Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-03-06

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 6
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
509 head
▲ 119 vs last sale 390▲ 122 vs year ago 387 · +31.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
74 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 68▼ 18 vs year ago 92 · −19.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 55▼ 59 vs year ago 109 · −54.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were steady with limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 22.00-28.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade and 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 $449.67/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 33 of 32 comparable sales and sits +86.31 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$449.67
65 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,546
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$709
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$107.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.94
vs NM average
−25.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1570460.342,62256
Medium and Large 1-2547407.962,2325thin
Medium and Large 2543352.501,9124thin
One grade step is worth $107.84/cwt here — about $709 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd
449.67
—
NM average3 barns · 215 hd
457.61
−7.94
National average177 barns · 11,580 hd
475.56
−25.89
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+86.31
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—Low1,558177.662,76719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,077162.961,75527
CowsLean 85-90%Low850132.261,12414

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)1,130$3,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$3,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,7754thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$2,6905
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$2,4003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,134$2,3205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,033$1,6503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$1,6002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,297$4,0503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$3,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$3,0833thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers53 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium 1-2208710.00/head710.00–710.007102
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2258547.72/cwt540.00–555.001,4132
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2278485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3482
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,8632
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned310497.85/cwt465.00–510.001,5434
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,8271
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2325491.31/cwt475.00–510.001,5974
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3901
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2371500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,8555
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0902
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned380327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,2431
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned384455.11/cwt445.00–460.001,7483
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,7021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added426560.22/cwt545.00–575.002,3874
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436491.17/cwt480.00–495.002,1424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy437543.86/cwt525.00–550.002,3777
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,3211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,6561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2467434.91/cwt425.00–440.002,0313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy473507.59/cwt505.00–510.002,4012
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479477.96/cwt470.00–495.002,2895
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8112
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526443.69/cwt435.00–450.002,3344
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543401.60/cwt390.00–425.002,1813
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553417.49/cwt415.00–420.002,3092
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0162
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy562472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,65311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568474.75/cwt467.00–497.002,69721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584442.12/cwt425.00–456.002,58220
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fancy601495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,97511
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added612463.31/cwt455.00–480.002,8353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624434.72/cwt420.00–450.002,7136
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628393.32/cwt387.00–400.002,4702
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655422.95/cwt416.00–455.002,7709
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665414.02/cwt390.00–422.002,75311
Steers650–700Small 4695190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2699367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,5656
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added710402.50/cwt402.50–402.502,8581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725358.38/cwt355.00–360.002,5983
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2725345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5011
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2783320.90/cwt310.00–332.502,5133
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820332.50/cwt332.50–332.502,7271
Steers850–900Small 4858177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5196
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2890325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8931
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925365.00/cwt365.00–365.003,3761
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975370.00/cwt370.00–370.003,6081
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5251
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020271.14/cwt260.00–282.502,7662
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,030215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,2151
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned168961.57/head900.00–1,025.009622
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282474.67/cwt460.00–485.001,3393
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290422.20/cwt405.00–440.001,2242
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2300392.50/cwt392.50–392.501,1781
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1305540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,6472
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,5401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned305495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,5103
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,5581
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2360385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned365380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,3871
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy370515.00/cwt515.00–515.001,9061
Heifers350–400Small 4375725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378488.64/cwt470.00–500.001,8474
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416433.71/cwt420.00–440.001,8044
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425398.98/cwt390.00–410.001,69610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,9229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470427.50/cwt420.00–435.002,0092
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483379.79/cwt370.00–400.001,8346
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1487447.87/cwt445.00–475.002,18146
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514434.11/cwt420.00–445.002,2318
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562338.26/cwt335.00–340.001,9013
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574374.76/cwt370.00–375.002,15121
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added583420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,44910
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2588300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613301.66/cwt300.00–305.001,8493
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2630339.82/cwt325.00–355.002,1416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2663334.53/cwt330.00–335.002,21811
Heifers650–700Small 4677800.00/head800.00–800.008003
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678401.26/cwt400.00–402.502,7212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723312.53/cwt310.00–320.002,2604
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,4262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9781
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2590395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,3311
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2625365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2811
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2638240.06/cwt235.00–245.001,5322
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1658410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,6982
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2682379.05/cwt375.00–380.002,5855
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2685242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6581
Bulls700–750Medium 1-2715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2783222.52/cwt220.00–225.001,7422
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2798255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0354
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2830310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,5731
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0641
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2880230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0241
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2913240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1912
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2920225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers150–200Large 1-2155655.93/head625.00–700.006565
Dairy Steers200–250Large 1-2248800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,249157.49/cwt127.00–173.001,9677
Bulls——Return to Feed1,653188.55/cwt183.50–194.003,1176
Bulls——1,786189.35/cwt185.00–195.003,3825
Bulls——2,005195.00/cwt195.00–195.003,9101
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed715111.00/cwt111.00–111.007941
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed720142.48/cwt140.00–145.001,0262
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed753113.00/cwt113.00–113.008512
Cows—Lean 85-90%830117.00/cwt117.00–117.009711
Cows—Lean 85-90%883146.38/cwt140.00–150.001,2934
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed947152.77/cwt151.00–155.001,4473
Cows—Lean 85-90%970131.79/cwt125.00–135.001,2784
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,066163.34/cwt154.00–176.001,74121
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,260176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2181
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,290176.00/cwt176.00–176.002,2701
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305159.50/cwt159.50–159.502,0811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27253,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Small 47281,525.00/head1,500.00–1,550.001,5252
Bred Cows—Small 47351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29101,400.00/head1,200.00–1,600.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0073,466.67/head3,400.00–3,600.003,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,175.00/head2,100.00–2,300.002,1754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,400.00/head2,200.00–2,500.002,4003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1683,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,510162.00/cwt162.00–162.002,4461
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1795280.90/cwt272.50–305.002,2335
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2799250.31/cwt240.00–265.002,00016
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918215.00/cwt205.00–225.001,9744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19453,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,0702,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1603,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2453,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4734,225.00/head3,850.00–4,600.004,2252

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.