Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-09-12

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 12
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
443 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 482▼ 175 vs year ago 618 · −28.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 149▼ 75 vs year ago 218 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
219 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 252▲ 114 vs year ago 105 · +108.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold for 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold for 2.00-3.00 lower. 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 $396.53/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +33.17 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$396.53
31 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,187
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$457
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$99.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.75
vs NM average
−16.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544422.372,30015thin
Medium and Large 1-2556383.602,13113thin
Medium and Large 2570323.321,8433thin
One grade step is worth $99.05/cwt here — about $457 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 sale31 hd
396.53
—
NM average3 barns · 458 hd
417.28
−20.75
National average170 barns · 13,807 hd
413.52
−16.99
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+33.17
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—Low1,593180.782,87927
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,074155.941,67678
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,423149.472,1268thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average912141.711,29224

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)936$2,96213
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$2,57511
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)983$2,4836
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$2,1756
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)964$2,1705
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,1555
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$2,3636

Every lot

147 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned85825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2651
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2240465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1161
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Full245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275484.94/cwt475.00–495.001,3343
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned286494.18/cwt475.00–500.001,4136
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323386.98/cwt365.00–410.001,2502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331533.70/cwt520.00–550.001,7679
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned340495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6831
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340478.46/cwt470.00–495.001,6273
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9175
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365482.69/cwt470.00–495.001,7629
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375502.09/cwt500.00–515.001,8837
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2381442.49/cwt440.00–445.001,6864
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned385400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full405405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,6401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421366.35/cwt355.00–400.001,5424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426430.65/cwt420.00–445.001,83515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428460.76/cwt450.00–485.001,97210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added435490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,1321
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468370.65/cwt360.00–385.001,7359
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2475
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473445.39/cwt435.00–460.002,10725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481421.36/cwt405.00–430.002,02715
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2531391.14/cwt375.00–407.002,0776
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1543424.33/cwt415.00–425.002,30414
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,2321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570323.32/cwt320.00–325.001,8433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574365.99/cwt357.00–380.002,1015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3612
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632380.79/cwt355.00–385.002,4078
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670337.35/cwt330.00–342.002,2605
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768316.69/cwt305.00–323.002,4323
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2808276.26/cwt275.00–277.502,2322
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1291
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,6032
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2883267.44/cwt260.00–275.002,3612
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1361
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920273.75/cwt262.00–285.002,5192
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,0501
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,090185.00/cwt185.00–185.002,0171
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,100220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned82763.78/head650.00–825.007643
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned100800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1851,050.07/head1,000.00–1,095.001,0502
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1188555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,0435
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,0261
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2081,149.40/head1,100.00–1,200.001,1492
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned210950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12211,210.00/head1,210.00–1,210.001,2105
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0602
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240400.00/cwt400.00–400.009601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2281450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2656
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned285420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1971
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293335.00/cwt335.00–335.009822
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323479.96/cwt475.00–485.001,5502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned325420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333382.89/cwt365.00–400.001,2752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2344414.12/cwt400.00–420.001,4255
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380442.03/cwt437.00–470.001,6808
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390408.81/cwt405.00–410.001,5944
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419434.54/cwt430.00–445.001,8217
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430364.27/cwt350.00–380.001,56614
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2443421.70/cwt410.00–430.001,8686
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464425.94/cwt415.00–445.001,9765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470394.31/cwt390.00–400.001,8538
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488362.54/cwt355.00–370.001,7692
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,85813
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523337.39/cwt335.00–340.001,7652
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added535373.79/cwt370.00–385.002,0004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9602
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2583320.95/cwt317.00–325.001,8712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2634302.80/cwt290.00–315.001,9208
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2667321.36/cwt312.00–327.002,1433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,3051
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2775265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0541
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,6242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1500375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8751
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9491
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618365.04/cwt355.00–375.002,2562
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620328.31/cwt320.00–340.002,0363
Bulls600–650Small 4640200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2801
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1581
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2725192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3921
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4711
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2845197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6651
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1872282.00/cwt282.00–282.002,4593
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7531
Bulls850–900Small 4895148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,3251
Bulls900–950Small 4910147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3381
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,4501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,434173.46/cwt168.00–180.002,4879
Bulls——1,612188.08/cwt183.00–192.003,0327
Bulls——Return to Feed1,696185.83/cwt180.00–193.003,1529
Bulls——1,775165.39/cwt153.00–175.002,9362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed680120.00/cwt120.00–120.008161
Cows—Lean 85-90%815134.60/cwt129.00–138.001,0974
Cows—Lean 85-90%850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Cows—Lean 85-90%940146.00/cwt140.00–149.001,37212
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed968145.09/cwt136.00–156.501,4046
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,022156.71/cwt150.00–168.001,60242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073159.13/cwt154.00–167.001,70717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,073151.23/cwt148.00–154.001,6237
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,261151.47/cwt150.00–154.001,91012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,410149.29/cwt145.00–150.002,1056
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,0731
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,510153.00/cwt153.00–153.002,3101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2560157.00/cwt157.00–157.008791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27482,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8504
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27651,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2775144.00/cwt135.00–153.001,1162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1779274.44/cwt220.00–290.002,1389
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2850145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28622,335.71/head2,100.00–2,450.002,3367
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28701,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2917160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963191.00/cwt190.00–192.001,8392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29882,250.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2504
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993167.00/cwt162.00–176.001,6585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2997168.33/cwt165.00–175.001,6783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,003193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,9362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0193,011.11/head3,000.00–3,025.003,0119
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0272,680.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,6805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0392,155.00/head1,950.00–2,450.002,1555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070172.73/cwt162.00–183.001,84815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,250.00/head1,900.00–2,850.002,2505
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079164.86/cwt154.00–177.001,77970
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,107165.50/cwt148.00–177.001,83224
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1802,993.75/head2,950.00–3,075.002,9944
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 45851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27102,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28302,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29652,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0853,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1690215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4841
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2826201.25/cwt185.00–215.001,66220

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.