Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-08-07

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 7
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
332 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 357▼ 410 vs year ago 742 · −55.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 179▼ 15 vs year ago 206 · −7.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 105▼ 12 vs year ago 95 · −12.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparable comparisons to steer and heifer calves. But lightweight steers and heifers sold well to the high side. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower with minimal comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 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 $349.33/cwt on 28 head, up $2.68 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 10 of 32 comparable sales and sits −14.02 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$349.33
▲ 2.68 vs prior sale
28 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,894
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$596
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$148.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−46.14
vs NM average
−64.91 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1508390.001,9812thin
Medium and Large 1-2538369.221,98520
Medium and Large 2558326.001,8172thin
Small 4574241.251,3854thin
One grade step is worth $148.75/cwt here — about $596 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 sale28 hd
349.33
—
NM average3 barns · 172 hd
395.47
−46.14
National average157 barns · 6,223 hd
414.24
−64.91
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−14.02
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—Low1,468184.892,71530
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,097157.631,72949
CowsLean 85-90%Average958143.291,37381

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)1,179$2,9004thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,073$2,6005
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$2,4752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,063$2,3252thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,089$2,1374thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,199$2,0867
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,345$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)655$1,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,136$2,60012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,207$2,4884thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)873$2,3252thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,9001thin

Every lot

136 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
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned143805.09/head800.00–810.008052
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned171862.47/head700.00–1,000.008626
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1891,114.30/head1,075.00–1,135.001,1147
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2101,056.98/head950.00–1,100.001,0576
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2321,224.68/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2257
Steers200–250Medium and Large 12401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2601,087.50/head1,025.00–1,150.001,0882
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2721,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3756
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0592
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,2971
Steers250–300Medium 1-2295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
Steers300–350Small 43231,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned325305.00/cwt305.00–305.009911
Steers300–350Medium 1-2333310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0322
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Value Added335450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,5084
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339419.70/cwt412.00–437.001,4237
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2365437.00/cwt437.00–437.001,5952
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2366369.21/cwt365.00–380.001,3515
Steers400–450Small 44151,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415408.77/cwt392.00–417.001,6963
Steers400–450Medium 1-2419350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4674
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2471377.88/cwt372.00–390.001,78011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476419.13/cwt415.00–427.001,9955
Steers500–550Small 4505230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1621
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1508390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,9812
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523365.04/cwt355.00–377.001,90913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added558400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2324
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573346.28/cwt337.00–365.001,9843
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,8721
Steers550–600Small 4597245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4633
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628339.79/cwt330.00–355.002,1345
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2645330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1292
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1650355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3081
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2680340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,3121
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7151
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,6741
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9601
Steers800–850Small 4808157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2732
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,0351
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2980212.50/cwt212.50–212.502,0831
Steers1050–1100Medium and Large 21,075170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,8281
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,105245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,7071
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned123860.71/head775.00–925.008612
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180943.52/head900.00–1,000.009443
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned185973.67/head760.00–1,060.009743
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned225967.86/head825.00–1,050.009687
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2301,136.68/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned2501,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned2661,051.22/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0515
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-22701,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1103
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2285410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,1691
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2362410.87/cwt407.00–417.001,4875
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378359.30/cwt345.00–375.001,3582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2405300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2151
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,53713
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2Unweaned435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3052
Heifers450–500Small 44631,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2463350.03/cwt345.00–355.001,6212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2512305.55/cwt290.00–322.001,5643
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537342.16/cwt330.00–345.001,8377
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562325.03/cwt320.00–330.001,8274
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573260.82/cwt247.00–275.001,4942
Heifers600–650Small 4600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624329.40/cwt327.50–337.002,0555
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2630260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6382
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,6211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2686312.63/cwt305.00–315.002,1454
Heifers700–750Small 4710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1231
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2795280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2261
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2840271.00/cwt247.00–295.002,2762
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2975260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned125900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned220925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2515345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,7771
Bulls600–650Small 4635230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4611
Bulls650–700Medium 1-2650235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5281
Bulls650–700Small 4665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2690307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1181
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710285.85/cwt265.00–307.002,0302
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1751
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2905215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,9461
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8321
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,005200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0101
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,080200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed953177.50/cwt161.00–188.001,6923
Bulls——1,365169.89/cwt155.00–183.002,31911
Bulls——1,604191.49/cwt186.00–199.003,07111
Bulls——1,707207.80/cwt203.00–212.003,5475
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight748110.00/cwt110.00–110.008232
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed776122.17/cwt116.00–127.009485
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed830128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0622
Cows—Lean 85-90%870119.42/cwt119.00–120.001,0392
Cows—Lean 85-90%901133.48/cwt130.00–137.001,2034
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed925153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4152
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed945145.68/cwt135.00–155.001,3779
Cows—Boner 80-85%986152.18/cwt145.00–155.001,50017
Cows—Lean 85-90%995147.99/cwt140.00–151.001,47357
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,166163.27/cwt155.50–170.501,9046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,172160.46/cwt155.00–168.001,88124
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2710185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3141
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27301,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2800155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2883206.00/cwt205.00–207.001,8192
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29202,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,0303,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,325.00/head2,100.00–2,550.002,3252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,183.33/head1,800.00–2,400.002,1833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9004
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1992,085.71/head1,800.00–2,300.002,0867
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,625150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,4381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs11 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-26001,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27351,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28831,712.50/head1,625.00–1,800.001,7132
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1051,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1392,750.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1453,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-21,1751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3332,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3433,237.50/head3,125.00–3,350.003,2382
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3553,450.00/head3,400.00–3,500.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2694243.75/cwt225.00–250.001,6924
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1775285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,2092
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2831258.78/cwt252.00–280.002,1509
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2839229.90/cwt195.00–250.001,92920

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.