Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-01-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 17
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
919 head
▲ 463 vs last sale 456▲ 480 vs year ago 439 · +109.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 86▲ 29 vs year ago 153 · +19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 69▲ 15 vs year ago 104 · +14.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher while heifer calves sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade active 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 $285.07/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −78.29 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$285.07
127 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,569
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,044
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$195.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−29.26
vs NM average
−57.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540306.831,65756
Medium and Large 1-2559284.911,59155
Medium and Large 2562254.011,42811thin
Small 4551111.426145thin
One grade step is worth $195.41/cwt here — about $1,044 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 sale127 hd
285.07
—
NM average3 barns · 508 hd
314.32
−29.26
National average190 barns · 32,836 hd
342.45
−57.38
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−78.29
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—Average1,626136.902,22643
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,182113.851,34657
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,700109.001,8531thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93399.8493268

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)1,172$2,0405
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)954$1,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)857$1,4155
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$2,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,270$2,1001thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1165687.50/head675.00–700.006882
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2178613.38/head600.00–625.006132
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195305.00/cwt305.00–305.005951
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2220295.12/cwt285.00–300.006493
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275340.00/cwt340.00–340.009351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285301.58/cwt300.00–305.008603
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315347.38/cwt340.00–355.001,0942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,0721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322314.23/cwt310.00–322.001,0123
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338331.03/cwt325.00–335.001,1194
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy343332.01/cwt330.00–334.001,1392
Steers350–400Small 4355105.00/cwt105.00–105.003731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360346.53/cwt340.00–350.001,2483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376320.91/cwt310.00–332.001,2077
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added377342.08/cwt335.00–352.001,2906
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378200.00/cwt200.00–200.007562
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381281.66/cwt280.00–285.001,0733
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added406338.03/cwt337.00–342.001,3725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420251.15/cwt225.00–265.001,0556
Steers400–450Small 4425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added432303.00/cwt302.00–305.001,3093
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433324.18/cwt312.00–330.001,40413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435283.02/cwt275.00–285.001,2315
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added450300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2453297.49/cwt295.00–300.001,3482
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458332.28/cwt330.00–335.001,5224
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470319.08/cwt307.00–325.001,50021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475253.32/cwt235.00–272.001,2037
Steers450–500Small 4483105.67/cwt92.00–112.005105
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521290.10/cwt280.00–302.001,51116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522306.64/cwt298.00–315.001,60115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528244.23/cwt220.00–262.001,2904
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy531305.93/cwt300.00–321.001,62419
Steers500–550Small 4533111.35/cwt105.00–114.505933
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558310.33/cwt308.00–313.001,73215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566302.17/cwt292.00–310.001,7107
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570284.33/cwt272.00–292.001,62125
Steers550–600Small 4578111.53/cwt110.00–113.006452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,62714
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2582259.60/cwt245.00–262.001,5117
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added617285.46/cwt282.00–290.001,7619
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617273.69/cwt260.00–280.001,68916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621266.25/cwt258.00–272.001,6537
Steers600–650Small 4624108.09/cwt90.00–114.006744
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638230.82/cwt220.00–236.001,47311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy639270.08/cwt265.00–282.001,72630
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668259.92/cwt257.00–272.001,7365
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2669239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5994
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676258.40/cwt242.00–262.001,74712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added691272.66/cwt270.00–285.001,88414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760237.61/cwt237.00–240.001,8065
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775207.48/cwt205.00–210.001,6082
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added816245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9994
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823229.80/cwt222.00–240.001,8915
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270292.45/cwt290.00–295.007902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270257.41/cwt255.00–260.006952
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added273319.59/cwt315.00–325.008722
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290292.00/cwt292.00–292.008471
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323261.98/cwt255.00–270.008463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328308.25/cwt305.00–315.001,0113
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2343290.04/cwt285.00–295.009952
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373289.45/cwt287.00–292.001,0808
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378275.48/cwt262.00–285.001,04115
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390261.75/cwt255.00–265.001,0213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,2802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422271.14/cwt262.00–285.001,14413
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432291.38/cwt285.00–295.001,25913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435237.27/cwt222.00–250.001,0323
Heifers400–450Small 444560.00/cwt60.00–60.002671
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added466285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3286
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468278.37/cwt275.00–285.001,30324
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added471280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3198
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477220.62/cwt210.00–230.001,0523
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481259.28/cwt250.00–270.001,24712
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531259.79/cwt250.00–266.001,37935
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539234.73/cwt200.00–245.001,2658
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added543273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,48211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563268.25/cwt262.00–285.001,5106
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570255.82/cwt245.00–265.001,45842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580235.00/cwt205.00–243.001,36322
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2616236.22/cwt225.00–245.001,45517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617264.50/cwt260.00–270.001,6327
Heifers600–650Small 4625121.00/cwt121.00–121.007561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630215.67/cwt205.00–222.001,3593
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,59412
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667205.37/cwt202.00–212.001,3703
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670234.23/cwt227.00–240.001,56915
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,6266
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7373
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758240.04/cwt225.00–246.001,8207
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825218.20/cwt215.00–220.001,8005
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0041
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440272.70/cwt255.00–290.001,2002
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2489261.04/cwt247.00–272.001,2765
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2578245.69/cwt237.00–250.001,4203
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625244.64/cwt230.00–260.001,5292
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,9481
Bulls650–700Small 4695113.00/cwt113.00–113.007851
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2711223.07/cwt212.00–226.001,5865
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2758192.48/cwt190.00–195.001,4592
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,7381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,489127.01/cwt113.00–137.001,89115
Bulls——Return to Feed1,523127.04/cwt114.00–134.501,9358
Bulls——1,762146.11/cwt141.00–150.002,57413
Bulls——1,785152.28/cwt148.00–155.002,7187
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78072.75/cwt70.00–75.005674
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed86085.00/cwt85.00–85.007311
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed883105.69/cwt100.00–110.5093314
Cows—Lean 85-90%90884.76/cwt80.00–89.007705
Cows—Lean 85-90%92394.27/cwt90.00–99.5087016
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed929110.27/cwt100.00–114.501,0245
Cows—Lean 85-90%993107.20/cwt100.00–110.001,06428
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,194116.69/cwt114.00–120.001,3934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197111.44/cwt105.00–115.001,33427
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221117.25/cwt115.00–119.001,43221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,700109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8531
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2777174.67/cwt162.00–180.001,3579
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1827191.18/cwt187.00–202.001,58117
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2862150.00/cwt140.00–160.001,2935
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795131.00/cwt120.00–143.001,0413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28201,491.67/head1,350.00–1,600.001,4923
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2820109.00/cwt109.00–109.008941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,525.00/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29131,300.00/head1,250.00–1,350.001,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,057112.67/cwt108.00–128.001,1916
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0751,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088129.00/cwt116.00–142.001,4042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177118.76/cwt109.00–122.001,39821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,201132.07/cwt122.00–135.001,58646
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2282,168.75/head2,150.00–2,225.002,1694
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3902,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001

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.