Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-04-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: ( no sale reported last week due to absence off reporter) Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $331.31/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −66.12 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$331.31

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,032

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$194.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.64

vs NM average

−22.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	364.44	1,967	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	543	329.08	1,788	5thin
Medium and Large 2	551	275.00	1,514	4thin
Small 4	550	170.00	935	1thin

One grade step is worth $194.44/cwt here — about $1,032 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 sale22 hd

331.31

—

NM average4 barns · 353 hd

334.94

−3.64

National average175 barns · 9,187 hd

354.30

−22.99

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−66.12

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	1,346	153.54	2,067	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,058	145.18	1,535	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	781	127.85	999	8thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,047	$2,442	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$2,157	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$2,250	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	823	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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	700–750	723	248.43/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,603	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	256.23/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	424.88/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,372	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	276.33/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,857	3
Steers	Small 4	450–500	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	440.18/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,210	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	488	355.03/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	272.65/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	483	343.68/cwt	332.00–355.00	1,660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	570.00/head	525.00–600.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	333	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	610	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	261.99/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	337.50/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	450.68/cwt	440.00–460.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	412.30/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	765	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	303.31/cwt	292.00–315.00	1,589	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	379.70/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,760	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	288.71/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	326.84/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,690	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	938	226.01/cwt	225.00–227.00	2,120	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	332.45/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	304.00/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,900	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	365.82/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	412.98/cwt	402.00–420.00	1,718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	434.81/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,357	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,904	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	409.80/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	210	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	439.82/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	394.96/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	245.10/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,875	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	524	369.80/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,938	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	183	509.11/cwt	500.00–517.50	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	440.07/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,897	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	484.83/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	439.95/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,050	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	155	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,892	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	129.93/cwt	127.00–135.00	1,134	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,515	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	146.10/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,728	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	926	135.66/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,256	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	744	130.76/cwt	125.00–135.00	973	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,014	146.75/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,488	24
Bulls	—	—	1,202	140.61/cwt	128.00–149.00	1,690	3
Bulls	—	—	1,603	163.53/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,356	155.02/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,102	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,175	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	154.75/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,535	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	2,226	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	805	199.00/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,602	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	188.33/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,541	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,047	2,441.67/head	2,300.00–2,525.00	2,442	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	693	1,625.00/head	1,600.00–1,650.00	1,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	988	2,550.00/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	171.75/cwt	150.00–190.00	1,362	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	148.40/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,017	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	314.84/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,521	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	256.76/cwt	250.00–267.00	1,204	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	272.24/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	265.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	266.08/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	422.52/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,365	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	252.22/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,883	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,825	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	415.91/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	855	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,283	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,118	170.94/cwt	167.00–175.00	1,911	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1

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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