Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-01-30

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jan 30
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
317 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 339▲ 133 vs year ago 184 · +72.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
37 head
▼ 120 vs last sale 157▼ 43 vs year ago 80 · −53.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 105▼ 14 vs year ago 46 · −30.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons on all classes. Steer and heifer sold for 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $370.38/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 18 of 32 comparable sales and sits +7.02 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$370.38
34 head · 560 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$214.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−17.55
vs NM average
−113.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1556389.962,16716thin
Medium and Large 1-2561375.222,10616thin
Small 4588175.001,0292thin
One grade step is worth $214.96/cwt here — about $1,138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd
370.38
—
NM average2 barns · 67 hd
387.93
−17.55
National average63 barns · 7,974 hd
484.10
−113.72
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+7.02
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—Average1,713178.633,06011
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,045151.571,58415
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low758109.488308thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)920$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)935$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$2,0964thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)940$2,0251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,8252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)806$1,7046
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$3,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$1,7001thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220628.78/cwt627.50–630.001,3832
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230340.00/cwt340.00–340.007821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260580.19/cwt575.00–585.001,5082
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288612.72/cwt607.00–625.001,7653
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320590.63/cwt580.00–600.001,8902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added350585.00/cwt585.00–585.002,0481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy375520.59/cwt520.00–525.001,9528
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375448.48/cwt430.00–457.001,6823
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377488.38/cwt472.00–502.501,84112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410468.70/cwt465.00–480.001,9224
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added420507.00/cwt507.00–507.002,1292
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2426451.64/cwt445.00–459.001,9244
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Full430410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493422.10/cwt405.00–423.002,08135
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515349.90/cwt340.00–360.001,8022
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534391.81/cwt385.00–402.502,0924
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563389.34/cwt385.00–405.002,19212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2568378.84/cwt350.00–385.002,15214
Steers550–600Small 4588175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610380.11/cwt375.00–392.002,31932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,3221
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717336.00/cwt336.00–336.002,4093
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760284.00/cwt284.00–284.002,1581
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,7631
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,5521
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 11,081296.00/cwt296.00–296.003,2004
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned200320.00/cwt320.00–320.006401
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2241
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,4312
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned297525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5595
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy298545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,6243
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added303559.96/cwt555.00–565.001,6972
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328449.39/cwt430.00–465.001,4743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added341477.06/cwt467.00–490.001,6277
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345523.24/cwt520.00–550.001,8059
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2363406.47/cwt400.00–425.001,4754
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1388459.61/cwt450.00–470.001,78310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423383.17/cwt370.00–395.001,6212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425347.59/cwt345.00–350.001,4774
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added470455.00/cwt455.00–455.002,1391
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472369.78/cwt355.00–385.001,7455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475341.67/cwt325.00–350.001,6233
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479402.54/cwt399.00–412.501,92834
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515375.40/cwt375.00–375.501,9335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520353.50/cwt340.00–365.001,83811
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,6171
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,8871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1634357.38/cwt340.00–367.002,2665
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4671
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1795342.50/cwt342.50–342.502,7232
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4141
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2755290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1901
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180148.02/cwt141.00–157.001,7472
Bulls——1,710178.49/cwt176.00–180.503,0523
Bulls——Return to Feed1,857187.44/cwt184.50–193.003,4813
Bulls——1,928190.36/cwt190.00–191.003,6703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed665100.00/cwt100.00–100.006651
Cows—Lean 85-90%715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007873
Cows—Lean 85-90%788128.46/cwt128.00–129.001,0122
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84094.46/cwt90.00–100.007932
Cows—Boner 80-85%965143.48/cwt143.00–144.001,3852
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,051153.79/cwt145.00–161.001,6167
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,064151.68/cwt149.00–155.501,6146
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 47201,181.25/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1814
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27251,035.00/head1,035.00–1,035.001,0351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29352,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29532,125.00/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19703,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008160.00/cwt145.00–175.001,6132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,825.00/head1,700.00–1,950.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120166.90/cwt152.00–179.001,8695
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2743240.67/cwt220.00–260.001,7883
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1783267.50/cwt260.00–280.002,0954
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19753,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.