Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-01-16

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 16
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
406 head
▼ 176 vs last sale 582▼ 513 vs year ago 919 · −55.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 129▼ 87 vs year ago 182 · −47.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 82 vs last sale 152▼ 49 vs year ago 119 · −41.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate 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 $394.71/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +31.35 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$394.71
49 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,133
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,490
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$278.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−42.55
vs NM average
−77.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536428.792,30032
Medium and Large 1-2547380.442,08310thin
Medium and Large 2557341.331,9004thin
Small 4540150.008103thin
One grade step is worth $278.79/cwt here — about $1,490 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 sale49 hd
394.71
—
NM average3 barns · 591 hd
437.26
−42.55
National average187 barns · 29,067 hd
471.98
−77.27
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+31.35
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—Average1,647171.522,82414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,116148.321,65561
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,635147.002,4031thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low891125.561,11813

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$2,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,039$2,5126
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,38813
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)795$1,9333thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)670$1,5899
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$1,5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,083$3,0502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,013$1,9173thin

Every lot

143 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned163625.00/head625.00–625.006253
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,2002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned255585.00/cwt575.00–595.001,4922
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327551.02/cwt545.00–555.001,8025
Steers300–350Small 43451,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345497.50/cwt485.00–510.001,7162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned370375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,3882
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6072
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2382476.38/cwt470.00–485.001,8203
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1387494.71/cwt485.00–510.001,9156
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy415425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,7641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421484.17/cwt475.00–500.002,0387
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428372.98/cwt357.50–385.001,5965
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2437451.62/cwt445.00–460.001,9743
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full450400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463455.64/cwt445.00–475.002,1109
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477426.85/cwt410.00–440.002,0366
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7892
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514455.88/cwt450.00–460.002,3436
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,3141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520422.72/cwt415.00–430.002,19816
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8292
Steers500–550Small 4530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535381.68/cwt375.00–385.002,0426
Steers550–600Small 45501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Steers550–600Small 4560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566378.57/cwt360.00–395.002,1434
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581422.18/cwt410.00–435.002,4538
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2583337.66/cwt330.00–345.001,9692
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Full590400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9801
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added609434.91/cwt425.00–440.002,6493
Steers600–650Small 4609159.85/cwt159.00–160.009737
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613401.54/cwt390.00–410.002,4613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619362.66/cwt350.00–375.002,2454
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665352.43/cwt345.00–370.002,34410
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added671378.94/cwt370.00–385.002,5435
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2687336.63/cwt330.00–340.002,3133
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2681
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733340.77/cwt335.00–345.002,49812
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added738355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,6202
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1759330.64/cwt330.00–335.002,5108
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1875330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,8881
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2985215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,1181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2240410.00/cwt410.00–410.009841
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268527.15/cwt515.00–540.001,4132
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added300570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,7101
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1300530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5902
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned323725.00/head725.00–725.007252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335434.40/cwt415.00–455.001,4552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2338384.89/cwt370.00–400.001,3012
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,7701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368404.97/cwt400.00–410.001,4902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,7522
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385425.00/cwt415.00–435.001,6362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413467.42/cwt455.00–480.001,9302
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2425397.84/cwt390.00–410.001,6915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429411.41/cwt405.00–430.001,7654
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4621
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy445440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9581
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473382.62/cwt375.00–390.001,8102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477412.05/cwt400.00–425.001,96510
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510434.95/cwt430.00–440.002,2182
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510407.35/cwt400.00–415.002,0772
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3342
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515346.63/cwt340.00–360.001,7856
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525377.72/cwt365.00–395.001,98314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569381.31/cwt375.00–390.002,1709
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577355.90/cwt345.00–365.002,0545
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy607361.35/cwt357.00–365.002,19311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,3371
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625332.52/cwt330.00–335.002,0782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627353.72/cwt345.00–365.002,21812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2662313.92/cwt305.00–335.002,0787
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679359.32/cwt352.00–365.002,4404
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added686349.00/cwt349.00–349.002,3944
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715291.08/cwt285.00–297.002,0812
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3692
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2773280.19/cwt260.00–300.002,1662
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815286.35/cwt285.00–287.002,3343
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7581
Heifers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,050280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,9401
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2490375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8381
Bulls500–550Small 4505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2523354.95/cwt345.00–365.001,8562
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525397.21/cwt390.00–405.002,0852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2581322.47/cwt305.00–335.001,8744
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2630332.54/cwt330.00–335.002,0952
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1635370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,3501
Bulls650–700Small 4655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2660335.08/cwt325.00–345.002,2122
Bulls700–750Small 4723162.46/cwt145.00–185.001,1754
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2881
Bulls850–900Small 1-2860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,3631
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-2Full1,040195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0281
Bulls1050–1100Small 41,070168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,7981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,153152.36/cwt145.00–158.001,7572
Bulls——1,648173.17/cwt169.00–178.002,85410
Bulls——2,133182.41/cwt181.00–184.003,8912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74399.00/cwt98.00–100.007362
Cows—Lean 85-90%853119.04/cwt118.00–120.001,0152
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed870140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2181
Cows—Lean 85-90%932132.91/cwt130.00–138.001,2399
Cows—Boner 80-85%980142.43/cwt140.00–145.001,3963
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,119148.89/cwt144.00–157.001,66613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123148.24/cwt144.00–154.001,66542
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263159.29/cwt159.00–159.502,0122
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,635147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,4031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 45501,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Small 46461,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5506
Bred Cows—Small 1-26701,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27051,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27711,975.00/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7891
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28102,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1825277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2851
Bred Cows—Small 48351,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,235.00/head2,220.00–2,250.002,2352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29182,300.00/head2,200.00–2,400.002,3002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19272,816.67/head2,700.00–2,900.002,8173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29292,450.00/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158155.00/cwt147.00–175.001,7957
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1923,083.33/head2,900.00–3,250.003,0833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2832,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2727217.33/cwt200.00–242.001,5803
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2729247.50/cwt245.00–255.001,8044
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1855270.50/cwt262.00–285.002,3134
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 47301,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29152,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0833,050.00/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3952,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001

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.