Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-03-21

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 21
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 210 vs last sale 521▼ 121 vs year ago 432 · −28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 32 vs last sale 45▲ 22 vs year ago 55 · +40.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
80 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 45▲ 37 vs year ago 43 · +86.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower with limited comparisons. Heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold1.00-2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $296.10/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −67.26 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$296.10
26 head · 558 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,651
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$829
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$159.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−36.38
vs NM average
−61.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545329.371,7958thin
Medium and Large 1-2564305.261,72214thin
Medium and Large 2553225.001,2432thin
Small 4568170.009662thin
One grade step is worth $159.37/cwt here — about $829 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 sale26 hd
296.10
—
NM average3 barns · 157 hd
332.48
−36.38
National average170 barns · 10,920 hd
357.16
−61.06
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−67.26
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—Average1,538152.672,34815
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,043130.511,36246
CowsLean 85-90%Low865113.7098415

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)993$2,02014
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$1,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)946$1,84614
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)861$1,6754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,077$1,9083thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)785$1,8382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)998$1,7884thin

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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned80503.91/head400.00–575.005042
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180350.00/cwt350.00–350.006301
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned190475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1190445.00/cwt445.00–445.008461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275360.00/cwt360.00–360.009901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy320415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0503
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328377.52/cwt375.00–380.001,2382
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375250.00/cwt250.00–250.009381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378332.25/cwt325.00–340.001,2562
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383412.24/cwt402.50–417.001,5794
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1400360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,4401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419324.29/cwt320.00–325.001,3597
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Steers450–500Small 4460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461343.28/cwt335.00–350.001,5838
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471311.61/cwt300.00–325.001,4686
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520298.13/cwt290.00–305.001,5503
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537326.99/cwt325.00–335.001,7565
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558333.33/cwt325.00–340.001,8603
Steers550–600Small 4568170.00/cwt170.00–170.009662
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576307.20/cwt290.00–315.001,76911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3281
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,9835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2619278.84/cwt270.00–285.001,7264
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637306.57/cwt295.00–315.001,9533
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2658259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,7042
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680289.15/cwt282.50–297.001,9669
Steers700–750Small 4705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1993
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2733261.03/cwt255.00–269.001,9134
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,0091
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1895262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,3491
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1011
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,042207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,1578
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,051195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0496
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5261
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned60300.00/head300.00–300.003001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1150500.00/cwt500.00–500.007501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215410.00/cwt410.00–410.008823
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added340405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3771
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355382.32/cwt370.00–395.001,3572
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy373400.95/cwt400.00–402.001,4962
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415395.36/cwt385.00–405.001,6412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417333.36/cwt330.00–340.001,3903
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428302.87/cwt290.00–315.001,2962
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed440362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,5931
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy462348.74/cwt345.00–355.001,6114
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463287.84/cwt275.00–300.001,3332
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476313.21/cwt310.00–320.001,4916
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added477368.59/cwt360.00–372.001,7586
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480274.31/cwt268.00–280.001,3173
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528261.33/cwt250.00–275.001,38010
Heifers500–550Small 452890.00/cwt90.00–90.004753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530290.41/cwt285.00–305.001,5397
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560287.39/cwt275.00–300.001,6092
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580253.48/cwt247.50–265.001,4703
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618235.75/cwt225.00–247.501,4574
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619276.82/cwt267.00–287.001,7144
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2629265.10/cwt258.00–275.001,6674
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2657252.22/cwt245.00–257.001,6574
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665222.46/cwt220.00–225.001,4792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709246.58/cwt236.00–252.001,7483
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,6801
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7211
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,5861
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4061
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1450325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2503240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2071
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573269.80/cwt265.00–275.001,5462
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,7801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2683251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,7142
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,6711
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5032
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2813217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7642
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,0191
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,155150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7331
Bulls——1,288127.34/cwt120.00–135.001,6402
Bulls——1,519155.42/cwt148.00–159.502,36110
Bulls——2,073165.55/cwt165.00–166.003,4322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed833125.42/cwt121.00–129.001,0459
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed835113.00/cwt113.00–113.009441
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed836122.55/cwt114.00–133.001,0257
Cows—Lean 85-90%83892.98/cwt89.00–97.007793
Cows—Lean 85-90%920118.23/cwt117.00–120.001,0883
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,008135.47/cwt127.00–145.001,3668
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,020101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0301
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,103126.74/cwt122.00–130.001,39816
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137135.63/cwt131.00–144.001,54213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27201,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27901,450.00/head1,300.00–1,525.001,4503
Bred Cows—Small 47951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,712.50/head1,675.00–1,750.001,7132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1870195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29391,903.57/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942132.75/cwt132.00–133.501,2512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942131.67/cwt126.00–139.001,2403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,891.67/head1,650.00–2,100.001,8929
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,043139.73/cwt130.00–151.001,45711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0551,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0702,150.00/head2,000.00–2,225.002,1503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2412,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27301,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27651,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18402,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,950.00/head1,875.00–2,025.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0771,908.33/head1,900.00–1,925.001,9083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1705192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2783176.92/cwt173.00–187.001,38513
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853159.67/cwt150.00–167.001,3626
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1980206.22/cwt190.00–215.002,02118

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.