Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-07-24

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 24
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
212 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 359▼ 327 vs year ago 539 · −60.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 87 vs last sale 180▼ 34 vs year ago 127 · −26.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 108▲ 17 vs year ago 143 · +11.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves, and feeder steers and heifers, there was no good comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. 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 $325.37/cwt on 9 head, down $51.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −37.99 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$325.37
▼ 51.13 vs prior sale
9 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,781
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$573
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 4
$100.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−93.71
vs NM average
−93.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2550358.771,9736thin
Small 4542258.571,4013thin
One grade step is worth $100.20/cwt here — about $573 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 sale9 hd
325.37
—
NM average3 barns · 160 hd
419.09
−93.71
National average142 barns · 5,313 hd
419.04
−93.67
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−37.99
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—High1,473193.392,84920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,148159.621,83248
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,668150.952,5183thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average806134.021,08122

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)881$2,1797
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,072$2,1504thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)954$2,0255
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$1,8001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)964$1,7384thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)580$1,0752thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,225$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$3,22015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)821$2,60015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,194$2,33118

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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned120720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned237463.52/cwt450.00–470.001,0993
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned263503.09/cwt475.00–510.001,3235
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned275442.45/cwt440.00–445.001,2172
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned295525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,5492
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned300510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,5302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned305370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1291
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333442.33/cwt435.00–450.001,4732
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365410.00/cwt405.00–420.001,4973
Steers350–400Small 4365250.00/cwt250.00–250.009131
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368440.90/cwt427.00–455.001,6232
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned393330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2973
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2408416.09/cwt400.00–430.001,6985
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433440.01/cwt435.00–445.001,9056
Steers450–500Small 44651,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8373
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468370.19/cwt365.00–375.001,7322
Steers500–550Small 4525237.86/cwt200.00–275.001,2492
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528347.51/cwt345.00–350.001,8352
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2561364.40/cwt335.00–375.002,0444
Steers550–600Small 4575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7251
Steers600–650Small 46051,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2622318.35/cwt315.00–320.001,9803
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2624289.42/cwt282.00–320.001,8065
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2612
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0012
Steers700–750Medium 1-2708220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5582
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Steers750–800Medium 1-2770240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8482
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2774316.70/cwt310.00–320.002,4514
Steers800–850Medium 1-2815225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8342
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2531
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2913288.34/cwt285.00–295.002,6333
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7551
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,055235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,4791
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,115240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,6761
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,305195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,5451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220435.00/cwt435.00–435.009571
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned245465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,1392
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2279456.04/cwt455.00–460.001,2725
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1202
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned320380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,2161
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned325329.92/cwt325.00–335.001,0722
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2350427.50/cwt415.00–435.001,4964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned350360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2601
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned420270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430367.09/cwt350.00–385.001,5782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,1621
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2477345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,6463
Heifers450–500Medium 1-2477261.29/cwt255.00–275.001,2463
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,4603
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,1062
Heifers500–550Medium 1-2520275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4302
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528313.73/cwt305.00–320.001,6564
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8562
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623322.49/cwt320.00–325.002,0092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8291
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1172
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2721280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,0195
Heifers800–850Medium 1-2805225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8112
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6811
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2510300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5301
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2573235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3472
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2638295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8822
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2688259.91/cwt235.00–285.001,7882
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2695315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,1891
Bulls700–750Small 4730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2865275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3791
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2953225.96/cwt210.00–242.002,1532
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,075200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1501
Bulls——1,402182.55/cwt160.00–195.002,55911
Bulls——1,527201.18/cwt196.00–209.003,0725
Bulls——1,776217.94/cwt213.00–224.003,8713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66098.98/cwt91.00–108.006532
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed670119.04/cwt115.00–125.007984
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed738145.48/cwt141.00–152.001,0744
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed745136.20/cwt135.00–137.001,0152
Cows—Lean 85-90%810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Cows—Lean 85-90%853127.48/cwt127.00–128.001,0872
Cows—Lean 85-90%969147.85/cwt144.00–150.001,4337
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed990178.74/cwt177.00–180.001,7702
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,078166.14/cwt161.00–174.001,79116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,163155.08/cwt150.00–160.001,80424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7292
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,360154.00/cwt154.00–154.002,0941
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,377163.35/cwt162.00–165.002,2493
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,668150.95/cwt150.00–153.002,5183
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 46552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27152,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28332,566.67/head2,400.00–2,700.002,5673
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29613,216.67/head2,900.00–3,450.003,2176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29932,350.00/head2,300.00–2,400.002,3502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0952,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2042,957.14/head2,700.00–3,500.002,9577
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,360.71/head2,200.00–2,600.002,36114
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2253,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3523,816.67/head3,800.00–3,900.003,8176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4502,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 45801,075.00/head950.00–1,200.001,0752
Bred Cows—Small 4685900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27481,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27651,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28001,412.50/head1,225.00–1,600.001,4132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29142,485.00/head2,400.00–2,725.002,4855
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0922,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,9811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,450.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1852,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193186.50/cwt173.00–200.002,2252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,298167.20/cwt161.00–174.002,1705
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2827259.83/cwt250.00–275.002,14918
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880238.36/cwt220.00–252.002,09814
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 11,159265.00/cwt265.00–265.003,0712

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.