USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 03/06 21:00
03/06/2026 | 9:00 pm CST USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 03/06 21:00
AMS_1783 MARS
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM-Belen,NM
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 03/06/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 509 390 387
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 50 55 109
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 74 68 92
Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were steady with limited
comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 22.00-28.00 higher, Slaughter
cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade and 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
1 530-530 530 225-225 225
2 630-645 638 235-245 240.06
1 685-685 685 242-242 242
1 715-715 715 230-230 230
2 775-790 783 220-225 222.52
1 810-810 810 210-210 210
1 880-880 880 230-230 230
1 920-920 920 225-225 225
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 658-658 658 410-410 410
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 430-430 430 460-460 460
1 590-590 590 395-395 395
1 625-625 625 365-365 365
5 650-690 682 375-380 379.05
4 798-798 798 255-255 255
1 830-830 830 310-310 310
1 860-860 860 240-240 240
2 913-913 913 240-240 240
DAIRY STEERS - Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 152-160 155 625-700 655.93
2 248-248 248 800-800 800
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 305-305 305 505-505 505 Unweaned
1 305-305 305 505-505 505 Unweaned
1 370-370 370 515-515 515 Fancy
4 370-385 378 470-500 488.64
9 410-446 427 450-450 450
46 450-497 487 445-475 447.87
8 505-530 514 420-445 434.11
21 574-580 574 370-375 374.76
10 583-583 583 420-420 420 Value Added
2 670-685 678 400-402.5 401.26
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 165-170 168 900-1025 961.57 Unweaned
3 260-295 282 460-485 474.67
3 305-305 305 495-495 495 Unweaned
1 350-350 350 445-445 445
4 405-425 416 420-440 433.71
2 470-470 470 420-435 427.5
3 550-585 562 335-340 338.26
6 600-645 630 325-355 339.82
11 655-690 663 330-335 334.53
4 720-730 723 310-320 312.53
2 770-770 770 315-315 315
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 285-295 290 405-440 422.2
1 300-300 300 392.5-392.5 392.5
1 360-360 360 385-385 385
1 365-365 365 380-380 380 Unweaned
10 405-440 425 390-410 398.98
6 460-498 483 370-400 379.79
3 527-527 527 325-325 325
2 588-588 588 300-300 300
3 600-630 613 300-305 301.66
1 765-765 765 250-250 250
HEIFERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 375-375 375 725-725 725
3 677-677 677 800-800 800
STEERS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 208-208 208 710-710 710
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 308-308 308 605-605 605
1 315-315 315 580-580 580 Unweaned
2 380-380 380 550-550 550
4 405-435 426 545-575 560.22 Value Added
4 430-445 436 480-495 491.17
7 415-445 437 525-550 543.86 Fancy
1 455-455 455 510-510 510 Value Added
2 455-490 473 505-510 507.59 Fancy
5 455-490 479 470-495 477.96
4 510-540 526 435-450 443.69
11 562-562 562 472-472 472 Fancy
21 553-573 568 467-497 474.75 Value Added
20 553-592 584 425-456 442.12
11 601-601 601 495-495 495 Fancy
3 610-613 612 455-480 463.31 Value Added
6 603-640 624 420-450 434.72
9 650-656 655 416-455 422.95 Value Added
11 655-672 665 390-422 414.02
1 710-710 710 402.5-402.5 402.5 Value Added
3 705-735 725 355-360 358.38
1 925-925 925 365-365 365
1 975-975 975 370-370 370
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1010-1030 1020 260-282.5 271.14
3 220-220 220 900-900 900
2 250-265 258 540-555 547.72
4 302-335 310 465-510 497.85 Unweaned
4 315-340 325 475-510 491.31
5 370-373 371 500-500 500
3 375-388 384 445-460 455.11 Unweaned
1 415-415 415 410-410 410
3 463-475 467 425-440 434.91
3 540-545 543 390-425 401.6
2 550-555 553 415-420 417.49
2 610-645 628 387-400 393.32
6 699-699 699 367-367 367
1 725-725 725 345-345 345
3 770-795 783 310-332.5 320.9
1 820-820 820 332.5-332.5 332.5
1 890-890 890 325-325 325
1 990-990 990 255-255 255
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1030-1030 1030 215-215 215
1 245-245 245 460-460 460 Unweaned
2 278-278 278 485-485 485
1 335-335 335 415-415 415
1 380-380 380 327-327 327 Unweaned
1 380-380 380 327-327 327 Unweaned
1 460-460 460 360-360 360
2 525-525 525 345-345 345
2 560-560 560 360-360 360
1 610-610 610 335-335 335
STEERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 695-695 695 190-190 190
6 858-858 858 177-177 177
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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
1 815-815 815 1600-1600 1600
2 820-1000 910 1200-1600 1400
BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 995-995 995 2000-2000 2000 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 900-1100 1007 3400-3600 3466.67 T2-3
2 1080-1255 1168 3250-3250 3250 T2-3
1 1210-1210 1210 2900-2900 2900 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1510-1510 1510 162-162 162 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 935-1360 1153 2200-2500 2400
1 1280-1280 1280 2150-2150 2150
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1030-1030 1030 2600-2600 2600 T2-3
4 950-1235 1115 2100-2300 2175 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1130-1130 1130 3000-3000 3000
1 725-725 725 3000-3000 3000
BRED COWS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 735-735 735 1600-1600 1600
BRED COWS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 680-775 728 1500-1550 1525 T2-3
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1070-1070 1070 2300-2300 2300 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1110-1210 1160 3300-3300 3300 O
1 1245-1245 1245 3750-3750 3750 O
2 1380-1565 1473 3850-4600 4225 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 945-945 945 3700-3700 3700 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1255-1255 1255 3200-3200 3200 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
5 710-880 795 272.5-305 280.9 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
16 620-1050 799 240-265 250.31 O
4 725-985 918 205-225 215 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 1055-1505 1249 127-173 157.49 Low
6 1370-2090 1653 183.5-194 188.55 Average Return to Feed
5 1500-2010 1786 185-195 189.35 Average
1 2005-2005 2005 195-195 195 High
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
21 810-1325 1066 154-176 163.34 Average Return to Feed
1 1260-1260 1260 176-176 176 High Return to Feed
1 1290-1290 1290 176-176 176 High
1 1305-1305 1305 159.5-159.5 159.5 Average
3 760-1080 947 151-155 152.77 Low Return to Feed
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 715-715 715 111-111 111 Very Low Return to Feed
2 715-725 720 140-145 142.48 Average Return to Feed
2 753-753 753 113-113 113 Low Return to Feed
1 830-830 830 117-117 117 Very Low
4 830-920 883 140-150 146.38 Average
4 945-1000 970 125-135 131.79 Low
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