Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $337.87/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −59.56 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$337.87

27 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$188

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

$34.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs NM average

−26.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	352.05	1,910	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	317.24	1,722	11thin

One grade step is worth $34.81/cwt here — about $188 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 sale27 hd

337.87

—

NM average4 barns · 576 hd

335.36

+2.50

National average170 barns · 13,177 hd

363.98

−26.11

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−59.56

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	1,597	155.14	2,478	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,028	136.72	1,405	77
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	826	107.32	887	20

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)	881	$2,236	16
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	983	$2,120	22
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,733	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,032	$4,206	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,081	$2,410	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$2,271	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,024	$1,866	10

Every lot, as filed

144 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 2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	304.04/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,900	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	240.98/cwt	240.00–242.00	1,959	2
Steers	Small 4	650–700	665	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	380.67/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	464.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,506	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	383	452.35/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	436.67/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,916	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	433.38/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,430	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	413.24/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	491.82/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	105	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	158	821.16/head	800.00–850.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	430	410.14/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,764	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	242.09/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	389.96/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,933	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	451.67/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,491	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	236.56/cwt	228.00–245.00	1,727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	299.55/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,725	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	313.99/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,482	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	408.98/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,354	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	358.02/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	368.06/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,406	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	316.52/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,630	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,726	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	280.08/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	703	270.75/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	486	335.41/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,630	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	386	380.05/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	316.67/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,786	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	317.45/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,698	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	345.36/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	405.77/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	363.53/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,734	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,078	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	327	512.05/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	300–350	345	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	347.05/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	332.10/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,076	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	428.28/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,640	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	456.48/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,891	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	460.05/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,693	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	414.76/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,920	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	665	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	118	771.49/head	760.00–800.00	771	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	80	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	141.47/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,668	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,739	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	887	117.83/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,045	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	712	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,008	139.39/cwt	131.00–148.00	1,405	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	897	131.96/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,184	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	663	97.70/cwt	95.00–100.00	648	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	107.12/cwt	100.00–111.00	807	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	785	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	903	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	992	129.53/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,285	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	865	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,272	1
Bulls	—	—	1,361	141.61/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,927	9
Bulls	—	—	1,914	169.90/cwt	163.00–176.00	3,252	14
Bulls	—	—	1,593	155.38/cwt	148.00–162.00	2,475	13
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,338	149.50/cwt	147.00–157.00	2,000	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,406	143.17/cwt	139.00–147.00	2,013	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,734.17/head	1,660.00–1,900.00	1,734	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	147.55/cwt	128.00–166.00	1,574	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	153.00/cwt	123.00–172.00	1,616	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	179.67/cwt	154.00–210.00	1,365	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,697	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	792	1,866.67/head	1,700.00–2,000.00	1,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,733.33/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,403.85/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,404	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	171.00/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,219	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	754	213.73/cwt	197.00–240.00	1,612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	325.96/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	283.30/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	270.39/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	421.86/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	358.68/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,682	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	213	887.06/head	850.00–925.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	294.20/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,830	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	320.77/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,780	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	348.33/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,240	1
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	645	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	211.49/cwt	208.00–215.00	1,963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Registered	—	1,032	4,206.25/head	3,250.00–5,750.00	4,206	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	946	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,169	2,450.00/head	2,250.00–2,600.00	2,450	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,378	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	912	2,387.50/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,388	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,916.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,917	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	670	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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