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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 8
● Final180 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
742 head
▲ 213 vs last sale 529▲ 311 vs year ago 431 · +72.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
206 head
▲ 78 vs last sale 128▲ 83 vs year ago 123 · +67.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 105▼ 10 vs year ago 105 · −9.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note there will be no market reporter available next week August 15: Compared to last week: Lightweight steers and heifers sold 25.00-35.00 higher. Steer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 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 $361.10/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 16 of 32 comparable sales and sits −2.26 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$361.10
45 head · 553 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,996
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$229.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.99
vs NM average
−28.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545410.172,23514thin
Medium and Large 1-2553380.962,10823
Medium and Large 2593330.041,9572thin
Small 4555180.811,0036thin
One grade step is worth $229.36/cwt here — about $1,232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd
361.10
—
NM average3 barns · 126 hd
377.09
−15.99
National average145 barns · 8,057 hd
390.02
−28.92
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−2.26
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—Low1,428181.862,59720
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,065163.351,740107
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,517151.912,3055thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average833139.411,16127

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$2,4583thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,8882thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$1,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,024$3,01010
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)993$2,44013
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,021$2,3205

Every lot

180 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 · Steers59 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium 1-2Unweaned85650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned133923.58/head900.00–950.009242
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1160630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,0081
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Fancy196695.00/cwt695.00–695.001,36216
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned218579.66/cwt570.00–590.001,2642
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added222650.98/cwt630.00–660.001,4453
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1243624.61/cwt615.00–630.001,51823
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy265626.42/cwt620.00–635.001,6603
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278611.51/cwt605.00–620.001,7004
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,6971
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added315624.87/cwt620.00–630.001,96815
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316582.33/cwt560.00–595.001,84012
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy317617.40/cwt610.00–620.001,9574
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added326502.18/cwt485.00–520.001,6375
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned334537.87/cwt530.00–555.001,7963
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338470.33/cwt455.00–485.001,5902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350427.50/cwt427.50–427.501,4961
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy356578.53/cwt577.50–585.002,0608
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1361558.94/cwt540.00–565.002,0184
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added370505.27/cwt500.00–510.001,8692
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full370430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5911
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380470.95/cwt455.00–480.001,7909
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421472.26/cwt450.00–480.001,98823
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7003
Steers400–450Medium 2425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427444.84/cwt435.00–470.001,8995
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added439487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,1384
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned450950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy454465.93/cwt457.50–480.002,11511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added463427.01/cwt425.00–435.001,9775
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474433.28/cwt427.00–455.002,05411
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482396.49/cwt385.00–410.001,9115
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515373.62/cwt360.00–395.001,9243
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526420.30/cwt405.00–430.002,2117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added545402.98/cwt400.00–435.002,19611
Steers550–600Small 4555180.81/cwt175.00–182.001,0036
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564400.04/cwt395.00–420.002,2567
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576356.49/cwt347.00–385.002,0539
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2593330.04/cwt320.00–340.001,9572
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added613388.00/cwt388.00–388.002,37819
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618299.70/cwt285.00–315.001,8522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623339.04/cwt335.00–340.002,1125
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624377.34/cwt370.00–380.002,35548
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9652
Steers650–700Small 4665182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2141
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670373.90/cwt370.00–380.002,5055
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724340.77/cwt332.50–345.002,4673
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2728341.82/cwt330.00–355.002,4883
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768337.57/cwt325.00–345.002,5934
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793287.45/cwt275.00–312.502,2793
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810316.62/cwt312.50–325.002,5653
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1859277.50/cwt277.50–277.502,38411
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2983213.39/cwt205.00–222.002,0982
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4321
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,168190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned120925.00/head925.00–925.009253
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned162657.55/cwt630.00–660.001,06514
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned222547.21/cwt540.00–555.001,2153
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added237650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,54121
Heifers250–300Small 4265255.00/cwt255.00–255.006761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5077
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy285630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,7966
