Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-06-12

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 12
● Final143 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
316 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 236▲ 57 vs year ago 259 · +22.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
107 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 155▲ 27 vs year ago 80 · +33.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 94▼ 8 vs year ago 108 · −7.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. 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 $364.38/cwt on 26 head, down $32.29 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits +1.03 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$364.38
▼ 32.29 vs prior sale
26 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$215.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−64.64
vs NM average
−89.34 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543420.852,28516thin
Medium and Large 1-2580400.002,3201thin
Medium and Large 2549287.481,5796thin
Small 4522205.161,0713thin
One grade step is worth $215.69/cwt here — about $1,215 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale26 hd
364.38
—
NM average3 barns · 171 hd
429.03
−64.64
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−89.34
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+1.03
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—Low1,418192.832,73428
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,122165.981,86248
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low832136.401,13518

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)1,237$2,8673thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,167$2,7833thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,156$2,4254thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,088$2,2502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,017$2,2173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$2,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,070$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,349$3,3437
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$3,30316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$2,89012

Every lot

143 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned164885.92/head775.00–950.008864
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205600.00/cwt600.00–600.001,2302
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,1791
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned210425.00/cwt425.00–425.008931
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240535.00/cwt535.00–535.001,2841
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned250405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned260470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,2221
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned273561.70/cwt550.00–595.001,5336
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274577.05/cwt562.00–595.001,5814
Steers250–300Small 42781,535.00/head1,535.00–1,535.001,5352
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned305560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,7081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1314595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,8684
Steers300–350Small 43371,493.17/head1,350.00–1,535.001,4934
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340474.71/cwt465.00–495.001,6143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added355540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,9172
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3062
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378570.00/cwt570.00–570.002,1555
Steers350–400Small 43801,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384503.71/cwt500.00–515.001,9344
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned390347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,3531
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410372.44/cwt370.00–375.001,5272
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419507.49/cwt500.00–515.002,1266
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2445435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,9361
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1455470.00/cwt460.00–490.002,1393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465340.85/cwt320.00–355.001,5855
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2483415.03/cwt410.00–420.002,0054
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508362.44/cwt350.00–375.001,8412
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy520460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3921
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520420.22/cwt416.00–445.002,1857
Steers500–550Small 4522205.16/cwt180.00–230.001,0713
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,7831
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4254
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572400.30/cwt390.00–415.002,2907
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2580400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3201
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2612366.31/cwt365.00–367.002,2423
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618327.55/cwt325.00–330.002,0242
Steers650–700Small 4655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,4851
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2713334.89/cwt325.00–345.002,3884
Steers700–750Small 4722250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8053
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2785310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,5761
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825334.85/cwt330.00–345.002,7633
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,4881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2860265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2791
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1989258.75/cwt252.00–261.002,5594
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2Unweaned185410.00/cwt410.00–410.007591
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned245425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,0411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260480.38/cwt470.00–490.001,2492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2263429.86/cwt415.00–445.001,1312
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270424.72/cwt420.00–430.001,1472
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1277488.40/cwt475.00–500.001,3533
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned314359.32/cwt347.00–385.001,1283
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned315425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,3391
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2322410.73/cwt400.00–430.001,3233
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added325450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4631
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1347475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,6486
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,6911
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421379.16/cwt370.00–407.001,5967
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421360.98/cwt350.00–375.001,5204
Heifers400–450Small 44401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1444424.80/cwt415.00–445.001,8863
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy450445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,0031
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,2311
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479384.20/cwt375.00–410.001,8405
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2513372.06/cwt367.00–375.001,9098
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528322.51/cwt320.00–325.001,7032
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529399.12/cwt385.00–405.002,1115
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2560355.13/cwt330.00–375.001,9893
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573400.11/cwt395.00–405.002,2932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578305.15/cwt300.00–310.001,7642
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2608330.00/cwt315.00–345.002,0066
Heifers600–650Small 4608203.34/cwt200.00–205.001,2363
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2705305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,1501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710335.02/cwt320.00–350.002,3794
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2835300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5051
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned283461.95/cwt450.00–475.001,3072
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2405505.00/cwt505.00–505.002,0451
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2460390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,7941
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned480320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550330.00/cwt320.00–340.001,8152
Bulls550–600Small 4560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,0031
Bulls600–650Medium 1-2605255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5431
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2730275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0081
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2773267.28/cwt245.00–290.002,0662
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2845237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0031
Bulls850–900Small 4850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2875241.09/cwt237.00–245.002,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,317185.40/cwt172.00–194.002,44211
Bulls——1,352174.00/cwt143.00–186.002,3526
Bulls——Return to Feed1,489209.36/cwt205.00–213.503,1177
Bulls——1,660210.72/cwt206.00–214.503,4982
Bulls——Return to Feed1,680214.43/cwt214.00–215.003,6022
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed703127.37/cwt120.00–135.008952
Cows—Lean 85-90%770122.88/cwt121.00–125.009463
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight790116.80/cwt115.00–119.009232
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed793144.04/cwt140.00–148.001,1422
Cows—Lean 85-90%864139.44/cwt136.00–142.001,2054
Cows—Lean 85-90%927150.49/cwt147.00–156.001,3955
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,026160.35/cwt158.00–162.001,64513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,047167.64/cwt163.00–174.501,75518
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,265170.34/cwt161.00–176.002,15514
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,313160.15/cwt158.00–161.002,1033
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2780230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7941
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2815217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7691
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28302,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2878202.50/cwt175.00–232.501,7783
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29601,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29852,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0103,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,325.00/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0701,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0882,250.00/head2,100.00–2,400.002,2502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,1501,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,783.33/head2,750.00–2,800.002,7833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,466.67/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4673
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3502,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1699309.25/cwt307.00–310.002,1624
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2808263.67/cwt250.00–285.002,13015
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2914234.00/cwt210.00–249.002,13912
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27551,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 18803,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29203,650.00/head3,650.00–3,650.003,6505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29722,977.78/head2,650.00–3,300.002,9789
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,975.00/head2,650.00–3,300.002,9752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,965.63/head2,600.00–3,200.002,9668
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2403,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2983,320.00/head2,900.00–3,500.003,3205
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4753,400.00/head3,100.00–3,700.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,6954,100.00/head4,100.00–4,100.004,1001

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.