Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-11-01

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 1
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
862 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 883▼ 389 vs year ago 1,251 · −31.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 174▼ 130 vs year ago 351 · −37.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
146 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 71▼ 5 vs year ago 151 · −3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week; Steer calves sold 22.00-28.00 lower. There were no accurate comparisons to heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade good demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $229.41/cwt on 99 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −133.95 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$229.41
99 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,262
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$613
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$132.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.84
vs NM average
−71.28 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1515244.041,25717thin
Medium and Large 1-2561231.421,29772
Medium and Large 2530198.731,0549thin
Small 4575112.006441thin
One grade step is worth $132.04/cwt here — about $613 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 sale99 hd
229.41
—
NM average4 barns · 889 hd
266.24
−36.84
National average185 barns · 40,108 hd
300.69
−71.28
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−133.95
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—Average1,496124.731,86628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,219110.561,34866
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,524110.241,6804thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01794.32959117

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)1,033$1,6502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,4746
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$1,4132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,085$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)827$1,3716
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,027$1,6944thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$1,5355
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,3915

Every lot

133 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105275.00/head275.00–275.002751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned214537.24/head490.00–580.005374
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220275.00/cwt275.00–275.006053
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285340.44/cwt315.00–365.009702
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290245.00/cwt245.00–245.007111
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned310250.00/cwt250.00–250.007751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2324235.10/cwt225.00–240.007624
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332285.33/cwt255.00–293.009475
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362305.00/cwt290.00–315.001,1043
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2372223.81/cwt210.00–240.0083319
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375262.36/cwt252.00–267.009844
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned378275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419249.58/cwt240.00–260.001,04625
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428273.03/cwt265.00–285.001,1695
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2434212.20/cwt175.00–231.0092126
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465233.90/cwt223.00–257.001,08842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477217.07/cwt190.00–230.001,0359
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515244.04/cwt242.00–256.001,25717
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2522194.81/cwt175.00–202.001,0177
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528225.75/cwt210.00–238.001,19221
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560212.46/cwt210.00–215.001,1902
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574233.75/cwt215.00–241.001,34251
Steers550–600Small 4575112.00/cwt112.00–112.006441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4222
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629229.55/cwt221.00–233.501,44419
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667227.58/cwt224.00–235.001,51810
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667226.23/cwt222.00–233.001,50910
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Steers650–700Small 469595.00/cwt95.00–95.006601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713220.07/cwt213.00–227.001,5692
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723226.40/cwt217.50–237.001,63715
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3772
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1766228.48/cwt212.00–237.001,75011
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1814229.84/cwt216.00–237.001,8717
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1876223.96/cwt218.00–233.001,9625
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1922223.55/cwt220.00–227.002,0614
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7862
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,003175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7553
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,1221
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,077180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9396
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,098192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,1082
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145434.64/head350.00–485.004354
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2229256.32/cwt245.00–275.005878
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2232218.35/cwt212.00–230.005073
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260265.00/cwt265.00–265.006891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295187.50/cwt170.00–205.005532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329200.05/cwt175.00–210.006587
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335220.00/cwt220.00–220.007372
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377216.93/cwt210.00–221.0081825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380207.44/cwt200.00–217.007883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422213.87/cwt205.00–227.0090329
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427193.07/cwt180.00–200.008245
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1445220.00/cwt220.00–220.0097911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475188.14/cwt165.00–195.008945
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478211.95/cwt200.00–226.001,01333
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1493229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,1293
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516211.50/cwt207.00–217.501,09120
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523175.36/cwt160.00–190.009176
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1538212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1412
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560222.73/cwt217.00–225.001,2478
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564207.05/cwt200.00–215.001,16812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627211.10/cwt205.00–212.001,32412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630205.00/cwt200.00–215.001,2923
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672210.67/cwt200.00–216.001,41613
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2681196.44/cwt190.00–216.001,33813
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725199.12/cwt193.00–205.001,4442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730217.67/cwt210.00–222.001,5896
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765198.57/cwt195.00–202.001,5192
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770218.79/cwt207.00–224.001,6856
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833200.96/cwt197.00–205.001,6742
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840205.24/cwt204.00–209.001,7244
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7161
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1929196.65/cwt192.00–199.001,8276
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned410250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0251
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2410211.21/cwt188.00–235.008662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465207.00/cwt207.00–207.009631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0921
Bulls600–650Small 4635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1853
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2910164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,283117.26/cwt112.00–125.001,5045
Bulls——1,463121.68/cwt111.00–127.001,78012
Bulls——1,609131.99/cwt127.50–139.002,12410
Bulls——Return to Feed1,825126.00/cwt126.00–126.002,3001
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68875.44/cwt73.00–79.005193
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed82575.34/cwt55.00–90.0062214
Cows—Lean 85-90%95685.15/cwt79.50–88.5081414
Cows—Lean 85-90%97994.87/cwt90.00–99.0092932
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,075115.68/cwt109.00–123.001,2445
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,075109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,1721
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,08795.15/cwt90.00–98.501,03413
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,137104.52/cwt99.00–109.001,18840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223113.77/cwt111.50–122.001,39116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234108.85/cwt105.00–111.001,34345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,524110.24/cwt109.00–112.001,6804
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2668725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27981,537.50/head1,500.00–1,575.001,5382
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2895935.00/head800.00–1,070.009352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2925900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2935124.00/cwt118.00–130.001,1592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0151,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,716.67/head1,650.00–1,750.001,7173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1501,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195116.75/cwt110.00–123.501,3952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,221116.72/cwt109.00–118.501,4259
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2301,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,243116.79/cwt105.00–121.501,45226
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,340109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,4611
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2791173.45/cwt170.00–187.001,37222
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1805199.50/cwt197.00–202.001,6062
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2814155.96/cwt140.00–170.001,27028
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0531,758.33/head1,675.00–1,900.001,7583
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,205.00/head1,205.00–1,205.001,2051
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,587.50/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3381,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,7002,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.