Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-06-27

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 27
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
▲ 92 vs last sale 276▼ 14 vs year ago 382 · −3.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 125▼ 138 vs year ago 249 · −55.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 98▲ 67 vs year ago 83 · +80.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: No sale July 4 2025 Compared to last week: steer calves sold steady while heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 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 $352.40/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −10.96 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$352.40
31 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,936
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,145
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$224.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.99
vs NM average
−17.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535381.482,04017thin
Medium and Large 1-2567337.861,91411thin
Medium and Large 2568282.891,6072thin
Small 4570157.008951thin
One grade step is worth $224.48/cwt here — about $1,145 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 sale31 hd
352.40
—
NM average3 barns · 169 hd
367.39
−14.99
National average140 barns · 6,212 hd
369.58
−17.18
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−10.96
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—Low1,554179.992,79820
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,300149.001,9371thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,128148.281,67270
CowsLean 85-90%Low797122.1697321

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)1,080$2,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,262$3,01018
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,046$2,87912
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,168$2,8752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$2,63616

Every lot

152 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1271,030.26/head975.00–1,050.001,0303
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1331,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11601,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1851,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205405.00/cwt405.00–405.008301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1224612.43/cwt605.00–630.001,3724
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263601.74/cwt590.00–620.001,58310
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned278542.57/cwt535.00–550.001,5082
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0371
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328404.89/cwt390.00–420.001,3282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added376430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6176
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned380435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,6531
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385463.12/cwt440.00–470.001,7837
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387410.31/cwt395.00–420.001,5885
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,8832
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1406434.43/cwt430.00–445.001,7648
Steers400–450Small 4415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full423417.46/cwt415.00–420.001,7662
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425415.02/cwt410.00–420.001,7645
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,3271
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468419.46/cwt405.00–437.501,96310
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468308.79/cwt285.00–320.001,4453
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481388.40/cwt370.00–400.001,8686
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full485355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy501420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1044
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521368.35/cwt360.00–370.001,9196
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523344.23/cwt337.50–350.001,8003
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy556375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0855
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568282.89/cwt265.00–300.001,6072
Steers550–600Small 4570157.00/cwt157.00–157.008951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583335.47/cwt320.00–350.001,9568
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1242
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608317.59/cwt310.00–325.001,9312
Steers600–650Small 4610150.00/cwt150.00–150.009151
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631345.70/cwt330.00–355.002,1817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682314.95/cwt310.00–320.002,1484
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683279.94/cwt275.00–290.001,9123
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730318.71/cwt312.50–325.002,3272
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770272.50/cwt272.50–272.502,0981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4032
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2783257.50/cwt257.50–257.502,0162
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828297.57/cwt290.00–305.002,4642
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,3401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned100625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1901,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2210410.00/cwt410.00–410.008611
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270470.57/cwt450.00–480.001,2713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1290535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,5521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3571
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy347465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6145
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1348460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6012
Heifers350–400Small 4365225.00/cwt225.00–225.008211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned370425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371463.09/cwt450.00–480.001,7186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420411.95/cwt400.00–420.001,7305
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2448375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6802
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465387.63/cwt375.00–400.001,8022
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3251
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485356.37/cwt345.00–365.001,72810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1509386.24/cwt375.00–390.001,9664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530267.29/cwt255.00–285.001,4174
Heifers500–550Small 4540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2555275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5261
Heifers550–600Small 4560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0341
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575333.83/cwt325.00–345.001,9205
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583297.47/cwt290.00–305.001,7342
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,6301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy617335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0673
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630248.63/cwt232.00–265.001,5662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added646335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1645
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1649300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9474
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1943
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676310.69/cwt295.00–320.002,1007
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8632
Heifers700–750Small 4700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1902
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732293.30/cwt290.00–305.002,1476
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3491
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,6931
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530320.00/cwt315.00–325.001,6962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5301
Bulls600–650Small 4600190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618322.75/cwt317.00–329.001,9954
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3761
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2653257.03/cwt249.00–265.001,6782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2716275.46/cwt272.00–282.501,9726
Bulls700–750Small 4730152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1101
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8561
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2873222.05/cwt200.00–245.001,9382
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,7902
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,343148.34/cwt147.00–150.001,9922
Bulls——1,404180.81/cwt173.00–185.002,5399
Bulls——Return to Feed1,455177.65/cwt170.00–182.002,5853
Bulls——1,900190.48/cwt186.00–195.003,6196
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed67099.00/cwt99.00–99.006631
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71090.40/cwt82.00–100.006423
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed720125.00/cwt125.00–125.009001
Cows—Lean 85-90%820116.73/cwt112.00–122.009572
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed822140.17/cwt125.00–153.001,1529
Cows—Lean 85-90%822103.89/cwt100.00–107.008543
Cows—Lean 85-90%852131.78/cwt129.00–135.001,1232
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,008137.30/cwt130.00–140.001,3848
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,056149.33/cwt140.00–156.001,57720
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,093156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,71111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193140.25/cwt136.50–142.001,6734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221148.59/cwt144.00–155.001,81427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,300149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,9371
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885159.00/cwt157.00–161.001,4072
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,5301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1985217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,1371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,011179.43/cwt162.00–193.001,8147
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,016175.80/cwt170.00–185.001,7865
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0201,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,075191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0802,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083179.50/cwt172.00–187.001,9442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083168.60/cwt162.00–182.001,8265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,145200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,146160.75/cwt157.00–172.001,8424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,185158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,8721
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-25601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28882,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29481,950.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29652,475.00/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0452,983.33/head2,900.00–3,150.002,9833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,606.25/head2,400.00–2,800.002,6068
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0952,937.50/head2,800.00–3,075.002,9382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,875.00/head2,850.00–2,900.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2183,400.00/head3,350.00–3,450.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2442,883.33/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8836
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2533,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2533,025.00/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0258
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2583,400.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,168.75/head3,100.00–3,250.003,1694
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1781211.25/cwt200.00–225.001,65012
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2800184.43/cwt177.00–192.001,4757
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2833188.00/cwt180.00–192.001,56612
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8401
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,083195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1122

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.