Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale on 12/20/24: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $289.82/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −107.60 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$289.82

42 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,604

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$212.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.66

vs NM average

−52.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	327.23	1,770	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	557	289.83	1,615	23
Medium and Large 2	569	255.59	1,454	4thin
Small 4	560	115.00	644	2thin

One grade step is worth $212.23/cwt here — about $1,126 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $339.19, median $397.42 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

289.82

—

NM average3 barns · 548 hd

312.48

−22.66

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−52.26

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−107.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,664	128.85	2,143	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,220	115.76	1,413	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	105.00	1,743	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	854	100.82	861	27

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,701	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,487	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$1,367	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	743	$1,113	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,500	$2,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,358	6

Every lot, as filed

135 lots · USDA AMS · Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	578	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	362.97/cwt	360.00–370.00	995	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,313	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,515	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	282.15/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,354	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	276.89/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,174	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	379	292.88/cwt	292.00–295.00	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	271.71/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	620	81.63/cwt	73.00–87.00	506	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	352.44/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	317.56/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,042	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	226.78/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,182	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	236.42/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,114	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	879	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	362.52/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	365.05/cwt	355.00–367.00	1,369	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,375	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	330.04/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	287.42/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,644	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	288.64/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,383	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	262.83/cwt	262.00–267.00	1,782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	524	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,729	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,840	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	255.87/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	287.61/cwt	280.00–295.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	285.36/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,199	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	294.36/cwt	292.00–297.00	1,557	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	328.68/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,558	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	270.65/cwt	260.00–276.00	1,654	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	792	215.24/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,705	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	355.00/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	220.01/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	279.52/cwt	277.00–285.00	1,029	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	260.76/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,661	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1250–1300	1,285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	366.79/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,350	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	332	370.25/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,229	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	258	337.57/cwt	335.00–340.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	262.45/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,522	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	380	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,764	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	458	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	248.47/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,180	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	923	145.01/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,271	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	713	82.49/cwt	80.00–85.00	588	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	105.48/cwt	100.00–110.00	984	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	882	107.07/cwt	99.00–119.00	944	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	700	91.67/cwt	90.00–95.00	642	3
Bulls	—	—	1,800	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	2,709	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,660	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,743	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	751	93.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	112.35/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,237	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	117.55/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,508	19
Bulls	—	—	1,899	134.75/cwt	128.50–139.50	2,559	5
Bulls	—	—	1,509	120.67/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,821	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,635	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,224	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,330	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,543	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	743	1,112.50/head	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,113	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	775	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,500	2,412.50/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,413	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,068	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,875.00/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	164.40/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,233	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	144.17/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,249	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	114.00/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,122	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	114.33/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,069	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,471.88/head	1,400.00–1,525.00	1,472	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	120.00/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	959	1,815.00/head	1,800.00–1,875.00	1,815	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	1,587.00/head	1,485.00–1,700.00	1,587	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,486.67/head	1,460.00–1,500.00	1,487	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,226	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	127.50/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	890	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,380	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	128.50/cwt	117.00–140.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	203.53/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	613	116.02/cwt	115.00–117.00	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	287.96/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,198	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	722	204.28/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	234.20/cwt	217.00–242.00	977	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,299	5
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	590	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	278.28/cwt	275.00–284.00	1,469	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	225.94/cwt	222.00–242.00	1,509	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	739	200.25/cwt	195.00–202.00	1,480	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	484	295.44/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	413	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	310.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,159	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	257.81/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,490	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	202.55/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,270	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	253.14/cwt	237.00–256.00	1,531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	322.54/cwt	320.00–325.00	919	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	253.66/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,389	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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