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1311525.73/cwt510.00–535.001,63510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy328560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,83712
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added345475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6395
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384455.71/cwt445.00–475.001,75011
Heifers350–400Small 4385230.00/cwt230.00–230.008861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390411.14/cwt400.00–422.001,6032
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414437.94/cwt430.00–460.001,81324
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy419465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,9488
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424327.40/cwt300.00–340.001,3884
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2439398.07/cwt390.00–410.001,7485
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2455390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
Heifers450–500Small 4468170.37/cwt160.00–180.007972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1486410.74/cwt410.00–432.001,99628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513351.10/cwt330.00–365.001,8013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525370.88/cwt367.00–380.001,9478
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2539320.86/cwt320.00–325.001,72911
Heifers550–600Small 4555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567356.27/cwt355.00–370.002,02028
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8564
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6662
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623317.67/cwt310.00–340.001,9797
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625351.11/cwt345.00–357.502,1949
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665325.45/cwt325.00–330.002,16411
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670277.37/cwt260.00–295.001,8582
Heifers650–700Small 4670156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy671360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4169
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690300.90/cwt287.00–315.002,0762
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1733335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,4562
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2734306.26/cwt300.00–315.002,2484
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9622
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,8371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned97848.97/head800.00–950.008493
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1051,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1801,085.00/head1,085.00–1,085.001,0851
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,6741
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4851
Bulls250–300Medium 1-2295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2390432.08/cwt400.00–465.001,6852
Bulls400–450Small 4405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1455452.50/cwt452.50–452.502,0591
Bulls550–600Small 4578230.13/cwt220.00–240.001,3302
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2603335.02/cwt330.00–340.002,0202
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2321
Bulls600–650Small 4635162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,2101
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2715303.78/cwt300.00–307.502,1722
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1731
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2815206.26/cwt192.00–220.001,6812
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0331
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,8811
Bulls1200–1250Medium and Large 1-21,215192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,3331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,266162.07/cwt126.00–179.002,0527
Bulls——Return to Feed1,330187.39/cwt181.00–193.002,4924
Bulls——1,415179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,5331
Bulls——1,520192.44/cwt185.00–195.002,9254
Bulls——1,721201.08/cwt198.00–204.503,4614
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed658115.03/cwt102.00–137.007573
Cows—Lean 85-90%665122.00/cwt122.00–122.008111
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed831139.02/cwt132.00–141.001,1557
Cows—Lean 85-90%868150.01/cwt146.00–156.001,3025
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed886151.02/cwt145.00–167.001,3388
Cows—Lean 85-90%963132.86/cwt130.00–135.001,2792
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed968155.81/cwt152.00–160.001,5088
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,041165.49/cwt153.00–173.001,72367
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,109163.90/cwt158.50–170.001,81823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,221152.66/cwt150.00–157.001,8649
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500148.51/cwt148.00–149.002,2283
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,543157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,4232
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2730149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0881
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27701,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1845222.50/cwt210.00–235.001,8802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2914175.60/cwt155.00–186.001,6055
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995168.38/cwt159.00–170.001,6758
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037174.00/cwt165.00–182.001,8043
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065180.50/cwt160.00–189.001,9224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0902,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093178.33/cwt165.00–185.001,9493
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,337.50/head2,150.00–2,525.002,3382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,194172.67/cwt165.00–180.002,0623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2402,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs15 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26452,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27281,525.00/head1,350.00–1,700.001,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28822,150.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29552,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29732,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,150.00/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0543,300.00/head3,050.00–3,650.003,3004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0803,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0842,615.00/head2,400.00–2,875.002,6155
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1203,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1233,125.00/head3,100.00–3,150.003,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows7 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2712198.73/cwt195.00–200.001,41511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2336
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1732208.33/cwt205.00–210.001,5253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 2793168.00/cwt161.00–172.001,33223
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1823223.50/cwt220.00–227.001,8392
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,8661
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,8731

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.