Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-11-21

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Nov 21
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▼ 458 vs last sale 1,072▼ 276 vs year ago 890 · −31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▼ 112 vs last sale 299▼ 70 vs year ago 257 · −27.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 255▼ 52 vs year ago 227 · −22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

{Special note there will be no sale on 11-28-25 due to Thanksgiving holiday.} Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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 $344.95/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −18.41 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$344.95
66 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,843
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$45.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.78
vs NM average
−65.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522358.381,87228
Medium and Large 1-2546338.411,84733
Medium and Large 2525312.961,6435thin
One grade step is worth $45.42/cwt here — about $229 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 sale66 hd
344.95
—
NM average3 barns · 385 hd
350.73
−5.78
National average185 barns · 23,076 hd
410.08
−65.13
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−18.41
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—Average1,565159.912,50321
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,094142.141,55572
CowsLean 85-90%Average952125.651,19668

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,198$2,0002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,8547
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,265$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)824$1,6647
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)797$1,6418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)788$1,3502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)738$1,3502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,378$2,7254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,360$2,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$2,6382thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned138613.18/head600.00–625.006132
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205810.00/head810.00–810.008105
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned218409.43/cwt400.00–420.008932
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned230325.00/cwt325.00–325.007481
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2233350.00/cwt350.00–350.008162
Steers250–300Small 42551,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2257350.00/cwt350.00–350.009003
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0532
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned273410.32/cwt405.00–415.001,1202
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1762
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned282427.02/cwt420.00–440.001,2045
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added285435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312456.51/cwt440.00–465.001,4246
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328412.41/cwt400.00–425.001,3539
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned333430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,2071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,5232
Steers350–400Small 43531,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370366.00/cwt350.00–380.001,3545
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375420.05/cwt410.00–425.001,57520
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2377398.66/cwt380.00–410.001,50315
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added404435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,75714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422343.87/cwt325.00–350.001,4515
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423403.63/cwt390.00–420.001,70720
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2431366.32/cwt360.00–385.001,57911
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned445380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added450420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466379.53/cwt370.00–400.001,7699
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472323.27/cwt320.00–325.001,5263
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474352.06/cwt340.00–365.001,66914
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1507357.71/cwt355.00–360.001,81420
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525342.68/cwt330.00–360.001,79917
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525312.96/cwt300.00–325.001,6435
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1561360.04/cwt355.00–365.002,0208
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568333.87/cwt320.00–350.001,89616
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625347.50/cwt340.00–355.002,1722
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625318.49/cwt300.00–325.001,99119
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1292
Steers650–700Small 4663146.00/cwt146.00–146.009684
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687297.56/cwt290.00–305.002,0448
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708289.07/cwt277.50–295.002,0473
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2117
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added752310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3313
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3165
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1800292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Steers800–850Small 4830148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2286
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2701
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2561
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned183750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2203385.00/cwt385.00–385.007822
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255360.00/cwt355.00–365.009183
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added265440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,16627
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323361.78/cwt360.00–365.001,1693
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323344.95/cwt335.00–350.001,1146
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added330410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned330305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0072
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1364366.29/cwt365.00–370.001,3338
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1592
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373343.54/cwt335.00–350.001,2816
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423364.34/cwt360.00–385.001,5416
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427335.23/cwt315.00–345.001,43123
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468354.92/cwt340.00–370.001,6612
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2486328.88/cwt320.00–340.001,59817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1512336.92/cwt320.00–345.001,72512
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2517313.71/cwt305.00–325.001,6228
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2563299.57/cwt280.00–310.001,6879
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567318.13/cwt307.00–330.001,8049
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619289.33/cwt285.00–295.001,7918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0754
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678280.05/cwt265.00–290.001,8995
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned190400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2480340.10/cwt335.00–345.001,6322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575290.71/cwt275.00–300.001,6724
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620269.88/cwt265.00–275.001,6732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2692257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,7783
Bulls650–700Small 4695117.00/cwt117.00–117.008132
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5961
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985185.20/cwt180.00–200.001,8245
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,056202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,422148.52/cwt140.00–155.002,1125
Bulls——Return to Feed1,480152.44/cwt149.00–158.002,2565
Bulls——Return to Feed1,620173.50/cwt173.50–173.502,8111
Bulls——Return to Feed1,631167.43/cwt166.00–170.002,7315
Bulls——1,718168.52/cwt164.00–172.002,8955
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70186.75/cwt82.00–92.006084
Cows—Lean 85-90%844124.20/cwt120.00–126.001,0485
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed883123.35/cwt121.00–126.001,0892
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed931105.13/cwt69.00–115.009797
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed968135.55/cwt130.00–139.001,31220
Cows—Lean 85-90%995113.60/cwt110.00–118.001,1306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,004133.38/cwt129.00–138.001,33924
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,037137.90/cwt134.00–140.001,43020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062142.80/cwt139.00–150.001,51722
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,135136.97/cwt136.00–138.001,5552
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,156145.02/cwt138.00–152.001,67628
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27151,356.25/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3564
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27181,341.67/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3423
Bred Cows—Small 2725122.00/cwt122.00–122.008851
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27381,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27881,350.00/head1,300.00–1,400.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium 18351,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6504
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2835147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,762.50/head1,725.00–1,800.001,7632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2938169.17/cwt155.00–185.001,5873
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,729.17/head1,475.00–2,100.001,7296
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004149.10/cwt136.00–164.001,49710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047160.69/cwt150.00–175.001,68213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0752,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0852,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135153.25/cwt135.00–175.001,73916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,140191.76/cwt182.00–202.002,18629
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,156183.54/cwt171.00–190.502,12214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165143.95/cwt130.00–160.001,67711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,412159.17/cwt152.50–170.002,2473
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4502,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4832,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8252
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2742214.00/cwt195.00–225.001,58813
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2892187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,6734
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1948240.00/cwt230.00–250.002,27512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1976207.85/cwt205.00–222.002,02913
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,5842

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.