Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-04-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale; There were not any comparable numbers from last week on any classes of steers or heifers, calves or yearling feeders but a higher market was evident. Trade was very good with good demand on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 5.00 higher. Market was very good with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $317.29/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −80.13 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$317.29

31 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,720

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,496

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$271.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.51

vs NM average

−47.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	351.04	1,912	21
Medium 1-2	550	310.00	1,705	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	540	308.50	1,667	4thin
Small and Medium 2	515	140.00	721	1thin
Small 3	520	80.00	416	2thin

One grade step is worth $271.04/cwt here — about $1,496 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale31 hd

317.29

—

NM average4 barns · 231 hd

347.80

−30.51

National average169 barns · 11,281 hd

364.76

−47.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−80.13

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	1,604	153.21	2,458	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,114	156.32	1,742	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	136.61	1,456	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	839	112.86	947	50

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,058	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	943	$1,963	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	600	$1,020	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	445	$900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	495	$750	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	478	$685	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	820	$1,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	955	$1,700	7
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,145	$2,313	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,111	$2,320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,015	$2,100	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,721	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

181 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 1-2	450–500	485	232.58/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,128	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	217.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	527	330.18/cwt	328.00–335.00	1,740	5
Steers	Small and Medium 2Fleshy	600–650	603	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	469	404.71/cwt	400.00–407.00	1,898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	584	321.42/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Steers	Medium 1	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	165	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	555	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,443	1
Steers	Large 2	600–650	630	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	418	384.77/cwt	380.00–391.00	1,608	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Steers	Small 3	500–550	520	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	416	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	500–550	515	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	721	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	600–650	610	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	346.23/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	300–350	335	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	255.15/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	595	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	55	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,754	2
Heifers	Medium 1	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	425	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	225.44/cwt	217.00–230.00	1,495	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	408.67/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,492	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	302.70/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,420	6
Heifers	Medium 1Unweaned	100–150	115	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	210.00/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	700–750	730	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	206.38/cwt	202.00–212.00	1,502	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	205.41/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	218.59/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	836.46/head	750.00–900.00	836	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	100	785.00/head	785.00–785.00	785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	83	835.76/head	600.00–1,000.00	836	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,899	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,958	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	350–400	360	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	474	387.47/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,837	4
Steers	Medium 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium 1Value Added	450–500	460	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	410	397.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	433.26/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	426.92/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,785	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	241.69/cwt	240.00–245.00	2,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	500–550	508	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	218.45/cwt	215.00–222.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	233.34/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,699	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	428.02/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	779	249.00/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	294.46/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,090	228.00/cwt	227.00–229.00	2,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	399.59/cwt	395.00–404.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	283.31/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	359.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	439.77/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	356.85/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	324.49/cwt	322.00–327.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	625	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,800	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	835	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	447.61/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,030	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	450–500	485	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	955	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,513	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	740	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,053	3
Steers	Medium 2	600–650	635	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,441	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,028	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,565	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Source/Aged	—	1,145	2,312.50/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,313	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	795	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	745	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	850	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	5
Bred Heifers	Large 3	—	615	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,012	1,833.33/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,833	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	635	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	445	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	478	685.00/head	685.00–685.00	685	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	866	189.03/cwt	155.00–222.00	1,637	38
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	600	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,400.00	2,100	7
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	1,040	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,643	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,647	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,073	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	770	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,080	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,300	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	890	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,150.00/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	828	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,449	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,980	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2	—	495	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,090	155.78/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,698	2
Bulls	—	—	1,363	142.48/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,942	9
Bulls	—	—	1,795	156.66/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,812	13
Bulls	—	—	1,785	164.85/cwt	163.00–168.50	2,943	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,066	136.61/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,456	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,089	147.67/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,608	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	86.74/cwt	69.00–97.00	625	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	124.68/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,108	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	821	107.76/cwt	100.00–125.00	885	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,177	177.93/cwt	167.00–182.00	2,094	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,345	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	371.38/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,145	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	650–700	665	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	688	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,101	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	298.10/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	337.47/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	110	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	495.00/head	495.00–495.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium 2Full	650–700	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	854	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 2Full	700–750	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	800–850	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium 1	400–450	415	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,630	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	535	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	425	281.59/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	645	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,738	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	815	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,835	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	700–750	720	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	504	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2	550–600	565	170.18/cwt	160.00–180.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,565	1

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