Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-09-11

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 11
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
621 head
▲ 285 vs last sale 336▲ 178 vs year ago 443 · +40.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 137▲ 27 vs year ago 143 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 80▼ 81 vs year ago 219 · −37.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $337.27/cwt on 39 head, up $22.34 from the prior sale (only 13 head in that comparison). That ranks 13 of 29 comparable sales and sits −3.66 against this barn's trailing median of $340.93.
Average price
$337.27
▲ 22.34 vs prior sale
39 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,832
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$367
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1-2
$83.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.66
vs NM average
−0.52 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536358.271,92122
Medium and Large 1-2554313.771,74015thin
Medium and Large 2510290.001,4791thin
Medium 1-2565275.001,5541thin
One grade step is worth $83.27/cwt here — about $367 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 sale39 hd
337.27
—
NM average3 barns · 206 hd
321.61
+15.66
National average138 barns · 5,113 hd
337.79
−0.52
This barn, trailing median29 sales
340.93
−3.66
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

29 sales
419367315263median 340.9303/0605/0807/1009/0410/30
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $277.00, median $340.93 across 29 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—Low1,560169.142,63811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,116144.931,617101
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low918127.841,17450

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$2,3194thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$2,27712
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,087$2,2426
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,06414
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,144$2,87015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,098$2,5752thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,285$2,4001thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers51 lots · lightest first
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned115825.00/head825.00–825.008252
Steers100–150Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned145825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned185863.51/head825.00–900.008642
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1Value Added193635.00/cwt635.00–635.001,2262
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1197580.00/cwt580.00–580.001,1433
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned2001,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1201585.00/cwt585.00–585.001,1765
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned245490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,2012
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added255625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,5942
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0791
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned263487.62/cwt485.00–490.001,2822
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285515.41/cwt515.00–520.001,46923
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2295455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3421
Steers300–350Small 43001,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added308511.76/cwt510.00–520.001,5766
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336469.87/cwt455.00–485.001,5794
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2337436.32/cwt405.00–445.001,4708
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1721
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368463.58/cwt450.00–470.001,70664
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2370433.18/cwt420.00–445.001,6032
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned395430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6997
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned396380.01/cwt375.00–385.001,5056
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2409370.37/cwt355.00–375.001,5158
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1410448.37/cwt440.00–455.001,8383
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2421411.16/cwt385.00–420.001,7317
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added440465.00/cwt465.00–465.002,0461
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1462423.52/cwt410.00–425.001,95720
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463332.43/cwt330.00–335.001,5392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480370.06/cwt360.00–385.001,77612
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2528341.04/cwt335.00–360.001,8018
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531302.26/cwt300.00–312.001,6055
Steers500–550Medium 1-2545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Steers550–600Small 4555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578325.12/cwt315.00–340.001,87910
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2586331.34/cwt330.00–337.001,9425
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609326.49/cwt325.00–330.001,98810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2610320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,9521
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,1121
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2665307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,0421
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,7091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2723288.14/cwt277.00–300.002,0832
Steers700–750Small 4738170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2552
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758284.44/cwt267.00–302.002,1562
Steers750–800Small 4780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1702
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2800277.00/cwt277.00–277.002,2161
Steers800–850Small 4825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4032
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2940240.03/cwt235.00–245.002,2562
Steers950–1000Small 4955158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,5091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers100–150Medium and Large 1Unweaned100675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned163862.31/head850.00–875.008622
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned173560.00/cwt560.00–560.009692
Heifers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned195430.00/cwt430.00–430.008391
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205850.00/head825.00–875.008502
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1217553.27/cwt550.00–560.001,2017
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned250345.00/cwt345.00–345.008631
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Value Added253575.00/cwt575.00–575.001,4554
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1254505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,2835
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned265420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2267410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0953
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added314460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,44416
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fancy326475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,54924
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326409.37/cwt395.00–430.001,3357
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2335385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2Value Added362385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3949
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371431.41/cwt425.00–445.001,6017
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385390.03/cwt385.00–395.001,5024
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Unweaned387400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5483
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418390.34/cwt380.00–405.001,63256
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2418370.96/cwt360.00–390.001,55137
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424337.39/cwt330.00–355.001,4316
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added428418.02/cwt415.00–422.001,7894
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459372.69/cwt367.00–375.001,7118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479353.55/cwt340.00–370.001,69410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,4791
Heifers500–550Small 45151,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517363.99/cwt345.00–375.001,8829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0214
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2537330.91/cwt310.00–340.001,7776
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560340.68/cwt338.00–350.001,9089
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2565275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2566302.34/cwt300.00–315.001,7119
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2640291.09/cwt280.00–302.001,8632
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2670280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,8761
Heifers650–700Small 4670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,0442
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1Unweaned180885.00/head885.00–885.008851
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned240975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1385430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,6561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2398375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4932
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1-2435335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,4571
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2478313.34/cwt310.00–315.001,4983
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1492365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,7963
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1595345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0531
Bulls550–600Small 4595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1-2650245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5931
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2723260.65/cwt255.00–265.001,8843
Bulls700–750Small 4728147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0702
Bulls750–800Medium 1-2755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1-2760225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7101
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2900230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0701
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,020240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4481
Bulls1050–1100Medium and Large 1-21,070204.91/cwt200.00–210.002,1932
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,450156.07/cwt146.00–162.002,2632
Bulls——1,584172.05/cwt165.00–178.002,7259
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Cows—Lean 85-90%783122.50/cwt122.00–123.009592
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed803121.34/cwt119.00–125.009743
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed830111.40/cwt101.00–122.009255
Cows—Lean 85-90%850114.68/cwt114.00–115.009753
Cows—Lean 85-90%937132.38/cwt128.00–140.001,24029
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,049134.69/cwt132.00–139.501,4137
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,069147.48/cwt143.00–153.001,57744
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,092139.36/cwt130.00–142.001,52219
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,175145.44/cwt140.00–151.001,70935
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,253136.86/cwt135.00–138.001,7153
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-28001,750.00/head1,700.00–1,800.001,7502
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29351,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Bred Cows—Small 1-29501,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29702,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2987155.33/cwt144.00–172.001,5333
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,425.00/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4253
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,432.50/head2,250.00–2,575.002,43310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,141158.80/cwt149.00–162.001,8125
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170170.00/cwt159.00–181.001,9892
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173165.82/cwt149.00–173.001,94511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,487.50/head2,350.00–2,550.002,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,250147.25/cwt134.00–167.001,8414
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-29801,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,900.00/head2,700.00–3,000.002,9003
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,575.00/head2,500.00–2,650.002,5752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1953,070.00/head2,800.00–3,100.003,07010
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,616.67/head2,500.00–2,800.002,6176
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 11,3563,400.00/head3,400.00–3,400.003,4008
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2600230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3801
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2667240.00/cwt225.00–250.001,6013
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1835282.50/cwt280.00–285.002,3592
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2854234.50/cwt210.00–245.002,00310
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2921

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.