USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 04/17 21:00
04/17/2026 | 9:00 pm CDT USDA Belen, NM Fdr Cattle Wtd Avg 04/17 21:00
AMS_1783 MARS
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM
Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM-Belen,NM
Livestock Weighted Average Report for 04/17/2026 - Final
Auction This Week Last Reported Last Year
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Total Receipts:
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FEEDER CATTLE 355 282 369
REPLACEMENT CATTLE 77 38 121
SLAUGHTER CATTLE 162 121 154
Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while there was
no comparisons with heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00
higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. 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
2 830-830 830 265-282 273.5
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 350-350 350 535-535 535 Unweaned
1 445-445 445 535-535 535
2 528-528 528 490-490 490
BULLS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 110-125 118 900-900 900 Unweaned
1 690-690 690 285-285 285
4 789-789 789 287-287 287
3 857-857 857 290-290 290
1 975-975 975 260-260 260
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 260-290 275 515-520 517.36 Unweaned
2 298-298 298 560-560 560
1 345-345 345 535-535 535 Value Added
1 355-355 355 535-535 535 Fancy
1 380-380 380 530-530 530
7 400-428 419 480-515 506.46
1 460-460 460 505-505 505 Fancy
5 460-485 476 455-485 468.95
5 510-530 516 445-455 447.02
3 550-555 552 400-405 401.68
1 600-600 600 375-375 375
3 688-688 688 367-367 367
1 840-840 840 295-295 295
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 113-120 115 825-875 857.66 Unweaned
2 210-240 225 525-545 535.67
1 285-285 285 440-440 440 Unweaned
1 290-290 290 540-540 540
1 395-395 395 450-450 450
3 405-445 418 420-445 430.48
2 455-475 465 375-390 382.66
2 450-490 470 435-450 442.82 Value Added
2 510-535 523 375-395 385.24
1 530-530 530 420-420 420 Value Added
4 565-593 586 345-370 351.03
5 600-638 619 325-350 333.79
4 678-685 682 335-348 341.47
4 710-735 716 310-315 313.76
2 785-785 785 290-290 290
2 813-813 813 265-265 265
2 85-95 90 825-875 848.61 Unweaned
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 320-320 320 435-435 435
3 370-395 387 395-420 410.32
1 415-415 415 390-390 390
2 453-453 453 320-320 320
2 533-533 533 345-345 345
2 590-590 590 325-325 325
1 655-655 655 310-310 310
HEIFERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 485-485 485 1000-1000 1000
2 548-548 548 1325-1325 1325
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 220-220 220 650-650 650 Unweaned
1 220-220 220 650-650 650 Unweaned
3 270-280 275 580-610 594.82 Unweaned
9 271-295 277 620-635 625.68
6 300-313 308 595-600 598.31
1 345-345 345 630-630 630 Fancy
3 370-375 373 600-625 608.26
6 403-438 421 550-580 563.51
1 435-435 435 530-530 530 Unweaned
10 450-498 477 520-550 532.26
1 505-505 505 500-500 500 Fancy
4 500-525 506 480-480 480
3 550-563 559 470-475 471.64 Fancy
6 555-588 575 415-440 425.65
2 600-605 603 435-460 447.45
2 600-610 605 425-425 425 Fleshy
2 655-685 670 390-415 402.22
1 715-715 715 375-375 375
3 778-795 784 325-350 341.55
1 815-815 815 355-355 355
3 917-917 917 315-315 315
STEERS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1060-1060 1060 265-265 265
2 150-165 158 825-925 877.38 Unweaned
1 245-245 245 590-590 590
3 255-268 264 550-565 560.16
1 290-290 290 530-530 530 Unweaned
1 330-330 330 465-465 465 Unweaned
9 355-390 369 525-555 539.6
1 390-390 390 505-505 505 Unweaned
3 405-440 422 485-510 498.1
2 425-425 425 535-535 535 Value Added
6 450-490 470 495-510 501.78
1 550-550 550 360-360 360
13 600-645 622 385-415 397.48
4 680-690 688 360-380 369.96
3 718-745 727 315-340 331.46
1 905-905 905 290-290 290
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 290-290 290 475-475 475
2 350-385 368 440-490 466.19
1 395-395 395 415-415 415 Unweaned
1 400-400 400 445-445 445
2 460-495 478 400-435 416.86
4 505-520 514 385-415 396.13
1 590-590 590 335-335 335
9 673-695 682 320-345 331.2
STEERS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 280-295 288 1400-1575 1485.22
2 460-475 468 1325-1675 1497.19
1 490-490 490 220-220 220
3 500-515 507 1275-1425 1358.22
4 608-613 611 185-190 187.51
1 795-795 795 215-215 215
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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
1 810-810 810 1700-1700 1700
3 620-960 838 1900-2100 2000
BRED COWS - Medium 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 795-855 825 2000-2300 2150 T2-3
2 900-1080 990 2100-2100 2100 T2-3
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 640-915 763 200-260 230 T1
2 940-1020 980 156-164 160 T1
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
6 1061-1290 1129 2675-2725 2687.5
1 1245-1245 1245 157-157 157
10 980-1425 1255 2000-2500 2279
6 1301-1301 1301 2250-2250 2250
BRED COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 980-1120 1035 2100-2500 2266.67 T2-3
1 1120-1120 1120 2350-2350 2350 T2-3
5 915-1400 1195 154-170 162.6 T2-3
BRED COWS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 450-680 575 1100-1350 1233.33
BRED COWS - Small 4 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 610-610 610 1450-1450 1450 T2-3
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1210-1210 1210 4150-4150 4150 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1330-1330 1330 4100-4100 4100 O
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
1 1375-1375 1375 3000-3000 3000 T1
COW-CALF PAIRS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
3 995-1170 1083 2400-3150 2683.33 O
2 800-840 820 2800-3050 2925 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
11 590-930 699 295-340 315.45 O
STOCK COWS - Medium and Large 1-2 (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price
2 1085-1085 1085 2150-2150 2150 O
1 655-655 655 265-265 265 O
4 640-960 761 255-290 271.25 O
12 530-1015 842 225-260 248.42 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 1000-1095 1048 162-168 165.14 Low Return to Feed
1 1205-1205 1205 189-189 189 Average Return to Feed
16 1060-1865 1424 157-182 175.1 Low
11 1285-2270 1714 185-198 191.03 Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
1 1030-1030 1030 175-175 175 High
19 843-1275 1063 160-172 164.77 Average
4 1045-1340 1151 154-158 156.5 Low Return to Feed
33 835-1505 1211 159-176 163.81 Average Return to Feed
24 930-1792 1303 150-160 155.53 Low
COWS - Breaker 75-80% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
2 1425-1545 1485 150-160 155.2 Low
3 1410-1895 1733 154-154 154 Low Return to Feed
COWS - Lean 85-90% (Per Cwt/Actual)
Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price Dressing
4 670-715 685 130-137 133.54 Low Return to Feed
3 675-975 783 121-131 127.19 Very Low
1 840-840 840 134-134 134 Low
1 895-895 895 157-157 157 High
13 725-1145 931 143-154 148.57 Average
7 755-1240 940 150-156 152.12 Average Return to Feed
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