Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-08-28

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Aug 28
● Final150 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
458 head
▲ 109 vs last sale 349▼ 210 vs year ago 668 · −31.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 170▼ 9 vs year ago 166 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 84▼ 106 vs year ago 219 · −48.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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 $359.33/cwt on 38 head, up $25.21 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 32 comparable sales and sits −4.03 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$359.33
▲ 25.21 vs prior sale
38 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,939
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$667
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$128.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.90
vs NM average
−11.67 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541383.392,07613thin
Medium and Large 1-2540367.111,98115thin
Medium and Large 2529342.421,8127thin
Medium 1-2565257.001,4521thin
Small 4553255.001,4092thin
One grade step is worth $128.39/cwt here — about $667 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 sale38 hd
359.33
—
NM average3 barns · 472 hd
361.23
−1.90
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
−11.67
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−4.03
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—Low1,401165.082,31224
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,269147.321,87054
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,595141.502,2571thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average922126.511,16754

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)1,040$2,6333thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,037$2,6003thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,141$2,4254thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)878$2,2624thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)950$2,22312
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,260$2,15511
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,431$2,0006
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,9752thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,233$2,2002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)909$2,96319
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,118$2,8836
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,265$2,6586

Every lot

150 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 · Steers50 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned130738.94/head725.00–750.007392
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned1691,028.71/head925.00–1,100.001,0297
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned245510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,2501
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280545.00/cwt545.00–545.001,5261
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned290495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4361
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned293800.00/head800.00–800.008002
Steers250–300Small 4295875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned295460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,3571
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313524.97/cwt515.00–530.001,6433
Steers300–350Small 43231,025.19/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0252
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Unweaned328488.87/cwt485.00–495.001,6034
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335445.07/cwt440.00–450.001,4912
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366476.52/cwt460.00–490.001,74410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2369350.79/cwt350.00–352.001,2945
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy376500.36/cwt495.00–515.001,8819
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413445.87/cwt440.00–450.001,8416
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,9921
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2422426.81/cwt410.00–435.001,8018
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435342.44/cwt340.00–345.001,4902
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,9784
Steers450–500Medium 1-2465321.67/cwt305.00–330.001,4963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy469455.39/cwt440.00–470.002,13627
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2471354.94/cwt350.00–360.001,6726
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2474388.87/cwt370.00–395.001,84316
Steers500–550Small 4515270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516399.89/cwt395.00–430.002,0637
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520349.49/cwt325.00–357.001,8176
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530375.95/cwt365.00–395.001,99312
Steers550–600Medium 1-2565257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4521
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571364.13/cwt362.00–375.002,0796
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2578331.74/cwt320.00–340.001,9173
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7551
Steers550–600Small 4590240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4161
Steers600–650Small 4615232.32/cwt225.00–240.001,4292
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1633340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1522
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Full638274.68/cwt270.00–277.001,7523
Steers650–700Medium 1-2660270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,7821
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5841
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2683317.45/cwt315.00–320.002,1682
Steers700–750Medium 1-2715255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8231
Steers700–750Small 4745235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7511
Steers750–800Small 4763187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4272
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2770256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,9711
Steers800–850Medium 1-2805235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8921
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2830235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9511
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,3801
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2879245.50/cwt245.00–247.002,1584
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2945240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2681
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1-2968237.45/cwt235.00–240.002,2992
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned115600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 2Unweaned170400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned190950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned208500.00/head500.00–500.005002
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned213975.00/head975.00–975.009752
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2Unweaned245380.00/cwt380.00–380.009311
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2248405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0042
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2381
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned275405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,1141
Heifers300–350Small 4300950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2307405.22/cwt400.00–415.001,2443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333372.99/cwt370.00–375.001,2425
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334440.22/cwt425.00–460.001,4704
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy339476.30/cwt475.00–479.001,6153
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1361442.55/cwt435.00–450.001,59810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385383.79/cwt375.00–395.001,4784
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned390415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,6191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added415445.18/cwt440.00–450.001,8472
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2430373.98/cwt360.00–390.001,60815
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1432407.83/cwt400.00–430.001,76211
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433338.94/cwt330.00–350.001,4689
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fancy458420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,9243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465396.13/cwt385.00–400.001,8424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2465356.63/cwt355.00–360.001,6583
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469320.12/cwt315.00–325.001,5015
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2506283.78/cwt260.00–295.001,4364
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2530329.91/cwt325.00–335.001,7492
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2570322.00/cwt315.00–335.001,8355
Heifers550–600Small 4570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1590350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,0652
Heifers600–650Small 4610175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0681
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5072
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2650315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,0481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7493
Heifers650–700Medium 1-2655255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,6701
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8621
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2365475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,7341
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2430330.47/cwt310.00–350.001,4212
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2463317.57/cwt305.00–330.001,4702
Bulls500–550Medium 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9994
Bulls500–550Small 4545175.00/cwt175.00–175.009541
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2673270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8172
Bulls650–700Small 4680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2718267.54/cwt265.00–270.001,9212
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2783197.78/cwt180.00–215.001,5492
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2795195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5501
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2820224.94/cwt220.00–240.001,8454
Bulls850–900Medium 1-2865180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5571
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2870228.30/cwt225.00–230.001,9863
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2937182.73/cwt175.00–198.001,7123
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Return to Feed1,063158.49/cwt148.00–170.001,6854
Bulls——1,424157.47/cwt140.00–169.002,24211
Bulls——1,522177.31/cwt173.00–186.002,6999
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73889.96/cwt83.00–96.006642
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed846110.18/cwt100.00–122.0093216
Cows—Lean 85-90%870115.80/cwt114.00–117.001,0072
Cows—Lean 85-90%872126.72/cwt125.00–130.001,1057
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed888139.15/cwt134.00–143.001,2366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029139.78/cwt134.00–145.001,43821
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,255151.78/cwt147.00–165.001,90514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,263141.57/cwt138.50–147.001,78820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280151.12/cwt148.00–160.001,93417
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,315143.24/cwt141.00–144.501,8843
Cows—Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed1,595141.50/cwt141.50–141.502,2571
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2332,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28151,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28802,920.00/head2,900.00–3,100.002,92015
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29183,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0612,840.00/head2,600.00–3,000.002,8405
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1203,250.00/head3,100.00–3,400.003,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3492,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3803,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4053,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows17 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4615142.00/cwt142.00–142.008731
Bred Cows—Small 46501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27601,833.33/head1,650.00–1,950.001,8333
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28451,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28502,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29472,383.33/head2,300.00–2,500.002,3833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975175.00/cwt158.00–200.001,7063
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,633.33/head2,500.00–2,700.002,6333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,512.50/head2,300.00–2,700.002,5138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128151.80/cwt145.00–172.001,7125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,425.00/head2,200.00–2,600.002,4254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,213150.83/cwt140.50–160.001,8303
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,154.55/head1,700.00–2,275.002,15511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4312,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0006
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1618270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6692
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2694228.50/cwt200.00–240.001,58610
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2810253.13/cwt245.00–270.002,0508
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2886235.52/cwt200.00–245.002,08731

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.