Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2025-12-05

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Dec 5
● Final159 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 614▼ 250 vs year ago 898 · −27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 44 vs last sale 187▼ 46 vs year ago 189 · −24.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 175▲ 62 vs year ago 117 · +53.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compare to two week ago: Steer and heifer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower, 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 $370.53/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +7.17 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$370.53
44 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$222.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.40
vs NM average
−58.62 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542402.782,18327
Medium and Large 1-2564352.531,98811thin
Medium and Large 2566297.611,6844thin
Small 4500180.009002thin
One grade step is worth $222.78/cwt here — about $1,283 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale44 hd
370.53
—
NM average3 barns · 272 hd
368.13
+2.40
National average190 barns · 23,426 hd
429.15
−58.62
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+7.17
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—High1,488150.722,24336
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,156142.741,65067
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,648137.502,2652thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average936127.221,19033

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)Young (2-4 yrs)932$2,4426
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,060$2,20511
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,170$2,02737
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,133$1,87314
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,140$1,70414
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)882$1,64437
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,148$2,4754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)910$2,4252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,033$2,0605

Every lot

159 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 · Steers61 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned175425.00/cwt425.00–425.007441
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180425.00/cwt425.00–425.007651
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Value Added215535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,1501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1227500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,1353
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2228417.32/cwt405.00–426.009514
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned235800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added280459.73/cwt455.00–465.001,2872
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283490.13/cwt475.00–505.001,3874
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2283430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,2173
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned290925.00/head925.00–925.009254
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added295540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2324424.71/cwt420.00–440.001,3764
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added326524.25/cwt505.00–535.001,70920
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329485.91/cwt465.00–495.001,5995
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5021
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1703
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added372491.11/cwt480.00–505.001,82723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376450.56/cwt445.00–475.001,6947
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4632
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413472.57/cwt460.00–490.001,95222
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Full415395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,6391
Steers400–450Small 4420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430382.35/cwt370.00–395.001,6442
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433437.39/cwt420.00–445.001,8946
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy438460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,0152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added459448.59/cwt440.00–465.002,0596
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479374.31/cwt360.00–385.001,7936
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned485350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6982
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1488408.69/cwt395.00–445.001,99416
Steers500–550Small 4500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009002
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy509420.68/cwt420.00–422.002,1413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528395.20/cwt380.00–410.002,0878
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2533371.17/cwt365.00–375.001,9784
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added541415.80/cwt395.00–420.002,2496
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added561403.34/cwt400.00–405.002,2636
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2566297.61/cwt295.00–305.001,6844
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568384.15/cwt380.00–390.002,1824
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2581338.03/cwt330.00–355.001,9646
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added585365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1351
Steers600–650Small 4605170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0291
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2607315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9123
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618388.08/cwt385.00–395.002,39813
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full620300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630369.91/cwt350.00–380.002,33010
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,8851
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1676366.13/cwt350.00–380.002,47513
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680326.29/cwt310.00–335.002,2198
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721301.12/cwt290.00–320.002,1715
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727330.09/cwt315.00–340.002,4006
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763290.02/cwt285.00–295.002,2132
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768337.44/cwt335.00–340.002,5922
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2941
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1824321.20/cwt300.00–330.002,6474
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,6542
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2895245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1931
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913271.75/cwt265.00–285.002,4813
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930240.11/cwt230.00–250.002,2332
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2951
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,5151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155400.00/cwt400.00–400.006201
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2185385.00/cwt385.00–385.007121
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2232418.38/cwt400.00–430.009713
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2263307.71/cwt300.00–315.008092
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285419.65/cwt410.00–430.001,1962
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added333440.15/cwt430.00–450.001,4665
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1344390.12/cwt370.00–400.001,3426
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363419.93/cwt410.00–430.001,5242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375341.89/cwt325.00–350.001,2823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419349.50/cwt340.00–355.001,4649
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421371.92/cwt360.00–390.001,56616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459360.30/cwt345.00–375.001,65413
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy465390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,8141
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2476329.75/cwt310.00–345.001,57010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484273.16/cwt265.00–300.001,3225
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523339.08/cwt330.00–355.001,77315
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2540309.95/cwt305.00–315.001,6743
Heifers500–550Small 4540185.00/cwt185.00–185.009996
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562333.40/cwt315.00–345.001,87413
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added575350.68/cwt350.00–355.002,0167
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575265.26/cwt255.00–275.001,5252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2576320.88/cwt310.00–330.001,8486
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620324.23/cwt315.00–335.002,01019
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623280.80/cwt270.00–295.001,7496
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
Heifers650–700Small 4665150.00/cwt150.00–150.009981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668317.77/cwt315.00–320.002,1238
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676290.50/cwt285.00–295.001,96413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705299.96/cwt295.00–305.002,1152
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720258.31/cwt245.00–275.001,8603
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2730271.16/cwt260.00–285.001,9796
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773269.51/cwt267.00–272.002,0832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,0581
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1582346.62/cwt345.00–350.002,0173
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2685285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9521
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2705320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2561
Bulls700–750Small 4735147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0801
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2895217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,9471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2935205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,070161.01/cwt154.00–169.001,7232
Bulls——Return to Feed1,367145.34/cwt132.00–156.001,98710
Bulls——1,440145.55/cwt126.00–152.002,09613
Bulls——1,544156.62/cwt153.00–162.502,4188
Bulls——2,233168.42/cwt167.50–170.003,7613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed810112.06/cwt108.00–115.009082
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed851129.82/cwt124.00–137.001,1054
Cows—Lean 85-90%890110.00/cwt110.00–110.009791
Cows—Lean 85-90%936131.89/cwt125.00–135.001,23417
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006122.52/cwt118.00–126.001,2339
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,043136.08/cwt135.00–137.001,4196
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,112142.53/cwt139.00–148.001,58520
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,194143.82/cwt138.00–153.001,71741
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,3101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,755125.00/cwt125.00–125.002,1941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows23 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4595700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27551,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28051,350.00/head1,100.00–1,600.001,3502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28231,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2829178.00/cwt160.00–200.001,4764
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28401,286.46/head1,250.00–1,750.001,28624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29121,992.86/head1,750.00–2,300.001,9937
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29482,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962150.33/cwt147.00–155.001,4463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19802,966.67/head2,700.00–3,100.002,9673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29991,450.00/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0182,666.67/head2,500.00–2,950.002,6676
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,020150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,138.89/head1,900.00–2,375.002,1399
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,073161.25/cwt150.00–172.501,7302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130160.00/cwt140.00–180.001,8082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1761,902.27/head1,600.00–2,300.001,90211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1781,772.73/head1,550.00–2,000.001,77311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,097.06/head1,600.00–2,300.002,09734
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3202,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,087.50/head2,050.00–2,100.002,0884
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0903,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2652,900.00/head2,800.00–3,000.002,9002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755171.25/cwt157.50–185.001,2932
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1840253.20/cwt230.00–265.002,12720
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915213.33/cwt200.00–240.001,9529
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811

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.