Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-09-25

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Sep 25
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
Feeder Cattle receipts
259 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 307▼ 576 vs year ago 835 · −69.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 79▼ 104 vs year ago 165 · −63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 73▼ 161 vs year ago 214 · −75.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparable to steer and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower with limited comparable. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady. 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 $308.66/cwt on 29 head, down $17.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −54.70 against this barn's trailing median of $363.36.
Average price
$308.66
▼ 17.51 vs prior sale
29 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,660
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$541
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$123.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−59.90
vs NM average
−96.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1525343.351,80112thin
Medium and Large 1-2551296.501,63410thin
Medium and Large 2524288.671,5133thin
Medium 1-2538280.001,5052thin
Small 4573220.001,2612thin
One grade step is worth $123.35/cwt here — about $541 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 sale29 hd
308.66
—
NM average3 barns · 258 hd
368.56
−59.90
National average175 barns · 12,027 hd
405.41
−96.75
This barn, trailing median32 sales
363.36
−54.70
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—Low1,570155.782,4456thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,170136.301,59535
CowsLean 85-90%Low952119.011,13215

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)1,015$2,7501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$2,7502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,035$2,4502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)711$1,3384thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$2,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)975$2,1004thin

Every lot

110 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
Steers150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned160800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1Unweaned205505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0351
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2255460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1731
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned260445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,1571
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned275502.68/cwt500.00–505.001,3822
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308485.04/cwt480.00–490.001,4942
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned335395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,3231
Steers350–400Medium 1-2375355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3311
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375352.60/cwt345.00–360.001,3222
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2Unweaned375325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2191
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2385370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,4251
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6492
Steers400–450Medium 1-2415307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,2741
Steers400–450Small 44201,164.29/head1,125.00–1,200.001,1642
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438362.49/cwt360.00–365.001,5882
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,5621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1444410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,8204
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1450397.50/cwt385.00–410.001,7892
Steers450–500Small 44551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2473351.57/cwt345.00–365.001,6636
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5702
Steers500–550Medium 1-2510295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511347.02/cwt345.00–360.001,77310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524288.67/cwt280.00–305.001,5133
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2538323.91/cwt320.00–335.001,7435
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2564269.08/cwt265.00–285.001,5185
Steers550–600Medium 1-2565265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4971
Steers550–600Small 4573220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1593325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9272
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2620292.55/cwt280.00–305.001,8144
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623327.69/cwt315.00–337.002,0425
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7251
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1554
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2696295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,05310
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1702300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1065
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2737290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1379
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8681
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1798295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3544
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1-2884254.02/cwt252.00–255.002,2463
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2900205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,8451
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4981
Steers900–950Small 4930185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7211
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5481
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,010225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers50–100Medium 1-2Unweaned95500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned205925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2340345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1731
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned340340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2355360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2781
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1399355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4165
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2438325.17/cwt315.00–335.001,4242
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2911
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2470338.40/cwt325.00–355.001,5903
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1484357.57/cwt345.00–375.001,73113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485295.05/cwt285.00–300.001,4313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7591
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2536277.48/cwt270.00–300.001,4874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2558278.36/cwt270.00–285.001,5533
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,4661
Heifers550–600Medium 1-2590235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3871
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,77816
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2664269.68/cwt250.00–280.001,7913
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2700275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,03317
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,3701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned335330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,1061
Bulls550–600Medium 1-2565240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3561
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6911
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2710255.07/cwt245.00–265.001,8112
Bulls750–800Small 4785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1-2855240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0521
Bulls850–900Small 4885240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1241
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2932228.44/cwt210.00–240.002,1293
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1-2965220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1231
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,000230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,3001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,000118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1801
Bulls——1,415148.27/cwt140.00–160.002,0982
Bulls——1,863173.38/cwt172.00–174.003,2303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed69896.53/cwt94.00–99.006742
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74590.00/cwt90.00–90.006711
Cows—Lean 85-90%810108.00/cwt108.00–108.008751
Cows—Lean 85-90%996129.63/cwt125.00–134.001,2918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,160139.42/cwt136.00–147.501,61721
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,183131.78/cwt122.00–137.001,5594
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187131.56/cwt127.00–136.001,56210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,340115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,5411
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed1,345125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,6811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26931,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Bred Cows—Small 47651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2820150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1945225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1985235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,041136.75/cwt130.00–146.001,4244
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,083139.00/cwt136.00–142.001,5052
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,125141.91/cwt135.00–160.001,59611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2602,750.00/head2,700.00–2,800.002,7502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,8551
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28801,700.00/head1,600.00–1,800.001,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2737244.47/cwt235.00–255.001,80215
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2904230.00/cwt225.00–235.002,0795

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.