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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 10
● Final172 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
801 head
▲ 378 vs last sale 423▲ 117 vs year ago 684 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 105▲ 51 vs year ago 171 · +29.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
222 head
▲ 63 vs last sale 159▲ 127 vs year ago 95 · +133.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower, while slaughter 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 $379.46/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +16.10 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$379.46
96 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,065
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$88.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−35.36
vs NM average
−66.39 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542395.762,14460
Medium and Large 1-2538374.842,01524
Medium and Large 2570307.151,75212thin
One grade step is worth $88.61/cwt here — about $393 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale96 hd
379.46
—
NM average3 barns · 479 hd
414.81
−35.36
National average181 barns · 23,254 hd
445.85
−66.39
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+16.10
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—Average1,615179.392,89740
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,176148.311,74476
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,635146.212,3914thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average950134.141,27484

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)910$2,9147
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$2,4179
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,131$2,3848
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,031$2,2944thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,180$2,1967
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,19111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$2,0926
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,129$2,0833thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,298$2,8679
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,049$2,83618
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,256$2,78511
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$2,4001thin

Every lot

172 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 · Steers60 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned163986.92/head975.00–1,000.009872
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned193500.00/cwt500.00–500.009652
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2195500.00/cwt500.00–500.009751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2215515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,1071
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned219521.95/cwt515.00–525.001,1433
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy230630.00/cwt630.00–630.001,4491
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,3055
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned233385.00/cwt385.00–385.008972
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned235455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0692
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned255375.00/cwt375.00–375.009561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275416.43/cwt400.00–425.001,1455
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned282427.86/cwt420.00–450.001,2074
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1284521.70/cwt515.00–535.001,4823
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285474.35/cwt455.00–485.001,3526
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned289501.03/cwt500.00–505.001,4489
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317458.12/cwt445.00–470.001,45226
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328522.60/cwt510.00–535.001,7142
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2333414.98/cwt400.00–435.001,3823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned340430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4621
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned344500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7205
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,7821
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370409.46/cwt400.00–420.001,5152
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378475.15/cwt455.00–485.001,79612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2378437.91/cwt425.00–450.001,6552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned379450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7068
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416460.61/cwt450.00–470.001,91616
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419490.78/cwt485.00–500.002,05613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425379.52/cwt375.00–385.001,61311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427415.50/cwt410.00–440.001,77427
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned429400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7166
Steers450–500Small 44501,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463434.95/cwt425.00–440.002,01422
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468405.94/cwt400.00–415.001,90010
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477362.49/cwt360.00–375.001,7296
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521384.93/cwt365.00–390.002,00517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522404.37/cwt395.00–420.002,11136
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523343.25/cwt325.00–355.001,7953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568380.42/cwt365.00–395.002,16120
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578350.35/cwt340.00–355.002,0257
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2586295.12/cwt290.00–310.001,7299
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added589395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3274
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613341.71/cwt330.00–350.002,0953
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625286.38/cwt265.00–305.001,7904
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626369.40/cwt355.00–380.002,31210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added627386.70/cwt385.00–390.002,4253
Steers600–650Small 4628192.41/cwt190.00–200.001,2084
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1690353.36/cwt350.00–360.002,4383
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2402
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705351.70/cwt340.00–360.002,4793
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Full730285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,0811
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2769253.48/cwt245.00–295.001,9499
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773339.95/cwt335.00–350.002,6284
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2852217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,8496
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Fancy930280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6041
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2935240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers45 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned100700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1190520.00/cwt520.00–520.009881
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned223361.80/cwt350.00–375.008072
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned268377.09/cwt370.00–395.001,01111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270420.75/cwt420.00–425.001,1367
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2291385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1207
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319422.21/cwt405.00–435.001,3475
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324344.97/cwt340.00–355.001,1189
