Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-06-06

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 6
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
439 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 365▼ 78 vs year ago 517 · −15.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 116▼ 71 vs year ago 176 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
79 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 96▼ 33 vs year ago 112 · −29.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Steer and heifer yearling feeders sold 8.00-12.00 lower on comparable numbers. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $312.77/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −50.59 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$312.77
18 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,749
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,126
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2
$199.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−52.79
vs NM average
−65.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1564346.471,95412thin
Medium and Large 1-2542294.771,5964thin
Small and Medium 2565146.568282thin
One grade step is worth $199.90/cwt here — about $1,126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale18 hd
312.77
—
NM average3 barns · 197 hd
365.56
−52.79
National average158 barns · 13,435 hd
378.58
−65.81
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−50.59
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—Low1,457164.882,40330
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,159147.461,70945
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130139.011,57124
CowsLean 85-90%Average895114.451,0243thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$2,2002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)610$1,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,060$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$2,9752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,169$2,90012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$2,7448
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)932$2,1003thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)905$2,8833thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)670$1,5001thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1120600.00/cwt600.00–600.007202
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2168625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,05011
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned219513.29/cwt500.00–520.001,1243
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1227628.89/cwt627.00–630.001,42879
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,3522
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Full295430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369439.92/cwt425.00–450.001,6236
Steers400–450Medium 1-2410355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424420.92/cwt400.00–425.001,78510
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy453353.46/cwt350.00–370.001,6016
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463425.16/cwt415.00–435.001,9682
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513342.34/cwt340.00–345.001,7563
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2518295.12/cwt290.00–300.001,5292
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565294.42/cwt278.00–310.001,6632
Steers550–600Small and Medium 2565146.56/cwt140.00–153.008282
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581347.84/cwt330.00–355.002,0219
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full610240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4641
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619343.72/cwt342.00–350.002,12810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Full620330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0462
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633290.06/cwt285.00–295.001,8362
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663312.83/cwt295.00–330.002,0742
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5752
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677331.66/cwt325.00–340.002,2455
Steers650–700Small and Medium 2-3680152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0341
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full695320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2242
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7062
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2705217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5302
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3522
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758239.97/cwt230.00–250.001,8192
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823238.53/cwt237.00–240.001,9632
Steers850–900Small and Medium 2860157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,3501
Steers850–900Large 1-2890248.00/cwt248.00–248.002,2071
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915236.01/cwt235.00–237.002,1592
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fleshy940215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0212
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 11,165193.00/cwt193.00–193.002,2482
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned111780.45/head550.00–1,000.007806
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1137617.04/cwt615.00–620.008455
Heifers150–200Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned180700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,11625
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180515.00/cwt515.00–515.009272
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190505.00/head505.00–505.005051
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Full203482.35/cwt470.00–495.009792
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2205515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,0561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned210550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1551
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1224625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,40042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253394.95/cwt390.00–400.009992
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 12951,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed295440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6343
Heifers350–400Medium 1-2370360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378358.26/cwt355.00–360.001,3543
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,5595
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed405430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2405275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1141
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5542
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6921
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475357.95/cwt350.00–370.001,70010
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515324.29/cwt310.00–335.001,6709
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2535232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,2411
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0701
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7987
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4313
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2635127.00/cwt127.00–127.008061
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0424
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009903
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670275.90/cwt262.00–290.001,8492
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705242.55/cwt235.00–250.001,7102
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730252.33/cwt240.00–265.001,8422
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2755241.00/cwt235.00–247.001,8202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8361
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8041
Heifers800–850Large 1-2835150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2531
Heifers800–850Medium 1845195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned75718.33/head700.00–750.007182
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned109827.41/head700.00–875.008274
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170510.00/cwt510.00–510.008671
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190480.00/cwt480.00–480.009121
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2200510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,0201
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225390.00/cwt390.00–390.008781
Bulls250–300Small and Medium 2Unweaned290350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0151
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2615290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7841
Bulls650–700Small and Medium 2-3680132.50/cwt132.50–132.509011
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1031
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2760167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2691
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9351
Bulls850–900Large 1-2865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,100165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8151
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,190177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers1000–1050Small 31,005120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed980164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,6071
Bulls——Light Weight1,110164.34/cwt156.00–187.001,8244
Bulls——1,405132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,8551
Bulls——1,414156.48/cwt146.00–166.002,2137
Bulls——1,588170.45/cwt160.00–181.002,70717
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%625111.18/cwt98.00–125.006952
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,130139.01/cwt131.00–160.001,57124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,159147.46/cwt140.00–166.001,70945
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,435121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,7361
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-37501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28052,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28852,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29552,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,150.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0352,625.00/head2,450.00–2,800.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,975.00/head2,750.00–3,200.002,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2113,057.14/head2,700.00–3,300.003,0577
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3083,150.00/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-35651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 16551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19452,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,195190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2711
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1814206.54/cwt175.00–237.001,68128
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1843131.50/cwt131.00–132.001,1092
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,025175.21/cwt148.00–195.001,79612
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,883.33/head2,600.00–3,350.002,8833

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.