Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-07-17

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Jul 17
● Final145 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
359 head
▼ 122 vs last sale 481▲ 26 vs year ago 333 · +7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
180 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 126▲ 76 vs year ago 104 · +73.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
108 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 114▲ 0 vs year ago 108 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves from 350-399 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. 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 $376.50/cwt on 22 head, down $32.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 32 comparable sales and sits +13.14 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$376.50
▼ 32.32 vs prior sale
22 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$913
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$172.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−61.15
vs NM average
−62.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545440.002,3983thin
Medium and Large 1-2546394.222,1547thin
Medium and Large 2528366.851,93610thin
Small 4555267.501,4852thin
One grade step is worth $172.50/cwt here — about $913 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 sale22 hd
376.50
—
NM average3 barns · 237 hd
437.65
−61.15
National average158 barns · 7,617 hd
439.15
−62.65
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
+13.14
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—Average1,593204.403,25728
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,088161.681,75946
CowsLean 85-90%Average970136.431,32363

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,078$2,77010
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,5001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,039$2,4134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$2,3833thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,3455
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,185$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,40612
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,143$3,27711
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,065$2,5797

Every lot

145 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 · Steers49 lots · lightest first
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1851,190.00/head1,190.00–1,190.001,1901
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Fancy193660.00/cwt660.00–660.001,2742
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1208585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,2176
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned225575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,2941
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned260975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned260575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4951
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned263442.43/cwt435.00–450.001,1642
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Full280485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,3581
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned282544.47/cwt525.00–550.001,5358
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1302583.76/cwt580.00–590.001,7638
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned310550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,7051
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2310502.42/cwt500.00–505.001,5582
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added323595.00/cwt595.00–595.001,9229
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323410.08/cwt400.00–420.001,3252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned3401,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Steers300–350Small 43451,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned365430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,5701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377565.92/cwt555.00–575.002,13416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,8625
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1404482.53/cwt470.00–485.001,9496
Steers400–450Small 44191,274.73/head1,250.00–1,300.001,2754
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2420416.63/cwt410.00–420.001,7503
Steers400–450Medium 1-2420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy441520.00/cwt520.00–520.002,2936
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9122
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2490433.21/cwt415.00–440.002,12311
Steers450–500Small 4495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510414.71/cwt400.00–430.002,1152
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521364.21/cwt350.00–375.001,8988
Steers500–550Small 4530265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1545440.00/cwt440.00–440.002,3983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555377.43/cwt370.00–385.002,0952
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2561386.02/cwt380.00–390.002,1665
Steers550–600Small 45751,206.30/head1,150.00–1,325.001,2063
Steers550–600Small 4580270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5661
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600405.00/cwt405.00–405.002,4301
Steers600–650Small 4618232.55/cwt230.00–235.001,4372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620337.50/cwt320.00–355.002,0932
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2678347.34/cwt332.00–362.002,3557
Steers650–700Small 4680205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3941
Steers700–750Small 4715205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4661
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,6941
Steers750–800Small 4778191.43/cwt175.00–220.001,4893
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7781
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2838253.05/cwt236.00–270.002,1212
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,024225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1771,193.59/head1,175.00–1,250.001,1944
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned1951,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,1603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2253454.87/cwt445.00–475.001,1513
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Fancy299530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,5857
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,3231
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned323450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335426.80/cwt410.00–435.001,4303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned355415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,4731
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1363501.43/cwt470.00–505.001,82010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,6611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365452.40/cwt450.00–455.001,6512
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415485.00/cwt485.00–485.002,0132
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned435440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,9143
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2436371.20/cwt365.00–375.001,6184
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438438.29/cwt430.00–445.001,9203
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2463327.51/cwt325.00–330.001,5162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2472367.72/cwt360.00–395.001,73611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8431
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2529324.96/cwt320.00–330.001,7194
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530390.00/cwt390.00–390.002,0672
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570312.94/cwt300.00–325.001,7842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,2252
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2627317.53/cwt295.00–325.001,9918
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,8101
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2660295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9471
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned75750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned125925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1551,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180650.00/cwt650.00–650.001,1701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2295550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,6231
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2300470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4101
Bulls350–400Small 43551,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2375385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4441
Bulls400–450Small 44101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls400–450Medium 1-2420255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0711
Bulls450–500Medium 1-2475260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2493331.71/cwt320.00–345.001,6353
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2505370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8691
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0901
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2585205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1991
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2640295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,8881
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2675292.59/cwt280.00–305.001,9752
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2738287.54/cwt275.00–300.002,1222
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783236.22/cwt222.00–250.001,8502
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2840225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8901
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2878225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9762
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Bulls1000–1050Small 41,035171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7701
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,088212.45/cwt205.00–220.002,3112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,310209.00/cwt209.00–209.002,7381
Bulls——1,398188.13/cwt175.00–195.002,6307
Bulls——1,596204.16/cwt198.00–209.003,25810
Bulls——1,756215.57/cwt210.00–220.003,78510
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76399.07/cwt95.00–104.007564
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed804115.80/cwt100.00–130.009317
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed876133.94/cwt130.00–136.001,1734
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed891148.77/cwt144.00–152.001,3265
Cows—Lean 85-90%916112.16/cwt110.00–115.001,0274
Cows—Lean 85-90%974132.08/cwt130.00–136.001,2868
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed981168.61/cwt162.00–175.001,65410
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed992157.08/cwt152.00–162.001,5589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,065148.50/cwt144.00–151.001,58231
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,138156.92/cwt154.00–160.001,78616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,190166.07/cwt162.00–172.001,97611
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29233,065.00/head2,700.00–3,350.003,0655
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,960.00/head2,600.00–3,250.002,9605
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 29801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,462.50/head2,300.00–2,750.002,4634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0783,400.00/head3,350.00–3,450.003,4002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,0813,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7505
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,1053,200.00/head3,000.00–3,400.003,2002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2893,530.00/head3,350.00–3,700.003,5305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3803,600.00/head3,600.00–3,600.003,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows15 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2848166.00/cwt165.00–167.001,4082
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28631,762.50/head1,625.00–1,900.001,7632
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2865210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5141
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28932,325.00/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3252
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29252,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29982,383.33/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0252,733.33/head2,700.00–2,750.002,7333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0782,770.00/head2,750.00–2,800.002,77010
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,088165.50/cwt155.00–170.001,8014
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,4453,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,540144.00/cwt144.00–144.002,2181
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2630248.33/cwt240.00–255.001,5643
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1691298.75/cwt290.00–305.002,0644
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2776270.92/cwt250.00–285.002,10248
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2869188.67/cwt188.00–190.001,6403
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2916241.00/cwt222.00–255.002,2088
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2927174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6133

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.