Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No accurate comparisons on Steer and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-7.00 higher under limited comparisons. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher, slaughter bulls steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $271.31/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 28 comparable sales and sits −95.69 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$271.31

17 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,479

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$560

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$97.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.02

vs NM average

−33.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	306.14	1,692	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	537	256.03	1,375	6thin
Medium and Large 2	542	209.00	1,132	3thin

One grade step is worth $97.14/cwt here — about $560 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 sale17 hd

271.31

—

NM average3 barns · 340 hd

295.34

−24.02

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−33.33

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−95.69

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	1,492	140.52	2,096	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,112	121.52	1,352	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,722	112.39	1,935	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	868	100.23	870	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	917	$1,373	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$1,358	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	999	$1,170	4thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	500–550	515	308.54/cwt	307.00–310.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	507	251.68/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,276	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	265.98/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	274.60/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	260.38/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,476	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	243.90/cwt	235.00–252.00	910	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,087	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	204.80/cwt	192.00–217.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	235	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	221.34/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	2
Steers	Small 4	600–650	615	112.75/cwt	110.00–118.00	693	3
Steers	Small 4Mexican Origin	550–600	580	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	112.48/cwt	110.00–115.00	602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	325.70/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,498	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	270.51/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,683	3
Steers	Small 4	550–600	570	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,601	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	637	276.02/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	248.26/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,087	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	240.31/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,377	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	519	337.28/cwt	325.00–341.00	1,750	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	459	354.77/cwt	351.00–370.00	1,628	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	825	2
Steers	Small 4	800–850	808	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	214.48/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,638	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	920	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,720	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	114.91/cwt	112.50–118.00	1,181	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,053	125.73/cwt	119.50–131.00	1,324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	880	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	925	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	879	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	844	108.36/cwt	104.00–111.00	915	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,960	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	2,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,384	132.62/cwt	130.00–134.50	1,835	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	116.08/cwt	115.00–117.00	1,861	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	123.14/cwt	119.50–129.00	1,423	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,200	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,325	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,749	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	635	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	508	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	869	116.98/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,017	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	107.69/cwt	103.00–112.00	951	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	435	1
Bulls	—	—	1,416	136.00/cwt	134.00–139.00	1,926	5
Bulls	—	—	1,210	124.35/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,505	5
Bulls	—	—	1,849	161.21/cwt	157.00–165.00	2,981	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,362.50/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,363	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,380.00/head	1,275.00–1,485.00	1,380	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	175.40/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,519	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	123.14/cwt	106.00–131.00	1,249	7
Stock Cows	Small 4	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	808	189.33/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,530	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	895	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	750	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,264	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	870	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,545	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,839	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,153	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	135.25/cwt	117.00–144.00	1,290	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	1,412.50/head	1,275.00–1,575.00	1,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,552	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	635	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	762	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	650	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	515	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	417	331.58/cwt	326.00–335.00	1,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	306.04/cwt	305.00–307.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	321.01/cwt	320.00–322.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	293.35/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	250.88/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,691	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	307.28/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,309	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	558	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	326.18/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,708	4

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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