/cwt145.00–148.002,5963
Bulls——1,827140.08/cwt134.00–144.502,5599
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%70584.26/cwt76.50–89.005944
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed74171.99/cwt50.00–88.005334
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84094.24/cwt89.00–100.007927
Cows—Lean 85-90%85193.46/cwt90.00–96.507958
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed905106.43/cwt99.00–109.0096314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed996112.58/cwt110.00–118.501,1214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098107.43/cwt100.00–109.001,18029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,208115.48/cwt112.00–120.001,39536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280109.76/cwt108.50–111.501,40520
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,529110.56/cwt108.00–114.001,6905
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,655100.64/cwt99.00–103.501,6663
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2728893.75/head800.00–1,050.008944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2876128.13/cwt112.00–147.001,1228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29431,225.00/head1,200.00–1,250.001,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144114.07/cwt109.00–120.001,3057
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,3571
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,365117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,5971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2772171.05/cwt155.00–185.001,32121
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865156.75/cwt140.00–167.001,35612
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-2875875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29771,495.00/head1,410.00–1,550.001,4953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0511,835.00/head1,835.00–1,835.001,8358
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001

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.