Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-11-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 7
● Final147 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
799 head
▲ 117 vs last sale 682▲ 799 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
257 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 166▲ 257 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 208▲ 186 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 had limited comparisons, but trended lower 10.00-15.00. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-12.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade was good demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $349.11/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −14.24 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$349.11
62 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,869
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$34.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.15
vs NM average
−69.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542359.981,94922
Medium and Large 1-2532346.301,84234
Medium and Large 2533325.241,7346thin
One grade step is worth $34.74/cwt here — about $216 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 sale62 hd
349.11
—
NM average3 barns · 654 hd
358.26
−9.15
National average195 barns · 36,957 hd
419.10
−69.99
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−14.24
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—Average1,464161.452,36437
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,515147.612,2363thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,110142.681,58472
CowsLean 85-90%Average932129.021,203130

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)1,048$1,9905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)871$1,8757
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$1,8505
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)937$1,7503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,116$2,7437
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,107$2,5138
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,237$2,2006

Every lot

147 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185430.00/cwt430.00–430.007961
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215772.67/head725.00–800.007733
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Full228375.00/cwt375.00–375.008551
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2238397.47/cwt395.00–400.009462
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,0541
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2268396.23/cwt385.00–406.001,0625
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned289436.00/cwt430.00–460.001,2606
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290392.46/cwt390.00–405.001,1386
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned292360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0515
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned293346.01/cwt335.00–370.001,0145
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1631
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned327381.40/cwt370.00–390.001,2473
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2331412.58/cwt400.00–420.001,36610
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367425.71/cwt425.00–427.001,56211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370411.77/cwt400.00–420.001,52416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned371385.86/cwt382.00–395.001,4325
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375346.09/cwt340.00–375.001,2987
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy383357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,3676
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned408335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,3679
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418416.21/cwt415.00–420.001,7404
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420386.54/cwt370.00–400.001,62331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423346.80/cwt330.00–365.001,46717
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463334.91/cwt330.00–345.001,5515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478368.54/cwt350.00–380.001,76262
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517365.41/cwt365.00–370.001,88912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520347.28/cwt330.00–360.001,80628
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533325.24/cwt305.00–332.001,7346
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571353.47/cwt350.00–365.002,01810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2587341.70/cwt335.00–345.002,0066
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623337.24/cwt335.00–355.002,10113
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624327.75/cwt315.00–330.002,04511
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2669319.13/cwt315.00–320.002,1356
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671324.96/cwt310.00–335.002,18011
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full680310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5291
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2766283.80/cwt275.00–290.002,1744
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2810252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0411
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884243.51/cwt242.50–244.002,1533
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3131
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5221
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,080237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,5601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180714.60/head700.00–775.007155
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned206740.08/head625.00–800.007406
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned231353.82/cwt340.00–375.008175
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2233382.00/cwt382.00–382.008902
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned243400.00/cwt400.00–400.009724
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270360.00/cwt360.00–360.009721
Heifers250–300Small 4270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273350.52/cwt330.00–370.009574
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned283350.44/cwt340.00–360.009922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned333328.49/cwt315.00–335.001,0949
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339344.73/cwt340.00–370.001,1698
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2343302.48/cwt300.00–305.001,0382
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2359336.57/cwt325.00–345.001,2086
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2367296.29/cwt285.00–315.001,0877
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned381350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3346
Heifers350–400Small 4395950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420334.65/cwt320.00–350.001,40639
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427298.43/cwt280.00–315.001,27414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473341.31/cwt337.00–360.001,6148
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned474325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474295.73/cwt275.00–310.001,4027
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481324.11/cwt310.00–335.001,55926
Heifers500–550Small 4500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518279.54/cwt270.00–300.001,4488
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529318.18/cwt305.00–335.001,68327
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1537338.59/cwt330.00–340.001,8187
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5681
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574318.06/cwt305.00–325.001,82619
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9377
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5431
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625312.42/cwt310.00–315.001,9535
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6081
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678270.28/cwt255.00–285.001,8322
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2718271.71/cwt260.00–285.001,9513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8601
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785246.05/cwt241.00–250.001,9313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1789264.12/cwt260.00–277.002,0844
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2819251.97/cwt242.00–255.002,0646
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827263.33/cwt260.00–265.002,1783
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2888252.03/cwt240.00–256.002,2384
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2910250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2438345.99/cwt345.00–350.001,5155
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2595305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8151
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615309.92/cwt305.00–315.001,9062
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2677308.34/cwt295.00–320.002,0873
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2728187.53/cwt180.00–195.001,3652
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2915240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1961
Bulls900–950Small 4915230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1051
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1651
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,125168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,8901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,304155.53/cwt147.00–159.002,0284
Bulls——1,364154.41/cwt150.00–159.002,1067
Bulls——Return to Feed1,416163.61/cwt157.00–172.502,31714
Bulls——1,632165.02/cwt160.00–171.002,69312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76294.18/cwt87.00–105.007183
Cows—Lean 85-90%833110.03/cwt102.00–116.009173
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed854121.06/cwt119.00–125.001,0345
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed865103.42/cwt90.00–119.0089510
Cows—Lean 85-90%932135.44/cwt130.00–140.001,26239
Cows—Lean 85-90%953124.41/cwt120.00–129.001,18613
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed961133.69/cwt127.00–147.001,28557
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,077145.12/cwt139.00–153.001,5637
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099143.98/cwt142.00–153.001,58244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138139.15/cwt137.00–141.001,58420
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,295139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,8001
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,405152.00/cwt152.00–152.002,1361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,570145.42/cwt144.00–147.002,2832
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4545159.00/cwt159.00–159.008671
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2620192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,1941
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27751,566.67/head1,425.00–1,675.001,5673
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27901,575.00/head1,400.00–1,775.001,5753
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28751,575.00/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19302,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29321,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,625.00/head1,500.00–1,750.001,6252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015156.25/cwt150.00–162.501,5862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,275.00/head2,050.00–2,500.002,2752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,152176.54/cwt158.00–215.002,03413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,266.67/head2,050.00–2,450.002,2673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218157.25/cwt152.00–162.501,9152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,237142.79/cwt129.00–146.501,76619
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,256150.38/cwt135.00–162.501,88934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,315150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,9731
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2806209.44/cwt200.00–235.001,6889
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1820208.50/cwt207.00–210.001,7102
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1867228.91/cwt222.00–242.001,98511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875173.75/cwt160.00–190.001,5204
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,7652
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18652,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0302,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0552,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0922,983.33/head2,800.00–3,150.002,9833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1132,487.50/head2,400.00–2,600.002,4884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1582,375.00/head2,250.00–2,500.002,3752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3272,440.00/head2,250.00–2,500.002,4405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

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.