Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-08-01

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 1
● Final164 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 539▲ 259 vs year ago 270 · +95.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
128 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 127▼ 30 vs year ago 158 · −19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 38 vs last sale 143▼ 83 vs year ago 188 · −44.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 20.00-25.00 lower, while heifer calves had no comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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 $351.83/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 14 of 32 comparable sales and sits −11.53 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$351.83
41 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,942
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$597
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$113.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−47.40
vs NM average
−29.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550389.672,14315thin
Medium and Large 1-2554355.311,97017thin
Medium and Large 2547284.941,5586thin
Small 4559276.671,5463thin
One grade step is worth $113.00/cwt here — about $597 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 sale41 hd
351.83
—
NM average3 barns · 216 hd
399.23
−47.40
National average143 barns · 4,821 hd
381.68
−29.85
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−11.53
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—Average1,628178.922,91210
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,089155.511,69372
CowsLean 85-90%High845136.121,15039

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)983$2,5002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$2,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$2,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)936$3,02311
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,166$2,9258
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,028$2,1002thin

Every lot

164 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 · Steers56 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1781,024.65/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0252
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,2392
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,1062
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy233630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4682
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned243546.78/cwt530.00–560.001,3293
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1264589.67/cwt580.00–610.001,5574
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned271550.73/cwt530.00–565.001,49212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned272441.26/cwt425.00–450.001,2003
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2277509.76/cwt500.00–530.001,4123
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned290502.20/cwt485.00–520.001,4562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315357.86/cwt350.00–365.001,1272
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned323514.01/cwt500.00–530.001,66016
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned324413.60/cwt400.00–425.001,3405
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326535.56/cwt530.00–560.001,74612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335441.81/cwt430.00–460.001,48011
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy349382.00/cwt382.00–382.001,3336
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,8201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned353460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6244
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2367460.53/cwt447.00–480.001,69023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385333.20/cwt325.00–340.001,2833
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned391435.02/cwt430.00–440.001,7014
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400366.67/cwt350.00–375.001,4673
Steers400–450Small 4410750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410497.00/cwt497.00–497.002,0381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1412445.16/cwt437.50–451.001,83411
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418425.25/cwt405.00–435.001,77812
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned426374.16/cwt370.00–380.001,5946
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full450350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457434.98/cwt430.00–440.001,9883
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480392.70/cwt380.00–407.501,8858
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned483374.81/cwt360.00–385.001,8103
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520289.81/cwt270.00–310.001,5072
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2522362.69/cwt345.00–375.001,8937
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525389.57/cwt380.00–410.002,0455
Steers500–550Small 4540230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2421
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560282.50/cwt280.00–285.001,5824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561386.35/cwt375.00–406.002,1679
Steers550–600Small 4568300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7042
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,4151
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577350.14/cwt335.00–365.002,02010
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615367.36/cwt350.00–385.002,2592
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2615333.56/cwt325.00–345.002,05113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663275.06/cwt270.00–280.001,8242
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670341.74/cwt335.00–350.002,2903
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4502
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763323.30/cwt320.00–325.002,4673
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6941
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
Steers800–850Small 4815172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4021
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1821301.60/cwt280.00–325.002,4766
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9921
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,4112
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918268.21/cwt250.00–285.002,4623
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120832.81/head800.00–875.008332
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2Unweaned175400.00/cwt400.00–400.007001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195487.50/cwt475.00–500.009512
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned218525.17/cwt520.00–530.001,1452
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,2831
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2235450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264447.51/cwt440.00–450.001,1816
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283518.53/cwt517.50–520.001,46712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned326468.87/cwt460.00–475.001,5294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333433.78/cwt420.00–442.001,4443
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369458.63/cwt445.00–470.001,69226
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375429.73/cwt425.00–435.001,6112
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned378369.70/cwt355.00–385.001,3972
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned392432.49/cwt430.00–435.001,6958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415433.51/cwt430.00–440.001,7995
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Full415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427401.04/cwt390.00–420.001,71215
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full430375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6131
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0512
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465421.42/cwt410.00–445.001,9603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned465357.45/cwt355.00–360.001,6624
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466386.58/cwt370.00–405.001,8016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485342.53/cwt340.00–345.001,6612
Heifers500–550Small 4500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505295.20/cwt275.00–315.001,4912
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531346.33/cwt329.00–355.001,83911
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1540370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9981
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565371.36/cwt350.00–375.002,09815
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566332.33/cwt315.00–340.001,8814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590279.83/cwt260.00–300.001,6512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2621313.13/cwt295.00–320.001,9454
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625353.84/cwt345.00–370.002,2114
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678345.94/cwt335.00–355.002,3455
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730329.88/cwt320.00–345.002,4088
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780322.50/cwt322.50–322.502,5161
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5421
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2821265.86/cwt261.00–280.002,1834
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85550.00/head550.00–550.005501
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned173909.78/head850.00–975.009102
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4281
Bulls250–300Small 4280300.00/cwt300.00–300.008401
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4441
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned435350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5231
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2535365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,9531
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2623309.15/cwt297.00–319.001,9263
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2655298.00/cwt298.00–298.001,9521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2708235.91/cwt210.00–262.001,6702
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750271.00/cwt265.00–277.002,0332
Bulls750–800Small 4755130.00/cwt130.00–130.009821
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3721
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2840232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9491
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4371
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2934235.30/cwt225.00–252.002,1984
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9482
Bulls1000–1050Medium 1-21,000202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,0201
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,115162.74/cwt159.00–166.001,8152
Bulls——1,245156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,9421
Bulls——1,818187.54/cwt184.50–190.003,4095
Bulls——Return to Feed1,855185.00/cwt185.00–185.003,4322
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%653115.00/cwt115.00–115.007512
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed69897.27/cwt92.00–102.006792
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70299.46/cwt92.00–105.006983
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed728140.57/cwt111.00–155.001,0234
Cows—Lean 85-90%883140.95/cwt135.00–146.001,2459
Cows—Lean 85-90%890148.00/cwt147.00–149.001,3174
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed914144.20/cwt139.00–149.001,31815
Cows—Boner 80-85%996150.28/cwt148.00–152.001,4977
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,012150.19/cwt146.00–156.001,52025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142160.82/cwt154.00–165.001,83725
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,172157.98/cwt154.00–163.001,85215
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2687129.50/cwt121.00–138.008903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2805127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0221
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2810133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1835207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,7281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28652,425.00/head2,425.00–2,425.002,4251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19652,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29902,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1002,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,113162.31/cwt145.00–177.001,8078
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118164.00/cwt159.00–169.001,8342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,7361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,144161.79/cwt147.00–167.001,85114
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210154.50/cwt154.00–155.001,8692
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27302,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18613,057.14/head3,000.00–3,300.003,0577
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29742,750.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,975.00/head2,900.00–3,050.002,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3053,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3583,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1739219.60/cwt210.00–227.001,6235
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840197.50/cwt195.00–200.001,6592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2914181.71/cwt170.00–190.001,6617

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.