Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-05-08

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, May 8
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
338 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 304▲ 74 vs year ago 264 · +28.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 89▼ 67 vs year ago 142 · −47.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 125▼ 60 vs year ago 116 · −51.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week due to reporters absence: compared to two weeks ago: With limited comparisons, Steer and heifer calves sod 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. 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 $426.06/cwt on 38 head, up $18.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 32 comparable sales and sits +62.70 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$426.06
▲ 18.17 vs prior sale
38 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,316
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,592
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$293.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.98
vs NM average
−61.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535478.842,56410thin
Medium and Large 1-2554418.682,31821
Medium and Large 2524404.092,1176thin
Small 4525185.009711thin
One grade step is worth $293.84/cwt here — about $1,592 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 sale38 hd
426.06
—
NM average3 barns · 180 hd
446.04
−19.98
National average180 barns · 14,267 hd
487.55
−61.49
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+62.70
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—Low1,400196.842,75612
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,077171.311,84652
CowsLean 85-90%Average826150.301,24210

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$2,8756
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$2,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,249$3,1886
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$3,0966
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)820$3,0001thin

Every lot

116 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 1-2Unweaned160900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2220532.77/cwt525.00–535.001,1725
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265531.13/cwt525.00–550.001,4074
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned273496.62/cwt485.00–505.001,3563
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282578.40/cwt575.00–580.001,6316
Steers250–300Small 42951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,2391
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added308550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6943
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2317506.87/cwt490.00–525.001,6073
Steers300–350Small 43301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned338458.00/cwt450.00–465.001,5485
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned355550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,9532
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366557.00/cwt555.00–565.002,0395
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366459.90/cwt455.00–485.001,68319
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368542.55/cwt540.00–545.001,9972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned370425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5731
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,8701
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2434510.33/cwt500.00–515.002,2153
Steers450–500Small 4455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008421
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2460420.00/cwt415.00–425.001,9322
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,4461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2475488.71/cwt485.00–490.002,3214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513487.27/cwt475.00–505.002,5006
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2516463.79/cwt455.00–465.002,3938
Steers500–550Small 45201,575.48/head1,550.00–1,600.001,5752
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524404.09/cwt380.00–425.002,1176
Steers500–550Small 4525185.00/cwt185.00–185.009711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569466.19/cwt460.00–475.002,6534
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577390.92/cwt380.00–402.002,25613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624362.95/cwt345.00–375.002,2655
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2676345.66/cwt337.00–370.002,3377
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2715350.14/cwt340.00–360.002,5042
Steers700–750Medium 2725222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6103
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,6752
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793332.49/cwt330.00–335.002,6376
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2815347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,8281
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,9701
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3381
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned128844.11/head800.00–950.008445
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225553.33/cwt535.00–560.001,2454
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2272520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,4144
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315457.42/cwt455.00–460.001,4414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2327494.82/cwt490.00–500.001,6186
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,6243
Heifers300–350Small 43451,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,5401
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355498.74/cwt475.00–505.001,7715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2398400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1408482.00/cwt480.00–485.001,9675
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,9321
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422398.44/cwt395.00–405.001,6813
Heifers400–450Small 44301,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470367.55/cwt365.00–370.001,7272
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472456.54/cwt450.00–460.002,1553
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,0881
Heifers450–500Small 4488150.00/cwt150.00–150.007323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1506435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,2016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526377.39/cwt375.00–385.001,9858
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2527341.61/cwt325.00–355.001,8003
Heifers550–600Small 4565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0452
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568340.09/cwt335.00–355.001,9325
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579380.98/cwt370.00–392.002,2064
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2595370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2021
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669348.64/cwt330.00–355.002,3324
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2691341.31/cwt330.00–345.002,3584
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1202
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2833295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2131,048.82/head950.00–1,150.001,0492
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned285330.00/cwt330.00–330.009411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2385470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,8101
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2525390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2573319.80/cwt305.00–335.001,8322
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0271
Bulls600–650Small 4648170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1022
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3741
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3941
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3791
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,3011
Bulls1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,180205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,4191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,123176.33/cwt162.00–192.001,9803
Bulls——Return to Feed1,140200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,2801
Bulls——1,377199.76/cwt194.00–205.002,7515
Bulls——1,802211.42/cwt210.00–212.503,8103
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Cows—Lean 85-90%816155.46/cwt150.00–158.001,2695
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed873156.89/cwt147.00–167.001,3703
Cows—Lean 85-90%890140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2461
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,057172.19/cwt162.00–178.001,82029
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,090172.91/cwt166.00–176.501,88518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151160.48/cwt160.00–162.001,8475
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2625225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4061
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910241.90/cwt225.00–250.002,20120
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2979255.22/cwt250.00–265.002,4999
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,008295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,9744
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28203,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 19803,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1583,200.00/head2,600.00–3,525.003,2003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1953,425.00/head3,425.00–3,425.003,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2083,066.67/head3,000.00–3,100.003,0673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3203,350.00/head3,350.00–3,350.003,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4503,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28852,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895227.50/cwt225.00–230.002,0362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29402,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2995179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,7811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0522,875.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,8756
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,0431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,400171.00/cwt171.00–171.002,3941

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.