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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 22

● Final189 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

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Feeder Cattle receipts

627 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 742▲ 627 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

179 head

▼ 27 vs last sale 206▲ 179 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

166 head

▲ 71 vs last sale 95▲ 166 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week,market reporter was not available, Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers Sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.49/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +12.13 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.

Average price

$375.49

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$248.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.03

vs NM average

−24.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	426.00	2,246	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	384.53	2,050	31
Medium and Large 2	570	330.00	1,881	3thin
Small 4	570	177.43	1,011	2thin

One grade step is worth $248.57/cwt here — about $1,235 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 sale41 hd

375.49

—

NM average3 barns · 249 hd

402.53

−27.03

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−24.40

This barn, trailing median32 sales

363.36

+12.13

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,409	187.78	2,645	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	165.23	1,744	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	156.33	2,295	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	145.05	1,287	78

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$3,307	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$3,282	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$2,688	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,551	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,444	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$2,325	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,650	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$3,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,850	6

Every lot

189 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	122	933.20/head	925.00–950.00	933	3
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	180	931.25/head	850.00–1,000.00	931	2
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	195	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	195	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,199	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	219	669.27/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,466	4
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	624.59/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,393	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	560.44/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,261	2
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	265	461.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,224	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	274	625.78/cwt	610.00–635.00	1,715	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	612.67/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,709	6
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	288	555.86/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,601	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Full	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	324	620.13/cwt	605.00–635.00	2,009	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	325	494.16/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,606	8
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	334	590.06/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,971	7
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	540.51/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,849	18
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	355	510.99/cwt	510.00–512.00	1,814	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	529.94/cwt	520.00–537.50	1,940	23
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	473.32/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,775	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	383	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,685	2
Steers	400–450	Small 4	400	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	400–450	Small 4	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	409	473.09/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,935	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	467.11/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,939	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	426.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,855	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	436	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,158	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	470	404.53/cwt	391.00–425.00	1,901	13
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	427.60/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,035	14
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,253	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	518	387.13/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,005	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	379.06/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,142	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	3
Steers	550–600	Small 4	570	177.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,011	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,566	2
Steers	600–650	Small 4	611	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,069	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	373.00/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,324	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	638	333.45/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,127	3
Steers	650–700	Medium 1-2	660	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,300	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	357.72/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,397	2
Steers	700–750	Medium 1-2	701	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,451	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	740	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,720	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	770	382.82/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,948	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	332.47/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,587	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,584	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	274.55/cwt	264.00–285.00	2,800	2
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1-2	1,048	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,536	4
Steers	1150–1200	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,419	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers54 lots · lightest first
Heifers	50–100	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	90	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	145	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	152	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	547	3
Heifers	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	183	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Fancy	205	581.50/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,192	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,204	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Value Added	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Fancy	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	264	539.09/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,423	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	267	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,562	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	409.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,180	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Value Added	313	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,815	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fancy	324	543.02/cwt	537.00–555.00	1,759	18
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	508.31/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,667	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	336	481.66/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,618	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	361	426.61/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,540	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	366	487.42/cwt	472.00–523.00	1,784	22
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	371	491.01/cwt	490.00–492.00	1,822	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	383	461.10/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,766	10
Heifers	400–450	Small 4	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	444.34/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,857	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	425	467.22/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,986	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,534	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	439	411.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,806	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	419.69/cwt	405.00–427.00	1,939	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	384.87/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,820	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	349.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,711	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,761	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	395.37/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,036	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	360.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,923	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	375.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,156	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	347.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,998	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	586	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,280	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	346.51/cwt	330.00–362.00	2,124	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fancy	618	387.45/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,394	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	620	317.17/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,966	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,843	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	330.27/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,213	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	333.59/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,378	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	721	307.17/cwt	290.00–323.00	2,215	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	763	318.37/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,429	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,797	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	895	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,300	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	50–100	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	95	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	150–200	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	165	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	380	449.77/cwt	430.00–477.00	1,709	3
Bulls	400–450	Small 4	413	294.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,217	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	425	464.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,975	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium 1-2	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,017	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	355.96/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,968	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium 1-2	555	292.50/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,623	2
Bulls	550–600	Small 4	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	777	268.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,090	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	835	252.50/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,108	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	860	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,425	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium 1-2	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,934	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,222	176.00/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,151	8
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,239	181.45/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,248	6
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,265	190.69/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,412	3
Bulls	—	—	1,587	193.96/cwt	186.00–198.00	3,078	10
Bulls	—	—	1,699	203.20/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,452	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	620	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	682	125.29/cwt	115.00–135.00	854	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	789	136.27/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,075	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	834	138.01/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,151	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	887	144.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,283	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	963	154.79/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,491	19
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	152.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,472	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	983	170.37/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,675	26
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,022	161.13/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,647	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,076	159.19/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,713	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,174	165.09/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,938	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,294	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,196	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,395	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows26 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	698	250.00/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,745	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	768	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	895	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Small 1-2	895	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	928	2,000.00/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	968	3,695.00/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,695	20
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,031	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,032	169.00/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,744	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,034	2,475.00/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	180.50/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	2,697.73/head	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,698	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,080	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	161.25/cwt	159.00–165.50	1,816	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	171.00/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,997	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,175	3,125.00/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	176.71/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,333	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	1,385	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	835	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 1-2	910	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	980	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,125	3,800.00/head	3,050.00–4,000.00	3,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,205	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,320	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	212.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,533	10
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	837	181.57/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,520	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	858	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,952	2

