Sale reports / New Mexico / Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM / 2026-10-23

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 23
● Final129 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783
← Oct 16Oct 23latest
Feeder Cattle receipts
296 head
▼ 328 vs last sale 624▲ 296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
94 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 156▲ 94 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 148▲ 73 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves had no comparable sales to last week. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-8.00 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 $351.09/cwt on 28 head, down $8.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 32 comparable sales and sits −19.09 against this barn's trailing median of $370.18.
Average price
$351.09
▼ 8.97 vs prior sale
28 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,921
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$622
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4
$130.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−41.50
vs NM average
−88.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537375.702,01815thin
Medium and Large 1-2560332.281,86011thin
Medium and Large 2535295.001,5781thin
Small 4570245.001,3971thin
One grade step is worth $130.70/cwt here — about $622 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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
351.09
—
NM average3 barns · 719 hd
392.59
−41.50
National average183 barns · 33,329 hd
439.27
−88.18
This barn, trailing median32 sales
370.18
−19.09
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 370.1802/2704/2406/2609/0410/23
Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $308.66, median $370.18 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—Average1,425139.311,98610
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,183127.371,50635
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,498120.001,7983thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low962113.791,09541

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)1,075$2,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)899$1,9138
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,7305
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)810$1,6055
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,015$3,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,255$2,7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,235$2,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned230369.00/cwt369.00–369.008491
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270490.00/cwt490.00–490.001,3232
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned295415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,2242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2Unweaned300310.00/cwt310.00–310.009301
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2308434.84/cwt425.00–455.001,3394
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2368437.43/cwt425.00–445.001,6106
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384459.18/cwt450.00–475.001,76311
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423418.45/cwt415.00–425.001,7707
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2440375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,6501
Steers400–450Small 44451,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471419.52/cwt405.00–435.001,97611
Steers450–500Small 44891,368.98/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3696
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2493372.45/cwt345.00–377.001,8367
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,1421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2525343.33/cwt340.00–350.001,8023
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528377.31/cwt360.00–395.001,99211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5781
Steers550–600Small 4570245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3971
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573328.13/cwt320.00–345.001,8808
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580355.05/cwt345.00–360.002,0593
Steers600–650Small 4605235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2617307.92/cwt290.00–320.001,9003
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1641334.03/cwt330.00–355.002,1416
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6901
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2112
Steers700–750Small 4707200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4143
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728314.92/cwt305.00–320.002,2933
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,1611
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7982
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773328.64/cwt320.00–337.002,5402
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2820285.24/cwt275.00–295.002,3392
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2926236.58/cwt225.00–245.002,1913
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6971
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 1-21,030225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,3181
Steers1100–1150Medium and Large 21,105178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,9671
Steers1600–1650Medium and Large 1-21,635168.00/cwt168.00–168.002,7471
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1-2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2Unweaned260350.00/cwt350.00–350.009101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2265400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0603
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned268392.57/cwt385.00–400.001,0522
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,2561
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1Unweaned285950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2330385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,2711
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332433.67/cwt425.00–450.001,4403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1365365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,3321
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373315.07/cwt305.00–325.001,1752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fancy378437.45/cwt435.00–445.001,6544
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2921
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Unweaned410380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,5581
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,2811
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421391.72/cwt380.00–405.001,6497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fancy423429.02/cwt425.00–435.001,8155
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2427355.03/cwt345.00–360.001,5165
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1460386.72/cwt385.00–390.001,7793
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2480330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5841
Heifers450–500Small 4480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2505360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,8181
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2505275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3891
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fancy516368.93/cwt360.00–375.001,90410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1546330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8029
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fancy575360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1583345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,0113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617336.19/cwt330.00–350.002,0744
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1-2689295.82/cwt280.00–300.002,0387
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2745295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,1981
Heifers700–750Medium 1-2745225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6761
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1-2758287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,1755
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760313.00/cwt313.00–313.002,3793
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1812297.29/cwt292.00–300.002,4143
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1-2843255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,1504
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2930225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls150–200Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned180950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bulls400–450Small 44351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned490310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5191
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9081
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1-2543327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,7762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2555320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,1661
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1-2720248.59/cwt230.00–265.001,7903
Bulls700–750Small 4735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2861
Bulls750–800Small 4785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1-2810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1-2930215.00/cwt215.00–215.002,0001
Bulls1100–1150Medium and Large 1-21,140170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,9381
Bulls1300–1350Medium and Large 1-21,335180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,4031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,290159.00/cwt159.00–159.002,0511
Bulls——Return to Feed1,400165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,3101
Bulls——Return to Feed1,445132.57/cwt118.00–148.001,9164
Bulls——1,446134.71/cwt120.00–146.001,9484
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed772100.67/cwt100.00–101.007773
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed883110.12/cwt110.00–111.009729
Cows—Lean 85-90%Return to Feed953125.23/cwt125.00–126.001,1934
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight96079.04/cwt75.00–83.007592
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,014119.69/cwt115.00–125.001,21418
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,039111.77/cwt110.00–114.001,1615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,088133.71/cwt126.00–136.001,4558
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,155123.29/cwt120.00–128.001,4243
Cows—Boner 80-85%Return to Feed1,193129.48/cwt125.00–140.001,54513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,247121.38/cwt116.00–124.001,51411
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,498120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,7983
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows16 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26751,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-26871,425.00/head975.00–1,800.001,4253
Bred Cows—Small 47451,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-27981,425.00/head1,350.00–1,500.001,4252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2852112.33/cwt111.00–115.009573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28771,883.33/head1,800.00–1,950.001,8833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29332,075.00/head1,850.00–2,400.002,0756
Bred Cows—Medium 1-2960124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2978148.50/cwt145.00–152.001,4522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,875.00/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,176141.33/cwt120.00–175.001,66215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210167.00/cwt167.00–167.002,0213
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-2610217.50/cwt210.00–225.001,3272
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2828241.56/cwt235.00–250.002,00016
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968223.33/cwt220.00–225.002,1623
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,322163.00/cwt163.00–163.002,1553
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0153,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2352,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001

How this sale compares

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.