Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-02-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 7
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
607 head
▲ 423 vs last sale 184▲ 296 vs year ago 311 · +95.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 80▲ 25 vs year ago 53 · +47.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
81 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 46▲ 38 vs year ago 43 · +88.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull 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 $301.22/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.14 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$301.22
65 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,645
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,077
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$196.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.73
vs NM average
−41.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542321.241,74037
Medium and Large 1-2555295.091,63724
Medium and Large 2525238.001,2501thin
Small 4534124.306633thin
One grade step is worth $196.94/cwt here — about $1,077 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale65 hd
301.22
—
NM average3 barns · 388 hd
316.95
−15.73
National average187 barns · 18,766 hd
342.38
−41.16
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−62.14
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—Low1,570129.882,03911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,110121.461,34833
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low902102.1892231

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)926$2,1297
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)939$1,7449
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)812$1,5698
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)980$3,6001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,022$3,55018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)778$1,3882thin

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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1170405.00/cwt405.00–405.006891
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1265385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added278410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0082
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325240.00/cwt240.00–240.007801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329349.42/cwt340.00–350.001,15016
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added335367.28/cwt360.00–375.001,2302
Steers350–400Small 4355800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368357.85/cwt350.00–367.001,3174
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373250.07/cwt240.00–259.009334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added376379.22/cwt375.00–390.001,42627
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy381362.43/cwt350.00–371.001,38110
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1512
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added404381.00/cwt380.00–386.001,5396
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy424351.16/cwt350.00–355.001,48919
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1439344.62/cwt340.00–347.001,5135
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465330.57/cwt325.00–340.001,53710
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473315.12/cwt310.00–320.001,4913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517313.69/cwt302.00–322.001,6228
Steers500–550Small 4518130.45/cwt121.00–140.006762
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523294.15/cwt282.00–300.001,53811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533325.93/cwt325.00–326.001,73715
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564327.84/cwt325.00–330.001,8497
Steers550–600Small 4565112.00/cwt112.00–112.006331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571288.77/cwt285.00–301.001,6496
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576311.27/cwt300.00–314.001,7936
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7857
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added606298.15/cwt292.00–308.001,80726
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615292.89/cwt285.00–297.001,80114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2618273.23/cwt265.00–285.001,6897
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2629246.11/cwt242.00–255.001,5485
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7222
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,5881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1674273.66/cwt270.00–290.001,84413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708276.99/cwt276.00–278.001,9612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7281
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725247.70/cwt238.00–257.001,7962
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755233.33/cwt232.00–234.001,7623
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764232.69/cwt228.00–235.001,7783
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769254.02/cwt252.00–255.001,9533
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810236.97/cwt232.00–247.001,9193
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833213.07/cwt205.00–221.001,7752
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1155625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205400.00/cwt400.00–400.008201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278250.00/cwt250.00–250.006952
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285305.00/cwt305.00–305.008691
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added293375.63/cwt360.00–391.001,1012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy310362.58/cwt360.00–365.001,1242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310260.00/cwt260.00–260.008062
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added313390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added358375.10/cwt370.00–380.001,3434
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360345.00/cwt340.00–350.001,2422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy363357.48/cwt355.00–360.001,2982
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1061
Heifers350–400Small 4390650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410348.70/cwt340.00–350.001,4308
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy427335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,43020
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430307.44/cwt305.00–310.001,3222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473228.52/cwt217.00–240.001,0815
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490284.10/cwt270.00–290.001,3926
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512236.20/cwt230.00–247.001,2093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fancy519283.56/cwt282.00–284.001,4729
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520269.73/cwt250.00–275.001,40310
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528289.03/cwt288.00–297.001,52617
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566257.40/cwt247.00–270.001,4578
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573277.29/cwt275.00–280.001,5899
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,6462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619247.51/cwt240.00–255.001,5329
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660253.73/cwt251.00–267.001,6759
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682227.88/cwt220.00–240.001,55419
Heifers700–750Small 470890.00/cwt90.00–90.006373
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733222.98/cwt222.00–225.001,6343
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762205.39/cwt202.00–212.001,5653
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7691
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875210.28/cwt208.00–217.001,8404
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265340.00/cwt340.00–340.009011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1541
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,3441
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480261.88/cwt245.00–275.001,2573
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2569282.18/cwt265.00–285.001,6069
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,7372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6881
Bulls600–650Small 463590.00/cwt90.00–90.005721
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2703262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,8423
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4311
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8761
Bulls950–1000Small 4950150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4251
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1001
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,160140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed890121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0771
Bulls——1,521121.87/cwt108.00–130.001,8546
Bulls——1,710142.81/cwt137.00–146.002,4423
Bulls——2,120148.00/cwt148.00–148.003,1381
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75587.00/cwt87.00–87.006571
Cows—Lean 85-90%783101.93/cwt101.00–105.007984
Cows—Lean 85-90%80287.64/cwt85.00–90.007033
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89097.22/cwt91.00–100.008654
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed906107.27/cwt104.00–115.009726
Cows—Lean 85-90%975105.95/cwt102.50–110.001,03313
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed996115.58/cwt111.50–118.501,15111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142117.04/cwt113.50–123.001,3377
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179127.83/cwt124.00–135.001,50715
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2613475.00/head450.00–500.004752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27551,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2780135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840116.00/cwt116.00–116.009741
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28451,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28831,775.00/head1,700.00–1,850.001,7752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19031,980.00/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925132.00/cwt131.00–133.001,2212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29311,562.50/head1,450.00–1,700.001,5634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19432,270.00/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19712,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,007118.20/cwt111.00–123.001,1905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,080137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,4671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158123.13/cwt121.00–127.001,4264
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2550142.00/cwt142.00–142.007811
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2724154.91/cwt145.00–165.001,12211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1797195.20/cwt187.00–207.001,55615
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2841180.36/cwt177.00–187.001,51711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy9803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 19853,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy1,0293,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,60015
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2625675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19302,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001

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.