Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-01-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher while heifer calves sold 3.00-8.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 3.00 lower while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade active demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $285.07/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −112.35 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$285.07

127 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,569

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,044

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$195.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.26

vs NM average

−57.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	306.83	1,657	56
Medium and Large 1-2	559	284.91	1,591	55
Medium and Large 2	562	254.01	1,428	11thin
Small 4	551	111.42	614	5thin

One grade step is worth $195.41/cwt here — about $1,044 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale127 hd

285.07

—

NM average3 barns · 508 hd

314.32

−29.26

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−57.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−112.35

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	—	Average	1,626	136.90	2,226	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	113.85	1,346	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	109.00	1,853	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	933	99.84	932	68

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)	1,172	$2,040	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	954	$1,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	857	$1,415	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,390	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,270	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	581	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,627	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	251.15/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,055	6
Steers	Small 4	400–450	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	346.53/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,328	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	543	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,482	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	471	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,319	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	229.80/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,891	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	320.91/cwt	310.00–332.00	1,207	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	756	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	533	111.35/cwt	105.00–114.50	593	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	343	332.01/cwt	330.00–334.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	639	270.08/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,726	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	331.03/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,119	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	302.17/cwt	292.00–310.00	1,710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	306.64/cwt	298.00–315.00	1,601	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	178	613.38/head	600.00–625.00	613	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	687.50/head	675.00–700.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	314.23/cwt	310.00–322.00	1,012	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	273.69/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,689	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	284.33/cwt	272.00–292.00	1,621	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	281.66/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,073	3
Steers	Small 4	450–500	483	105.67/cwt	92.00–112.00	510	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	283.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	319.08/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,500	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	237.61/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	259.92/cwt	257.00–272.00	1,736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	453	297.49/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	230.82/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,473	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	301.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	860	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,599	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	244.23/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,290	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	290.10/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,511	16
Steers	Small 4	350–400	355	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	338.03/cwt	337.00–342.00	1,372	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	258.40/cwt	242.00–262.00	1,747	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	266.25/cwt	258.00–272.00	1,653	7
Steers	Small 4	600–650	624	108.09/cwt	90.00–114.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,608	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	578	111.53/cwt	110.00–113.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	377	342.08/cwt	335.00–352.00	1,290	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	285.46/cwt	282.00–290.00	1,761	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	733	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	432	303.00/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,309	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	259.60/cwt	245.00–262.00	1,511	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	253.32/cwt	235.00–272.00	1,203	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	310.33/cwt	308.00–313.00	1,732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	347.38/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	450	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,999	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	691	272.66/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,884	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	245.69/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,420	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,498	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	585	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	84.76/cwt	80.00–89.00	770	5
Bulls	—	—	1,762	146.11/cwt	141.00–150.00	2,574	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	94.27/cwt	90.00–99.50	870	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	117.25/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,432	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	72.75/cwt	70.00–75.00	567	4
Bulls	—	—	1,489	127.01/cwt	113.00–137.00	1,891	15
Bulls	—	—	1,785	152.28/cwt	148.00–155.00	2,718	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,523	127.04/cwt	114.00–134.50	1,935	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	827	191.18/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,581	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	129.00/cwt	116.00–142.00	1,404	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	112.67/cwt	108.00–128.00	1,191	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,075	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	118.76/cwt	109.00–122.00	1,398	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	174.67/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,357	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,228	2,168.75/head	2,150.00–2,225.00	2,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	132.07/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,586	46
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	150.00/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,293	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	913	1,300.00/head	1,250.00–1,350.00	1,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,491.67/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,492	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	894	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	131.00/cwt	120.00–143.00	1,041	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	695	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	223.07/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	261.04/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	758	192.48/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,459	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	278.37/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,303	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	240.04/cwt	225.00–246.00	1,820	7
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	244.64/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	272.70/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	445	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	267	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	656	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,594	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	289.45/cwt	287.00–292.00	1,080	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	261.75/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,021	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	218.20/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,800	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	205.37/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,370	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	264.50/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	291.38/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,259	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	308.25/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	290.04/cwt	285.00–295.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	220.62/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	255.82/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,458	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	236.22/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,455	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	268.25/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	292.45/cwt	290.00–295.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	234.23/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,569	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	259.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,247	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	275.48/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,041	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	271.14/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,144	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	332.28/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,522	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	215.67/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,359	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	261.98/cwt	255.00–270.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	234.73/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,265	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	273	319.59/cwt	315.00–325.00	872	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	295.12/cwt	285.00–300.00	649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	237.27/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	235.00/cwt	205.00–243.00	1,363	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	700–750	713	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	259.79/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,379	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	531	305.93/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,624	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	324.18/cwt	312.00–330.00	1,404	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,197	111.44/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,334	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,194	116.69/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,393	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	929	110.27/cwt	100.00–114.50	1,024	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	883	105.69/cwt	100.00–110.50	933	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	860	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	731	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	107.20/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,064	28

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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