Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-04-10

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 10
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
282 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 271▲ 59 vs year ago 223 · +26.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 68▲ 36 vs year ago 85 · +42.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 58▲ 0 vs year ago 38 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in calves and feeder classes. Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 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 $423.31/cwt on 23 head, down $15.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 32 comparable sales and sits +59.95 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$423.31
▼ 15.62 vs prior sale
23 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,357
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$319
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$51.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−42.04
vs NM average
−67.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1559436.172,43714thin
Medium and Large 1-2559426.172,3824thin
Medium and Large 2550385.032,1185thin
One grade step is worth $51.14/cwt here — about $319 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 sale23 hd
423.31
—
NM average3 barns · 123 hd
465.35
−42.04
National average167 barns · 10,529 hd
490.83
−67.52
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+59.95
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—Low1,611198.603,19916
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183168.651,99540
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,512159.972,4183thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low879143.171,25817

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)1,440$2,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)866$2,2605
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)750$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)535$5751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,395$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,000$3,6004thin

Every lot

132 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1621,069.07/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0693
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1791,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2255
Steers150–200Medium and Large 11801,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned233625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,4562
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260652.02/cwt640.00–665.001,6952
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned262608.86/cwt600.00–615.001,5955
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325665.00/cwt665.00–665.002,1611
Steers300–350Small 43451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,7391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379603.44/cwt585.00–620.002,2876
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2383530.04/cwt520.00–535.002,0303
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2412508.60/cwt475.00–525.002,0953
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added413560.00/cwt560.00–560.002,3133
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy433452.43/cwt450.00–455.001,9592
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434545.00/cwt545.00–545.002,3657
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Full470450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1151
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480540.00/cwt540.00–540.002,5922
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484411.78/cwt390.00–430.001,9934
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485476.70/cwt465.00–485.002,3123
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527421.71/cwt415.00–430.002,2223
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530475.00/cwt475.00–475.002,5182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538442.56/cwt435.00–455.002,3814
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added540505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,7271
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570425.68/cwt405.00–430.002,4269
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2588377.34/cwt365.00–390.002,2192
Steers600–650Small 46261,300.30/head1,225.00–1,400.001,3004
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2628365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2925
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,7224
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2642335.02/cwt325.00–340.002,1513
Steers650–700Small 4655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670395.00/cwt395.00–395.002,6471
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,6722
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,5202
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,3952
Steers700–750Small 4723210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5184
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778309.95/cwt295.00–325.002,4112
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2880282.54/cwt280.00–285.002,4862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1893305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7243
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5991
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8501
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,8761
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,6681
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 11,135295.00/cwt295.00–295.003,3481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned127913.74/head775.00–975.009144
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned198578.28/cwt575.00–595.001,1456
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2151,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2201,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 12301,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3752
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230680.00/cwt680.00–680.001,5641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3801
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,6081
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned350505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,7681
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,6693
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,6281
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy384544.43/cwt535.00–550.002,0918
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy405510.00/cwt510.00–510.002,0661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,7641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1440485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,1341
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added476535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,5474
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477468.87/cwt460.00–475.002,2374
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478329.58/cwt300.00–355.001,5753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492379.93/cwt375.00–390.001,8693
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520441.57/cwt425.00–445.002,2966
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523380.07/cwt365.00–395.001,9882
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525339.62/cwt330.00–350.001,7832
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564362.49/cwt355.00–365.002,0444
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1587410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,4079
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,2261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2625353.50/cwt340.00–360.002,2093
Heifers600–650Medium 2625255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5943
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685324.78/cwt310.00–340.002,2252
Heifers650–700Medium 2698245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7103
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728342.97/cwt337.00–350.002,4973
Heifers750–800Medium 2784245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9216
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1201,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2445465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0691
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,7671
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2490295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2622
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2540395.00/cwt380.00–410.002,1332
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2588360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1173
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2672291.59/cwt275.00–310.001,9593
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2740325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,4051
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3521
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2890200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,320177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,3361
Bulls——Return to Feed1,395212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,9571
Bulls——1,405174.60/cwt174.00–175.002,4532
Bulls——Return to Feed1,468196.98/cwt196.00–198.002,8922
Bulls——1,584196.91/cwt189.00–203.003,1194
Bulls——1,829209.62/cwt207.00–212.503,8346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight56083.00/cwt83.00–83.004651
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed715141.04/cwt140.00–142.001,0082
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed763115.59/cwt114.00–117.008822
Cows—Lean 85-90%915130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1901
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed926157.50/cwt155.00–162.001,4585
Cows—Lean 85-90%955155.30/cwt148.50–159.001,4834
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,020136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3871
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,6871
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145162.51/cwt161.00–164.501,8612
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,151169.75/cwt162.00–178.001,9549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165177.65/cwt176.00–179.002,0703
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199167.71/cwt163.50–174.002,01126
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,355157.00/cwt157.00–157.002,1271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,590161.46/cwt161.00–162.002,5672
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4535575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27832,100.00/head2,000.00–2,200.002,1002
Bred Cows—Small 28251,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28502,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2976181.50/cwt165.00–207.001,7714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,028170.50/cwt169.00–172.001,7532
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,358164.25/cwt164.00–164.502,2312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4402,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,680164.00/cwt164.00–164.002,7551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1830325.00/cwt320.00–330.002,6982
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855283.00/cwt260.00–300.002,4205
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2982245.07/cwt222.00–285.002,40715
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,081186.69/cwt174.00–192.002,01832
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19103,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,400.00/head3,300.00–3,500.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3953,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001

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.