Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-12-06

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 6
● Final184 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
898 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 890▲ 163 vs year ago 735 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
189 head
▼ 68 vs last sale 257▲ 16 vs year ago 173 · +9.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 110 vs last sale 227▲ 27 vs year ago 90 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 18.00-22.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00-2.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $261.98/cwt on 129 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −101.37 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$261.98
129 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,442
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,013
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$192.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−37.34
vs NM average
−63.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547299.131,63757
Medium and Large 1-2546279.471,52526
Medium and Large 2546249.371,36132
Small 4582107.1162414thin
One grade step is worth $192.02/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 sale129 hd
261.98
—
NM average3 barns · 776 hd
299.33
−37.34
National average187 barns · 33,494 hd
325.37
−63.39
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−101.37
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—Average1,544123.371,90533
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,139109.771,25093
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,506107.781,6237thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87193.0381034

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)1,006$1,59621
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)894$1,4635
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,067$1,35118
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)796$1,1764thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)735$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)848$1,7182thin

Every lot

184 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 · Steers66 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Fancy195360.00/cwt360.00–360.007022
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205350.00/cwt350.00–350.007181
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2218339.81/cwt335.00–350.007413
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220250.00/cwt250.00–250.005501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned228280.00/cwt280.00–280.006382
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1238405.00/cwt405.00–405.009643
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1182
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy261398.71/cwt390.00–405.001,0414
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268362.34/cwt360.00–365.009712
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2273234.60/cwt220.00–255.006403
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285310.00/cwt310.00–310.008841
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy313380.00/cwt370.00–390.001,1893
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315404.68/cwt395.00–415.001,2752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315349.93/cwt340.00–360.001,1029
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned319274.04/cwt270.00–275.008745
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned321329.47/cwt320.00–337.001,0587
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324292.96/cwt285.00–305.009495
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330249.16/cwt240.00–262.008223
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368299.11/cwt290.00–310.001,1016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368249.83/cwt245.00–255.009192
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy376364.24/cwt350.00–370.001,3709
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383336.97/cwt325.00–345.001,29114
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added397347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,3783
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418294.34/cwt287.00–302.001,2306
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420323.86/cwt310.00–330.001,36024
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425247.50/cwt240.00–255.001,0522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added426339.76/cwt335.00–350.001,4478
Steers450–500Small 4455112.00/cwt112.00–112.005101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4954
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy461321.58/cwt321.00–322.001,48219
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2462254.01/cwt242.00–265.001,1746
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473313.64/cwt300.00–320.001,48415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473288.57/cwt275.00–296.001,36515
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515318.69/cwt318.00–320.001,6413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517286.04/cwt280.00–292.001,47915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy519312.08/cwt310.00–315.001,6205
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523248.54/cwt236.00–270.001,30017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1535296.93/cwt287.00–306.001,58929
Steers500–550Small 4535104.00/cwt104.00–104.005561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy562315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7705
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572250.30/cwt242.00–261.001,43215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582289.87/cwt287.00–300.001,68715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585270.52/cwt265.00–282.501,58311
Steers550–600Small 4586107.35/cwt89.00–117.5062913
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added622282.94/cwt280.00–290.001,7605
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622266.03/cwt256.00–272.001,6553
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634241.69/cwt230.00–250.001,53217
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639222.11/cwt210.00–225.001,4195
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added668268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,7905
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670269.18/cwt268.00–275.001,8046
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2672224.91/cwt212.00–231.001,51113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677242.95/cwt235.00–255.001,64515
Steers650–700Small 469090.00/cwt90.00–90.006213
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,4441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719227.26/cwt225.00–230.001,6349
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added742240.40/cwt237.00–245.001,7847
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763210.41/cwt201.00–220.001,6052
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770235.13/cwt230.00–240.001,8112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823226.41/cwt220.00–232.001,8633
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1830222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,8471
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6602
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870223.70/cwt212.00–235.001,9462
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7363
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8891
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Fancy183380.00/cwt380.00–380.006952
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185375.00/head375.00–375.003751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200325.00/head325.00–325.003251
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213327.35/cwt325.00–330.006972
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy244400.00/cwt400.00–400.009761
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2246500.00/head500.00–500.005004
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy250390.00/cwt390.00–390.009751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270285.00/cwt285.00–285.007702
