Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-05-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower with limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-5.00 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 $336.95/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −60.47 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$336.95

34 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,059

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$202.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.29

vs NM average

−37.48 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	364.96	1,969	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	338.25	1,862	13thin
Medium and Large 2	525	264.90	1,391	2thin
Small 4	560	162.50	910	2thin

One grade step is worth $202.46/cwt here — about $1,059 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 sale34 hd

336.95

—

NM average4 barns · 521 hd

344.24

−7.29

National average176 barns · 11,859 hd

374.43

−37.48

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−60.47

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	—	Low	1,597	162.73	2,599	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	154.00	2,479	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,074	144.70	1,555	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	749	111.64	836	33

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)	946	$2,131	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	946	$1,850	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	758	$1,563	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,017	$2,750	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,183	$2,458	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,298	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$2,119	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

153 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	Small 4	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	568	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	596	2
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	515	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	361	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	695	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,077	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	475	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	378.32/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	444.98/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	312.45/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,956	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	585	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	650	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	468	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	440	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	90	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	110	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	341.21/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,170	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	359	434.63/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	331.47/cwt	330.00–332.00	1,869	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	361.55/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	412.71/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	341.11/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,787	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	355.09/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,031	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	828	125.10/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,036	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	978	133.97/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,310	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,479	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,055	147.36/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,555	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	703	102.29/cwt	100.00–107.00	719	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	625	88.74/cwt	67.00–100.00	555	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	2,366.67/head	2,350.00–2,400.00	2,367	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,165	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,125.00/head	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,125	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	174.29/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,588	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,312.50/head	2,300.00–2,325.00	2,313	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	790	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,517	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	977	198.80/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,942	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	788	1,250.00/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,215	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	2,078.57/head	1,900.00–2,275.00	2,079	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	690	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	805	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,782	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	156.83/cwt	149.00–162.50	1,463	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	147.75/cwt	145.00–150.50	1,423	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	146.33/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,907	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	827	199.22/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,648	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	732	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,479	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	884	184.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,627	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	2,050.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,538	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,100.00/head	1,900.00–2,300.00	2,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	717	111.80/cwt	108.00–118.00	802	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,580	158.50/cwt	158.00–159.00	2,504	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	158.99/cwt	158.00–160.00	1,916	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	148.30/cwt	143.00–152.00	1,741	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	887	136.23/cwt	132.00–144.00	1,208	5
Bulls	—	—	1,210	147.38/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,783	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	626	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,221	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	963	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,348	2
Bulls	—	—	1,865	176.01/cwt	169.00–183.50	3,283	13
Bulls	—	—	1,579	159.36/cwt	158.00–168.00	2,516	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	772	121.93/cwt	120.00–125.00	941	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	114.76/cwt	110.00–118.00	996	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	256.38/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,351	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	252.58/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,200	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	715	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,444	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	264.90/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,391	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	359.34/cwt	347.50–370.00	1,703	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	370.15/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,203	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	336.31/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	274.88/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	327.58/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	982	212.30/cwt	191.00–222.50	2,085	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	341.36/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	863	181.16/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	382.70/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,584	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	387.05/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	399.62/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	367.09/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	325.34/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	406.49/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	367.06/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,975	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	133	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	323.85/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	409.46/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,691	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	327.28/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	417	436.80/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	357.75/cwt	357.00–360.00	1,499	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	337	396.56/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	434.93/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,979	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	392.50/cwt	380.00–405.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	135	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	362.57/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	292.53/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	304.89/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,735	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	922	184.04/cwt	172.00–190.00	1,697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	316.38/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	325.22/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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