Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-06-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 13
● Final153 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 180 vs last sale 439▼ 216 vs year ago 475 · −45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 105▼ 107 vs year ago 187 · −57.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 79▲ 5 vs year ago 103 · +4.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 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 $347.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −16.35 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$347.00
19 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,851
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$885
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$171.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.02
vs NM average
−34.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526366.521,92815thin
Medium and Large 1-2575320.131,8412thin
Medium and Large 2560260.001,4561thin
Small 4535195.001,0431thin
One grade step is worth $171.52/cwt here — about $885 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd
347.00
—
NM average3 barns · 120 hd
350.02
−3.02
National average158 barns · 9,089 hd
381.01
−34.01
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−16.35
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—Average1,385164.202,27412
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,103146.781,61838
CowsLean 85-90%Average913136.331,24510
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,310124.501,6311thin
Dairy CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,344130.471,7544thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,010$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,8752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,379$2,91713
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,151$2,88518
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,8437

Every lot

153 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned113860.00/head860.00–860.008602
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190500.00/cwt500.00–500.009501
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2198425.00/cwt425.00–425.008422
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned215425.00/cwt425.00–425.009141
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280355.00/cwt355.00–355.009941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5811
Steers300–350Small 4320875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329444.94/cwt440.00–450.001,4644
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1391
Steers300–350Small 4340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365245.14/cwt235.00–255.008952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378448.63/cwt440.00–455.001,6963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1691
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413351.45/cwt345.00–365.001,4513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415447.50/cwt445.00–450.001,8572
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,6171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy420315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3231
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,3002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy462401.70/cwt400.00–405.001,8563
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472373.67/cwt355.00–385.001,7647
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475426.46/cwt420.00–440.002,0263
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added506378.83/cwt372.50–385.001,9174
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529362.50/cwt360.00–370.001,9189
Steers500–550Small 4535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy553360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9912
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575320.13/cwt315.00–325.001,8412
Steers600–650Small 4605165.57/cwt155.00–187.001,0023
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618254.80/cwt240.00–275.001,5753
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632323.31/cwt320.00–325.002,0433
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2653312.45/cwt300.00–325.002,0402
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676329.98/cwt325.00–331.002,2316
Steers650–700Small 4690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710313.18/cwt310.00–317.002,2243
Steers700–750Small 4710162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1501
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735242.55/cwt235.00–250.001,7832
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778277.48/cwt267.00–285.002,1593
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,1061
Steers750–800Small 4795158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2562
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3361
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2889223.99/cwt222.00–230.001,9914
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,008231.69/cwt230.00–235.002,3353
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140812.05/head800.00–825.008122
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165385.00/cwt385.00–385.006351
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned175500.00/cwt500.00–500.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270451.27/cwt445.00–480.001,2186
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278337.84/cwt325.00–350.009392
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285300.00/cwt300.00–300.008551
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy307455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy320390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2481
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320275.00/cwt275.00–275.008801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333427.48/cwt425.00–430.001,4242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370423.44/cwt417.50–445.001,5677
Heifers350–400Small 4375245.00/cwt245.00–245.009191
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390272.66/cwt260.00–285.001,0632
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Full395400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5801
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415372.50/cwt372.50–372.501,5463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475326.00/cwt326.00–326.001,5491
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3341
Heifers450–500Small 4485147.00/cwt147.00–147.007131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1672
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517349.97/cwt340.00–360.001,8093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0262
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567328.69/cwt325.00–330.001,8644
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568282.44/cwt280.00–285.001,6042
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0643
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620286.71/cwt278.00–295.001,7782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5122
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added659330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1755
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673272.30/cwt265.00–280.001,8332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7851
Heifers700–750Small 4703100.00/cwt100.00–100.007033
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2812222.35/cwt220.00–225.001,8053
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130809.02/head600.00–875.008094
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3461
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7951
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2408349.94/cwt340.00–360.001,4282
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned485405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,7511
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516345.70/cwt345.00–350.001,7847
Bulls500–550Small 4520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6911
Bulls650–700Small 4675160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0801
Bulls700–750Small 4740150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1101
Bulls750–800Small 4795195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7631
Bulls800–850Small 4820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,9891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,113164.04/cwt154.00–170.001,8264
Bulls——1,295159.90/cwt158.00–164.002,0714
Bulls——Return to Feed1,455146.00/cwt146.00–146.002,1241
Bulls——1,843176.21/cwt173.00–179.003,2483
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed550137.00/cwt137.00–137.007541
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed881140.98/cwt132.00–146.001,2426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,054153.44/cwt152.00–154.501,6174
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,058153.71/cwt141.00–170.001,6266
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,059142.05/cwt140.50–145.001,5044
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,098126.80/cwt122.00–130.001,3923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122146.16/cwt141.00–150.001,64018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151140.41/cwt135.50–146.501,6166
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,310124.50/cwt124.50–124.501,6311
Slaughter Cattle · Dairy Cows1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Cows—Boner 80-85%1,344130.47/cwt130.00–131.001,7544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27252,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27382,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28402,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28402,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19902,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0172,783.33/head2,750.00–2,900.002,7836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2193,075.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2723,107.14/head2,950.00–3,150.003,1077
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3403,187.50/head3,150.00–3,225.003,1882
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3502,980.00/head2,900.00–3,000.002,9805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6893,175.00/head3,100.00–3,225.003,1755
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Bred Cows—Small 4760112.00/cwt112.00–112.008511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2988164.40/cwt150.00–170.001,6245
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,875.00/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0102,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,062161.67/cwt150.00–170.001,7173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,7791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,183167.50/cwt165.00–170.001,9822
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,9551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,252165.00/cwt145.00–175.002,0663
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2812192.07/cwt180.00–200.001,56014
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1840198.33/cwt195.00–200.001,6663
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2983164.33/cwt153.00–175.001,6153
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2751

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.