Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-09-19

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 19
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 443▼ 3 vs year ago 587 · −0.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 143▲ 22 vs year ago 119 · +18.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
126 head
▼ 93 vs last sale 219▼ 13 vs year ago 139 · −9.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower, while heifer calves had no accurate comparison. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand was good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $378.03/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +14.67 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$378.03
69 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,039
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,065
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$210.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−26.81
vs NM average
−26.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540395.382,13521
Medium and Large 1-2538381.052,04844
Medium and Large 2540322.501,7422thin
Small 4578185.001,0692thin
One grade step is worth $210.38/cwt here — about $1,065 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 sale69 hd
378.03
—
NM average3 barns · 376 hd
404.84
−26.81
National average165 barns · 10,728 hd
404.64
−26.61
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+14.67
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—Average1,459176.732,57816
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,143144.781,65463
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,707137.162,3413thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low975131.171,27957

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)1,090$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)988$2,3426
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)908$2,3002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)915$2,1676
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,106$2,0254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,045$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)835$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,139$2,8546
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,148$2,6758
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)981$2,6086

Every lot

148 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned90850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2140925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,0351
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned190490.00/cwt490.00–490.009311
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned225525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,1811
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225440.00/cwt440.00–440.009901
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned226468.16/cwt450.00–485.001,0585
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267465.96/cwt450.00–485.001,2448
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268437.89/cwt430.00–450.001,1743
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270519.72/cwt510.00–525.001,4033
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned285380.02/cwt370.00–395.001,0837
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315419.08/cwt405.00–430.001,3207
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329507.82/cwt500.00–515.001,67110
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2332463.86/cwt450.00–475.001,54016
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362372.11/cwt367.00–380.001,3477
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9163
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Full375425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added378445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6824
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382459.74/cwt450.00–475.001,7565
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385412.39/cwt400.00–440.001,58813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423419.13/cwt400.00–435.001,7736
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425458.59/cwt445.00–475.001,94922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477448.66/cwt440.00–450.002,14010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2484398.64/cwt385.00–415.001,92921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5861
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523382.87/cwt365.00–395.002,00233
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1527402.25/cwt390.00–420.002,12015
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,9041
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572378.22/cwt375.00–385.002,1636
Steers550–600Small 4578185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581375.58/cwt360.00–385.002,18211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622353.32/cwt340.00–365.002,1983
Steers600–650Small 4622172.13/cwt167.00–177.001,0714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627364.68/cwt358.00–375.002,28722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669371.27/cwt370.00–380.002,4848
Steers650–700Small 4670168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726296.20/cwt282.00–310.002,1509
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6761
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4541
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8211
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5831
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2825258.50/cwt257.00–260.002,1332
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0241
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1161
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,3871
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1341
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0601
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050218.00/cwt218.00–218.002,2892
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,123233.57/cwt230.00–237.002,6232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1175535.00/cwt535.00–535.009361
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2195425.00/cwt425.00–425.008291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213514.65/cwt505.00–525.001,0962
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238447.42/cwt440.00–455.001,0652
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238393.38/cwt370.00–400.009364
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned240462.24/cwt450.00–475.001,1092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned255452.50/cwt440.00–465.001,1542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268436.05/cwt425.00–445.001,1695
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270857.59/head785.00–925.008582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added270500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3505
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275394.98/cwt370.00–410.001,0867
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2311352.99/cwt350.00–365.001,0985
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327405.56/cwt395.00–420.001,32610
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,3371
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360378.47/cwt375.00–385.001,3623
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374397.01/cwt390.00–415.001,4857
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421386.03/cwt375.00–405.001,62518
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425365.69/cwt360.00–370.001,5547
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474375.26/cwt365.00–390.001,77920
Heifers450–500Small 4477180.56/cwt170.00–192.008613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1480397.08/cwt395.00–415.001,9069
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488302.31/cwt290.00–315.001,4752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516363.68/cwt360.00–365.001,8774
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526344.05/cwt335.00–350.001,8105
Heifers550–600Small 4565184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574341.16/cwt335.00–365.001,9588
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579317.77/cwt300.00–320.001,8409
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605301.25/cwt290.00–312.501,8232
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615257.68/cwt250.00–265.001,5852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619321.54/cwt320.00–335.001,99010
Heifers600–650Small 4635147.00/cwt147.00–147.009331
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668277.22/cwt270.00–285.001,8525
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672334.76/cwt327.00–350.002,2503
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3781
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,0281
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,3821
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925281.00/cwt281.00–281.002,5992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225415.00/cwt415.00–415.009341
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned270504.44/cwt495.00–515.001,3622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,6071
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2337420.15/cwt405.00–450.001,4163
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2483380.03/cwt375.00–385.001,8362
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,0291
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720298.26/cwt287.00–310.002,1472
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830236.76/cwt217.00–257.001,9652
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8421
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2945192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,110169.15/cwt159.00–177.001,8784
Bulls——1,300171.86/cwt160.00–175.002,2345
Bulls——1,729184.76/cwt180.00–190.003,1954
Bulls——Return to Feed1,828184.25/cwt178.50–187.003,3683
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed643114.34/cwt105.00–121.007354
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed818124.17/cwt123.00–125.001,0162
Cows—Lean 85-90%915118.16/cwt115.00–123.001,0814
Cows—Lean 85-90%921122.18/cwt118.00–129.001,1257
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight923103.60/cwt100.00–108.009565
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039136.50/cwt130.00–140.001,41819
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,056145.74/cwt137.00–148.001,53916
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,107147.16/cwt144.00–155.001,62928
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,143140.29/cwt135.00–144.001,60414
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,176145.34/cwt140.00–148.001,70913
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,212143.36/cwt138.00–150.001,7388
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,563137.49/cwt135.00–140.002,1492
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,995136.50/cwt136.50–136.502,7231
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 48052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,550.00/head2,450.00–2,650.002,5504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0162,710.00/head2,400.00–2,900.002,7105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1373,000.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,962.50/head2,950.00–2,975.002,9632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2912,800.00/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8004
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2730180.00/cwt175.00–185.001,3142
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2781203.00/cwt200.00–210.001,58510
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1815211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,7204
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1860220.67/cwt215.00–227.001,8983
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,7042
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 47251,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1760212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,6111
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29082,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29332,200.00/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2993163.50/cwt145.00–182.001,6242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,216.67/head2,150.00–2,300.002,2173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038167.25/cwt149.00–202.001,7364
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0452,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0483,025.00/head3,000.00–3,050.003,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,056149.97/cwt136.00–157.001,58417
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1062,025.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220156.33/cwt139.00–168.001,9079
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,8301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,9391

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.