This sale against other markets

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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Fri Aug 22, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 627Last week 742Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 206Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 166Last week 95Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	165	1,160.00	1,160.00
1	250–300	250	550.00	550.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	95	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	150–200	150	1,000.00	1,000.00
1	400–450	415	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	413	285.00–305.00	294.70
1	550–600	575	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	555	260.00–325.00	292.50
1	850–900	890	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	430.00–477.00	449.77
3	400–450	425	450.00–475.00	464.67
2	450–500	483	415.00–420.00	417.54
2	500–550	513	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	553	347.00–365.00	355.96
3	750–800	777	265.00–275.00	268.94
2	800–850	835	230.00–275.00	252.50
1	850–900	860	282.00	282.00
2	1100–1150	1,105	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	50–100	90	800.00	800.00
1	100–150	145	900.00	900.00
1	150–200	150	1,050.00	1,050.00
1	200–250	235	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	310	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	150–200	183	1,235.00	1,235.00
1	200–250	200	1,250.00	1,250.00
1	200–250	215	560.00	560.00
4	250–300	264	525.00–550.00	539.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	575.00–585.00	581.50
1	250–300	260	620.00	620.00
18	300–350	324	537.00–555.00	543.02
8	350–400	371	490.00–492.00	491.01
13	400–450	425	465.00–480.00	467.22
4	600–650	618	385.00–395.00	387.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	585.00	585.00
10	300–350	328	500.00–525.00	508.31
10	350–400	383	455.00–475.00	461.10
8	400–450	418	430.00–455.00	444.34
9	450–500	462	405.00–427.00	419.69
3	500–550	515	385.00–415.00	395.37
2	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	375.00
4	600–650	613	330.00–362.00	346.51
6	650–700	670	325.00–347.00	330.27
2	700–750	713	325.00–342.00	333.59
1	800–850	835	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	620.00	620.00
2	300–350	313	580.00	580.00
22	350–400	366	472.00–523.00	487.42
4	550–600	586	389.00	389.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	525.00	525.00
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
5	300–350	336	470.00–495.00	481.66
4	350–400	361	420.00–437.00	426.61
8	400–450	439	400.00–420.00	411.31
6	450–500	473	375.00–405.00	384.87
4	500–550	534	350.00–365.00	360.18
4	550–600	575	345.00–350.00	347.41
7	600–650	620	315.00–320.00	317.17
1	650–700	665	300.00	300.00
4	700–750	721	290.00–323.00	307.17
2	750–800	763	305.00–332.00	318.37
1	850–900	895	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	150–200	152	360.00	360.00
1	200–250	215	400.00	400.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	400.00–420.00	409.74
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	435	350.00–355.00	352.53
10	450–500	490	330.00–355.00	349.10
3	500–550	513	340.00–345.00	343.31
3	600–650	642	287.00	287.00
1	650–700	690	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	620.00–635.00	624.59
6	250–300	279	600.00–625.00	612.67
18	300–350	342	525.00–545.00	540.51
23	350–400	366	520.00–537.50	529.94
14	400–450	415	450.00–480.00	467.11
14	450–500	476	425.00–445.00	427.60
3	500–550	512	440.00	440.00
2	550–600	550	405.00	405.00
19	600–650	623	365.00–395.00	373.00
2	650–700	670	350.00–365.00	357.72
1	700–750	740	367.50	367.50
3	750–800	778	320.00–345.00	332.47
2	900–950	900	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	975	265.00	265.00
2	1000–1050	1,020	264.00–285.00	274.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	150–200	195	1,225.00	1,225.00
1	150–200	195	615.00	615.00
1	200–250	230	590.00	590.00
2	350–400	355	510.00–512.00	510.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	660.00–680.00	669.27
4	250–300	274	610.00–635.00	625.78
7	300–350	334	585.00–595.00	590.06
14	400–450	436	495.00	495.00
5	450–500	450	480.00	480.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	400	800.00	800.00
2	550–600	570	170.00–185.00	177.43
5	600–650	611	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	324	605.00–635.00	620.13
1	350–400	355	600.00	600.00
10	400–450	409	470.00–490.00	473.09
