Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2024-12-20

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 20
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
585 head
▼ 94 vs last sale 679▼ 111 vs year ago 696 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
110 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 159▼ 38 vs year ago 148 · −25.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 101▼ 16 vs year ago 89 · −18.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special note no sale December 27th 2024 or January 3rd 2025 First sale of new year is January 10th 2025* Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady while feeder heifers sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher and slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 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 $294.66/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −68.70 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$294.66
62 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,600
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$459
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$98.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.40
vs NM average
−31.97 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531318.591,69341
Medium and Large 1-2571278.701,59110thin
Medium and Large 2561219.981,23411thin
One grade step is worth $98.61/cwt here — about $459 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 sale62 hd
294.66
—
NM average3 barns · 386 hd
300.06
−5.40
National average173 barns · 17,754 hd
326.63
−31.97
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−68.70
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—Low1,525126.771,93316
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,132108.301,22647
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low84291.5177133

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 Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,320$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,064$2,1005
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,006$1,7827
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)921$1,70013
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,38812
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,303$2,2752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)812$1,6503thin

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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy225410.00/cwt410.00–410.009231
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned225340.00/cwt340.00–340.007651
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265357.45/cwt355.00–360.009472
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy275410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1281
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added279384.88/cwt380.00–390.001,0745
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280240.00/cwt240.00–240.006721
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282316.86/cwt300.00–325.008943
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy319408.65/cwt400.00–415.001,30411
Steers300–350Small 4325625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added333371.46/cwt360.00–380.001,23713
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335335.15/cwt330.00–340.001,1232
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy353388.72/cwt385.00–390.001,3724
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1357356.55/cwt350.00–360.001,2739
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added367402.69/cwt395.00–415.001,4785
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390340.00/cwt335.00–345.001,3262
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2400295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418319.21/cwt315.00–335.001,3347
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy419348.39/cwt340.00–352.001,46019
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2442248.61/cwt245.00–250.001,0997
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457327.00/cwt325.00–330.001,49410
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465245.11/cwt240.00–250.001,1402
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added478353.77/cwt345.00–365.001,69114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480293.23/cwt285.00–300.001,4083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy490335.03/cwt332.00–350.001,6426
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added500345.00/cwt335.00–355.001,7252
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy511332.47/cwt325.00–345.001,69913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530274.81/cwt265.00–285.001,4562
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1533314.56/cwt300.00–320.001,67713
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full550317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,7441
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy555327.05/cwt322.00–332.001,8152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1555298.97/cwt295.00–300.001,65910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2564217.98/cwt215.00–230.001,22910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581279.67/cwt270.00–285.001,6258
Steers600–650Small 4614108.22/cwt105.00–109.006645
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added624288.79/cwt285.00–300.001,8024
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1642275.02/cwt271.00–277.001,7663
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy650295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9181
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added658274.78/cwt272.50–277.001,8082
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667258.20/cwt250.00–261.001,7228
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5951
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,7101
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,8761
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,035185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy210375.00/cwt375.00–375.007881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added220370.00/cwt370.00–370.008141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265362.26/cwt350.00–372.509603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278323.83/cwt310.00–325.0090012
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed285355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0122
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320309.91/cwt300.00–320.009925
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy323352.91/cwt340.00–360.001,1405
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327333.21/cwt328.00–340.001,0906
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345685.00/head685.00–685.006852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363250.16/cwt245.00–255.009083
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added366362.77/cwt360.00–365.001,32814
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367317.00/cwt305.00–325.001,16321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2472
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,0362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added408327.12/cwt323.00–340.001,33522
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy422323.02/cwt310.00–330.001,3635
Heifers400–450Small 4425525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1438301.24/cwt297.00–310.001,31912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445220.00/cwt220.00–220.009791
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy463295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3664
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4881
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475277.06/cwt270.00–279.001,31620
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490261.31/cwt255.00–267.501,2802
Heifers500–550Small 4500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2516163.00/cwt163.00–163.008418
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520267.66/cwt263.00–272.501,3922
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522283.25/cwt277.00–287.501,47922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565228.96/cwt225.00–237.001,2943
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added574292.50/cwt292.50–292.501,6795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579274.45/cwt272.50–275.001,5899
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy591275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6255
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1901
Heifers600–650Small 4600102.00/cwt102.00–102.006121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610262.46/cwt260.00–265.001,6012
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683210.04/cwt200.00–220.001,4352
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6163
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1310360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1161
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2453280.06/cwt270.00–290.001,2692
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,4261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4163
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573246.97/cwt230.00–265.001,4152
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7881
Bulls650–700Small 4677105.48/cwt101.00–107.007144
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2748230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7202
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2768204.95/cwt190.00–220.001,5742
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
Bulls800–850Small 4840108.00/cwt108.00–108.009071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Medium 433190.00/cwt90.00–90.002989
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,313118.66/cwt111.00–126.001,5582
Bulls——1,390121.74/cwt111.00–129.001,6927
Bulls——1,721134.12/cwt130.00–140.002,3087
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75586.42/cwt82.00–90.006522
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed76379.01/cwt78.00–80.006032
Cows—Lean 85-90%80487.47/cwt80.00–90.007036
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed81385.99/cwt81.00–101.006996
Cows—Lean 85-90%88296.65/cwt93.00–100.0085213
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89997.92/cwt95.00–101.008804
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed988105.71/cwt102.00–111.001,0445
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103105.55/cwt100.00–110.001,16418
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,115112.62/cwt110.00–119.001,2563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194110.65/cwt106.00–116.001,32121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4530575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium 2695900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27601,200.00/head1,000.00–1,300.001,2003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2835117.00/cwt117.00–117.009771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28891,695.00/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29411,518.75/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5198
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29591,690.00/head1,550.00–1,850.001,6905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19631,945.83/head1,850.00–2,100.001,9466
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0181,900.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065114.50/cwt112.00–117.001,2192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,2232,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,3202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1665190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2707172.55/cwt161.00–182.001,22022
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2813147.95/cwt140.00–156.001,20319
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27601,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18381,825.00/head1,775.00–1,875.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3032,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752

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.