Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-10-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 17
● Final155 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
657 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 801▼ 105 vs year ago 762 · −13.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 222▼ 103 vs year ago 252 · −40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 222▲ 23 vs year ago 141 · +16.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 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 $364.92/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +1.56 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$364.92
65 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$993
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$186.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−43.94
vs NM average
−104.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551390.812,15232
Medium and Large 1-2534360.841,92825
Medium and Large 2538316.101,7015thin
Small 4568204.001,1593thin
One grade step is worth $186.81/cwt here — about $993 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd
364.92
—
NM average3 barns · 533 hd
408.86
−43.94
National average176 barns · 29,227 hd
469.04
−104.12
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+1.56
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—Average1,639168.972,76917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,785152.002,7131thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,184148.831,76248
CowsLean 85-90%Low991130.231,29157

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,197$2,5339
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$2,4002thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,330$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)929$2,3949
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,079$2,3008
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)869$2,28510
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,014$3,29015
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,280$2,9502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,167$2,7687
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)915$1,8632thin

Every lot

155 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235405.00/cwt405.00–405.009521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2269397.60/cwt375.00–405.001,0704
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2278483.06/cwt470.00–495.001,3432
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2682
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,4652
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2312398.40/cwt390.00–410.001,2433
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315511.77/cwt505.00–525.001,6123
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333409.85/cwt400.00–430.001,3655
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned339463.35/cwt460.00–470.001,5713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added368460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,6932
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381420.83/cwt405.00–445.001,60318
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1385453.92/cwt450.00–460.001,7485
Steers350–400Small 43951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421448.60/cwt445.00–465.001,8897
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2424356.76/cwt345.00–370.001,5134
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426417.50/cwt400.00–435.001,77923
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned440390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457431.58/cwt420.00–445.001,9728
Steers450–500Small 4465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2476352.96/cwt330.00–375.001,68023
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478392.69/cwt380.00–410.001,87724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added484455.83/cwt445.00–460.002,2067
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy518430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2273
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520368.66/cwt345.00–380.001,91718
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523391.98/cwt385.00–400.002,05010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529318.88/cwt310.00–325.001,6874
Steers500–550Small 4545202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,1011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568378.18/cwt370.00–395.002,14816
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571340.73/cwt335.00–360.001,9467
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7541
Steers550–600Small 4580205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1892
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added583415.11/cwt405.00–420.002,4203
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy619385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3835
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620338.06/cwt320.00–350.002,0965
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621408.51/cwt405.00–415.002,53717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622374.25/cwt360.00–380.002,3287
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630287.86/cwt265.00–310.001,8142
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655404.03/cwt400.00–410.002,6463
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672386.85/cwt380.00–400.002,6003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683339.89/cwt330.00–350.002,3212
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Fancy710387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,7481
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4542
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fancy765370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2776255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9794
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1732
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818323.40/cwt310.00–330.002,6453
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added824357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,9424
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,8652
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2878289.79/cwt275.00–305.002,5442
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918327.00/cwt327.00–327.003,0022
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,8811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned173778.62/head725.00–825.007792
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190470.00/cwt470.00–470.008932
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220407.78/cwt395.00–420.008972
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned230335.00/cwt335.00–335.007711
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned266383.39/cwt375.00–400.001,0208
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2273425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275351.67/cwt340.00–375.009673
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2311378.40/cwt375.00–382.001,1776
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319352.84/cwt335.00–372.001,1269
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned335377.00/cwt377.00–377.001,2631
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368341.20/cwt325.00–355.001,25610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370395.38/cwt395.00–397.001,46311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2376365.59/cwt360.00–390.001,37513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned412375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416374.92/cwt365.00–395.001,56011
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,8563
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2417347.53/cwt330.00–360.001,44917
Heifers400–450Small 4430170.00/cwt170.00–170.007311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468367.58/cwt360.00–385.001,72023
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned477350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6707
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488315.78/cwt300.00–345.001,54113
Heifers450–500Small 4495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8986
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535329.42/cwt315.00–340.001,7627
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535296.07/cwt287.00–315.001,5844
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569286.89/cwt280.00–297.001,6329
Heifers550–600Small 4570185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0551
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,1374
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579314.07/cwt300.00–330.001,81827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1604325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9638
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637295.98/cwt294.00–300.001,8853
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2652260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6953
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2726300.98/cwt300.00–302.002,1854
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,9711
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2786286.00/cwt265.00–290.002,2487
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813277.40/cwt267.00–285.002,2553
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2370400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2440360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5841
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2522306.88/cwt300.00–335.001,6028
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,2341
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2795250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9881
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2281
Bulls950–1000Medium 1-2955141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,3471
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2995197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,466158.50/cwt141.00–168.002,3246
Bulls——Return to Feed1,640159.90/cwt156.00–165.002,6222
Bulls——1,749177.94/cwt172.50–183.003,1125
Bulls——Return to Feed1,760178.00/cwt175.00–181.003,1334
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed814112.31/cwt110.00–113.009143
Cows—Lean 85-90%877110.97/cwt102.00–118.0097310
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed890124.83/cwt120.00–130.001,1112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024124.98/cwt121.00–128.001,2805
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,028136.78/cwt130.00–141.001,40623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043143.90/cwt142.00–145.001,50110
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,054139.71/cwt133.00–145.001,47314
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,197143.91/cwt140.00–149.001,7238
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,216149.47/cwt146.00–157.001,81817
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,243154.83/cwt147.00–160.001,92513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,785152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,7131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27101,800.00/head1,600.00–1,900.001,8003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27802,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790258.50/cwt227.00–290.002,0422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28912,331.25/head2,250.00–2,400.002,3318
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2942160.00/cwt150.00–172.001,5073
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29472,533.33/head2,400.00–2,600.002,5333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,400.00/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023182.50/cwt180.00–185.001,8672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0792,300.00/head2,100.00–2,400.002,3008
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1183,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121150.40/cwt144.00–160.001,6865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1312,850.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,400.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4007
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,248176.81/cwt161.00–193.002,20721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,255171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,1461
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,1711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4720675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29752,650.00/head2,650.00–2,650.002,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0253,425.00/head3,100.00–3,600.003,42512
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0652,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1103,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2803,131.25/head2,900.00–3,300.003,1314
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4403,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770216.40/cwt200.00–227.001,6665
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795189.00/cwt175.00–200.001,5033
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1950260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4701

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.