Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-10-03

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 3
● Final135 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 412 vs last sale 835▼ 456 vs year ago 879 · −51.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 60 vs last sale 165▼ 124 vs year ago 229 · −54.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
159 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 214▲ 79 vs year ago 80 · +98.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were steady to 5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade moderate 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 $374.02/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +10.66 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$374.02
30 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,056
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$52.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−32.04
vs NM average
−48.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541390.722,11514thin
Medium and Large 1-2560364.282,04113thin
Medium and Large 2544338.281,8393thin
One grade step is worth $52.44/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale30 hd
374.02
—
NM average3 barns · 243 hd
406.06
−32.04
National average177 barns · 15,324 hd
422.65
−48.63
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+10.66
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—Low1,546180.192,78620
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,096153.171,67928
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,425151.502,1591thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low885135.461,19850

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)931$2,67320
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$2,6252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)866$2,62418
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)953$2,5252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)790$2,3504thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,000$2,2752thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)958$1,9002thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)903$1,8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)941$1,6705
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,349$3,0756
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,380$2,8503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,219$2,8405

Every lot

135 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1751,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Value Added180634.00/cwt634.00–634.001,1411
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added215620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,3331
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,1991
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2223476.24/cwt465.00–490.001,0622
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned233515.29/cwt505.00–535.001,2013
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added250625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned252400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0083
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4301
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned283500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,4152
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283481.29/cwt465.00–490.001,3624
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2320452.19/cwt435.00–472.501,44710
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1321499.92/cwt485.00–520.001,60510
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325482.35/cwt480.00–485.001,5682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2329384.70/cwt375.00–405.001,2664
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2359384.22/cwt375.00–400.001,3797
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373441.74/cwt425.00–450.001,6483
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387466.54/cwt455.00–485.001,80632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405384.30/cwt375.00–400.001,55611
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427424.37/cwt405.00–440.001,81210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434457.76/cwt445.00–470.001,9874
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466445.22/cwt425.00–455.002,07511
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned475365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7341
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2482395.36/cwt390.00–410.001,90613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2492375.01/cwt365.00–390.001,84510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy508435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2102
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521382.02/cwt380.00–390.001,9905
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0965
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528347.42/cwt345.00–350.001,8342
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563371.44/cwt370.00–375.002,0917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585353.19/cwt345.00–360.002,0668
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2605260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5731
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610344.96/cwt340.00–350.002,1042
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618368.39/cwt360.00–377.002,2775
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657367.48/cwt360.00–375.002,4148
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658327.53/cwt320.00–335.002,1552
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,3241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1753335.03/cwt325.00–345.002,5232
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2770278.00/cwt278.00–278.002,1411
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2821261.91/cwt257.50–275.002,1505
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5471
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8321
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,5541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170700.00/head700.00–700.007003
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1180530.00/cwt530.00–530.009541
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215427.50/cwt427.50–427.509191
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2243405.00/cwt405.00–405.009842
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,1151
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added263475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,2492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2268419.91/cwt410.00–430.001,1252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1462
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335434.85/cwt430.00–440.001,4572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2342408.33/cwt405.00–410.001,3969
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355421.81/cwt417.00–430.001,4976
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378352.74/cwt337.50–385.001,33314
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382404.88/cwt400.00–410.001,5478
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2403370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4914
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420410.91/cwt405.00–422.001,72636
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460402.00/cwt402.00–402.001,8493
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470341.26/cwt340.00–345.001,6044
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474372.07/cwt360.00–380.001,7648
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,7862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512334.38/cwt317.50–340.001,7128
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added518375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,94310
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575326.49/cwt315.00–340.001,8773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577293.29/cwt285.00–295.001,6926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618344.01/cwt339.00–345.002,1266
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2703
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722323.51/cwt315.00–328.002,3363
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6971
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,2851
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9461
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,455179.23/cwt175.00–185.002,6085
Bulls——Return to Feed1,540191.00/cwt191.00–191.002,9411
Bulls——1,543189.97/cwt189.00–191.002,9312
Bulls——1,555159.23/cwt154.00–165.002,4762
Bulls——Return to Feed1,570164.50/cwt164.50–164.502,5831
Bulls——Return to Feed1,594183.74/cwt175.00–189.502,9299
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68590.00/cwt90.00–90.006171
Cows—Lean 85-90%705115.36/cwt110.00–122.008134
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed732128.23/cwt122.00–133.009395
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed776118.14/cwt111.00–126.009174
Cows—Lean 85-90%908128.89/cwt125.00–135.001,1706
Cows—Lean 85-90%937144.82/cwt139.00–148.001,35719
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed940148.11/cwt145.00–150.001,3923
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed974143.91/cwt140.00–147.001,40211
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,097154.18/cwt150.00–158.001,69119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,173152.48/cwt148.00–157.001,7896
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,425151.50/cwt151.50–151.502,1591
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1352,675.00/head2,550.00–2,800.002,6752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3453,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3452,875.00/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 11,3783,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3933,200.00/head3,150.00–3,300.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows26 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26502,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2738237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7492
Bred Cows—Small 4793825.00/head800.00–850.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18602,764.58/head2,750.00–2,775.002,76512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28772,596.88/head2,300.00–2,750.002,59716
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2877213.00/cwt188.00–231.001,8683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28792,341.67/head2,100.00–2,500.002,3426
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1915262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,3971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29302,650.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29532,525.00/head2,450.00–2,600.002,5252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29581,900.00/head1,850.00–1,950.001,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,275.00/head2,250.00–2,300.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0001,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,054184.50/cwt152.00–205.001,94526
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,375.00/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,079185.33/cwt160.00–210.002,0006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090192.00/cwt192.00–192.002,0931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1452,975.00/head2,850.00–3,050.002,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150162.00/cwt151.00–170.001,8633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,243203.50/cwt200.00–207.002,5302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,363185.00/cwt180.00–190.002,5222
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2748207.91/cwt190.00–225.001,55511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2944235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2184

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.