USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 02/27 23:00
02/27/2026 | 11:00 pm CST USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 02/27 23:00
AMS_1783 MARS
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM-Belen,NM
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 02/27/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 390 356 305
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 55 42 48
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 68 75 75
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder
steers sold steady, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter
cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.
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FEEDER CATTLE
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BULLS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 830-830 830 200-200 200
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1040-1040 1040 245-245 245
2 425-445 435 460-485 472.21
2 510-510 510 435-435 435 Fancy
5 645-645 645 395-395 395 Fancy
1 805-805 805 334-334 334
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 430-440 435 385-410 397.36
1 460-460 460 415-415 415
1 710-710 710 335-335 335
1 875-875 875 310-310 310
2 940-945 943 197-240 218.56
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 140-140 140 1075-1075 1075 Unweaned
2 145-145 145 1075-1075 1075
1 160-160 160 1225-1225 1225 Unweaned
3 187-187 187 1075-1075 1075
1 210-210 210 690-690 690 Fancy
2 280-280 280 555-555 555
2 335-335 335 530-530 530
1 360-360 360 465-465 465
16 400-443 422 450-475 459.87
4 455-495 467 450-475 457.85
5 523-530 526 412-425 419.76
8 550-590 566 350-370 356.32
2 613-613 613 375-375 375
2 615-630 623 387-400 393.58 Value Added
3 663-663 663 365-365 365
1 740-740 740 330-330 330
1 830-830 830 317.5-317.5 317.5
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 205-205 205 850-850 850 Unweaned
1 275-275 275 510-510 510 Unweaned
8 260-283 279 515-540 524.24
2 310-325 318 500-515 507.68
3 345-345 345 445-450 446.67 Unweaned
10 350-395 373 425-450 444.77
6 405-448 433 415-440 423.14
6 453-465 458 412-440 425.45
8 500-545 514 350-382 372.59
2 523-523 523 387-387 387 Value Added
3 545-545 545 347-347 347 Fleshy
1 585-585 585 343-343 343
2 615-635 625 335-340 337.54
1 855-855 855 297-297 297
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 260-260 260 425-425 425
2 385-390 388 415-415 415
4 405-435 419 380-405 394.9
5 455-495 474 340-382 360.73
7 515-515 515 305-305 305
1 590-590 590 305-305 305
1 695-695 695 275-275 275
HEIFERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 685-685 685 165-165 165
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 185-185 185 1325-1325 1325
4 224-224 224 1325-1325 1325
2 235-245 240 615-640 627.24 Unweaned
1 250-250 250 650-650 650
1 255-255 255 620-620 620 Unweaned
7 315-345 328 540-560 551.2 Unweaned
2 330-340 335 605-615 609.93
1 365-365 365 580-580 580 Fancy
10 360-377 371 540-570 550.74
1 385-385 385 535-535 535 Unweaned
6 400-435 411 495-520 502.72 Fancy
8 400-445 425 545-560 550.36 Value Added
9 420-440 435 460-485 471.5
5 450-458 456 490-500 491.97 Value Added
19 450-497 478 450-480 464.02
12 505-545 525 430-455 436.69
10 550-570 562 422-445 437.95
2 623-623 623 390-390 390 Value Added
2 630-635 633 365-375 369.98
1 655-655 655 400-400 400 Fancy
5 670-675 672 365-375 366.99
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1060-1060 1060 255-255 255
1 165-165 165 925-925 925 Unweaned
1 195-195 195 1075-1075 1075
1 205-205 205 1125-1125 1125
1 230-230 230 605-605 605
3 265-280 270 575-580 576.73 Value Added
3 265-280 270 575-580 576.73 Value Added
1 275-275 275 1175-1175 1175 Unweaned
1 320-320 320 460-460 460 Unweaned
3 325-335 328 520-525 523.3
2 380-385 383 450-480 465.1
8 405-445 423 430-450 438.16
1 435-435 435 405-405 405 Unweaned
4 465-490 481 425-432 429.74
5 500-545 520 385-415 404.09
4 565-575 570 400-402 401.01
1 630-630 630 360-360 360
1 660-660 660 325-325 325
1 710-710 710 365-365 365
1 780-780 780 302-302 302
2 960-980 970 260-285 272.63
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 330-330 330 337-337 337 Unweaned
1 330-330 330 337-337 337 Unweaned
1 385-385 385 430-430 430
6 505-525 513 330-376 347.69
1 645-645 645 355-355 355
1 780-780 780 320-320 320
STEERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 520-530 525 245-280 262.67
1 725-725 725 200-200 200
1 860-860 860 205-205 205
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REPLACEMENT CATTLE
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BRED COWS - Medium 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 750-750 750 3000-3000 3000
BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 735-910 838 1800-2000 1916.67 T1
1 945-945 945 1900-1900 1900 T1
BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 725-840 783 1900-2100 2000
1 825-825 825 2000-2000 2000
1 915-915 915 1900-1900 1900
BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 745-910 828 2000-2200 2100 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1200-1200 1200 2600-2600 2600
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 1030-1300 1142 2900-3100 3000 T2-3
4 1065-1320 1240 3000-3500 3275 T2-3
1 775-775 775 3400-3400 3400 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1160-1160 1160 2900-2900 2900
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 1205-1205 1205 2250-2250 2250 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1005-1005 1005 2600-2600 2600
3 1100-1230 1177 2000-2550 2250
1 1225-1225 1225 2500-2500 2500
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 940-960 950 2500-2700 2600 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1030-1315 1173 2900-2950 2925
BRED COWS - Small 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 595-595 595 1200-1200 1200 T1
BRED COWS - Small 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 780-780 780 1400-1400 1400
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 925-925 925 3200-3200 3200 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1205-1205 1205 3700-3700 3700 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
4 630-875 748 280-305 288.75 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 485-1115 796 205-255 239 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
2 1340-1350 1345 183-185 184 Average Return to Feed
4 1300-1565 1430 179-188.5 182.53 Average
1 1585-1585 1585 193-193 193 High Return to Feed
6 1530-2060 1818 196-202 198.6 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
25 760-1380 1072 154-172 163.9 Average Return to Feed
4 820-1375 1110 147-153 150.92 Low
3 1030-1210 1140 172-174 172.87 High Return to Feed
7 855-1455 1191 155-166 160.83 Average
3 785-925 873 150-155 152.36 Low Return to Feed
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 690-690 690 122-122 122 Very Low
2 665-1050 858 143-150 147.29 Average Return to Feed
1 870-870 870 136.5-136.5 136.5 Low
7 710-1080 951 137-150 144.08 Average
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