Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-03-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers sold 5.00-10.00 higher,feeder heifers sold steady to 5.00 lower on limited comparisons, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $324.95/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.47 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$324.95

73 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$81.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.75

vs NM average

−33.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	329.47	1,807	63
Medium and Large 1-2	582	308.71	1,797	8thin
Medium and Large 2	543	247.50	1,343	2thin

One grade step is worth $81.97/cwt here — about $464 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 sale73 hd

324.95

—

NM average4 barns · 486 hd

346.69

−21.75

National average173 barns · 15,162 hd

358.67

−33.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−72.47

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	1,550	149.01	2,309	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,136	132.48	1,505	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,380	117.00	1,615	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	827	107.07	886	14
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,545	114.00	1,761	1thin

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)	909	$1,779	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	904	$1,573	13
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,158	$2,269	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1-2	800–850	818	240.53/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	327.40/cwt	320.00–339.00	1,896	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	325.51/cwt	310.00–331.00	1,683	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	324.47/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,018	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,516	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	365.98/cwt	354.00–375.00	1,691	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	233.49/cwt	232.00–235.00	1,828	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	385	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	405	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	318.16/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,132	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	364.64/cwt	355.00–373.00	1,542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	333.12/cwt	320.00–343.00	1,612	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	342	419.01/cwt	417.00–420.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	3
Steers	Small 4	450–500	488	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	387.35/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,271	5
Steers	Small 4	300–350	345	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	1,697	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	386.72/cwt	379.00–395.00	1,644	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	367	418.41/cwt	415.00–422.00	1,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	338.31/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,719	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	279.87/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	1,652	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	651.16/head	500.00–825.00	651	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	308.71/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	288.18/cwt	275.00–293.00	1,968	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	261.09/cwt	258.00–275.00	1,919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	316.48/cwt	295.00–318.00	2,006	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	358.61/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,421	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	656	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,106	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	278.12/cwt	275.00–285.00	654	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	258.36/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	237.41/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	340	413.31/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,405	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	335.90/cwt	335.00–336.00	1,811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	328	332.63/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,091	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	561	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,907	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	353	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,038	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	418.21/cwt	417.50–419.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	315	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,380	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,615	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,021	125.70/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,283	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,071	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	115.14/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,036	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	103.66/cwt	97.00–107.00	819	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	740	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	821	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,545	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,761	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	138.18/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,708	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	755	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	612	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	790	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	774	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	575	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	152.72/cwt	147.00–156.00	2,479	6
Bulls	—	—	1,363	139.24/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,898	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	167.16/cwt	166.00–168.00	3,159	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,850.00/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,850	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,482	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,967	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	750	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	135.25/cwt	134.00–136.50	1,641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,875.00/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,875	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	635	558.33/head	500.00–625.00	558	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,074	2,062.50/head	2,000.00–2,150.00	2,063	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	165.67/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,604	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	180.67/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,608	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	803	1,512.50/head	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,513	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	481	310.60/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,494	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	257.43/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	323.25/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	263.12/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,634	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	290.05/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	315.00–330.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	321.67/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	314.30/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	343.13/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,177	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	293.12/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,554	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	289.01/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	296.86/cwt	295.00–297.00	1,662	46
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	325	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	326.38/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,426	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	368.80/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	352.76/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,355	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	273.00/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,723	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	422	362.95/cwt	357.00–365.00	1,532	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,140	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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