Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-03-28

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 28
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 311▲ 98 vs year ago 320 · +30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 77▲ 53 vs year ago 115 · +46.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
178 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 80▲ 105 vs year ago 73 · +143.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 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 $337.87/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −25.49 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$337.87
27 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$188
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$34.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.50
vs NM average
−26.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543352.051,91016thin
Medium and Large 1-2543317.241,72211thin
One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $188 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale27 hd
337.87
—
NM average4 barns · 576 hd
335.36
+2.50
National average170 barns · 13,177 hd
363.98
−26.11
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−25.49
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—Low1,597155.142,47846
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,028136.721,40577
CowsLean 85-90%Average826107.3288720

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)881$2,23616
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$2,12022
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,7333thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,032$4,20640
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,081$2,4105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$2,27112
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,024$1,86610

Every lot

144 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 · Steers43 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2170887.50/head875.00–900.008882
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0431
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,1181
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275400.00/cwt390.00–410.001,1002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305320.00/cwt320.00–320.009762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy324464.79/cwt450.00–475.001,5064
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327512.05/cwt505.00–520.001,6745
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330433.38/cwt420.00–445.001,4306
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed345515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,7771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added368460.05/cwt450.00–475.001,6934
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy383452.35/cwt445.00–460.001,7332
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383428.28/cwt415.00–435.001,6409
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386380.05/cwt375.00–385.001,4674
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423436.67/cwt435.00–440.001,8473
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424405.77/cwt395.00–415.001,7206
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425380.67/cwt375.00–390.001,6188
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added427456.48/cwt450.00–470.001,9493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463414.76/cwt400.00–430.001,9202
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477363.53/cwt355.00–380.001,73416
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy485395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,9161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486335.41/cwt325.00–350.001,6308
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534345.36/cwt335.00–355.001,8447
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535317.45/cwt310.00–325.001,6988
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564316.67/cwt315.00–320.001,7863
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580347.05/cwt345.00–350.002,0135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2571
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625332.10/cwt320.00–345.002,0762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625304.04/cwt287.00–315.001,9009
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7331
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2084
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665280.08/cwt270.00–290.001,8632
Steers650–700Small 4665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2703270.75/cwt267.00–272.001,9034
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,7751
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,0252
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813240.98/cwt240.00–242.001,9592
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,0011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8921
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,0783
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned158821.16/head800.00–850.008213
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2213887.06/head850.00–925.008872
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290445.00/cwt435.00–455.001,2912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330451.67/cwt445.00–465.001,4913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331408.98/cwt400.00–425.001,3544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1843
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372491.82/cwt475.00–500.001,8303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378389.96/cwt385.00–400.001,4743
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy380421.86/cwt415.00–430.001,6035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382368.06/cwt350.00–370.001,40610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418325.96/cwt325.00–327.001,3632
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419358.02/cwt350.00–370.001,5005
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430410.14/cwt400.00–420.001,7646
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453413.24/cwt400.00–420.001,8723
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469358.68/cwt350.00–365.001,68211
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472313.99/cwt300.00–335.001,4827
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added502385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5052
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7003
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515316.52/cwt300.00–325.001,63010
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8182
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576299.55/cwt290.00–320.001,7256
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585283.30/cwt280.00–285.001,6573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638272.53/cwt270.00–275.001,7392
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2683260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7763
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730236.56/cwt228.00–245.001,7272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766242.09/cwt225.00–255.001,8545
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned80775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned118771.49/head760.00–800.007714
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,2411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8371
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6561
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2495320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513348.33/cwt335.00–360.001,7873
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555320.77/cwt300.00–335.001,7807
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9603
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2622294.20/cwt287.00–315.001,8305
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2401
Bulls600–650Small 4645160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663270.39/cwt260.00–287.001,7938
Bulls650–700Small 4665143.00/cwt143.00–143.009511
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Bulls700–750Small 4740155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1471
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2785197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5461
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2928211.49/cwt208.00–215.001,9632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,338149.50/cwt147.00–157.002,0005
Bulls——1,361141.61/cwt130.00–147.001,9279
Bulls——Return to Feed1,406143.17/cwt139.00–147.002,0135
Bulls——1,593155.38/cwt148.00–162.002,47513
Bulls——1,914169.90/cwt163.00–176.003,25214
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%66397.70/cwt95.00–100.006482
Cows—Lean 85-90%753107.12/cwt100.00–111.008075
Cows—Lean 85-90%785115.00/cwt115.00–115.009031
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed865147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2721
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed887117.83/cwt115.00–124.001,0459
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89080.00/cwt80.00–80.007123
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed897131.96/cwt127.00–135.001,18418
Cows—Boner 80-85%992129.53/cwt124.00–135.001,28514
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,008139.39/cwt131.00–148.001,40521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,140152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,7391
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179141.47/cwt136.00–146.001,66822
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Registered1,0324,206.25/head3,250.00–5,750.004,20640
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28982,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29331,734.17/head1,660.00–1,900.001,7346
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19462,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29682,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1332,500.00/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1692,450.00/head2,250.00–2,600.002,4507
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2002,050.00/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2552,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3002,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2595122.00/cwt122.00–122.007261
Bred Cows—Small 4670800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1760179.67/cwt154.00–210.001,3653
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27801,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27921,866.67/head1,700.00–2,000.001,8673
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28201,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 28751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,733.33/head1,600.00–1,900.001,7333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19122,387.50/head2,100.00–2,600.002,38812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29781,916.67/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0302,403.85/head2,150.00–2,500.002,40413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,5021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056153.00/cwt123.00–172.001,6165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,067147.55/cwt128.00–166.001,57422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2713171.00/cwt165.00–177.001,2192
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3782
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1754213.73/cwt197.00–240.001,61211

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.