Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-02-20

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 20
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
356 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 317▼ 208 vs year ago 564 · −36.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 80▼ 37 vs year ago 112 · −33.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
42 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 55▼ 37 vs year ago 79 · −46.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, while heifer calves 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 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 $387.49/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 20 of 32 comparable sales and sits +24.13 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$387.49
42 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,173
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,245
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$214.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−71.83
vs NM average
−99.86 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1567412.132,33831
Medium and Large 1-2545398.322,1715thin
Medium and Large 2515357.741,8422thin
Small 4552197.871,0934thin
One grade step is worth $214.26/cwt here — about $1,245 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 sale42 hd
387.49
—
NM average3 barns · 323 hd
459.32
−71.83
National average178 barns · 13,390 hd
487.35
−99.86
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+24.13
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—Low1,478170.052,51420
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,202157.431,89325
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,565155.002,4261thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average829117.3697217

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)1,167$3,1503thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)944$3,1134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$3,0502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)795$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,053$2,6006
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)853$2,2173thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$2,1426
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,5833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)615$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)810$1,5752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$2,0001thin

Every lot

124 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned190875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2251,185.00/head1,150.00–1,225.001,1852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2260535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,3911
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1316622.01/cwt620.00–625.001,9665
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned327553.07/cwt535.00–565.001,8095
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330497.77/cwt480.00–515.001,6432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned360505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,8181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added378580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,1923
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380527.50/cwt525.00–530.002,0052
Steers350–400Medium 23901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413469.73/cwt455.00–485.001,9402
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,1681
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430352.44/cwt350.00–355.001,5152
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy443527.51/cwt525.00–530.002,3372
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465357.58/cwt355.00–360.001,6632
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470461.26/cwt452.00–470.002,1686
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added490437.50/cwt437.50–437.502,14434
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514436.04/cwt422.00–445.002,2416
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515357.74/cwt345.00–370.001,8422
Steers500–550Small 4520215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1181
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2535399.65/cwt397.50–405.002,1384
Steers550–600Small 4563192.16/cwt185.00–207.001,0823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580406.39/cwt404.00–420.002,35725
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585393.00/cwt393.00–393.002,2991
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1635382.75/cwt370.00–387.002,4304
Steers600–650Small 4640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675376.62/cwt370.00–380.002,5423
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2679352.85/cwt345.00–358.002,3964
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9612
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5742
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added770384.00/cwt384.00–384.002,9573
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785314.81/cwt306.00–330.002,4716
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,9151
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,140200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned155950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers200–250Small 42301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy250600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,5001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2102
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1282580.89/cwt565.00–585.001,6385
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2295395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1651
Heifers300–350Small 43001,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315403.33/cwt395.00–415.001,2703
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318547.44/cwt545.00–550.001,7412
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned325462.38/cwt460.00–465.001,5032
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335487.31/cwt475.00–500.001,6322
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned370415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5361
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371444.15/cwt425.00–450.001,6489
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373377.89/cwt370.00–395.001,4105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9441
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,1474
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416415.86/cwt410.00–435.001,7306
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,0096
Heifers450–500Small 44501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2478406.93/cwt400.00–420.001,9456
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483472.97/cwt465.00–475.002,2845
Heifers500–550Small 45001,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528417.50/cwt417.50–417.502,2048
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2529364.40/cwt355.00–375.001,9284
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,7721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564347.63/cwt347.00–350.001,9615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,01614
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,1652
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2632308.92/cwt306.00–315.001,9523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2655330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0061
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2708292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,0672
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4591
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2953
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836310.65/cwt306.00–316.002,59715
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1951,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2730235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7161
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2790235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8571
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2890230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0471
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3501
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2980214.85/cwt185.00–245.002,1062
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,270170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,1591
Bulls——1,286158.80/cwt147.00–167.002,0429
Bulls——1,503176.35/cwt170.00–182.002,6516
Bulls——1,926185.94/cwt184.00–188.003,5814
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007042
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68392.20/cwt85.00–100.006302
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed75694.05/cwt91.00–106.007114
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed795164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3041
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed840138.68/cwt136.00–142.001,1652
Cows—Lean 85-90%923125.94/cwt125.00–127.001,1622
Cows—Lean 85-90%966139.05/cwt136.00–141.001,3435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,123147.04/cwt145.00–150.001,6513
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,200159.27/cwt155.50–170.001,91112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277157.70/cwt152.00–162.002,0149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,4261
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows19 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4790750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27952,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28051,825.00/head1,800.00–1,850.001,8252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 18102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28101,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 18603,000.00/head2,800.00–3,200.003,0002
Bred Cows—Medium 19103,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0053,050.00/head2,900.00–3,200.003,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,520.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5205
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0283,225.00/head3,100.00–3,350.003,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0953,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1102,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1992,212.50/head2,100.00–2,300.002,2134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4952,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 46151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 48101,575.00/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18653,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2680230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5641
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2752285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1433
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1816293.09/cwt285.00–300.002,39211
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,395175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,4411

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.