Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-07-18

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 18
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
333 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 504▼ 12 vs year ago 345 · −3.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 227▼ 85 vs year ago 189 · −45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 196 vs last sale 304▼ 75 vs year ago 183 · −41.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher, while there was no comparable sales on heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate 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 $366.13/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +2.77 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$366.13
27 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$892
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$188.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.87
vs NM average
−6.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520403.292,09615thin
Medium and Large 1-2560353.281,9798thin
Medium and Large 2547265.001,4493thin
Small 4560215.001,2041thin
One grade step is worth $188.29/cwt here — about $892 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
366.13
—
NM average4 barns · 214 hd
369.00
−2.87
National average147 barns · 7,194 hd
372.43
−6.30
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+2.77
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—Low1,355172.232,33539
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,116150.761,68241
CowsLean 85-90%Low862129.851,12031

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)1,044$2,1305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$1,7254thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)975$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,179$3,2105
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)903$2,6173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,113$2,44523

Every lot

143 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 · Steers54 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1651,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175998.02/head900.00–1,050.009986
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1229609.38/cwt600.00–620.001,3955
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235335.00/cwt335.00–335.007871
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270616.68/cwt615.00–635.001,66511
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,6961
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy323570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,8415
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5282
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338522.30/cwt510.00–540.001,7654
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,0641
Steers350–400Small 4360330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1881
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added373541.74/cwt530.00–555.002,0212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373452.75/cwt445.00–460.001,6892
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380456.10/cwt445.00–470.001,7334
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385507.40/cwt500.00–515.001,9532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426421.12/cwt415.00–430.001,7945
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433446.50/cwt440.00–470.001,9339
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy456345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5734
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467423.93/cwt410.00–435.001,9805
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470400.93/cwt390.00–415.001,8845
Steers450–500Small 4480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508432.49/cwt430.00–435.002,1972
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515400.88/cwt395.00–420.002,06511
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2Full535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537350.12/cwt330.00–360.001,8803
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1558387.33/cwt375.00–400.002,1612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6521
Steers550–600Small 4560215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574355.17/cwt340.00–370.002,0395
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612328.99/cwt320.00–340.002,0133
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627250.32/cwt235.00–275.001,5703
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643355.98/cwt350.00–362.002,2892
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2673322.58/cwt310.00–330.002,1714
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2717238.97/cwt232.00–245.001,7133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721297.96/cwt280.00–310.002,1485
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7601
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2779261.67/cwt247.00–275.002,0384
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828274.24/cwt268.50–297.002,2716
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,8161
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875261.63/cwt260.00–265.002,2893
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,9981
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2201
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2939228.33/cwt225.00–230.002,1443
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0901
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1381
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,155167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,9291
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 21,163175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0353
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned163997.69/head950.00–1,050.009982
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned235900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-22801,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifers250–300Small 4280270.00/cwt270.00–270.007561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363436.38/cwt425.00–440.001,5844
Heifers350–400Small 4380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0073
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1387469.83/cwt460.00–490.001,8183
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8801
Heifers400–450Small 4408274.76/cwt245.00–290.001,1213
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418293.55/cwt280.00–320.001,2273
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420439.02/cwt420.00–450.001,8444
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458354.96/cwt350.00–365.001,6263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460410.00/cwt400.00–420.001,8862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2493290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4303
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517338.32/cwt320.00–350.001,7493
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520381.35/cwt365.00–390.001,9833
Heifers500–550Small 4522170.00/cwt170.00–170.008873
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Full540305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6471
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580346.69/cwt345.00–350.002,0114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620346.01/cwt345.00–347.002,1452
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624248.13/cwt235.00–265.001,54812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667245.70/cwt242.50–247.501,6393
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678288.32/cwt280.00–305.001,9555
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1332
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2729261.50/cwt255.00–275.001,9063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Full745222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6542
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761274.78/cwt255.00–280.002,0915
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,8862
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium 1-2300380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,1401
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2435330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4361
Bulls400–450Small 4440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8691
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530322.00/cwt322.00–322.001,7071
Bulls550–600Small 4555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2639231.18/cwt215.00–235.001,4775
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2663260.63/cwt250.00–272.001,7283
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2690200.00/cwt195.00–205.001,3802
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2733208.65/cwt200.00–217.001,5292
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9201
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2860180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5481
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8321
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,0901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,280169.53/cwt158.00–175.502,17020
Bulls——1,373170.82/cwt164.00–176.002,34512
Bulls——1,541182.36/cwt178.00–185.002,8107
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed805127.08/cwt122.00–136.001,0235
Cows—Lean 85-90%808128.03/cwt125.50–130.001,0344
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight810101.00/cwt101.00–101.008182
Cows—Lean 85-90%853112.78/cwt110.00–116.009623
Cows—Lean 85-90%895135.21/cwt130.00–141.001,2105
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed902138.45/cwt130.00–143.001,24912
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,015144.31/cwt143.50–145.001,4652
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,049140.44/cwt135.00–145.001,4734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106152.51/cwt146.50–158.001,68726
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,196151.71/cwt146.00–157.001,8149
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26902,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27431,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28301,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28982,225.00/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29501,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,625.00/head2,550.00–2,700.002,6252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1753,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2023,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2203,075.00/head2,950.00–3,200.003,0756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4033,062.50/head2,925.00–3,200.003,0636
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810185.33/cwt176.00–190.001,5013
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28681,400.00/head1,300.00–1,500.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2925162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4991
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29301,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1961196.40/cwt192.00–214.001,8875
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29751,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982162.36/cwt146.00–175.001,5947
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,250.00/head2,200.00–2,300.002,2504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9661
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750188.75/cwt180.00–195.001,4164
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1783212.75/cwt206.00–215.001,6664
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825159.07/cwt150.00–175.001,3127

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.