Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-04-03

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 3
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
271 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 245▲ 271 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
68 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 73▲ 68 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
58 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 108▲ 58 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, with no comparisons in heifer calves. No comparisons in feeder calves, while feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $438.93/cwt on 22 head, up $99.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 32 comparable sales and sits +75.57 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$438.93
▲ 99.74 vs prior sale
22 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,384
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$692
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$129.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−18.42
vs NM average
−44.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542454.132,46316thin
Medium and Large 1-2546435.102,3734thin
Medium and Large 2545325.001,7712thin
One grade step is worth $129.13/cwt here — about $692 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd
438.93
—
NM average3 barns · 140 hd
457.35
−18.42
National average169 barns · 10,003 hd
483.18
−44.25
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+75.57
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—Average1,517185.292,81117
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,088167.641,82324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,760165.002,9041thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average867144.401,25213

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)1,053$2,8117
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,7256
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)859$2,46310
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,343$2,4632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,059$1,6173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,062$3,4833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,090$2,7003thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers41 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned170904.37/head875.00–950.009044
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned210700.00/cwt700.00–700.001,4701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy273655.00/cwt655.00–655.001,7882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned322364.30/cwt340.00–380.001,1733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340607.68/cwt595.00–620.002,0662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362577.53/cwt570.00–582.502,0913
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7132
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2388532.74/cwt520.00–545.002,0672
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417399.90/cwt395.00–410.001,6685
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422545.22/cwt537.50–555.002,3017
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,1462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2435500.17/cwt485.00–515.002,1762
Steers450–500Small 44551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,2091
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1466517.47/cwt515.00–525.002,4114
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added473544.01/cwt540.00–550.002,5733
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485434.90/cwt430.00–440.002,1092
Steers500–550Small 45251,323.25/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3234
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added536480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,5734
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536444.57/cwt442.00–465.002,3839
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2544456.80/cwt440.00–465.002,4853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0351
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added565470.00/cwt470.00–470.002,6562
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,3491
Steers600–650Small 46131,344.27/head1,210.00–1,575.001,3443
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2613337.41/cwt315.00–360.002,0682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2633396.71/cwt380.00–410.002,5113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,2941
Steers650–700Small 46901,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2690368.27/cwt360.00–385.002,5413
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,5701
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,4505
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778362.53/cwt357.50–367.502,8208
Steers750–800Small 4790205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,6201
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8706
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1Value Added913330.00/cwt330.00–330.003,0132
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7601
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1781
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,120210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned133837.26/head825.00–850.008372
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1701,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2180975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2328430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4102
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Heifers350–400Small 43651,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373374.90/cwt370.00–380.001,3982
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415452.50/cwt452.50–452.501,8781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418430.03/cwt425.00–445.001,7984
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433377.28/cwt365.00–390.001,6342
Heifers400–450Small 44451,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added455465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466427.05/cwt410.00–440.001,9908
Heifers450–500Small 4473145.00/cwt145.00–145.006862
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475422.76/cwt410.00–435.002,0082
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495357.00/cwt357.00–357.001,7671
Heifers500–550Small 45051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1513413.38/cwt405.00–420.002,1213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2523346.62/cwt340.00–350.001,8133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530373.25/cwt360.00–387.001,9782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2567378.56/cwt360.00–400.002,1463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617345.10/cwt340.00–360.002,1294
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622314.35/cwt295.00–325.001,9556
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640362.00/cwt362.00–362.002,3171
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2658315.85/cwt305.00–325.002,0783
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,2444
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680286.07/cwt277.00–295.001,9452
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2Full685300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0551
Heifers700–750Small 4705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2720322.87/cwt312.00–335.002,3254
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2760330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,5081
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4996
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1801325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6033
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,6511
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2565377.00/cwt377.00–377.002,1301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673285.50/cwt270.00–300.001,9212
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1241
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2843243.49/cwt240.00–247.002,0532
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2885245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1681
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2917231.93/cwt215.00–245.002,1277
Bulls1100–1150Medium 1-21,115173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,244169.24/cwt140.00–176.002,1057
Bulls——Return to Feed1,400183.61/cwt182.00–185.002,5712
Bulls——1,630197.00/cwt197.00–197.003,2112
Bulls——Return to Feed1,715192.50/cwt192.50–192.503,3011
Bulls——1,862202.32/cwt199.00–207.003,7675
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight820118.98/cwt111.00–128.009762
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed865152.34/cwt148.00–156.001,3185
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Cows—Lean 85-90%913150.62/cwt149.00–153.001,3754
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,046168.59/cwt162.00–173.001,7639
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,091167.89/cwt161.00–171.001,83212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185158.17/cwt156.00–160.001,8742
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1531
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,760165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,9041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows18 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2655185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2121
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27751,937.50/head1,750.00–2,000.001,9384
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28201,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28992,615.00/head2,575.00–2,725.002,6155
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29222,450.00/head2,350.00–2,500.002,4503
Bred Cows—Small 49381,125.00/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 19953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,795.00/head2,575.00–3,150.002,7955
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0583,600.00/head3,300.00–3,900.003,6002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,117181.40/cwt175.00–207.002,0265
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,208180.50/cwt175.00–197.002,1804
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,3104,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3432,462.50/head2,400.00–2,525.002,4632
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 48551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28753,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,475.00/head3,400.00–3,550.003,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2083,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1812306.43/cwt285.00–325.002,4887
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2864275.00/cwt250.00–290.002,3768
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2966216.67/cwt180.00–245.002,0939

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.