2	750–800	770	370.00–395.00	382.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	555.00–565.00	560.44
5	250–300	288	550.00–560.00	555.86
8	300–350	325	470.00–510.00	494.16
8	350–400	375	460.00–490.00	473.32
11	400–450	435	400.00–440.00	426.37
13	450–500	470	391.00–425.00	404.53
21	500–550	518	365.00–400.00	387.13
10	550–600	565	370.00–385.00	379.06
3	600–650	638	320.00–350.00	333.45
1	700–750	705	320.00	320.00
4	1000–1050	1,048	242.00	242.00
1	1150–1200	1,180	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	435	360.00	360.00
3	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	608	257.50	257.50
1	700–750	735	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	100–150	122	925.00–950.00	933.20
2	150–200	180	850.00–1,000.00	931.25
2	250–300	265	450.00–475.00	461.79
2	350–400	383	440.00	440.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	500.00	500.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	197.00	197.00
9	700–750	701	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	465.00	465.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	768	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	820	158.00	158.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	895	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	928	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,168	160.00–188.00	171.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,126	159.00–165.50	161.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,034	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,475.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,030	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	970	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	192.00	192.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,032	161.00–180.00	169.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,800.00	1,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,320	169.00–178.00	176.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	996	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,045	174.00–187.00	180.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	870	2,400.00	2,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,425.00	1,425.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,031	3,650.00	3,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	698	225.00–275.00	250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	2,500.00	2,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,385	3,100.00	3,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,070	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,697.73
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	20	—	968	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,695.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,800.00	1,800.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	3,350.00	3,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	2,800.00	2,800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,460	3,200.00	3,200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,020	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,125	3,050.00–4,000.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	3,600.00	3,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	3,500.00	3,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	4,000.00	4,000.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	10	—	723	200.00–230.00	212.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	837	170.00–192.00	181.57

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	220.00–235.00	227.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	963	143.00–160.00	154.79
18	—	834	132.00–147.00	138.01
3	—	682	115.00–135.00	125.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	153.00	153.00
1	—	1,545	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	887	140.00–150.00	144.62
6	—	789	134.00–137.50	136.27
16	—	965	145.00–156.00	152.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	110.00–120.00	115.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	983	161.00–176.00	170.37
7	—	1,022	156.00–164.00	161.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,174	160.00–174.00	165.09
17	—	1,076	155.00–164.00	159.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,222	170.00–183.00	176.00
10	—	1,587	186.00–198.00	193.96
4	—	1,699	199.00–206.00	203.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,265	188.00–192.00	190.69
6	—	1,239	167.00–186.00	181.45

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.