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned327375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,2263
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333404.32/cwt395.00–410.001,34614
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369397.21/cwt390.00–410.001,46618
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned384367.17/cwt350.00–370.001,4107
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6171
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390348.32/cwt345.00–350.001,35815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2414384.17/cwt370.00–400.001,59018
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned421400.82/cwt395.00–405.001,6877
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422362.91/cwt345.00–375.001,5315
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423432.87/cwt420.00–445.001,8312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned445348.30/cwt340.00–360.001,55012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464365.08/cwt360.00–385.001,6949
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Unweaned470395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8571
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473331.85/cwt315.00–350.001,5704
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned476340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,61813
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482412.49/cwt410.00–420.001,9884
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515326.29/cwt320.00–335.001,6807
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516341.58/cwt325.00–350.001,76318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added528395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,0862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1536354.90/cwt350.00–370.001,9026
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Unweaned569342.00/cwt342.00–342.001,9464
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577364.71/cwt355.00–385.002,1043
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2577294.44/cwt280.00–300.001,69910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580322.24/cwt310.00–335.001,86922
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616331.84/cwt325.00–345.002,0449
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2626310.15/cwt292.00–317.501,9426
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added645385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4831
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645272.50/cwt270.00–275.001,7582
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,1911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668264.05/cwt257.50–270.001,7643
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2695290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726291.18/cwt282.00–300.002,11411
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780285.06/cwt275.00–290.002,2233
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2823272.52/cwt265.00–280.002,2432
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2915235.00/cwt230.00–240.002,1502
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,9071
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6202
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,1833
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640264.92/cwt255.00–275.001,6952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2680275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2752249.98/cwt240.00–255.001,8803
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2890235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0921
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1281
Bulls950–1000Small 4960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,095220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,4091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335162.93/cwt144.00–170.002,1753
Bulls——Return to Feed1,453167.19/cwt142.00–178.002,4298
Bulls——1,667184.25/cwt180.00–190.503,0716
Bulls——Return to Feed1,670183.78/cwt176.50–189.503,06921
Bulls——Return to Feed1,945192.26/cwt192.00–192.503,7392
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed766125.79/cwt105.00–197.009647
Cows—Lean 85-90%777118.05/cwt115.00–125.009173
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed801127.77/cwt127.00–128.001,0235
Cows—Lean 85-90%825127.98/cwt125.00–132.001,0566
Cows—Lean 85-90%950138.05/cwt133.50–143.001,31133
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,059135.69/cwt130.00–145.001,43730
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,112142.31/cwt123.00–144.501,58212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142147.85/cwt144.50–154.001,68817
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200150.29/cwt143.00–167.001,80345
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300143.57/cwt143.00–144.001,8662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,600145.28/cwt144.00–146.002,3243
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,740149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,5931
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26781,666.67/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6673
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27351,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2740195.00/cwt190.00–200.001,4433
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27801,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2798145.00/cwt140.00–150.001,1572
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28031,675.00/head1,600.00–1,750.001,6752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1820212.50/cwt210.00–215.001,7432
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2825185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28822,866.67/head2,050.00–4,250.002,8676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29782,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,421.43/head2,100.00–2,550.002,4217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0312,293.75/head2,150.00–2,450.002,2944
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0592,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,300.00/head2,250.00–2,350.002,3004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,083.33/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1312,384.38/head2,375.00–2,450.002,3848
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,175190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,2331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,196.43/head2,000.00–2,375.002,1967
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190182.00/cwt176.00–185.002,1663
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,209179.54/cwt160.00–187.002,17113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,211186.47/cwt165.00–192.002,25815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298177.00/cwt154.00–195.002,2973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28451,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19373,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,566.67/head2,500.00–2,700.002,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0483,083.33/head3,000.00–3,250.003,0833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,641.67/head2,600.00–2,650.002,6426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,675.00/head2,650.00–2,750.002,6756
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2382,672.00/head2,400.00–2,910.002,6725
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3573,105.00/head3,075.00–3,150.003,1055
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,5123,040.00/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0405
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2726189.63/cwt172.00–200.001,3778
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1743235.59/cwt225.00–260.001,75017
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2879218.75/cwt200.00–235.001,9238

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.