Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-03-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 20-25.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold stedy to 1.00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $334.73/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −62.70 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$334.73

24 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$377

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

$86.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.23

vs NM average

−14.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	346.50	1,852	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	577	310.00	1,789	3thin
Medium and Large 2	568	260.00	1,476	2thin

One grade step is worth $86.50/cwt here — about $377 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale24 hd

334.73

—

NM average4 barns · 361 hd

334.95

−0.23

National average172 barns · 12,998 hd

349.28

−14.55

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−62.70

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	—	High	1,438	145.52	2,092	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	129.64	1,925	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	127.79	1,515	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	838	102.38	858	39

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)	1,023	$2,128	24
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,124	$1,934	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$1,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,090	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$2,572	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,290	$2,213	12

Every lot, as filed

131 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	700–750	745	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,205	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	344.93/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	643	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,948	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,789	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	426	392.39/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,672	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	320.23/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	115	717.03/head	675.00–775.00	717	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	361.05/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	385.21/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	329.84/cwt	321.00–333.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	382	410.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	230	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	932	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	670	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	150–200	195	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,004	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	423	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	238	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	390.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,837	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	511	352.74/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,803	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	299.13/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,433	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	391	375.39/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,468	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	385	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,038	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	483	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	307.50/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,137	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	398.60/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,351	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	402.48/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,139	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	359.46/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	326.98/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,367	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	260.40/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	227.47/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	243.01/cwt	242.00–245.00	1,920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	418.29/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,715	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	327.44/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	861	247.95/cwt	237.50–255.00	2,135	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	684	266.32/cwt	265.00–267.00	1,822	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	351.10/cwt	349.00–357.00	1,973	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	317	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	260.03/cwt	252.50–262.50	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	434.59/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	420.43/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,917	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	188	442.20/cwt	435.00–450.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,431	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,092	123.04/cwt	116.00–127.00	1,344	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	112.67/cwt	106.50–117.00	1,071	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	798	93.52/cwt	93.00–94.00	746	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	130.42/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,611	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	849	110.11/cwt	107.00–118.00	935	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,485	129.64/cwt	128.00–131.00	1,925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	101.66/cwt	97.00–105.00	828	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	835	98.48/cwt	98.00–99.00	822	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,225	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,580	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	670	84.90/cwt	75.00–93.00	569	10
Bulls	—	—	1,571	160.27/cwt	155.50–165.00	2,518	4
Bulls	—	—	1,609	148.03/cwt	144.00–154.00	2,382	6
Bulls	—	—	1,219	135.88/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,656	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,405	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,316	2,290.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,290	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,119	2,371.88/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,372	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,712.50/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	131.82/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,339	11
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	605	1,037.50/head	875.00–1,200.00	1,038	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	1,075	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,194	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	165.38/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,340	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	811	199.71/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,620	14
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	182.78/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,400	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,830.00/head	1,600.00–2,000.00	1,830	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	928	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,391	2,600.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	714	236.57/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	275	407.03/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,119	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	285.25/cwt	272.50–295.00	1,634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	605	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	598	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	252.08/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,298	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	272.42/cwt	267.00–277.50	1,730	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	286.38/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	456	344.00/cwt	344.00–344.00	1,569	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	263.35/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	308.94/cwt	307.00–315.00	1,752	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	326.78/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,503	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	320.77/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,697	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	327.72/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,370	4
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	490	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	433	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	278	377.48/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	503	329.95/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.02/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,283	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	1,018	1,266.67/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,267	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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