Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-07-11

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 11
● Final199 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 136 vs last sale 368▼ 135 vs year ago 639 · −21.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
227 head
▲ 116 vs last sale 111▼ 65 vs year ago 292 · −22.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
304 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 150▲ 156 vs year ago 148 · +105.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $343.23/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −20.13 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$343.23
32 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$934
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$178.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.31
vs NM average
−35.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538387.472,08416thin
Medium and Large 1-2552344.511,90110thin
Medium and Large 2540295.001,5931thin
Small 4551208.751,1505thin
One grade step is worth $178.72/cwt here — about $934 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 sale32 hd
343.23
—
NM average2 barns · 148 hd
366.54
−23.31
National average153 barns · 8,707 hd
379.13
−35.90
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−20.13
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—High1,514166.452,51932
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,133148.701,684147
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,625144.852,3542thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low907124.921,13348

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,245$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)976$2,3006
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,214$2,26715
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,248$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,8334thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,287$2,98833
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,72722
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,169$2,31331

Every lot

199 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 · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned931,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1071,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned124940.69/head900.00–1,000.009417
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1821,133.68/head1,075.00–1,250.001,1348
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned183975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,2401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,2771
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,7241
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy295607.50/cwt600.00–615.001,7922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added325558.85/cwt550.00–575.001,8163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,5681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330417.31/cwt405.00–430.001,3772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy340523.88/cwt520.00–540.001,7815
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1346495.05/cwt485.00–510.001,7135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added355440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5621
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7462
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372532.08/cwt520.00–545.001,9798
Steers350–400Small 4375225.00/cwt225.00–225.008441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377467.07/cwt450.00–480.001,76111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386416.70/cwt400.00–430.001,6086
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409438.37/cwt435.00–440.001,7936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3281
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422485.73/cwt475.00–500.002,0509
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423413.54/cwt400.00–420.001,7493
Steers400–450Small 4430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy440460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468390.08/cwt385.00–395.001,8262
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9987
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6731
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full488345.08/cwt330.00–360.001,6842
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1499420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0964
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy504405.99/cwt400.00–420.002,0465
Steers500–550Small 4510220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1222
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514333.84/cwt330.00–340.001,7164
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534377.56/cwt365.00–385.002,0166
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5931
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576380.85/cwt375.00–395.002,1945
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577351.62/cwt350.00–355.002,0296
Steers550–600Small 4578201.25/cwt160.00–230.001,1633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Full607235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4263
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610350.85/cwt350.00–355.002,1406
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624328.78/cwt320.00–340.002,0524
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,5323
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673339.91/cwt335.00–345.002,2882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678246.49/cwt240.00–270.001,6716
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679323.36/cwt315.00–325.002,1966
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2709303.35/cwt295.00–320.002,1513
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718238.56/cwt235.00–242.001,7134
Steers700–750Small 4735187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,9121
Steers800–850Small 4815177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4432
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823230.95/cwt225.00–237.001,9012
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2311
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2905220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9911
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2917241.55/cwt235.00–255.002,2153
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,2991
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,2811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers51 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned112887.19/head700.00–950.008875
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1331,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0603
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1601,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1188547.67/cwt535.00–560.001,0302
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned195550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,0731
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2081,091.80/head1,050.00–1,125.001,0923
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,2471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned215535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,1502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275516.52/cwt505.00–530.001,4203
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,3021
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Full285440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned290410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1891
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy313516.49/cwt510.00–520.001,6173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5511
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330395.88/cwt380.00–400.001,3065
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335492.39/cwt485.00–500.001,6502
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360466.71/cwt460.00–470.001,6803
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3852
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy393495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,9456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2409379.97/cwt370.00–395.001,5546
