Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-07-31

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 31
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 145 vs last sale 212▼ 172 vs year ago 529 · −32.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 93▲ 51 vs year ago 128 · +39.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 160▲ 0 vs year ago 105 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to slightly higher, with limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers had no comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 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 $346.65/cwt on 15 head, down $29.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 32 comparable sales and sits −16.71 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$346.65
▼ 29.85 vs prior sale
15 head · 565 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$753
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$140.05/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−33.44
vs NM average
−52.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558388.682,1705thin
Medium and Large 1-2564363.412,0506thin
Medium and Large 2595330.001,9641thin
Small 4570248.631,4173thin
One grade step is worth $140.05/cwt here — about $753 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale15 hd
346.65
—
NM average3 barns · 120 hd
380.09
−33.44
National average142 barns · 3,877 hd
399.29
−52.64
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−16.71
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—Low1,567201.003,15022
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,078162.391,751129
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,775160.502,8492thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average841136.351,14727

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,175$2,9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)862$2,37711
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,5423thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,192$3,18211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,047$3,1006
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,244$2,84211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)700$1,3001thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers55 lots · lightest first
Steers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned83421.21/head400.00–450.004212
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned158880.08/head875.00–885.008802
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned243542.32/cwt525.00–560.001,3182
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1247605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,4946
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned273460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2564
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275541.79/cwt540.00–545.001,4908
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2290485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4071
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,4951
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,4191
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned333356.84/cwt340.00–375.001,1882
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340522.50/cwt520.00–525.001,7772
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy341558.00/cwt558.00–558.001,9038
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373448.97/cwt437.00–455.001,6753
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,8246
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned386420.06/cwt415.00–430.001,6214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy415495.00/cwt495.00–495.002,0542
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,6151
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428422.57/cwt410.00–435.001,8092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1434454.39/cwt440.00–470.001,97210
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned435390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,6971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1457475.73/cwt450.00–480.002,1747
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,6971
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2492393.32/cwt390.00–395.001,9353
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,9931
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0901
Steers550–600Small 45501,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568385.35/cwt375.00–400.002,1894
Steers550–600Small 4570248.63/cwt240.00–265.001,4173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2574358.69/cwt342.00–367.002,0595
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9641
Steers600–650Small 4605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2613335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,0542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643350.86/cwt347.00–367.002,2565
Steers600–650Small and Medium 2645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2343
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,3081
Steers700–750Small and Medium 2708190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3454
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1743315.05/cwt300.00–330.002,3412
Steers700–750Medium 1-2745265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9741
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2763280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,1365
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1591
Steers800–850Medium 1-2800220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7601
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,3511
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1826300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4784
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875286.00/cwt286.00–286.002,5031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,6261
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2920282.70/cwt277.00–286.002,6013
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3041
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2970248.32/cwt240.00–257.002,4092
Steers1150–1200Medium and Large 1-21,170245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,8671
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1Unweaned80800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned112447.32/head425.00–500.004473
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1881,008.93/head850.00–1,035.001,0097
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned223419.49/cwt405.00–435.009352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy260555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,44312
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned266476.47/cwt470.00–477.001,26714
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned303340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0302
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2313424.73/cwt415.00–430.001,3293
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned315445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,4021
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323470.27/cwt465.00–475.001,5192
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1362451.16/cwt440.00–455.001,63311
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned375330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,2381
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,3913
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2386421.33/cwt405.00–435.001,6265
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418406.83/cwt385.00–430.001,7012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2433361.31/cwt355.00–375.001,5643
Heifers400–450Small 44381,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1458382.51/cwt380.00–385.001,7522
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5681
Heifers450–500Small 44781,312.43/head1,300.00–1,325.001,3122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2485365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7701
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525312.98/cwt300.00–325.001,6432
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527368.31/cwt365.00–370.001,9413
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9063
Heifers550–600Small 45681,228.17/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2282
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1281
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590282.00/cwt282.00–282.001,6641
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2590245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4461
Heifers600–650Small 46001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2624285.05/cwt280.00–310.001,7796
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2635260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6511
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2675270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8231
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9321
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2748275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0572
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned168900.00/head900.00–900.009006
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned230465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,0701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2410220.00/cwt220.00–220.009021
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2465355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6511
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2657320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1023
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2750290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1751
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2860225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9351
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2950260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,228184.69/cwt183.00–187.002,2682
Bulls——1,353199.36/cwt195.00–203.502,6976
Bulls——1,423184.55/cwt179.00–193.002,6264
Bulls——1,821211.83/cwt207.00–216.003,85710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%735120.00/cwt120.00–120.008821
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed796125.10/cwt121.00–130.009969
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed806145.18/cwt140.00–149.001,1705
Cows—Lean 85-90%807133.57/cwt130.00–136.001,0783
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed825129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0641
Cows—Lean 85-90%942147.50/cwt140.00–151.001,3898
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed953157.93/cwt152.00–159.501,50536
Cows—Boner 80-85%993155.67/cwt147.00–159.501,54625
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,171167.38/cwt160.00–173.001,96066
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,340161.88/cwt160.00–164.002,1692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,590161.00/cwt161.00–161.002,5601
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,960160.00/cwt160.00–160.003,1361
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,615257.00/cwt257.00–257.004,1511
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27001,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0202,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,0202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0433,010.00/head2,750.00–3,100.003,0105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0653,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1442,841.67/head2,500.00–3,300.002,8426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2373,700.00/head3,500.00–3,800.003,7003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2652,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2683,425.00/head3,350.00–3,500.003,4252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2792,958.57/head2,500.00–3,035.002,9597
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4303,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-26051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2770194.00/cwt168.00–220.001,4942
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28051,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28622,377.27/head2,100.00–2,600.002,37711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2963191.50/cwt173.00–210.001,8442
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,0131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1752,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,234165.71/cwt165.00–170.002,0457
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2752,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2759240.71/cwt225.00–252.001,8277
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2772266.74/cwt252.00–290.002,05919
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1810288.75/cwt287.00–305.002,33912
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855244.06/cwt220.00–250.002,08716

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.