Cattlemen's Livestock Auction Market Report, Belen, NM

Belen, New Mexico · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Friday, October 10, 2025

1,061 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $404.37/cwt -5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $2,111/hd at 522 lb · 36 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $412.68/cwt -11.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,764/hd at 427 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $369.82/cwt -30.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,577/hd at 426 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	1,061	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
193 unweaned	193	2	500.00	$500.00	$965	—
200–228 unweaned	219	3	515.00–525.00	$521.95	$1,143	+6.66
230 fancy	230	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,449	—
233	233	5	560.00	$560.00	$1,305	+15.00
283–285	284	3	515.00–535.00	$521.70	$1,482	+1.70
268–295 unweaned	289	9	500.00–505.00	$501.03	$1,448	+1.03
325–330	328	2	510.00–535.00	$522.60	$1,714	+22.68
344 unweaned	344	5	500.00	$500.00	$1,720	+17.65
360 value added	360	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,782	—
355–395	378	12	455.00–485.00	$475.15	$1,796	+8.61
379 unweaned	379	8	450.00	$450.00	$1,706	—
410–435	416	16	450.00–470.00	$460.61	$1,916	+2.85
415–430 value added	419	13	485.00–500.00	$490.78	$2,056	—
450–485	463	22	425.00–440.00	$434.95	$2,014	-10.27
505–545	522	36	395.00–420.00	$404.37	$2,111	+4.37
550–595	568	20	365.00–395.00	$380.42	$2,161	+8.98
589 value added	589	4	395.00	$395.00	$2,327	—
600–643	626	10	355.00–380.00	$369.40	$2,312	+1.01
615–640 value added	627	3	385.00–390.00	$386.70	$2,425	—
688–695	690	3	350.00–360.00	$353.36	$2,438	-14.12
700–710	705	3	340.00–360.00	$351.70	$2,479	—
765–780	773	4	335.00–350.00	$339.95	$2,628	+4.92
815	815	1	315.00	$315.00	$2,567	+10.00
930 fancy	930	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,604	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	500.00	$500.00	$975	—
215	215	1	515.00	$515.00	$1,107	+38.76
235 unweaned	235	2	455.00	$455.00	$1,069	—
265–295 unweaned	282	4	420.00–450.00	$427.86	$1,207	—
260–295	285	6	455.00–485.00	$474.35	$1,352	-6.94
305–348	317	26	445.00–470.00	$458.12	$1,452	+5.93
340 unweaned	340	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,462	—
365–390	378	2	425.00–450.00	$437.91	$1,655	-3.83
410–435	427	27	410.00–440.00	$415.50	$1,774	-8.87
420–445 unweaned	429	6	400.00	$400.00	$1,716	—
450–495	468	10	400.00–415.00	$405.94	$1,900	+10.58
507–543	521	17	365.00–390.00	$384.93	$2,005	+2.91
565–595	578	7	340.00–355.00	$350.35	$2,025	-2.84
610–620	613	3	330.00–350.00	$341.71	$2,095	-3.25
700	700	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,240	-5.00
730	730	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,080	-40.00
850	850	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,125	—
935	935	1	240.00	$240.00	$2,244	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
233 unweaned	233	2	385.00	$385.00	$897	—
255 unweaned	255	1	375.00	$375.00	$956	-25.00
255–283	275	5	400.00–425.00	$416.43	$1,145	-28.57
325–340	333	3	400.00–435.00	$414.98	$1,382	+30.28
350–390	370	2	400.00–420.00	$409.46	$1,515	+25.24
405–445	425	11	375.00–385.00	$379.52	$1,613	-4.78
472–485	477	6	360.00–375.00	$362.49	$1,729	-12.52
505–540	523	3	325.00–355.00	$343.25	$1,795	-4.17
570–593	586	9	290.00–310.00	$295.12	$1,729	-24.88
600–645	625	4	265.00–305.00	$286.38	$1,790	+26.38
665	665	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,895	—
765–790	769	9	245.00–295.00	$253.48	$1,949	-24.52
852	852	6	217.00	$217.00	$1,849	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
155–170 unweaned	163	2	975.00–1,000.00	$986.92	-113.08
190	190	1	920.00	$920.00	—
225 unweaned	225	2	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–635	628	4	190.00–200.00	$192.41	$1,208	—