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423213.23/cwt210.00–220.009023
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429411.51/cwt400.00–430.001,7656
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full455322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,4651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469369.20/cwt360.00–380.001,7325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470412.69/cwt395.00–430.001,9404
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1488394.85/cwt385.00–405.001,9272
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518416.61/cwt415.00–417.002,1585
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9507
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520239.95/cwt235.00–245.001,2484
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,7331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568387.53/cwt385.00–390.002,2012
Heifers550–600Small 4570180.13/cwt175.00–185.001,0272
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578339.11/cwt330.00–345.001,9606
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added610385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3491
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624324.34/cwt310.00–335.002,0247
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627296.56/cwt280.00–305.001,8593
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628236.24/cwt217.00–242.001,4845
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657325.69/cwt317.00–335.002,1403
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660288.08/cwt275.00–300.001,90111
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2692238.91/cwt230.00–265.001,65317
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721274.98/cwt255.00–287.001,98311
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1729309.71/cwt295.00–325.002,2585
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,3942
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1811285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3114
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8651
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,4061
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned90725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1731,096.15/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0963
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1255595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,5171
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1305525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,6011
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned335350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6741
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,1071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,2411
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0791
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5682
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617278.41/cwt270.00–290.001,7183
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625239.88/cwt225.00–255.001,4992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2670260.00/cwt250.00–280.001,7423
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2670207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3871
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5441
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Bulls700–750Small 4745128.00/cwt128.00–128.009541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760231.64/cwt220.00–247.001,7604
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2827220.63/cwt215.00–225.001,8253
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855212.37/cwt205.00–225.001,8163
Bulls850–900Small 4855150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2831
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1181
Bulls950–1000Medium 1-2990205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0301
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9991
Bulls1000–1050Medium 1-21,045155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,296154.64/cwt143.00–161.002,0047
Bulls——Return to Feed1,400174.73/cwt172.00–180.002,4465
Bulls——Return to Feed1,416157.97/cwt107.00–168.002,23710
Bulls——1,815178.40/cwt172.00–182.003,2389
Bulls——1,865185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66085.00/cwt85.00–85.005611
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed865112.02/cwt110.00–120.0096913
Cows—Lean 85-90%874134.87/cwt130.00–140.001,1798
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed897139.07/cwt130.00–147.001,24715
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009201
Cows—Lean 85-90%963108.99/cwt108.00–110.001,0502
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,020142.08/cwt130.00–149.001,44920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,040140.35/cwt133.00–144.001,46018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040121.50/cwt117.00–127.001,2648
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,114150.22/cwt145.00–159.001,67341
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,135162.06/cwt158.00–167.501,8393
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193151.00/cwt145.00–157.001,80162
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438161.07/cwt160.00–162.002,3163
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,625144.85/cwt143.00–147.002,3542
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs14 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0603,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0742,910.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0791,933.33/head1,800.00–2,100.001,9336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,745.83/head2,400.00–2,900.002,74612
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,678.57/head2,400.00–2,850.002,6797
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1833,041.07/head3,025.00–3,100.003,04114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1842,388.10/head2,200.00–2,500.002,38821
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3152,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,775.00/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5693,257.78/head2,920.00–3,300.003,2589
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows22 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4520775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2856154.75/cwt145.00–172.001,3254
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28601,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1868230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19452,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2999150.57/cwt146.00–162.001,5047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,5401
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0081,850.00/head1,800.00–1,900.001,8502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0132,425.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,031143.63/cwt130.50–148.001,4814
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,044164.50/cwt153.00–182.001,7176
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0472,186.33/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063144.50/cwt133.00–150.001,5364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,149150.73/cwt142.00–155.001,73215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195163.25/cwt149.00–180.001,9514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,2151,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,405.00/head2,150.00–2,550.002,40510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2452,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,402166.00/cwt166.00–166.002,3275
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,2741
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,5102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1810217.50/cwt215.00–220.001,7622
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2851175.53/cwt150.00–187.001,49415
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2931198.71/cwt190.00–205.001,8507
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,093152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,6613

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.