Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-02-28

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 28
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
305 head
▼ 259 vs last sale 564▼ 91 vs year ago 396 · −23.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 112▼ 8 vs year ago 83 · −9.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
48 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 79▲ 2 vs year ago 46 · +4.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 2.00-3.00 higher, with limited comparisons, Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade moderate 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 $329.13/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −34.23 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$329.13
30 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$281
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$76.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.99
vs NM average
−19.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533335.251,78827
Medium and Large 1-2520305.001,5861thin
Medium and Large 2583258.481,5072thin
One grade step is worth $76.77/cwt here — about $281 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 sale30 hd
329.13
—
NM average4 barns · 335 hd
335.12
−5.99
National average180 barns · 14,929 hd
348.24
−19.11
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−34.23
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—High1,540155.992,40210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,065131.221,39759
CowsLean 85-90%High868102.3588918

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$1,9367
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)907$1,9176
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$1,5002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$1,8501thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned240350.00/cwt350.00–350.008401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0582
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275375.15/cwt370.00–390.001,0324
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323358.02/cwt350.00–370.001,1563
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328376.28/cwt372.50–380.001,2342
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0261
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy382374.33/cwt360.00–380.001,4308
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2961
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added411369.47/cwt365.00–380.001,5195
Steers400–450Small 4417816.40/head800.00–850.008163
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy417370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5434
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418351.09/cwt337.00–357.501,46813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,1663
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453357.50/cwt357.50–357.501,6192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy459349.14/cwt345.00–365.001,6035
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479332.04/cwt320.00–343.501,5906
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505345.83/cwt335.00–350.001,7466
Steers500–550Small 4510700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519340.21/cwt335.00–345.001,7669
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530314.91/cwt305.00–320.001,6693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy550335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570329.41/cwt312.00–332.001,8788
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583258.48/cwt257.00–260.001,5072
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added600326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,9561
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625308.47/cwt300.00–325.001,9283
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661265.99/cwt264.00–267.001,7588
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675283.43/cwt279.00–292.001,9133
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7132
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,8891
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,9871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned85730.00/head700.00–760.007302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned265525.00/head525.00–525.005251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy282371.75/cwt365.00–375.001,0483
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,1161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,1921
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371343.80/cwt335.00–347.501,2754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added374370.02/cwt360.00–375.001,3846
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy395352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,3902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419333.52/cwt325.00–340.001,3974
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422295.08/cwt285.00–300.001,2456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added424354.13/cwt347.50–360.001,50214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy440345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5182
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added454342.21/cwt335.00–350.001,5544
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470245.05/cwt240.00–260.001,1524
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479314.82/cwt310.00–330.001,50814
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3971
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy502336.66/cwt335.00–340.001,6903
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521307.85/cwt300.00–315.001,6045
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5172
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2548250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1552291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,6063
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570268.48/cwt262.50–280.001,5303
Heifers550–600Small 4575113.00/cwt113.00–113.006501
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578250.99/cwt250.00–252.001,4512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620271.27/cwt270.00–272.501,6822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2639251.24/cwt249.00–257.001,6054
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662238.38/cwt230.00–250.001,5788
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2738238.01/cwt236.00–240.001,7572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8034
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2834221.06/cwt215.00–227.001,8442
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1348355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2352
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423323.01/cwt321.00–325.001,3662
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533310.91/cwt301.00–315.001,6574
Bulls500–550Small 4543118.00/cwt118.00–118.006413
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2593276.63/cwt270.00–290.001,6403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1605268.00/cwt268.00–268.001,6211
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2658256.50/cwt255.00–257.001,6884
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,015140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4212
Bulls——1,502152.08/cwt148.00–154.002,2843
Bulls——1,772164.73/cwt160.00–169.002,9195
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
Cows—Lean 85-90%79091.87/cwt90.00–94.007262
Cows—Lean 85-90%840108.16/cwt104.00–114.009093
Cows—Lean 85-90%855101.00/cwt101.00–101.0086411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed910108.00/cwt108.00–108.009831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed991138.79/cwt132.00–144.001,3755
Cows—Boner 80-85%994125.92/cwt119.00–130.001,25228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172135.72/cwt131.00–142.501,59125
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,215115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2704172.33/cwt160.00–177.001,2136
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2715117.00/cwt117.00–117.008371
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27351,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2890133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28931,837.50/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19352,075.00/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19732,025.00/head1,800.00–2,100.002,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073130.33/cwt124.00–138.001,3986
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,816.67/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29101,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.