Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-05-09

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 9
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
264 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 342▼ 50 vs year ago 314 · −15.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 136▲ 8 vs year ago 134 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
116 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 91▲ 78 vs year ago 38 · +205.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with limited comparisons. while feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 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 $343.19/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −20.17 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$343.19
27 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,856
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,058
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$216.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.38
vs NM average
−35.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523376.661,97012thin
Medium and Large 1-2555335.711,86312thin
Medium and Large 2548278.751,5262thin
Small 4570160.009121thin
One grade step is worth $216.66/cwt here — about $1,058 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
343.19
—
NM average4 barns · 518 hd
356.56
−13.38
National average168 barns · 13,508 hd
378.79
−35.60
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−20.17
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—Low1,590158.432,51926
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,031141.381,45862
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440135.501,9512thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average849122.221,03728

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,001$2,04211
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$1,8679
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)774$1,5754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,053$2,48510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$2,4003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,120$2,33614
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,020$2,3001thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned65800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned200950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0711
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280350.00/cwt350.00–350.009801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added295405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321419.59/cwt410.00–435.001,3475
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370428.55/cwt420.00–435.001,5864
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373284.90/cwt270.00–300.001,0634
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,5211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411449.96/cwt445.00–465.001,8497
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418417.44/cwt400.00–430.001,7454
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431348.61/cwt340.00–360.001,5034
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457396.93/cwt385.00–415.001,8148
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2464307.20/cwt250.00–335.001,4253
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481352.90/cwt350.00–365.001,6975
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8542
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511377.02/cwt370.00–400.001,92710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7992
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569329.82/cwt320.00–340.001,8778
Steers550–600Small 4570160.00/cwt160.00–160.009121
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583374.87/cwt365.00–385.002,1852
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,6511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1962
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626310.02/cwt305.00–320.001,9414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658292.55/cwt280.00–305.001,9252
Steers650–700Small 4660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2668259.81/cwt250.00–270.001,7362
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2730230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6791
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2788248.93/cwt242.00–256.001,9622
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790267.50/cwt267.50–267.502,1131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2817236.69/cwt230.00–245.001,9343
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0881
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,4171
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,065226.00/cwt226.00–226.002,4071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120713.02/head700.00–725.007132
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230430.00/cwt430.00–430.009891
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added258425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0974
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1261
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323334.88/cwt320.00–350.001,0822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328394.89/cwt390.00–400.001,2956
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363355.10/cwt350.00–360.001,2892
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381382.77/cwt375.00–390.001,4584
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420371.65/cwt370.00–375.001,5613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430332.59/cwt330.00–335.001,4302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,5081
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483364.84/cwt355.00–375.001,7622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525355.17/cwt345.00–365.001,8654
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535338.98/cwt330.00–345.001,8145
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6801
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2582254.86/cwt235.00–265.001,4833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1585345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0181
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8384
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680227.31/cwt212.00–245.001,54614
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709242.01/cwt237.00–252.001,7163
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9941
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2733206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5102
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6651
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,1961
Bulls350–400Medium 1-2375200.00/cwt200.00–200.007501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1460395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8171
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2468320.08/cwt305.00–335.001,4982
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8021
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,9971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677242.99/cwt240.00–252.001,6454
Bulls700–750Small 4710167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1861
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2823212.43/cwt210.00–215.001,7482
Bulls900–950Small 4920130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1961
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,120150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,6801
Bulls——Return to Feed1,470163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,3961
Bulls——1,541148.56/cwt125.00–158.002,28912
Bulls——1,626166.51/cwt160.00–170.002,7078
Bulls——1,814172.82/cwt172.00–174.003,1354
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed821131.64/cwt124.00–140.001,08110
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed842137.41/cwt133.00–144.001,15714
Cows—Lean 85-90%869124.24/cwt120.00–128.001,0809
Cows—Lean 85-90%876114.18/cwt110.00–119.001,0004
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed89099.39/cwt97.00–101.008852
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed943115.99/cwt113.00–119.001,0942
Cows—Boner 80-85%963135.18/cwt129.00–137.501,3028
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,081144.88/cwt136.00–157.001,56622
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,147142.95/cwt139.00–150.001,64018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,305131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,7101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2635850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2700900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27531,650.00/head1,600.00–1,700.001,6502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28151,810.00/head1,810.00–1,810.001,8101
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2880125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29051,875.00/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29581,933.33/head1,750.00–2,050.001,9336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2960162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0002,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,029160.40/cwt135.00–180.001,6515
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6642
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0432,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,070170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,071157.00/cwt140.00–170.001,6815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,076195.40/cwt190.00–207.002,1035
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1112,262.50/head2,200.00–2,350.002,2634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,7031
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220161.33/cwt150.00–167.001,9683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,050.00/head1,900.00–2,200.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,335146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9491
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2673156.67/cwt150.00–165.001,0543
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2723175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2653
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1810200.70/cwt190.00–210.001,62610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2854183.27/cwt180.00–187.001,56511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28352,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28982,300.00/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29381,955.00/head1,925.00–2,050.001,9555
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0532,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,975.00/head1,975.00–1,975.001,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1332,525.00/head2,500.00–2,550.002,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,600.00/head2,550.00–2,650.002,6003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2692,642.86/head2,500.00–2,725.002,6437

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.