Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-02-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bull sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $301.22/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −96.20 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$301.22

65 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,645

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,077

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$196.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.73

vs NM average

−41.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	321.24	1,740	37
Medium and Large 1-2	555	295.09	1,637	24
Medium and Large 2	525	238.00	1,250	1thin
Small 4	534	124.30	663	3thin

One grade step is worth $196.94/cwt here — about $1,077 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 sale65 hd

301.22

—

NM average3 barns · 388 hd

316.95

−15.73

National average187 barns · 18,766 hd

342.38

−41.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−96.20

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	1,570	129.88	2,039	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,110	121.46	1,348	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	902	102.18	922	31

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)	926	$2,129	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	939	$1,744	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	812	$1,569	8
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	980	$3,600	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,022	$3,550	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	778	$1,388	2thin

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	348.70/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,430	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	228.52/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	210.28/cwt	208.00–217.00	1,840	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	257.40/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,457	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	284.10/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,392	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	247.51/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,532	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	236.20/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	381	362.43/cwt	350.00–371.00	1,381	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	375.10/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	170	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	689	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	565	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	293	375.63/cwt	360.00–391.00	1,101	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	355	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	518	130.45/cwt	121.00–140.00	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	344.62/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,513	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	313.69/cwt	302.00–322.00	1,622	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	313	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	288.77/cwt	285.00–301.00	1,649	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	254.02/cwt	252.00–255.00	1,953	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	357.85/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,317	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	910	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	315.12/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	424	351.16/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,489	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	311.27/cwt	300.00–314.00	1,793	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	273.66/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,844	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	276.99/cwt	276.00–278.00	1,961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	833	213.07/cwt	205.00–221.00	1,775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	236.97/cwt	232.00–247.00	1,919	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	349.42/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,150	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	292.89/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,801	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	273.23/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,689	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	294.15/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,538	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	232.69/cwt	228.00–235.00	1,778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	250.07/cwt	240.00–259.00	933	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,020	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	247.70/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	246.11/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	278	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,140	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	233.33/cwt	232.00–234.00	1,762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	330.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,537	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	379.22/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,426	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	591	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,785	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	533	325.93/cwt	325.00–326.00	1,737	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	327.84/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	606	298.15/cwt	292.00–308.00	1,807	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	404	381.00/cwt	380.00–386.00	1,539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	335	367.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,160	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Small 4	950–1000	950	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,842	3
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	635	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	572	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	971	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	154.91/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,122	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	797	195.20/cwt	187.00–207.00	1,556	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,265	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	123.13/cwt	121.00–127.00	1,426	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	974	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,480	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	890	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,077	1
Bulls	—	—	1,521	121.87/cwt	108.00–130.00	1,854	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	142.81/cwt	137.00–146.00	2,442	3
Bulls	—	—	2,120	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	3,138	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	117.04/cwt	113.50–123.00	1,337	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	802	87.64/cwt	85.00–90.00	703	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	101.93/cwt	101.00–105.00	798	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	755	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	657	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	996	115.58/cwt	111.50–118.50	1,151	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	906	107.27/cwt	104.00–115.00	972	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	97.22/cwt	91.00–100.00	865	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	127.83/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,507	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	105.95/cwt	102.50–110.00	1,033	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,775.00/head	1,700.00–1,850.00	1,775	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	613	475.00/head	450.00–500.00	475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	903	1,980.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,980	5
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	550	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	781	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	180.36/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,517	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,323	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	118.20/cwt	111.00–123.00	1,190	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	980	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	1,029	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	15
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	930	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	1,562.50/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,563	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	132.00/cwt	131.00–133.00	1,221	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	943	2,270.00/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,270	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,467	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	625	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	282.18/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,606	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,154	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	261.88/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	253.73/cwt	251.00–267.00	1,675	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	362.58/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	427	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,430	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	708	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	637	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	363	357.48/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	307.44/cwt	305.00–310.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	500–550	519	283.56/cwt	282.00–284.00	1,472	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	289.03/cwt	288.00–297.00	1,526	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	155	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	390	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	269.73/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,403	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,242	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	277.29/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,589	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	205.39/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	227.88/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,554	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	222.98/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,634	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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