Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-09-26

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 26
● Final167 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
835 head
▲ 251 vs last sale 584▲ 835 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 141▲ 165 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
214 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 126▲ 214 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 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 $391.86/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +28.50 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$391.86
122 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,151
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$235.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−24.00
vs NM average
−25.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548404.702,218108
Medium and Large 1-2561363.492,0396thin
Medium and Large 2544309.891,6864thin
Small 4561169.639524thin
One grade step is worth $235.08/cwt here — about $1,266 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 sale122 hd
391.86
—
NM average3 barns · 625 hd
415.86
−24.00
National average168 barns · 11,658 hd
417.09
−25.23
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+28.50
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—Low1,342170.982,29435
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,130153.191,73160
CowsLean 85-90%Average891135.521,20751
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,550135.002,0931thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,014$2,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)933$2,7002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$2,63611
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)831$2,63124
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,53510
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,026$2,4504thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,109$3,3254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$3,1205
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,249$2,9676

Every lot

167 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165858.71/head800.00–925.008592
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy200640.00/cwt640.00–640.001,2801
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1215531.53/cwt527.50–540.001,1434
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2238493.36/cwt490.00–495.001,1743
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added255605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,5432
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2241
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277522.94/cwt515.00–540.001,44920
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned277498.19/cwt495.00–505.001,3803
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316508.33/cwt495.00–515.001,60612
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318407.60/cwt395.00–425.001,2964
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328452.21/cwt435.00–465.001,4835
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy360497.53/cwt490.00–505.001,79113
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372496.65/cwt485.00–500.001,84814
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2377403.54/cwt380.00–415.001,5213
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378471.26/cwt455.00–485.001,78127
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2390461.14/cwt445.00–470.001,7984
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned405445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413493.98/cwt490.00–495.002,0405
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418475.10/cwt455.00–485.001,98628
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy420490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,0582
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428377.46/cwt375.00–380.001,6162
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2444418.91/cwt405.00–430.001,8605
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468449.20/cwt440.00–470.002,10227
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472429.71/cwt425.00–435.002,02816
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy480480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,3041
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added489435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,12733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7151
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy512442.46/cwt430.00–445.002,2656
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515437.31/cwt435.00–445.002,25218
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525402.42/cwt395.00–420.002,11322
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525366.98/cwt350.00–375.001,9273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532306.52/cwt295.00–330.001,6313
Steers500–550Small 4535162.50/cwt162.50–162.508691
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added566392.26/cwt392.00–400.002,22031
Steers550–600Small 4570172.00/cwt172.00–172.009803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy572402.56/cwt395.00–407.002,30319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573376.63/cwt370.00–385.002,15812
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2597360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1493
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613282.55/cwt270.00–295.001,7322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622360.31/cwt355.00–375.002,24116
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2654343.71/cwt330.00–355.002,2484
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,4072
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,2882
Steers750–800Small 4790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840327.00/cwt327.00–327.002,7471
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,5111
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,5921
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1193515.00/cwt515.00–515.009943
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215437.38/cwt435.00–440.009402
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned244420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,0671
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added275460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,26511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283452.06/cwt435.00–460.001,2793
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1288446.82/cwt440.00–460.001,2873
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned288400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1527
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315353.76/cwt340.00–380.001,1143
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added322465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4973
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335444.81/cwt440.00–455.001,4904
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2338407.15/cwt400.00–430.001,3767
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4021
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added369430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5876
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378352.85/cwt345.00–360.001,3342
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1384435.38/cwt425.00–450.001,67211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added399450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,79623
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy414433.11/cwt422.00–445.001,7938
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1431428.31/cwt415.00–440.001,84628
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433383.77/cwt380.00–395.001,6624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added443410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8163
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458437.48/cwt435.00–440.002,00410
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480305.31/cwt290.00–320.001,4652
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1481412.85/cwt400.00–420.001,98617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492381.51/cwt365.00–387.001,8776
Heifers500–550Small 4505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007832
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518372.72/cwt370.00–400.001,93149
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,84110
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537340.79/cwt335.00–342.001,8309
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563329.78/cwt320.00–340.001,8572
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565376.70/cwt375.00–380.002,1289
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570270.00/cwt245.00–295.001,5392
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy573363.11/cwt354.00–370.002,08121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608312.49/cwt310.00–315.001,9002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626340.46/cwt325.00–345.002,13112
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666344.91/cwt325.00–355.002,2974
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670288.38/cwt280.00–295.001,9323
Heifers650–700Small 4685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1993
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708317.42/cwt310.00–325.002,2472
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708302.58/cwt295.00–310.002,1422
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0412
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,3681
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2830277.50/cwt275.00–280.002,3032
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Fancy853322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7475
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7063
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,4191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2215545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,1721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2280490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3721
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned350425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4881
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2366430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5741
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2433383.15/cwt360.00–395.001,6593
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2462324.79/cwt295.00–332.001,5015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523345.50/cwt330.00–360.001,8072
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0132
Bulls600–650Small 4605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2738311.24/cwt307.50–315.002,2972
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3631
Bulls750–800Small 4775191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8141
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,9571
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,0251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,173164.74/cwt140.00–177.001,93214
Bulls——1,300161.50/cwt150.00–173.002,1008
Bulls——Return to Feed1,447184.08/cwt177.50–188.502,6649
Bulls——1,780182.33/cwt178.00–186.503,2454
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed811114.04/cwt102.00–127.009256
Cows—Lean 85-90%824134.72/cwt129.00–139.501,11010
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed890134.24/cwt128.00–139.001,1955
Cows—Lean 85-90%910144.30/cwt140.00–150.001,31320
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight930111.81/cwt110.00–114.001,0403
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed961144.22/cwt140.50–148.001,3866
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,035147.10/cwt146.00–148.001,5222
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,130122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,3791
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,131154.02/cwt150.00–162.001,74230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,135153.77/cwt150.00–162.001,74523
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,135147.94/cwt147.50–150.001,6795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,550135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,0931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows25 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26751,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2731176.88/cwt165.00–197.501,2934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27932,183.33/head2,050.00–2,300.002,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18442,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,75020
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28481,837.50/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8384
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29002,566.67/head2,550.00–2,600.002,5673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29092,640.00/head2,400.00–2,750.002,6405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29152,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1931236.00/cwt220.00–260.002,19715
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29332,700.00/head2,600.00–2,800.002,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0101,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0142,900.00/head2,850.00–2,950.002,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0393,080.00/head3,050.00–3,100.003,0805
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,8821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,077174.71/cwt156.00–207.001,88228
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095175.00/cwt165.00–185.001,9162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115194.65/cwt158.00–210.002,17020
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,130220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,148207.92/cwt190.00–214.002,38719
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173188.67/cwt169.00–205.002,2133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1792,962.50/head2,700.00–3,150.002,9634
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,214178.67/cwt156.00–190.002,1693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,4052,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755179.00/cwt170.00–190.001,35110
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2847208.23/cwt200.00–217.001,76420
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29303,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0033,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0503,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0653,400.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,775.00/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2993,062.50/head2,800.00–3,150.003,0634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3983,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502

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.