Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-01-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold 2.00-4.00 lower. Trade and demand good

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.97/cwt on 25 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −130.03 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$236.97

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,284

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$863

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$162.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−48.66

vs NM average

−67.45 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	267.75	1,451	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	246.71	1,384	10thin
Medium and Large 2	521	228.12	1,189	10thin
Small 4	560	105.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $162.75/cwt here — about $863 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $300.85, median $367.01 across 28 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 sale25 hd

236.97

—

NM average3 barns · 179 hd

285.64

−48.66

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−67.45

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−130.03

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	—	Low	1,512	131.77	1,992	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,083	116.48	1,262	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,490	105.00	1,565	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	91.88	798	15

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$1,475	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	959	$1,410	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	956	$1,331	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$1,700	1thin

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	896	106.16/cwt	105.00–108.00	951	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	995	119.65/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,191	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,368	127.41/cwt	126.00–129.00	1,743	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	80.23/cwt	76.00–85.00	628	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	875	86.97/cwt	85.00–89.00	761	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,565	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	119.03/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,338	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	101.08/cwt	100.00–103.00	984	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,011	111.18/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,124	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	263.47/cwt	257.00–270.00	1,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	295.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	275.04/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	230.58/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,190	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	216.37/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,465	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	198.61/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	225.96/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,453	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	312.68/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,610	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	416	326.88/cwt	319.00–330.00	1,360	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	185	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	317.33/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	295.83/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	326	348.96/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,138	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	140	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	305.80/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	317.52/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,248	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	380	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	557	283.99/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,582	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	325.88/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	496	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,817	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	700	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	546	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	317	395.21/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	299.95/cwt	295.00–305.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	424	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,314	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	960	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	670	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	670	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	234.00/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,170	3
Steers	Small 4	600–650	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	246.03/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	321.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,497	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	503	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,635	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,512	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Small 4	1000–1050	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	968	177.88/cwt	162.00–194.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	860	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	989	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	735	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	515	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	786	95.86/cwt	91.00–101.00	753	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,295	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,671	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	125.43/cwt	116.00–134.00	1,942	6
Bulls	—	—	1,554	140.78/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,188	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,300	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,768	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,468	129.51/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,901	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,061	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	117.00/cwt	112.00–124.00	954	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	126.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,084	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,163	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,666.67/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	928	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,322	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	187.50/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,468	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	122.60/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,253	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	118.50/cwt	100.00–140.00	931	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	164.75/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,311	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	922	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,567	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	149.50/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	897	1,125.00/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,125	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	151.00/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,382	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	818	1,025.00/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,147	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,560	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	979	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	452	318.91/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,441	12
Bulls	Small 4	900–950	915	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,373	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	199.95/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	282.36/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,482	2
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	267.75/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,451	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	243.57/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	520	510.00/head	510.00–510.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	339.66/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	235.75/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,457	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	276.98/cwt	275.00–285.00	950	5
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	395	525.00/head	525.00–525.00	525	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	560	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	275	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,004	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	209.07/cwt	202.00–213.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,164	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	296.38/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,393	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	271.52/cwt	265.00–275.00	999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	215.58/cwt	200.00–240.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	242.46/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,026	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	278.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,188	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	302.87/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,275	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	321.22/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,189	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,435	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	343.28/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,315	3

How this sale compares

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