Small 4 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
450	450	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
261–290 unweaned	268	11	370.00–395.00	$377.09	$1,011	—
268–285	270	7	420.00–425.00	$420.75	$1,136	+0.84
327 unweaned	327	3	375.00	$375.00	$1,226	—
305–348	333	14	395.00–410.00	$404.32	$1,346	-4.01
352–393	369	18	390.00–410.00	$397.21	$1,466	-7.67
377–393 unweaned	384	7	350.00–370.00	$367.17	$1,410	—
400–433	414	18	370.00–400.00	$384.17	$1,590	-15.83
430–449 unweaned	445	12	340.00–360.00	$348.30	$1,550	—
455–480	464	9	360.00–385.00	$365.08	$1,694	-6.99
475–480 unweaned	476	13	340.00	$340.00	$1,618	—
500–540	516	18	325.00–350.00	$341.58	$1,763	—
555–598	580	22	310.00–335.00	$322.24	$1,869	-4.25
618–645	626	6	292.00–317.50	$310.15	$1,942	—
695	695	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,016	±0.00
710–745	726	11	282.00–300.00	$291.18	$2,114	-3.82
770–785	780	3	275.00–290.00	$285.06	$2,223	—
820–825	823	2	265.00–280.00	$272.52	$2,243	—
850	850	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,338	—
915	915	2	230.00–240.00	$235.00	$2,150	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–235 unweaned	223	2	350.00–375.00	$361.80	$807	—
291	291	7	385.00	$385.00	$1,120	-10.00
310–328	324	9	340.00–355.00	$344.97	$1,118	—
378–393	390	15	345.00–350.00	$348.32	$1,358	-4.42
400–430	422	5	345.00–375.00	$362.91	$1,531	-7.09
455–490	473	4	315.00–350.00	$331.85	$1,570	-9.41
503–523	515	7	320.00–335.00	$326.29	$1,680	-8.09
563–595	577	10	280.00–300.00	$294.44	$1,699	+1.15
645	645	2	270.00–275.00	$272.50	$1,758	—
655–690	668	3	257.50–270.00	$264.05	$1,764	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	520.00	$520.00	$988	-10.00
305–340	319	5	405.00–435.00	$422.21	$1,347	-12.64
385	385	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,617	-1.81
410–429 unweaned	421	7	395.00–405.00	$400.82	$1,687	—
410–435	423	2	420.00–445.00	$432.87	$1,831	+21.96
470 unweaned	470	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,856	—
450–498	482	4	410.00–420.00	$412.49	$1,988	+10.49
525–530 value added	528	2	395.00	$395.00	$2,086	+20.00
515–543	536	6	350.00–370.00	$354.90	$1,902	-0.10
569 unweaned	569	4	342.00	$342.00	$1,946	—
560–585	577	3	355.00–385.00	$364.71	$2,104	+14.71
600–622	616	9	325.00–345.00	$331.84	$2,044	-12.17
645 value added	645	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,483	—
650	650	1	337.00	$337.00	$2,190	-8.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
100 unweaned	100	1	700.00	$700.00	—
160 unweaned	160	1	950.00	$950.00	+250.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225 unweaned	225	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,091	—
535–545	540	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,620	—
635–645	640	2	255.00–275.00	$264.92	$1,695	—
680	680	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,870	—
750–755	752	3	240.00–255.00	$249.98	$1,880	—
820	820	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,091	-17.00
890	890	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,092	+10.00
925	925	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,128	—
1095	1095	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,409	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	410.00	$410.00	$1,906	—
582	582	3	375.00	$375.00	$2,182	—

Small 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960	960	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,440	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–1015	766	85-90%	7	105.00–197.00	$125.79	$964	+7.65
710–890	777	85-90%	3	115.00–125.00	$118.05	$917	-0.09
769–930	801	85-90%	5	127.00–128.00	$127.77	$1,023	—
750–960	825	85-90%	6	125.00–132.00	$127.98	$1,056	—
665–1275	950	85-90%	33	133.50–143.00	$138.05	$1,311	-5.86
830–1235	1059	85-90%	30	130.00–145.00	$135.69	$1,437	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1220	1112	80-85%	12	123.00–144.50	$142.31	$1,582	—
895–1380	1142	80-85%	17	144.50–154.00	$147.85	$1,688	—
875–1570	1200	80-85%	45	143.00–167.00	$150.29	$1,803	—
1120–1480	1300	80-85%	2	143.00–144.00	$143.57	$1,866	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1538–1725	1600	75-80%	3	144.00–146.00	$145.28	$2,324	—
1740	1740	75-80%	1	149.00	$149.00	$2,593	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1680	1335	3	144.00–170.00	$162.93	$2,175	—
1235–1650	1453	8	142.00–178.00	$167.19	$2,429	-12.04
1380–1950	1667	6	180.00–190.50	$184.25	$3,071	—
1220–2155	1670	21	176.50–189.50	$183.78	$3,069	—
1855–2035	1945	2	192.00–192.50	$192.26	$3,739	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
637–1040	743	(<2 yrs)	Open	17	225.00–260.00	$235.59	$1,750

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
580–850	726	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	172.00–200.00	$189.63	$1,377
735–1010	879	(<2 yrs)	Open	8	200.00–235.00	$218.75	$1,923

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–990	882	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	2,050.00–4,250.00	$2,866.67
970–985	978	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,100.00	$2,050.00
835–1215	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,100.00–2,550.00	$2,421.43
975–1140	1031	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	2,150.00–2,450.00	$2,293.75
940–1183	1079	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,250.00–2,350.00	$2,300.00
1093–1200	1129	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	2,050.00–2,100.00	$2,083.33
955–1156	1131	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	2,375.00–2,450.00	$2,384.38
1050–1360	1180	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	2,000.00–2,375.00	$2,196.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–770	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	190.00–200.00	$195.00	$1,443
825	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,526
1050–1275	1190	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	176.00–185.00	$182.00	$2,166
1070–1266	1209	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	160.00–187.00	$179.54	$2,171
1070–1385	1211	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	165.00–192.00	$186.47	$2,258
1150–1480	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	154.00–195.00	$177.00	$2,297

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
988–1215	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
1080	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,200.00	$3,200.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
530–765	678	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,500.00–1,750.00	$1,666.67
735	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
685–920	803	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,675.00

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–880	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	210.00–215.00	$212.50	$1,742
1175	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,232

Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
670–925	798	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	140.00–150.00	$145.00	$1,157

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,400.00	$2,400.00	—
800–1175	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,500.00–2,700.00	$2,566.67	—
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—
820–1115	1066	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,600.00–2,650.00	$2,641.67	—
840–1181	1087	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	2,650.00–2,750.00	$2,675.00	—
1055–1410	1238	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–2,910.00	$2,672.00	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
937	937	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,300.00	$3,300.00	—
935–1230	1048	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	3,000.00–3,250.00	$3,083.33	—
1312–1425	1357	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	3,075.00–3,150.00	$3,105.00	—
1340–1670	1512	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,900.00–3,200.00	$3,040.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.