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272226.75/cwt225.00–230.006173
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280349.83/cwt340.00–355.009807
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2297525.00/head525.00–525.005253
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318328.70/cwt320.00–340.001,0459
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323259.46/cwt250.00–270.008389
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340235.00/cwt235.00–235.007992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy358320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1462
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added358285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0202
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371301.17/cwt290.00–307.001,11710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381226.03/cwt225.00–227.008614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2389260.98/cwt260.00–267.001,0157
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425280.23/cwt275.00–285.001,19115
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432262.93/cwt260.00–270.001,13614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432237.75/cwt222.00–247.001,02711
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466230.77/cwt220.00–237.001,07516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479272.80/cwt270.00–290.001,3077
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483246.02/cwt240.00–257.001,18827
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517265.51/cwt250.00–270.001,37310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523219.46/cwt205.00–227.001,1489
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4961
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530235.73/cwt230.00–250.001,2498
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567251.76/cwt246.00–267.001,4278
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567216.41/cwt197.50–221.001,2277
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575241.09/cwt232.00–245.001,3868
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1603253.08/cwt242.00–256.001,5269
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2609226.67/cwt210.00–230.001,38011
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full610190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1591
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Value Added624225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4045
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624199.97/cwt195.00–210.001,24812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy631242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5305
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2650177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1542
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716209.21/cwt205.00–214.001,4988
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2725150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0882
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,7352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2776213.14/cwt202.50–218.001,6547
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825207.33/cwt200.00–211.001,7103
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2145360.00/head360.00–360.003601
Bulls300–350Small 4330525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2360240.21/cwt225.00–255.008652
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1406310.62/cwt285.00–315.001,2617
Bulls400–450Small 4425120.00/cwt120.00–120.005101
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2517250.06/cwt240.00–255.001,2933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580241.91/cwt225.00–262.001,4034
Bulls650–700Small 4690108.00/cwt108.00–108.007451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2162
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720197.68/cwt193.00–200.001,4233
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2788170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3402
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2833160.97/cwt152.00–170.001,3412
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855183.75/cwt170.00–197.501,5712
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2870143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2441
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6731
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2973168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,6353
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,431120.31/cwt105.00–130.001,72212
Bulls——1,531121.05/cwt114.00–125.001,85311
Bulls——Return to Feed1,580130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,0541
Bulls——1,706129.55/cwt126.00–133.002,2109
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76179.40/cwt73.00–82.006046
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76367.08/cwt60.00–75.005122
Cows—Lean 85-90%83190.40/cwt90.00–91.007515
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed84579.00/cwt79.00–79.006681
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed859102.38/cwt96.00–107.008796
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed910116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed95495.02/cwt90.00–98.009066
Cows—Lean 85-90%960103.03/cwt98.00–107.009897
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,048111.24/cwt107.00–116.001,16633
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,090106.65/cwt100.00–109.001,1627
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195101.64/cwt94.00–105.001,21511
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199111.06/cwt106.00–115.001,33241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400111.51/cwt109.00–113.001,5613
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,415120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,6981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585104.99/cwt101.00–108.001,6644
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27201,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19751,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2560480.00/head480.00–480.004801
Bred Cows—Small 1-2580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bred Cows—Small 1-2735725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2768966.67/head900.00–1,100.009673
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27901,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28541,483.33/head1,425.00–1,600.001,4833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28601,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18631,750.00/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7503
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28901,169.29/head1,000.00–1,375.001,1697
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0041
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29401,032.50/head965.00–1,100.001,0332
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,014110.25/cwt108.00–112.001,1184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,066121.07/cwt115.00–129.001,2917
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,401.15/head1,200.00–1,570.001,40113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1221,897.73/head1,750.00–2,025.001,89811
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,150100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168111.17/cwt108.00–116.001,2986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,3151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,279108.25/cwt100.00–113.001,3858
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2931,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,330116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,5431
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1788187.63/cwt179.00–200.001,4798
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795168.56/cwt163.00–179.001,3409
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4321
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2843159.55/cwt150.00–173.001,34519

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.