Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $297.91/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −99.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$297.91

40 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,111

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$195.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.66

vs NM average

−40.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	312.21	1,760	32
Medium and Large 1-2	573	278.87	1,598	3thin
Medium and Large 2	570	243.04	1,385	4thin
Small 4	555	117.00	649	1thin

One grade step is worth $195.21/cwt here — about $1,111 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale40 hd

297.91

—

NM average3 barns · 286 hd

323.57

−25.66

National average155 barns · 9,244 hd

338.67

−40.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−99.51

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	1,533	140.13	2,148	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,640	129.00	2,116	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,073	124.69	1,337	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	878	103.52	909	10

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)	792	$1,958	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,817	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	962	$1,700	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	810	$1,363	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	861	$2,094	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,085	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	300–350	300	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,080	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	311.02/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,751	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	278.87/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	251.95/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,555	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	293.31/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	372.38/cwt	367.00–385.00	1,389	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	337	365.64/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,232	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	241.00/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,193	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,999	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	276.22/cwt	272.00–285.00	936	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	252.72/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	242.56/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,281	4
Steers	Small 4	700–750	740	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	213.47/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,473	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	261.46/cwt	252.00–267.00	1,417	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	229.99/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	350.95/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,544	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	388	367.63/cwt	364.00–380.00	1,426	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	576	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,826	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	241.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	268.47/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	383.30/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,238	3
Steers	Small 4	450–500	470	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	233.48/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,434	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	310.17/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	243.04/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,385	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	323.92/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	345.10/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,443	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	328.60/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,548	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	376	381.81/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	370.97/cwt	365.00–382.00	1,577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	309.72/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,379	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,801	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	210	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	600	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,721	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	309.90/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	288	395.45/cwt	390.00–401.00	1,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	262.51/cwt	252.00–266.00	1,607	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	555	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	192.90/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	210.02/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,808	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	745	192.30/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,433	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,297	124.00/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	800	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,503	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	813	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	889	2,225.00/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,225	10
Bulls	—	—	1,468	142.14/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,087	6
Bulls	—	—	1,634	152.15/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,486	4
Bulls	—	—	1,529	125.10/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,913	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,140	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	109.43/cwt	107.00–111.00	959	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	92.95/cwt	92.00–94.00	730	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	131.01/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,497	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	824	118.37/cwt	115.00–125.00	975	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,640	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	993	106.09/cwt	103.50–109.00	1,053	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	121.55/cwt	114.50–127.00	1,280	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,477	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	975	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	175.31/cwt	157.00–177.00	1,506	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,550.00/head	1,500.00–1,600.00	1,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	127.67/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,458	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	769	145.80/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,121	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,578	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,725.00/head	1,600.00–1,850.00	1,725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	807	2,078.57/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,079	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	1,700.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,391	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	183.53/cwt	177.00–190.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	230.72/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	457	328.75/cwt	324.00–335.00	1,502	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	389	351.16/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	408	344.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	268.46/cwt	267.00–270.00	1,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	272.37/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,307	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	271.90/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,142	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	310	351.02/cwt	350.00–352.00	1,088	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	308.97/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,273	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	311.73/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,465	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	331.54/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,270	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	430	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	257.50/cwt	253.00–264.50	1,597	9

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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