Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder steers sold 3.00-5.00 higher with limited comparisons. while feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-3.00 lower. while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $343.19/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −54.24 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$343.19

27 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,058

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$216.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.38

vs NM average

−35.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	523	376.66	1,970	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	335.71	1,863	12thin
Medium and Large 2	548	278.75	1,526	2thin
Small 4	570	160.00	912	1thin

One grade step is worth $216.66/cwt here — about $1,058 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

343.19

—

NM average4 barns · 518 hd

356.56

−13.38

National average168 barns · 13,508 hd

378.79

−35.60

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−54.24

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	1,590	158.43	2,519	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,031	141.38	1,458	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	135.50	1,951	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	849	122.22	1,037	28

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,001	$2,042	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	976	$1,867	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	774	$1,575	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,485	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,336	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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	750–800	790	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,113	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	148.56/cwt	125.00–158.00	2,289	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	821	131.64/cwt	124.00–140.00	1,081	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	560	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	560	1
Bulls	—	—	1,626	166.51/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,707	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,305	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,710	1
Bulls	—	—	1,814	172.82/cwt	172.00–174.00	3,135	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	700	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,043	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	183.27/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,565	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,875.00/head	1,850.00–1,900.00	1,875	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,265	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,076	195.40/cwt	190.00–207.00	2,103	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,949	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,703	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,664	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,768	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,133	2,525.00/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	200.70/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,626	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,111	2,262.50/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,263	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,053	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,269	2,642.86/head	2,500.00–2,725.00	2,643	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,955.00/head	1,925.00–2,050.00	1,955	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	160.40/cwt	135.00–180.00	1,651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,769	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,600.00/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	161.33/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,968	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	869	124.24/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,080	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	114.18/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,000	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	142.95/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,640	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	963	135.18/cwt	129.00–137.50	1,302	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	943	115.99/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,094	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	99.39/cwt	97.00–101.00	885	2
Steers	Small 4	650–700	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	710	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	364.84/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Small 4	900–950	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	570	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	428.55/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,417	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	449.96/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,849	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	65	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	419.59/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,347	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	377.02/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	355.17/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	989	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,302	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,196	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	417.44/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	371.65/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	382.77/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,458	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	396.93/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,814	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	394.89/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,295	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	258	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	374.87/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,185	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	842	137.41/cwt	133.00–144.00	1,157	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,081	144.88/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,566	22
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,120	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,680	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,470	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,396	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	227.31/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,546	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	254.86/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,483	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	307.20/cwt	250.00–335.00	1,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	248.93/cwt	242.00–256.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	569	329.82/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,877	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,854	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	259.81/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,736	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	352.90/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,697	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	310.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	348.61/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,799	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,508	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,071	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	817	236.69/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,934	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	284.90/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,063	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	355.10/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	334.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	242.99/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,645	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	212.43/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	338.98/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,838	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	292.55/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	295	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	713.02/head	700.00–725.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	320.08/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	709	242.01/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	332.59/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,430	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	635	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,933.33/head	1,750.00–2,050.00	1,933	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	157.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,681	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	673	156.67/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	753	1,650.00/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	650	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,810.00/head	1,810.00–1,810.00	1,810	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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