Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-06-26

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jun 26
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 343▼ 83 vs year ago 368 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
153 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 167▲ 42 vs year ago 111 · +37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 107▼ 38 vs year ago 150 · −25.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 lower. 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 $362.33/cwt on 17 head, down $59.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 32 comparable sales and sits −1.03 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$362.33
▼ 59.28 vs prior sale
17 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,007
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,127
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$190.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−69.74
vs NM average
−106.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579425.112,4614thin
Medium and Large 1-2552409.082,2595thin
Medium and Large 2538370.071,9912thin
Medium 1-2520323.001,6803thin
Small 4568234.881,3343thin
One grade step is worth $190.23/cwt here — about $1,127 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 sale17 hd
362.33
—
NM average3 barns · 130 hd
432.07
−69.74
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
−106.13
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—Low1,336195.742,61515
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,102165.891,82876
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,472155.092,2835thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low889148.411,31924

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,213$2,8502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,212$2,4503thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)939$2,3314thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)902$1,9833thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)884$2,85212
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,073$2,80616
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,010$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)878$2,3673thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers45 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned150885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2200575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,1501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-22101,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned215975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned215455.00/cwt455.00–455.009781
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned227529.93/cwt520.00–545.001,2033
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned280525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,4701
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned293427.35/cwt410.00–445.001,2522
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2315454.68/cwt445.00–475.001,4323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,3762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325589.26/cwt570.00–605.001,9159
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed335500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6751
Steers350–400Medium 1-2355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369416.96/cwt405.00–430.001,5394
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,9952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned395365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,4421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7201
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2429462.57/cwt450.00–470.001,9846
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,7521
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465490.00/cwt490.00–490.002,2791
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473434.11/cwt420.00–447.502,0532
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2515430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,2152
Steers500–550Medium 1-2520323.00/cwt300.00–335.001,6803
Steers500–550Small 4525975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2538370.07/cwt355.00–385.001,9912
Steers550–600Small 4568234.88/cwt225.00–245.001,3343
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577395.14/cwt385.00–400.002,2803
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579425.11/cwt420.00–437.002,4614
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627365.77/cwt352.00–375.002,2933
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1640420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,6882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2661346.73/cwt322.50–375.002,2925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fancy663435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,88411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669372.76/cwt365.00–380.002,4947
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,1063
Steers700–750Small 4710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728369.56/cwt355.00–380.002,69011
Steers700–750Medium 1-2730245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7892
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1768360.86/cwt355.00–367.002,7712
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,4551
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840342.00/cwt342.00–342.002,8731
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,9071
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,8801
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2960270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5921
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,9941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned118746.55/head625.00–900.007474
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned178811.62/head725.00–850.008124
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,0011
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned255440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1223
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned255380.00/cwt380.00–380.009691
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1303472.48/cwt470.00–475.001,4322
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned325465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,5111
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3741
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2360410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,4761
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2362358.47/cwt345.00–375.001,2985
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405458.42/cwt455.00–465.001,8573
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432421.03/cwt417.00–425.001,8192
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy435455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,9792
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2438367.37/cwt360.00–375.001,6092
Heifers400–450Small 44451,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464373.23/cwt365.00–380.001,73220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474332.35/cwt325.00–350.001,5754
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1485400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9402
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6671
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9765
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2590365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,1541
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2605310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8761
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1531
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1675344.56/cwt330.00–360.002,3262
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0651
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719350.91/cwt335.00–355.002,52310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2778310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,4122
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1814310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,52310
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2868275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3876
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned294445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3084
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2605300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8151
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2665356.00/cwt356.00–356.002,3671
Bulls650–700Small 4690235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6222
Bulls800–850Medium 1-2825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Bulls950–1000Medium 1-2970207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,0081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,000188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,8801
Bulls——1,235185.81/cwt176.00–195.002,2957
Bulls——Return to Feed1,260207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,6081
Bulls——1,523206.73/cwt200.00–213.003,1486
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%775162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2561
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed780141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1001
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight798109.64/cwt107.00–114.008753
Cows—Lean 85-90%839146.79/cwt142.00–149.001,2325
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed913159.71/cwt155.00–163.001,4582
Cows—Lean 85-90%942156.85/cwt151.00–160.001,47814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,057161.33/cwt156.00–163.001,70521
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,100166.83/cwt163.00–172.001,83510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,132167.98/cwt163.50–173.001,90242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,1151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,320157.74/cwt157.00–158.502,0822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,573153.32/cwt153.00–154.002,4123
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs12 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26251,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27432,112.50/head1,975.00–2,250.002,1132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27882,875.00/head2,525.00–3,050.002,8753
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,450.00/head2,400.00–2,500.002,4502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29062,828.13/head2,575.00–3,125.002,8288
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0002,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0052,650.00/head2,600.00–2,700.002,6502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0102,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0482,693.75/head2,500.00–3,100.002,6948
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2983,100.00/head3,000.00–3,200.003,1002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4054,025.00/head4,025.00–4,025.004,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,4804,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 45051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28452,150.00/head2,100.00–2,200.002,1502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2862252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,1729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,024171.75/cwt162.00–188.001,7594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0332,512.50/head2,225.00–2,800.002,5132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,475.00/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1252,450.00/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,9692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2122,450.00/head2,350.00–2,600.002,4503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,850.00/head2,800.00–2,900.002,8502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2858238.33/cwt230.00–240.002,0456
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2861255.41/cwt242.00–280.002,19922
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1900290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6101

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.