Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-03-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 14
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
521 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 387▼ 80 vs year ago 601 · −13.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 92▼ 45 vs year ago 90 · −50.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 109▲ 6 vs year ago 39 · +15.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher,feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower on limited comparisons, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 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 $324.95/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −38.41 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$324.95
73 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,794
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$464
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$81.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−21.75
vs NM average
−33.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548329.471,80763
Medium and Large 1-2582308.711,7978thin
Medium and Large 2543247.501,3432thin
One grade step is worth $81.97/cwt here — about $464 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 sale73 hd
324.95
—
NM average4 barns · 486 hd
346.69
−21.75
National average173 barns · 15,162 hd
358.67
−33.72
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−38.41
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—Average1,550149.012,30914
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,136132.481,50520
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,380117.001,6151thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average827107.0788614
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,545114.001,7611thin

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)909$1,7797
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)904$1,57313
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)820$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$2,2694thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,085$2,2001thin

Every lot

127 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235278.12/cwt275.00–285.006543
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328387.35/cwt380.00–395.001,2715
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned328332.63/cwt330.00–335.001,0912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330358.61/cwt350.00–370.001,1833
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed340413.31/cwt405.00–420.001,4053
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy342419.01/cwt417.00–420.001,4333
Steers300–350Small 4345650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed353415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy367418.41/cwt415.00–422.001,5364
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added373418.21/cwt417.50–419.001,5602
Steers350–400Small 4385925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1401
Steers400–450Small 4405950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415342.53/cwt340.00–345.001,4212
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423364.64/cwt355.00–373.001,5428
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425386.72/cwt379.00–395.001,6442
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,7571
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462365.98/cwt354.00–375.001,6913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473258.36/cwt250.00–275.001,2223
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484333.12/cwt320.00–343.001,61213
Steers450–500Small 4488125.00/cwt125.00–125.006102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Full492350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508338.31/cwt335.00–340.001,7193
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517325.51/cwt310.00–331.001,68320
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added539335.90/cwt335.00–336.001,81110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9074
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579327.40/cwt320.00–339.001,89626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2582308.71/cwt275.00–325.001,7978
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,5501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622324.47/cwt320.00–340.002,01834
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,0383
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634316.48/cwt295.00–318.002,00615
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added656321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,1068
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665237.41/cwt225.00–250.001,5792
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670318.16/cwt310.00–325.002,1324
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683288.18/cwt275.00–293.001,9689
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2735261.09/cwt258.00–275.001,9198
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,8571
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783233.49/cwt232.00–235.001,8282
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2818240.53/cwt230.00–251.001,9682
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1902
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,5161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned210875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215651.16/head500.00–825.006512
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235345.00/cwt345.00–345.008111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2250320.00/cwt315.00–330.008003
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276368.80/cwt360.00–375.001,0184
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305250.00/cwt250.00–250.007631
Heifers300–350Small 4325950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328323.25/cwt310.00–335.001,0603
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343343.13/cwt342.50–345.001,1774
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384352.76/cwt350.00–355.001,35511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy422362.95/cwt357.00–365.001,5328
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1437326.38/cwt325.00–345.001,42618
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2460290.05/cwt285.00–295.001,3342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463321.67/cwt315.00–330.001,4893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added464356.00/cwt356.00–356.001,65220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added481310.60/cwt310.00–315.001,4948
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508334.00/cwt334.00–334.001,6978
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523314.30/cwt310.00–317.001,6444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530293.12/cwt285.00–300.001,5549
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2532279.87/cwt270.00–285.001,4893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560296.86/cwt295.00–297.001,66246
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570257.43/cwt250.00–265.001,4672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2572289.01/cwt280.00–300.001,6539
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621263.12/cwt252.00–270.001,6344
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1631273.00/cwt270.00–285.001,7235
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5931
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4662
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,8311
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,9861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned315775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7336
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1608320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9462
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,7034
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4581
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,363139.24/cwt133.00–144.001,8986
Bulls——1,623152.72/cwt147.00–156.002,4796
Bulls——1,890167.16/cwt166.00–168.003,1592
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%62592.00/cwt92.00–92.005751
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed740111.00/cwt111.00–111.008211
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75581.00/cwt81.00–81.006121
Cows—Lean 85-90%790103.66/cwt97.00–107.008193
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed79098.00/cwt98.00–98.007741
Cows—Lean 85-90%900115.14/cwt110.00–119.001,0367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,021125.70/cwt120.00–131.001,28310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236138.18/cwt132.00–144.001,7089
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,380117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,6151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,390149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,0711
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,545114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,7611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4635558.33/head500.00–625.005583
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28031,512.50/head1,500.00–1,525.001,5132
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,850.00/head1,600.00–1,950.001,8504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,875.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0742,062.50/head2,000.00–2,150.002,0634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213135.25/cwt134.00–136.501,6412
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9671
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1750197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1760195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4821
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890180.67/cwt175.00–187.001,6083
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968165.67/cwt160.00–175.001,6043
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0582,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.