USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 01/23 20:00
01/23/2026 | 8:00 pm CST USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 01/23 20:00
AMS_1783 MARS
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM-Belen,NM
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 01/23/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 339 406 325
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 105 70 60
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 157 95 81
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves Sold steady to 5.00 lower.
Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold
2.00-4.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 490-490 490 415-415 415
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 470-475 473 370-375 372.49
1 500-500 500 372-372 372
2 553-553 553 352-352 352
2 610-630 620 327-340 333.6
1 775-775 775 290-290 290
1 860-860 860 240-240 240
2 925-925 925 215-240 227.5
12 955-990 987 182-210 207.74
BULLS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 540-540 540 157.5-157.5 157.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 260-260 260 550-550 550
3 263-263 263 500-500 500 Unweaned
2 300-310 305 510-525 517.38
9 360-385 377 442-465 452.74
2 400-400 400 475-475 475 Value Added
1 410-410 410 447-447 447 Fancy
5 415-445 425 420-445 436.21
2 458-458 458 415-415 415
2 500-505 503 380-380 380
2 555-585 570 365-370 367.43
8 608-635 621 332-355 343.14
4 656-656 656 364-364 364
2 705-710 708 325-335 330.02
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 160-160 160 875-875 875 Unweaned
2 223-223 223 900-900 900 Unweaned
1 240-240 240 505-505 505 Unweaned
2 285-285 285 975-975 975 Unweaned
1 290-290 290 455-455 455
1 290-290 290 455-455 455
3 320-340 333 415-445 424.6
3 348-348 348 475-475 475 Value Added
2 375-385 380 400-435 417.73
1 400-400 400 375-375 375 Full
3 400-430 420 395-420 402.94
7 450-485 466 364-385 374.12
5 510-545 537 337-362 349.82
3 555-565 558 335-350 344.04
2 650-650 650 305-335 320
3 762-762 762 270-270 270
1 800-800 800 280-280 280
3 850-850 850 275-275 275
1 940-940 940 280-280 280
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 200-200 200 400-400 400 Unweaned
1 335-335 335 360-360 360 Unweaned
2 335-345 340 400-409 404.43
4 355-385 374 355-375 364.9
3 405-425 412 330-370 351.32
1 485-485 485 330-330 330
2 565-595 580 305-325 314.74
1 645-645 645 305-305 305
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 230-240 235 560-570 565.11 Unweaned
5 264-265 264 560-590 566.02 Unweaned
2 250-295 273 575-600 586.47
2 310-325 318 570-590 580.24 Value Added
1 325-325 325 500-500 500 Unweaned
6 335-345 342 527-530 527.98
1 360-360 360 530-530 530 Value Added
3 360-385 370 465-495 480.07
4 400-425 410 470-490 476.36
1 510-510 510 420-420 420
6 600-625 616 380-400 383.38
11 663-693 673 352-365 358.58
5 700-715 705 340-349 346.58
1 755-755 755 345-345 345
1 850-850 850 338-338 338 Value Added
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 195-195 195 555-555 555 Unweaned
4 210-228 224 825-1000 958.89 Unweaned
1 250-250 250 450-450 450 Unweaned
1 265-265 265 470-470 470
2 285-285 285 975-975 975 Unweaned
2 305-315 310 495-505 499.92
1 340-340 340 460-460 460 Unweaned
3 383-385 384 450-462 454.01
14 400-448 428 430-460 442.39
3 465-475 470 420-435 426.61
1 490-490 490 397-397 397 Fleshy
1 495-495 495 387.5-387.5 387.5 Full
13 508-546 527 377-390 385.03
9 555-589 577 360-388 368.84
6 603-640 612 350-385 365.29
1 690-690 690 320-320 320
2 745-745 745 315-315 315
3 828-828 828 300-300 300
1 885-885 885 300-300 300
1 930-930 930 270-270 270
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 178-178 178 400-400 400 Unweaned
4 209-209 209 400-400 400 Unweaned
1 305-305 305 375-375 375
1 345-345 345 320-320 320 Unweaned
2 365-365 365 350-370 360 Unweaned
2 375-375 375 447-447 447
2 425-435 430 355-360 357.47
3 450-495 470 380-390 383.19
3 500-505 502 357-367.5 362.17
2 560-575 568 340-350 345.07
1 625-625 625 325-325 325
1 715-715 715 280-280 280
2 890-890 890 242-242 242
STEERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 560-568 565 125-185 153.62
1 620-620 620 167-167 167
1 700-700 700 126-126 126
1 795-795 795 140-140 140
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 645-695 670 1500-1800 1650
BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 765-765 765 1700-1700 1700 T2-3
1 800-800 800 1900-1900 1900 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 935-935 935 225-225 225 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 890-1325 1049 2800-3300 3033.33
3 1070-1645 1268 2850-3000 2900
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1025-1053 1036 2900-3100 3000 T2-3
7 985-1089 1074 3000-3550 3471.43 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 895-1385 1049 140-155 149.5 T1
1 915-915 915 152-152 152 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 830-1720 1090 148.5-180 160.55
5 855-1350 1091 2000-2500 2320
3 1010-1955 1375 2000-2400 2266.67
3 925-1065 977 162-182 171.33
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1035-1035 1035 195-195 195 T2-3
4 1020-1300 1163 147-172 159.25 T2-3
4 735-890 811 2000-2400 2225 T2-3
4 825-1100 924 2200-2500 2375 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 903-1100 969 2700-2800 2766.67
1 980-980 980 2700-2700 2700
BRED COWS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 620-725 673 113-125 119 T1
BRED COWS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 505-505 505 950-950 950 T2-3
2 710-860 785 1000-1300 1150 T2-3
BRED COWS - Small and Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 750-750 750 600-600 600
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1180-1530 1355 3000-3300 3150 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1155-1200 1178 2800-2900 2850 O
2 1200-1395 1298 2800-2800 2800 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 950-950 950 1800-1800 1800 O
STOCK COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 760-760 760 175-175 175 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 765-765 765 250-250 250 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
10 583-838 762 235-245 238.2 O
2 745-960 853 220-220 220 O
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SLAUGHTER CATTLE
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BULLS - 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
7 1170-1650 1375 143-163 153.11 Low
10 1325-2010 1671 166-180.5 174.88 Average Return to Feed
5 1530-1840 1736 184-189 186.7 High Return to Feed
5 1565-1990 1801 168-180 175.23 Average
1 1910-1910 1910 182.5-182.5 182.5 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
19 930-1365 1085 144-156 149.65 Average
55 978-1400 1092 135-156.5 153.79 Average Return to Feed
10 845-1075 972 140-144 141.57 Low
1 990-990 990 137-137 137 Low Return to Feed
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
16 850-1390 1003 127-138 132.2 Average
1 1160-1160 1160 112-112 112 Low Return to Feed
4 650-1030 811 80-115 100.39 Very Low Return to Feed
6 720-1050 828 121-125 122.91 Low
4 745-980 836 115-118 115.69 Very Low
9 670-1020 852 129-140 135.23 Average Return to Feed
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