Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-04-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Apr 17
● Final141 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▲ 73 vs last sale 282▼ 14 vs year ago 369 · −3.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▲ 41 vs last sale 121▲ 8 vs year ago 154 · +5.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 38▼ 44 vs year ago 121 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while there was no comparisons with heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. 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 $433.42/cwt on 20 head, up $10.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +70.06 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$433.42
▲ 10.11 vs prior sale
20 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,352
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$516
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$96.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−20.60
vs NM average
−54.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547456.342,49614thin
Medium and Large 2529383.902,0325thin
Medium and Large 1-2550360.001,9801thin
One grade step is worth $96.34/cwt here — about $516 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
433.42
—
NM average3 barns · 167 hd
454.02
−20.60
National average180 barns · 13,019 hd
488.35
−54.93
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+70.06
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—Low1,498180.742,70730
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198161.361,93481
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,634154.482,5245thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average880144.931,27529

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,032$2,4589
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,301$2,2506
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)951$2,2205
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,078$2,01414
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)928$2,0004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,045$3,5254thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,375$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,083$2,6833thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$2,1502thin

Every lot

141 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned158877.38/head825.00–925.008772
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220705.00/cwt705.00–705.001,5511
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned220650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,4301
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,4461
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2264560.16/cwt550.00–565.001,4793
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275594.82/cwt580.00–610.001,6363
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277625.68/cwt620.00–635.001,7339
Steers250–300Small 42881,485.22/head1,400.00–1,575.001,4852
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned290530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5371
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,3781
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308598.31/cwt595.00–600.001,8436
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5351
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy345630.00/cwt630.00–630.002,1741
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368466.19/cwt440.00–490.001,7162
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2369539.60/cwt525.00–555.001,9919
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373608.26/cwt600.00–625.002,2693
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned390505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,9701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned395415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6391
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,7801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421563.51/cwt550.00–580.002,3726
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422498.10/cwt485.00–510.002,1023
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,2742
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,3061
Steers450–500Small 44681,497.19/head1,325.00–1,675.001,4972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470501.78/cwt495.00–510.002,3586
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477532.26/cwt520.00–550.002,53910
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478416.86/cwt400.00–435.001,9932
Steers450–500Small 4490220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0781
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy505500.00/cwt500.00–500.002,5251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506480.00/cwt480.00–480.002,4294
Steers500–550Small 45071,358.22/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3583
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514396.13/cwt385.00–415.002,0364
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9801
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy559471.64/cwt470.00–475.002,6363
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575425.65/cwt415.00–440.002,4476
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,9771
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1603447.45/cwt435.00–460.002,6982
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy605425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,5712
Steers600–650Small 4611187.51/cwt185.00–190.001,1464
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622397.48/cwt385.00–415.002,47213
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670402.22/cwt390.00–415.002,6952
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2682331.20/cwt320.00–345.002,2599
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2688369.96/cwt360.00–380.002,5454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,6811
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2727331.46/cwt315.00–340.002,4103
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1784341.55/cwt325.00–350.002,6783
Steers750–800Small 4795215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,8931
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1917315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,8893
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,060265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,8091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned90848.61/head825.00–875.008492
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115857.66/head825.00–875.008583
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2225535.67/cwt525.00–545.001,2052
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275517.36/cwt515.00–520.001,4232
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned285440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2541
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,5661
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1298560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,6692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,3921
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added345535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8461
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy355535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0141
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2387410.32/cwt395.00–420.001,5883
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2395450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7781
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418430.48/cwt420.00–445.001,7993
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419506.46/cwt480.00–515.002,1227
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2453320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy460505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,3231
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465382.66/cwt375.00–390.001,7792
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470442.82/cwt435.00–450.002,0812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476468.95/cwt455.00–485.002,2325
Heifers450–500Small 44851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1516447.02/cwt445.00–455.002,3075
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523385.24/cwt375.00–395.002,0152
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2Value Added530420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,2261
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,8392
Heifers500–550Small 45481,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1552401.68/cwt400.00–405.002,2173
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586351.03/cwt345.00–370.002,0574
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9182
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2619333.79/cwt325.00–350.002,0665
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682341.47/cwt335.00–348.002,3294
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1688367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,5253
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2716313.76/cwt310.00–315.002,2474
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,2772
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,1542
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned118900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned350535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,8731
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1445535.00/cwt535.00–535.002,3811
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,5872
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,9671
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2789287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,2644
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2830273.50/cwt265.00–282.002,2702
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2857290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4853
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,048165.14/cwt162.00–168.001,7312
Bulls——Return to Feed1,205189.00/cwt189.00–189.002,2771
Bulls——1,424175.10/cwt157.00–182.002,49316
Bulls——1,714191.03/cwt185.00–198.003,27411
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed685133.54/cwt130.00–137.009154
Cows—Lean 85-90%783127.19/cwt121.00–131.009963
Cows—Lean 85-90%840134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1261
Cows—Lean 85-90%895157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4051
Cows—Lean 85-90%931148.57/cwt143.00–154.001,38313
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed940152.12/cwt150.00–156.001,4307
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,030175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,8031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,063164.77/cwt160.00–172.001,75219
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,151156.50/cwt154.00–158.001,8014
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,211163.81/cwt159.00–176.001,98433
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303155.53/cwt150.00–160.002,02724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,485155.20/cwt150.00–160.002,3052
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,733154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,6693
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 45751,233.33/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2333
Bred Cows—Small 46101,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2763230.00/cwt200.00–260.001,7553
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28101,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28252,150.00/head2,000.00–2,300.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28382,000.00/head1,900.00–2,100.002,0003
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980160.00/cwt156.00–164.001,5682
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29902,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,266.67/head2,100.00–2,500.002,2673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,687.50/head2,675.00–2,725.002,6886
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195162.60/cwt154.00–170.001,9435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,9551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,279.00/head2,000.00–2,500.002,27910
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3012,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2506
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28202,925.00/head2,800.00–3,050.002,9252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,683.33/head2,400.00–3,150.002,6833
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2104,150.00/head4,150.00–4,150.004,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3304,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3753,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2655265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,7361
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1699315.45/cwt295.00–340.002,20511
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2761271.25/cwt255.00–290.002,0644
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2842248.42/cwt225.00–260.002,09212
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502

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.