Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-04-25

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 25
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 369▲ 7 vs year ago 380 · +1.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
168 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 154▲ 70 vs year ago 98 · +71.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 121▲ 84 vs year ago 22 · +381.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.23/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 6 of 29 comparable sales and sits −36.70 against this barn's trailing median of $340.93.
Average price
$304.23
51 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,679
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$445
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$84.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.71
vs NM average
−25.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546333.831,82424
Medium and Large 1-2558285.981,59721
Medium and Large 2553249.671,3796thin
One grade step is worth $84.16/cwt here — about $445 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 sale51 hd
304.23
—
NM average4 barns · 250 hd
307.93
−3.71
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−25.72
This barn, trailing median29 sales
340.93
−36.70
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

29 sales
419367315263median 340.9303/0605/0807/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $277.00, median $340.93 across 29 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—Average1,380148.232,04534
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,009143.271,44657
CowsLean 85-90%Low765122.8994041

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)984$2,1176
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)909$2,08510
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$1,8333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,142$2,56513
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$2,43211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)933$2,1256

Every lot

149 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2150825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned203434.94/cwt430.00–440.008832
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210410.00/cwt410.00–410.008611
Steers200–250Small 4220785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added235515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,2101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added268500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3402
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270430.00/cwt425.00–435.001,1613
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned278425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325350.62/cwt340.00–360.001,1402
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332449.95/cwt435.00–455.001,4945
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added342473.76/cwt470.00–475.001,6204
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy345465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added373478.06/cwt470.00–490.001,7833
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1374425.03/cwt405.00–435.001,5905
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy377456.46/cwt445.00–465.001,7218
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added415385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,5983
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy425454.01/cwt450.00–475.001,93011
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433414.26/cwt400.00–430.001,7945
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4301
Steers400–450Small 4448860.00/head835.00–885.008604
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added460451.71/cwt445.00–455.002,0783
Steers450–500Small 4470818.42/head810.00–835.008183
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473397.91/cwt385.00–410.001,8825
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483365.76/cwt360.00–380.001,7676
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full520285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy525395.00/cwt390.00–410.002,0744
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525337.45/cwt335.00–340.001,7722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532368.04/cwt355.00–375.001,95810
Steers500–550Small 4540835.00/head835.00–835.008351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565359.96/cwt355.00–365.002,0342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566313.42/cwt302.50–320.001,7745
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added605347.48/cwt345.00–350.002,1022
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4521
Steers600–650Small 4618172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0632
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0161
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633292.47/cwt285.00–300.001,8512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657283.52/cwt282.50–292.501,86310
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665292.61/cwt285.00–300.001,9462
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673234.26/cwt222.00–250.001,5773
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1743250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8585
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0941
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7851
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1906237.50/cwt237.50–237.502,1525
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3971
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,075230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,4731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned133754.15/head710.00–800.007542
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned145800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned165870.00/head870.00–870.008701
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added273462.57/cwt455.00–470.001,2632
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added305441.69/cwt440.00–445.001,3473
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3602
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375424.80/cwt415.00–440.001,5933
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380395.79/cwt375.00–415.001,5042
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added384430.02/cwt425.00–445.001,6514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2511
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415425.81/cwt415.00–445.001,7676
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418332.87/cwt320.00–345.001,3912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425391.30/cwt385.00–395.001,6638
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2901
Heifers400–450Small 4437140.00/cwt140.00–140.006123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2450240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0801
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy464376.29/cwt375.00–380.001,7464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475318.30/cwt315.00–320.001,5123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476355.12/cwt340.00–365.001,6908
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512357.25/cwt345.00–375.001,8297
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0282
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523252.98/cwt232.00–275.001,3233
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526321.39/cwt315.00–330.001,6914
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,79511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570275.33/cwt270.00–295.001,56915
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580302.82/cwt290.00–315.001,7564
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582246.36/cwt240.00–260.001,4343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630261.96/cwt250.00–272.001,6504
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640298.40/cwt290.00–310.001,9103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added662326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,15816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8934
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6221
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7752
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2764255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,94817
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned80800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned135875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
Bulls650–700Small 4685148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0143
Bulls700–750Small 4726142.70/cwt131.00–160.001,0364
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8751
Bulls750–800Small 4780134.75/cwt134.50–135.001,0512
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2805228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,8351
Bulls800–850Small 4810126.94/cwt122.00–132.001,0282
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2920177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,6281
Bulls900–950Small 4935128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,2011
Bulls950–1000Medium 1-2980178.05/cwt173.00–183.001,7452
Bulls1050–1100Medium 1-21,060176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,8661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,050162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7011
Bulls——Return to Feed1,185119.69/cwt110.00–130.001,4183
Bulls——1,234140.91/cwt125.00–152.001,73917
Bulls——1,561160.17/cwt155.00–165.002,5009
Bulls——1,792166.64/cwt165.00–168.002,9863
Bulls——Return to Feed1,900182.00/cwt182.00–182.003,4581
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed633100.00/cwt100.00–100.006332
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed695121.15/cwt112.00–130.0084214
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed69594.00/cwt94.00–94.006531
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed740135.00/cwt135.00–135.009991
Cows—Lean 85-90%811127.98/cwt120.00–132.001,03822
Cows—Lean 85-90%908116.45/cwt116.00–117.001,0572
Cows—Boner 80-85%918137.32/cwt134.00–143.001,26112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,025144.73/cwt139.00–149.001,48335
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043152.90/cwt152.00–154.001,5952
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,086143.54/cwt130.00–152.501,5596
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,280151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,9331
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 46951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 47801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29902,500.00/head2,450.00–2,550.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0312,618.75/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6194
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0442,385.71/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3867
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1702,577.27/head2,400.00–2,750.002,57711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1772,550.00/head2,400.00–2,750.002,5503
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2738175.50/cwt172.00–180.001,2954
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775194.25/cwt190.00–200.001,5054
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1817199.58/cwt195.00–205.001,63112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5141
Stock Cows—Large 1-2915162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2670147.00/cwt147.00–147.009851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27951,725.00/head1,700.00–1,750.001,7252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,800.00/head1,700.00–1,900.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28932,083.33/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0836
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28932,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1953215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963183.50/cwt180.00–187.001,7672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1970212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0561
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035197.00/cwt187.00–205.002,0396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,072171.33/cwt156.00–181.001,8373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0732,450.00/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1432,433.33/head2,400.00–2,450.002,4333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1852

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.