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Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Belen, New Mexico · Fri, Oct 2

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1783

← Sep 25Oct 2Oct 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

140 head

▼ 119 vs last sale 259▼ 283 vs year ago 423 · −66.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 61▼ 67 vs year ago 105 · −63.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

29 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 53▼ 130 vs year ago 159 · −81.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparable in any of the calves, feeders, or slaughter, because of low overall numbers, due to the weather. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 12 head, up $6.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −55.18 against this barn's trailing median of $370.18.

Average price

$315.00

▲ 6.33 vs prior sale

12 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$130.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.89

vs NM average

−99.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	360.00	1,818	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	331.87	1,787	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	305.00	1,586	1thin
Small 4	540	230.00	1,242	2thin

One grade step is worth $130.00/cwt here — about $576 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 sale12 hd

315.00

—

NM average3 barns · 137 hd

369.88

−54.89

National average184 barns · 17,632 hd

414.66

−99.67

This barn, trailing median32 sales

370.18

−55.18

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,370	166.07	2,275	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	132.57	1,663	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	132.20	2,122	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	964	121.77	1,174	20

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	990	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,915	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	100–150	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	125	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2	205	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	208	751.00/head	625.00–950.00	751	3
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Steers	250–300	Medium 1-2	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	270	416.60/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,125	3
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	280	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	284	451.28/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,282	4
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	333	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,116	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	358	412.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,477	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	452.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,674	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	441	351.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,549	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	351.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,617	3
Steers	450–500	Small 4	465	1,252.20/head	1,235.00–1,285.00	1,252	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Steers	500–550	Small 4	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	533	337.49/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,799	6
Steers	550–600	Small 4	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Steers	650–700	Small 4	665	240.40/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,599	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	750–800	Small 4	765	233.34/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,785	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Steers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,024	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Heifers	100–150	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	115	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	320	364.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,165	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	372.15/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,410	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	412	346.56/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,428	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium 1-2	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	480	337.10/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,618	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	2
Heifers	500–550	Small 4	510	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium 1-2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,475	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,320	172.60/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,278	2
Bulls	—	—Return to Feed	1,470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,249	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	680	100.57/cwt	100.00–101.00	684	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	933	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,089	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	982	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,244	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	127.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,325	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	129.19/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,453	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,238	142.79/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,768	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	1,359	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,767	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	1,605	132.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,122	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	785	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 1-2	835	1,691.67/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,692	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,073	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,617	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium 1-2	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	816	231.78/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,891	23
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	215.71/cwt	210.00–235.00	2,017	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1

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.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Fri Oct 2, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 140Last week 259Year ago 423

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 61Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 53Year ago 159

Compared to last week: No comparable in any of the calves, feeders, or slaughter, because of low overall numbers, due to the weather. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	450.00–455.00	452.36
2	400–450	435	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	505	360.00	360.00
1	600–650	635	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	200–250	205	625.00	625.00
2	350–400	358	400.00–425.00	412.59
4	400–450	441	350.00–355.00	351.19
3	450–500	460	345.00–355.00	351.63
6	500–550	533	325.00–340.00	337.49
2	550–600	555	315.00	315.00
1	1050–1100	1,065	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	100–150	125	725.00	725.00
1	200–250	230	470.00	470.00
4	250–300	284	445.00–470.00	451.28
1	300–350	340	465.00	465.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
3	450–500	465	1,235.00–1,285.00	1,252.20
1	500–550	530	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
4	650–700	665	227.00–245.00	240.40
6	750–800	765	225.00–235.00	233.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
3	200–250	208	625.00–950.00	751.00
1	250–300	280	925.00	925.00
3	250–300	270	415.00–420.00	416.60
2	300–350	333	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	365.00	365.00
1	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	420	335.00	335.00
1	450–500	495	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	520	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	695	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	910	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	340.00	340.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	465	385.00	385.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	500–550	510	1,260.00	1,260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
7	350–400	379	355.00–385.00	372.15
3	400–450	412	340.00–350.00	346.56
3	450–500	480	320.00–352.00	337.10
2	500–550	505	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	100–150	115	775.00	775.00
2	300–350	320	350.00–380.00	364.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	1100–1150	1,115	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	141.00–145.00	142.79
3	—	1,125	125.00–132.50	129.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	100.00–101.00	100.57
1	—	760	120.00	120.00
3	—	982	125.00–128.00	126.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,040	125.00–135.00	127.43
3	—	933	115.00–120.00	116.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,359	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,605	125.00–140.00	132.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,320	166.00–180.00	172.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	153.00	153.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,080	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,400.00	2,400.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,013	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	2,300.00	2,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,155	140.00	140.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	835	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,691.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	120.00	120.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	935	210.00–235.00	215.71
(<2 yrs)	Open	23	—	816	220.00–247.00	231.78

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	637	200.00	200.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	2,500.00	2,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,020	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.