Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-03-13

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 13
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▼ 146 vs last sale 509▼ 158 vs year ago 521 · −30.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
98 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 74▲ 53 vs year ago 45 · +117.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 50▲ 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, with no comparisons to feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher, Trade and demand moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $417.08/cwt on 29 head, down $32.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 32 comparable sales and sits +53.73 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$417.08
▼ 32.59 vs prior sale
29 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,293
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$504
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$100.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.35
vs NM average
−55.12 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545455.112,4809thin
Medium and Large 1-2551407.912,24817thin
Medium and Large 2557355.001,9763thin
One grade step is worth $100.11/cwt here — about $504 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 sale29 hd
417.08
—
NM average3 barns · 141 hd
421.43
−4.35
National average178 barns · 10,669 hd
472.20
−55.12
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+53.73
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—Low1,566178.792,79929
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,358172.362,3412thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,115165.511,84536
CowsLean 85-90%High900141.521,27418

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)953$3,1002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$3,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,210$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,370$2,6252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,093$2,5004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,112$3,3586
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,218$3,2634thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,038$3,0052thin

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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned140926.34/head825.00–1,075.009264
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165910.29/head800.00–950.009104
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11851,240.00/head1,240.00–1,240.001,2401
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1210650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,3651
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned270405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2275560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,5401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295610.00/cwt610.00–610.001,8001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1317575.05/cwt570.00–580.001,8232
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330542.39/cwt540.00–545.001,7902
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,3701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374504.43/cwt490.00–525.001,8878
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375392.38/cwt365.00–405.001,4713
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378543.45/cwt530.00–555.002,0548
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned380465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,7671
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added425523.25/cwt520.00–530.002,2243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy428512.63/cwt512.00–515.002,1949
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433480.78/cwt470.00–485.002,0829
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440372.47/cwt367.50–375.001,6393
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2441417.44/cwt395.00–425.001,8414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442449.20/cwt445.00–450.001,9856
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457520.18/cwt510.00–540.002,3773
Steers450–500Small 44651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6732
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480495.56/cwt467.00–505.002,3798
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490433.20/cwt410.00–445.002,1237
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added505560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,8281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added508426.00/cwt425.00–427.002,1642
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537394.73/cwt391.00–415.002,1206
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1539446.79/cwt440.00–465.002,4085
Steers500–550Small 45401,385.00/head1,385.00–1,385.001,3851
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,4653
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570412.68/cwt403.00–422.002,3529
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619387.77/cwt380.00–395.002,4004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Full645375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,4191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660402.26/cwt399.00–422.002,6557
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2667345.24/cwt340.00–348.002,3033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675374.70/cwt365.00–385.002,5292
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3621
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,2031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2870269.92/cwt260.00–280.002,3483
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,4371
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Full930245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2791
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2995260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5871
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,050257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,6991
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,140242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,7591
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned163985.00/head985.00–985.009853
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2248440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0913
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2253420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,0632
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned265425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1262
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270537.00/cwt537.00–537.001,4501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1401
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned295350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0331
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322382.58/cwt380.00–390.001,2328
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1345500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2348432.00/cwt432.00–432.001,5035
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375455.97/cwt455.00–460.001,7105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376357.65/cwt350.00–380.001,3456
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380408.41/cwt400.00–430.001,5526
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418382.43/cwt380.00–385.001,5992
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423446.37/cwt445.00–447.001,8883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424417.68/cwt400.00–430.001,77121
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9761
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,0281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475378.54/cwt360.00–392.001,7987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Full493412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,0313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6002
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532379.13/cwt360.00–385.002,0174
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1554365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,0226
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555355.05/cwt350.00–360.001,9714
Heifers550–600Small 4563185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0422
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9973
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Full630285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2675310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0932
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9241
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0951
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1461
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Heifers900–950Medium 1-2920255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls450–500Small 44501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,1861
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2537424.65/cwt420.00–427.002,2803
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2570345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2617350.77/cwt325.00–367.502,1644
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665334.85/cwt325.00–345.002,2272
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2745310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,3101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2775318.49/cwt317.00–320.002,4682
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,2051
Bulls900–950Medium 1-2905160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4481
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2-3492195.00/cwt195.00–195.009593
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,394169.96/cwt165.00–176.002,3696
Bulls——Return to Feed1,466172.92/cwt161.00–178.502,5357
Bulls——Return to Feed1,524178.18/cwt170.00–183.502,7155
Bulls——1,691184.88/cwt179.00–189.003,1268
Bulls——1,877194.95/cwt193.00–197.003,6593
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%852115.50/cwt113.00–121.009843
Cows—Lean 85-90%857146.80/cwt143.00–154.001,2588
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed915157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4371
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed960159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5263
Cows—Lean 85-90%972131.96/cwt129.00–136.001,2833
Cows—Lean 85-90%985157.86/cwt157.00–159.001,5553
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,005168.52/cwt160.00–175.001,69411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045158.14/cwt157.00–160.001,6534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213165.31/cwt159.00–170.002,00516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,2491
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,325175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,3191
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,358172.36/cwt171.00–174.002,3412
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1652313.33/cwt310.00–330.002,0436
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870211.00/cwt192.00–230.001,8362
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893198.50/cwt192.00–205.001,7732
Stock Cows—Large 1-2915190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2941253.42/cwt240.00–290.002,38519
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0354,010.00/head4,010.00–4,010.004,0101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0353,350.00/head2,700.00–3,800.003,3503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Large 1-21,0402,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1303,700.00/head3,600.00–3,800.003,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1353,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2403,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,225.00/head3,050.00–3,400.003,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840174.50/cwt170.00–179.001,4662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29533,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0003,000.00/head2,600.00–3,250.003,0004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,029196.25/cwt185.00–205.002,0194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,0752,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,2779
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-21,130222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,5094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3552,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3852,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.