Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-09-05

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 5
● Final174 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
482 head
▼ 186 vs last sale 668▲ 41 vs year ago 441 · +9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 166▼ 36 vs year ago 185 · −19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
252 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 219▲ 181 vs year ago 71 · +254.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $414.37/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +51.01 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$414.37
67 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,240
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$465
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.75
vs NM average
−2.16 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536428.142,29438
Medium and Large 1-2548397.802,18028
Medium and Large 2515355.001,8281thin
One grade step is worth $73.14/cwt here — about $465 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 700–800 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 sale67 hd
414.37
—
NM average3 barns · 250 hd
412.61
+1.75
National average140 barns · 6,808 hd
416.53
−2.16
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+51.01
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—Average1,418183.762,60628
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,088160.591,74780
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,360143.021,9453thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low840138.841,16624

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)1,265$2,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,034$2,7577
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$2,54614
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$2,5205
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)899$2,2867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)976$2,25911
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,318$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$2,9619
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)870$2,90715
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,124$2,8068

Every lot

174 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 · Steers57 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-21531,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1102
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1711,062.96/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0634
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1831
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235599.04/cwt590.00–605.001,4089
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,6251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260452.21/cwt445.00–460.001,1762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265566.16/cwt550.00–575.001,5009
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2276530.87/cwt515.00–542.001,4657
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4281
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318534.93/cwt525.00–555.001,70110
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320480.08/cwt475.00–485.001,5362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325382.54/cwt370.00–410.001,2437
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,8541
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2364425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5473
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368519.45/cwt505.00–535.001,91210
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2372477.10/cwt475.00–485.001,7755
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420509.79/cwt500.00–525.002,1415
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422479.89/cwt465.00–495.002,0259
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6771
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434436.79/cwt425.00–450.001,8965
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy467475.73/cwt470.00–490.002,2226
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467441.48/cwt430.00–460.002,0625
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added480535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,5681
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486416.04/cwt395.00–425.002,02210
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned488415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0258
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy513460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Unweaned520445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,31411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520437.03/cwt422.50–450.002,27312
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526394.70/cwt373.00–405.002,0768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added532415.50/cwt415.00–420.002,21010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567400.76/cwt395.00–407.502,27213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580380.64/cwt360.00–385.002,2089
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added603420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,5333
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617383.34/cwt367.00–395.002,36510
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy618405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,5032
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627351.36/cwt337.00–360.002,2036
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7961
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1714337.45/cwt330.00–345.002,4094
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720303.33/cwt300.00–305.002,1843
Steers700–750Small 4725179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2981
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added755360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,7181
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773336.26/cwt320.00–345.002,5999
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785303.46/cwt290.00–310.002,3823
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3271
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,7172
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,7021
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,6701
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,065220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,3431
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,070251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,6861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned122900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160900.00/head800.00–1,000.009002
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1170630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,0712
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned215525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2236465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0974
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282474.70/cwt455.00–485.001,3393
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2282419.88/cwt400.00–430.001,1843
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,5081
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320481.01/cwt480.00–485.001,5395
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320464.59/cwt445.00–475.001,48713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322422.11/cwt400.00–440.001,3595
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2366450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6474
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372446.09/cwt437.00–470.001,65914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4021
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412426.67/cwt400.00–435.001,7586
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-24201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429451.45/cwt437.00–465.001,93712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added445480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,1362
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added456453.58/cwt452.00–460.002,0685
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460347.42/cwt340.00–355.001,5982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2461376.45/cwt365.00–400.001,7354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475440.65/cwt425.00–455.002,0937
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added485407.55/cwt405.00–410.001,9772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added520425.14/cwt420.00–430.002,2112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy523409.98/cwt405.00–415.002,1442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529380.61/cwt375.00–395.002,0137
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530343.40/cwt340.00–347.001,8202
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Full565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578363.37/cwt350.00–370.002,1003
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588281.63/cwt280.00–285.001,6563
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612307.07/cwt295.00–327.001,8797
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7981
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy650357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1664346.37/cwt342.00–350.002,3005
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678315.42/cwt307.00–335.002,1394
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705315.94/cwt307.00–325.002,2272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9823
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728363.52/cwt357.00–370.002,6464
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2777294.96/cwt280.00–305.002,2923
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2829287.62/cwt265.00–302.002,3847
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2865265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2921
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2900260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,3401
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5791
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,4191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2071
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2415400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6601
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2485405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,9641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2528395.02/cwt390.00–405.002,0863
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1751
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2608349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,1223
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4801
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,150186.00/cwt186.00–186.002,1391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180177.31/cwt170.00–181.002,0927
Bulls——Return to Feed1,384178.09/cwt174.00–180.502,4658
Bulls——Return to Feed1,478190.73/cwt184.00–198.002,8195
Bulls——1,623190.71/cwt185.00–195.503,0958
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed656139.69/cwt135.00–142.509164
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight67590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed819146.26/cwt140.00–152.001,1988
Cows—Lean 85-90%885132.15/cwt130.00–134.001,1702
Cows—Lean 85-90%893112.58/cwt110.00–115.001,0052
Cows—Lean 85-90%965146.27/cwt141.00–151.001,4127
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed995163.66/cwt150.00–172.001,62831
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,058149.95/cwt145.00–153.001,5865
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,147156.12/cwt148.00–163.001,79113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160161.12/cwt155.00–168.001,86931
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,360143.02/cwt140.00–148.001,9453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows27 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26701,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2715157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1728302.33/cwt280.00–310.002,2016
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2735245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750222.33/cwt220.00–225.001,6673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18052,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4891
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28741,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29232,344.44/head2,100.00–2,600.002,3449
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29632,310.00/head2,200.00–2,475.002,3105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29952,166.67/head2,000.00–2,400.002,1673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0012,910.00/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9105
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,019176.86/cwt159.00–197.001,8027
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0232,233.33/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,037178.70/cwt168.00–191.001,85310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0433,150.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0432,875.00/head2,700.00–3,050.002,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0652,637.50/head2,500.00–2,750.002,6384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,283.33/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078178.67/cwt175.00–181.001,9263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100176.25/cwt145.00–185.501,93944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,135205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,160206.10/cwt206.00–207.002,39110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,231200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,4625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2652,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,267175.17/cwt144.00–194.002,21912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2834197.00/cwt190.00–205.001,6435
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1865222.50/cwt220.00–225.001,9252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923179.50/cwt174.00–185.001,6576
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,010210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs13 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18172,950.00/head2,900.00–3,150.002,9505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28852,680.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19123,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0802,675.00/head2,600.00–2,750.002,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1452,890.00/head2,800.00–3,050.002,8905
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1913,108.33/head2,950.00–3,250.003,1086
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001

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.