Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-03-27

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Mar 27
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 95 vs last sale 340▼ 173 vs year ago 418 · −41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 75▼ 95 vs year ago 168 · −56.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 90▼ 70 vs year ago 178 · −39.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with no comparisons in heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers had no good comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 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 $339.19/cwt on 20 head, down $59.56 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −24.16 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$339.19
▼ 59.56 vs prior sale
20 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,516
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$315.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−102.59
vs NM average
−138.90 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510445.002,2701thin
Medium and Large 1-2556385.322,14412thin
Medium and Large 2553331.251,8304thin
Small 4580130.007543thin
One grade step is worth $315.00/cwt here — about $1,516 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 sale20 hd
339.19
—
NM average3 barns · 230 hd
441.78
−102.59
National average173 barns · 11,948 hd
478.09
−138.90
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−24.16
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—Average1,541196.913,0359thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598175.002,7962thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178165.831,95438
CowsLean 85-90%Average897142.371,27720

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)1,340$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)864$2,2003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)924$2,1716
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$1,9132thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$1,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)898$1,5333thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,044$5,21740
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,504$3,2754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$3,2003thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$3,0333thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,7231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2280550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,5401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added310672.46/cwt670.00–675.002,0854
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,8601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333640.00/cwt640.00–640.002,1312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,8381
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added353670.00/cwt670.00–670.002,3654
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370579.93/cwt575.00–585.002,1463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy385615.61/cwt605.00–630.002,3706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added410580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added410470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,9271
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418483.80/cwt482.50–485.002,0226
Steers400–450Small 44201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2424444.00/cwt435.00–450.001,8835
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned430325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,3981
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added455475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,1611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480379.84/cwt365.00–395.001,8232
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483462.38/cwt455.00–470.002,2332
Steers450–500Small 44901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1510445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,2701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2521393.55/cwt380.00–405.002,0504
Steers500–550Small 45251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,7643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574381.21/cwt367.00–392.002,1888
Steers550–600Small 45751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers550–600Small 4580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007543
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,4491
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2632341.20/cwt335.00–345.002,1566
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1282
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2719334.78/cwt310.00–345.002,4074
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2768331.57/cwt325.00–340.002,5463
Steers750–800Small 4785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5671
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,6891
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5811
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5792
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,110195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,1652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120720.83/head600.00–800.007213
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned165863.64/head800.00–900.008643
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2191
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0731
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280447.37/cwt440.00–455.001,2532
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned320470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,5041
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,2961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2345455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,5702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2374435.13/cwt415.00–450.001,6278
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2410427.24/cwt422.00–430.001,7523
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420390.08/cwt380.00–400.001,6383
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464425.87/cwt415.00–445.001,9764
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2468404.00/cwt400.00–405.001,8915
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482363.10/cwt360.00–372.001,7508
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573336.58/cwt325.00–350.001,9293
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2575349.31/cwt342.00–365.002,0095
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2603318.47/cwt312.00–325.001,9204
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623367.23/cwt360.00–375.002,2882
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2677325.18/cwt305.00–335.002,2013
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2710330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,3431
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2052
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,7141
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2955285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,7221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2363414.79/cwt405.00–425.001,5062
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2455400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,8201
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2560305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7081
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2610330.16/cwt320.00–340.002,0142
Bulls700–750Small 4730145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0591
Bulls750–800Small 4760157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1931
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2878262.68/cwt250.00–275.002,3062
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940262.43/cwt250.00–275.002,4672
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5091
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Steers650–700Large 2-3664177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,9291
Bulls——1,420193.45/cwt190.00–196.002,7472
Bulls——1,646203.05/cwt198.50–208.003,3426
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%768133.38/cwt126.00–141.001,0242
Cows—Lean 85-90%838106.01/cwt105.00–107.008882
Cows—Lean 85-90%914148.42/cwt145.00–152.001,3579
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed927146.32/cwt143.00–155.001,3566
Cows—Lean 85-90%935155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4491
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,036157.04/cwt154.00–163.001,6279
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1001
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,203167.82/cwt161.00–173.502,01918
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,259169.23/cwt160.00–177.002,13110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,565175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,7391
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,630175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,8531
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 1-29382,587.50/head2,575.00–2,600.002,5882
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,0505,355.26/head4,000.00–7,500.005,35538
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2-38051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28201,908.33/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9083
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-38401,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2885175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5491
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2885164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,4511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28932,550.00/head2,500.00–2,600.002,5502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024162.90/cwt160.00–174.501,6685
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0282,433.33/head2,300.00–2,500.002,4333
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0301,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,912.50/head1,900.00–1,925.001,9132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1182,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118177.00/cwt174.00–180.001,9792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1802,050.00/head2,000.00–2,100.002,0502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,226171.35/cwt164.00–180.002,10113
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3402,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29102,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3053,033.33/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0333
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3633,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,9253,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2648250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6202
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2771272.20/cwt255.00–285.002,09910
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1950300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8501

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.