Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-02-27

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Feb 27
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
390 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 356▲ 85 vs year ago 305 · +27.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 75▼ 7 vs year ago 75 · −9.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 42▲ 7 vs year ago 48 · +14.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 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 $406.56/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 23 of 32 comparable sales and sits +43.20 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$406.56
39 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,182
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$990
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$174.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−45.36
vs NM average
−80.46 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542437.262,36922
Medium and Large 1-2542402.722,1849thin
Medium and Large 2513347.691,7846thin
Small 4525262.671,3792thin
One grade step is worth $174.59/cwt here — about $990 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 sale39 hd
406.56
—
NM average3 barns · 397 hd
451.92
−45.36
National average172 barns · 11,832 hd
487.02
−80.46
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+43.20
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—High1,608190.983,07113
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,086161.971,75942
CowsLean 85-90%Low903141.971,28211

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$3,0506
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,142$3,0005
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,173$2,9252thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,160$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$2,5333thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,149$2,3507
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$2,2504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$2,2503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$2,1673thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)945$1,9001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)777$1,7384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$3,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$3,2001thin

Every lot

138 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3254
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-21951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-22051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12241,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3254
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2230605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,3921
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned240627.24/cwt615.00–640.001,5052
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1250650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,6251
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned255620.00/cwt620.00–620.001,5811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Value Added270576.73/cwt575.00–580.001,5573
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2270549.46/cwt530.00–560.001,4843
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2751,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned320460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,4721
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned328551.20/cwt540.00–560.001,8087
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328523.30/cwt520.00–525.001,7163
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3861
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned330337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1121
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335609.93/cwt605.00–615.002,0432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy365580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,1171
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371550.74/cwt540.00–570.002,04310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383465.10/cwt450.00–480.001,7812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned385535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,0601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy411502.72/cwt495.00–520.002,0666
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2423438.16/cwt430.00–450.001,8538
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425550.36/cwt545.00–560.002,3398
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435471.50/cwt460.00–485.002,0519
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned435405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,7621
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added456491.97/cwt490.00–500.002,2435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478464.02/cwt450.00–480.002,21819
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481429.74/cwt425.00–432.002,0674
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2513347.69/cwt330.00–376.001,7846
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520404.09/cwt385.00–415.002,1015
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525436.69/cwt430.00–455.002,29312
Steers500–550Small 4525262.67/cwt245.00–280.001,3792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562437.95/cwt422.00–445.002,46110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570401.01/cwt400.00–402.002,2864
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,4302
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633369.98/cwt365.00–375.002,3422
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy655400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,6201
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672366.99/cwt365.00–375.002,4665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,5921
Steers700–750Small 4725200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4961
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2780302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,3561
Steers850–900Small 4860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7631
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970272.63/cwt260.00–285.002,6452
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,7031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned1401,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 11451,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1601,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 11871,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Fancy210690.00/cwt690.00–690.001,4491
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2260425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned275510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,4031
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279524.24/cwt515.00–540.001,4638
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,5542
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2318507.68/cwt500.00–515.001,6142
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,7762
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned345446.67/cwt445.00–450.001,5413
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1360465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373444.77/cwt425.00–450.001,65910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6102
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419394.90/cwt380.00–405.001,6554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422459.87/cwt450.00–475.001,94116
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433423.14/cwt415.00–440.001,8326
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2458425.45/cwt412.00–440.001,9496
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467457.85/cwt450.00–475.002,1384
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474360.73/cwt340.00–382.001,7105
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514372.59/cwt350.00–382.001,9158
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added523387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,0242
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526419.76/cwt412.00–425.002,2085
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,8913
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566356.32/cwt350.00–370.002,0178
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2585343.00/cwt343.00–343.002,0071
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,8001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2992
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added623393.58/cwt387.00–400.002,4522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625337.54/cwt335.00–340.002,1102
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4203
Heifers650–700Small 4685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9111
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,4421
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830317.50/cwt317.50–317.502,6351
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1-2855297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5391
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1435472.21/cwt460.00–485.002,0542
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435397.36/cwt385.00–410.001,7292
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,9091
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy510435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy645395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,5485
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3791
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805334.00/cwt334.00–334.002,6891
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2830200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,7131
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2943218.56/cwt197.00–240.002,0612
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,5481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,345184.00/cwt183.00–185.002,4752
Bulls——1,430182.53/cwt179.00–188.502,6104
Bulls——Return to Feed1,585193.00/cwt193.00–193.003,0591
Bulls——1,818198.60/cwt196.00–202.003,6116
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%690122.00/cwt122.00–122.008421
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed858147.29/cwt143.00–150.001,2642
Cows—Lean 85-90%870136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,1881
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed873152.36/cwt150.00–155.001,3303
Cows—Lean 85-90%951144.08/cwt137.00–150.001,3707
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,072163.90/cwt154.00–172.001,75725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,110150.92/cwt147.00–153.001,6754
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,140172.87/cwt172.00–174.001,9713
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191160.83/cwt155.00–166.001,9157
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows20 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-25951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium 17503,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 17753,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Bred Cows—Small 1-27801,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27832,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28282,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28381,916.67/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9173
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29151,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29502,600.00/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1423,000.00/head2,900.00–3,100.003,0005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1602,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1732,925.00/head2,900.00–2,950.002,9252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1772,250.00/head2,000.00–2,550.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2252,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2403,275.00/head3,000.00–3,500.003,2754
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1748288.75/cwt280.00–305.002,1604
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2874238.75/cwt205.00–255.002,0874
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19253,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001

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.