Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-01-23

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 23
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
339 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 406▲ 14 vs year ago 325 · +4.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 95▲ 76 vs year ago 81 · +93.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 70▲ 45 vs year ago 60 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves Sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 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 $348.00/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −15.36 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$348.00
32 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,898
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$266.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−59.12
vs NM average
−117.33 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510420.002,1421thin
Medium and Large 1-2547378.412,07222
Medium and Large 2528355.331,8785thin
Small 4565153.628684thin
One grade step is worth $266.38/cwt here — about $1,274 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 sale32 hd
348.00
—
NM average3 barns · 290 hd
407.13
−59.12
National average169 barns · 18,411 hd
465.33
−117.33
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−15.36
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—High1,640171.882,81928
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,075151.231,62685
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low911126.151,14940

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)928$2,77313
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$2,7673thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)980$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,322$2,5836
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)942$2,42313
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)989$2,40714
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,327$2,9754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,178$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)950$1,8001thin

Every lot

149 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 2Unweaned178400.00/cwt400.00–400.007122
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,0821
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned209400.00/cwt400.00–400.008364
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned224958.89/head825.00–1,000.009594
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned235565.11/cwt560.00–570.001,3282
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned250450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,1251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned264566.02/cwt560.00–590.001,4945
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273586.47/cwt575.00–600.001,6012
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned285975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1441
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310499.92/cwt495.00–505.001,5502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added318580.24/cwt570.00–590.001,8452
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned340460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,5641
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1342527.98/cwt527.00–530.001,8066
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned345320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added360530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,9081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned365360.00/cwt350.00–370.001,3142
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370480.07/cwt465.00–495.001,7763
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,6762
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2384454.01/cwt450.00–462.001,7433
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410476.36/cwt470.00–490.001,9534
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428442.39/cwt430.00–460.001,89314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430357.47/cwt355.00–360.001,5372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470426.61/cwt420.00–435.002,0053
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470383.19/cwt380.00–390.001,8013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy490397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,9451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full495387.50/cwt387.50–387.501,9181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2502362.17/cwt357.00–367.501,8183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2527385.03/cwt377.00–390.002,02913
Steers550–600Small 4565153.62/cwt125.00–185.008684
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568345.07/cwt340.00–350.001,9602
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577368.84/cwt360.00–388.002,1289
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612365.29/cwt350.00–385.002,2366
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616383.38/cwt380.00–400.002,3626
Steers600–650Small 4620167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0351
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673358.58/cwt352.00–365.002,41311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,2081
Steers700–750Small 4700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705346.58/cwt340.00–349.002,4435
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0021
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,3472
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6051
Steers750–800Small 4795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2828300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4843
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added850338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,8731
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2885300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6551
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1542
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned223900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2121
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1260550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,4302
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned263500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,3153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned285975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned290435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,2622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305517.38/cwt510.00–525.001,5782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333424.60/cwt415.00–445.001,4143
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340404.43/cwt400.00–409.001,3752
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added348475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6533
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374364.90/cwt355.00–375.001,3654
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377452.74/cwt442.00–465.001,7079
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380417.73/cwt400.00–435.001,5872
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added400475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full400375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5001
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy410447.00/cwt447.00–447.001,8331
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2412351.32/cwt330.00–370.001,4473
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420402.94/cwt395.00–420.001,6923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425436.21/cwt420.00–445.001,8545
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2466374.12/cwt364.00–385.001,7437
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6011
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1503380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9112
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537349.82/cwt337.00–362.001,8795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558344.04/cwt335.00–350.001,9203
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570367.43/cwt365.00–370.002,0942
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580314.74/cwt305.00–325.001,8252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621343.14/cwt332.00–355.002,1318
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,9671
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650320.00/cwt305.00–335.002,0802
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1656364.00/cwt364.00–364.002,3884
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1708330.02/cwt325.00–335.002,3372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2762270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0573
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3383
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2473372.49/cwt370.00–375.001,7622
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1490415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0341
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2500372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,8601
Bulls500–550Small 4540157.50/cwt157.50–157.508511
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2553352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,9472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2620333.60/cwt327.00–340.002,0682
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925227.50/cwt215.00–240.002,1042
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2987207.74/cwt182.00–210.002,05012
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,375153.11/cwt143.00–163.002,1057
Bulls——Return to Feed1,671174.88/cwt166.00–180.502,92210
Bulls——Return to Feed1,736186.70/cwt184.00–189.003,2415
Bulls——1,801175.23/cwt168.00–180.003,1565
Bulls——1,910182.50/cwt182.50–182.503,4861
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed811100.39/cwt80.00–115.008144
Cows—Lean 85-90%828122.91/cwt121.00–125.001,0186
Cows—Lean 85-90%836115.69/cwt115.00–118.009674
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed852135.23/cwt129.00–140.001,1529
Cows—Boner 80-85%972141.57/cwt140.00–144.001,37610
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed990137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3561
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,003132.20/cwt127.00–138.001,32616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,085149.65/cwt144.00–156.001,62419
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,092153.79/cwt135.00–156.501,67955
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,160112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,2991
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows24 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4505950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26701,650.00/head1,500.00–1,800.001,6502
Bred Cows—Small 4673119.00/cwt113.00–125.008012
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2750600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27651,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Small 47851,150.00/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28001,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28112,225.00/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29242,375.00/head2,200.00–2,500.002,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1935225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29692,766.67/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2977171.33/cwt162.00–182.001,6743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29802,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0363,000.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0006
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0493,033.33/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0336
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,049149.50/cwt140.00–155.001,5684
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0743,471.43/head3,000.00–3,550.003,4717
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090160.55/cwt148.50–180.001,75010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0912,320.00/head2,000.00–2,500.002,3205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,163159.25/cwt147.00–172.001,8524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2682,900.00/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3752,266.67/head2,000.00–2,400.002,2673
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,850.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2982,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3553,150.00/head3,000.00–3,300.003,1502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2762238.20/cwt235.00–245.001,81510
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9133
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2853220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8772

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.