Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-08-14

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 14
● Final146 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
467 head
▲ 135 vs last sale 332▲ 467 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
191 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 191▲ 191 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
84 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 83▲ 84 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lightweight steers and heifers stayed steady. No comparable between steers and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers held steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1;00-2.00 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 $350.05/cwt on 15 head, up $0.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 32 comparable sales and sits −13.31 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$350.05
▲ 0.72 vs prior sale
15 head · 535 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,871
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$601
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$133.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−62.35
vs NM average
−51.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525384.502,0179thin
Medium and Large 1-2555367.002,0371thin
Medium and Large 2518332.611,7232thin
Small 4580255.001,4791thin
Medium 1-2563251.501,4162thin
One grade step is worth $133.00/cwt here — about $601 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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
350.05
—
NM average3 barns · 144 hd
412.40
−62.35
National average153 barns · 6,255 hd
401.83
−51.78
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−13.31
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—High1,590186.232,96220
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,110159.421,77029
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,558147.002,2902thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low948137.981,309118

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,003$2,2632thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$1,7634thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)675$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,245$2,8333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,130$2,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,010$2,61712
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$2,3002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)733$1,9002thin

Every lot

146 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 · Steers52 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned105475.00/head475.00–475.004752
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned125800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned157925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned173910.66/head800.00–1,025.009115
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned200950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned211477.04/cwt475.00–485.001,0075
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned233542.27/cwt530.00–555.001,2635
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned235375.00/cwt375.00–375.008811
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1253544.81/cwt530.00–555.001,3785
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned265460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,2191
Steers250–300Small 42801,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2282463.54/cwt450.00–485.001,3073
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned287497.92/cwt495.00–525.001,42932
Steers300–350Small 43201,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3002
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned330490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,6171
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned330425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,4031
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1334540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,80414
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2339446.92/cwt435.00–460.001,5158
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364479.40/cwt460.00–485.001,74540
Steers350–400Small 43701,437.16/head1,425.00–1,450.001,4372
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385407.56/cwt405.00–415.001,5694
Steers400–450Small 44101,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1411442.46/cwt440.00–450.001,8194
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7381
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460439.89/cwt422.00–455.002,02318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474403.42/cwt400.00–405.001,9126
Steers450–500Small 44801,468.33/head1,390.00–1,550.001,4682
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2489361.64/cwt360.00–365.001,7683
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1506387.22/cwt385.00–400.001,9597
Steers500–550Small 45131,448.50/head1,100.00–1,600.001,4495
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518332.61/cwt325.00–340.001,7232
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2555367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,0371
Steers550–600Medium 1-2563251.50/cwt240.00–262.501,4162
Steers550–600Small 4580255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4791
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1590375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,2132
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615277.54/cwt275.00–280.001,7072
Steers600–650Medium 1-2620235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4572
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8561
Steers650–700Medium 1-2694220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5276
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2744305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,2697
Steers750–800Medium 1-2760240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8242
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2790266.13/cwt260.00–285.002,1024
Steers750–800Small 4790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7782
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2813255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0732
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2875295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,5811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2875235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,0561
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900247.50/cwt245.00–250.002,2282
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1861
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,025222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,2761
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,130217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,4521
Steers1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,315217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,8541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned113718.43/head650.00–760.007184
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned150900.00/head900.00–900.009003
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned173812.32/head725.00–875.008124
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned178529.12/cwt520.00–555.009424
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2190960.00/head960.00–960.009601
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2051,036.59/head1,000.00–1,075.001,0372
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1231522.00/cwt522.00–522.001,20615
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned255365.00/cwt365.00–365.009311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned263459.87/cwt450.00–465.001,2093
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268517.00/cwt517.00–517.001,3863
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,1211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2241
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned300355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,0651
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1312455.47/cwt450.00–470.001,42131
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2323421.20/cwt410.00–437.001,3603
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373443.51/cwt427.00–460.001,65412
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4756
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy384465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,78611
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned388320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2422
Heifers350–400Small 43901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3502
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1405435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,7626
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430360.57/cwt355.00–365.001,5503
Heifers400–450Small 44351,249.43/head1,200.00–1,300.001,2492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2464368.95/cwt350.00–375.001,71211
Heifers450–500Small 4470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6321
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1507370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,8763
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2520355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8461
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525302.21/cwt295.00–310.001,5872
Heifers550–600Small 4555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2559267.48/cwt260.00–275.001,4954
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7442
Heifers600–650Medium 1-2630245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5441
Heifers650–700Small 4652200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3043
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2732244.76/cwt237.00–250.001,7925
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Full770245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls50–100Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned95500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bulls100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned105700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned151900.00/head900.00–900.009004
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1308470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,4482
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2322392.34/cwt385.00–400.001,2632
Bulls300–350Small 43401,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2550270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4851
Bulls650–700Small 4685225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2725247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,7911
Bulls750–800Small 4765208.14/cwt175.00–240.001,5922
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2825230.00/cwt215.00–245.001,8982
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2940205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9271
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,015197.00/cwt197.00–197.002,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls5 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,355201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,7241
Bulls——Return to Feed1,405126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,7701
Bulls——1,524178.22/cwt170.00–186.002,7168
Bulls——1,610193.77/cwt187.00–200.003,1208
Bulls——1,988210.89/cwt208.00–213.004,1922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%743126.49/cwt126.00–127.009402
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79595.00/cwt95.00–95.007551
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed813118.48/cwt95.00–127.0096316
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed894135.53/cwt129.00–139.001,21235
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed915158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4461
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed932150.93/cwt145.00–152.001,40712
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,040145.27/cwt140.00–151.001,51147
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054131.10/cwt130.00–135.001,3825
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,065162.48/cwt162.00–163.001,7302
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,093155.00/cwt149.00–158.001,69413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,149163.47/cwt158.00–171.001,87813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2241
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,725134.00/cwt134.00–134.002,3121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4580800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Small 4675925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28552,275.00/head2,275.00–2,275.002,2751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28581,875.00/head1,700.00–2,050.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2977155.67/cwt155.00–156.001,5213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2994182.47/cwt158.00–185.001,81415
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125190.00/cwt190.00–190.002,1381
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168169.50/cwt167.00–172.001,9802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,415160.00/cwt160.00–160.002,2641
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2660205.00/cwt200.00–210.001,3532
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2694235.00/cwt225.00–255.001,6314
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2802253.67/cwt245.00–275.002,03415
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2805237.78/cwt225.00–245.001,9149
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-27331,900.00/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29052,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29722,590.00/head2,500.00–2,800.002,59010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1982,750.00/head2,500.00–3,000.002,7502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,2353,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3603,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001

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.