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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-02-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 21

● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Feb 14Feb 21Feb 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

564 head

▲ 134 vs last sale 430▼ 10 vs year ago 574 · −1.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

112 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 99▲ 41 vs year ago 71 · +57.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

79 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 84▲ 40 vs year ago 39 · +102.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*CORRECTION ON MEDIUM AND LARGE STEERS*

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.37/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −52.99 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.

Average price

$310.37

44 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,075

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$206.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−16.01

vs NM average

−30.84 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	324.73	1,777	37
Medium and Large 1-2	538	282.69	1,520	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	225.07	1,212	3thin
Small 4	595	118.00	702	1thin

One grade step is worth $206.73/cwt here — about $1,075 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 sale44 hd

310.37

—

NM average3 barns · 272 hd

326.38

−16.01

National average106 barns · 4,665 hd

341.21

−30.84

This barn, trailing median32 sales

363.36

−52.99

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,594	148.81	2,372	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,135	131.67	1,495	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,350	130.00	1,755	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	899	107.35	965	53

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	894	$1,837	13
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,580	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$2,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$2,100	3thin

Every lot

147 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers63 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	110	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	180	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	968	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	237	398.25/cwt	395.00–410.00	944	4
Steers	200–250	Small 4	245	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	255	417.55/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,065	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	256	396.27/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,014	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	268	337.01/cwt	330.00–345.00	903	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Value Added	270	367.24/cwt	365.00–368.00	992	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	293	357.56/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,048	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	315	389.68/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,227	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	318	316.49/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,006	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	360.85/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,198	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	365	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,113	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	338.80/cwt	337.50–340.00	1,284	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	388	374.83/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,454	3
Steers	350–400	Small 4	390	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	395	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,501	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	413	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,280	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	428	368.50/cwt	363.00–387.50	1,577	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	341.81/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,477	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	247.53/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,077	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	483	358.64/cwt	357.00–367.00	1,732	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	322.18/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,563	33
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	490	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,421	1
Steers	500–550	Small 4	500	635.00/head	635.00–635.00	635	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	237.61/cwt	215.00–260.00	1,231	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	312.83/cwt	310.00–317.50	1,642	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	279.03/cwt	278.00–280.00	1,476	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fancy	534	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,789	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fancy	554	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,856	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,610	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Steers	550–600	Small 4	580	620.00/head	620.00–620.00	620	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,160	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	319.31/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,862	11
Steers	550–600	Small 4	595	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	702	1
Steers	600–650	Small 4	613	128.53/cwt	127.00–130.00	788	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	230.12/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,445	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	293.77/cwt	284.00–305.00	1,851	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,715	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,356	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	665	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,055	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	669	267.67/cwt	260.00–274.00	1,791	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	284.34/cwt	273.00–290.00	1,916	6
Steers	650–700	Small 4	678	131.33/cwt	125.00–138.00	890	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Full	685	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,507	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,536	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	775	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,015	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	783	208.94/cwt	202.50–210.00	1,636	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	809	239.65/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,939	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,009	1
Steers	800–850	Small 4	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	1
Steers	850–900	Small 4	855	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,197	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	231.16/cwt	227.00–232.00	2,009	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	255	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	791	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	337.97/cwt	335.00–340.00	933	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	848	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,135	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	368	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,159	3
Heifers	350–400	Small 4	373	672.25/head	635.00–710.00	672	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	379	266.93/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,012	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	383	329.84/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,263	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	326.58/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,290	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	418	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,747	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	420	328.07/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,378	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	317.91/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,335	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	429	297.40/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,276	22
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	252.63/cwt	243.00–270.00	1,089	7
Heifers	450–500	Small 4	463	159.76/cwt	145.00–175.00	740	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	267.41/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,265	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	485	296.75/cwt	296.00–300.00	1,439	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	246.96/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,200	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,510	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	299.67/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,543	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	240.79/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,240	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	521	258.93/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,349	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	532	270.29/cwt	270.00–274.00	1,438	13
Heifers	500–550	Small 4	540	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	574	266.48/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,530	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	581	245.26/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,425	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	611	259.56/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,586	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	635	237.55/cwt	227.00–243.00	1,508	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	245.50/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,645	10
Heifers	700–750	Small 4	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	230.36/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,679	4
Heifers	750–800	Small 4	750	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	885	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	342.43/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,466	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,228	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	568	305.13/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,733	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	603	243.51/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,468	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	685	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,610	1
Bulls	650–700	Small 4	685	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	843	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	729	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,699	8
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	818	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,391	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,016	1
Bulls	850–900	Small 4	865	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,298	1
Bulls	900–950	Small 4	923	150.27/cwt	143.50–157.00	1,387	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,411	145.91/cwt	142.00–150.00	2,059	4
Bulls	—	—	1,490	137.61/cwt	136.00–139.00	2,050	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,550	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	2,085	1
Bulls	—	—	1,722	164.69/cwt	160.00–169.00	2,836	3
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,793	149.05/cwt	144.50–154.50	2,672	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	620	69.86/cwt	62.00–77.00	433	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	675	68.40/cwt	62.00–75.00	462	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	861	95.22/cwt	94.00–99.00	820	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	898	88.75/cwt	87.00–90.00	797	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	915	110.72/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,013	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	925	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,184	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	949	119.63/cwt	116.00–122.00	1,135	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,060	126.26/cwt	116.00–131.00	1,338	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	1,072	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,233	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,188	135.01/cwt	131.50–142.50	1,604	27
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,350	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,755	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	670	206.50/cwt	205.00–208.00	1,384	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	727	176.41/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,283	17
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	779	158.29/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,233	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small 4	620	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	770	1,100.00/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	838	1,050.00/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	1,712.50/head	1,525.00–1,825.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	904	1,800.00/head	1,600.00–2,050.00	1,800	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	950	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	973	123.50/cwt	114.50–136.00	1,202	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	1,010	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,078	2,075.00/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	129.69/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,415	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,091	128.63/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,403	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,477	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	955	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,115	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,230	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1

This sale against other markets

New Mexico weighted averages

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