Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-05-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: steer and heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $340.17/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −57.25 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$340.17

30 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,875

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,240

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$236.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.48

vs NM average

−44.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	386.39	2,042	7thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	341.35	1,907	18thin
Medium and Large 2	562	301.57	1,693	4thin
Small 4	535	150.00	803	1thin

One grade step is worth $236.39/cwt here — about $1,240 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 sale30 hd

340.17

—

NM average4 barns · 181 hd

370.65

−30.48

National average159 barns · 12,107 hd

384.60

−44.43

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−57.25

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	1,492	159.27	2,377	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,128	142.31	1,605	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,317	127.68	1,682	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	773	116.20	898	42

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)	1,017	$2,283	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,022	$1,780	8
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,025	$2,450	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,194	$2,599	24
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$2,560	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,026	$2,358	6

Every lot, as filed

146 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	400–450	422	429.76/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,814	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	150–200	165	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,081	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	376.67/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,243	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	398.94/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,074	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	383.24/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,851	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	284	472.50/cwt	472.50–472.50	1,342	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	378.20/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,577	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	406.58/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,569	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	386.63/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,450	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,041	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	387.53/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	159	880.68/head	830.00–900.00	881	4
Steers	Small 4	450–500	475	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	355.80/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,672	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,029	148.22/cwt	137.00–157.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,804	174.48/cwt	173.50–175.00	3,148	6
Bulls	—	—	1,559	165.61/cwt	160.00–172.00	2,582	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	134.38/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,540	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	143.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,705	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	111.01/cwt	103.00–125.00	894	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,404	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,495	3,037.50/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,038	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	860	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	915	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,508.33/head	2,300.00–2,675.00	2,508	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	156.50/cwt	147.00–177.00	1,441	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	149.25/cwt	146.50–152.00	1,522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	839	203.00/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,703	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	895	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	2,612.50/head	2,575.00–2,650.00	2,613	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,021	2,757.50/head	2,685.00–2,850.00	2,758	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	185.30/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,380	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	174.50/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,372	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	159.83/cwt	148.00–175.00	1,844	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,236	2,490.00/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,490	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,050.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	2,586.11/head	2,525.00–2,700.00	2,586	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,725.00/head	2,725.00–2,725.00	2,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,190	2,118.33/head	2,050.00–2,250.00	2,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	157.33/cwt	145.00–172.00	2,092	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	720	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	2
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	670	735.00/head	735.00–735.00	735	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,883.33/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,883	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	615	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	645	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,220	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	595	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	726	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,605	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,205	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,338	1
Bulls	—	—	1,376	141.66/cwt	123.00–149.00	1,949	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	803	130.83/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,051	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	682	93.92/cwt	90.00–97.00	641	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	793	111.03/cwt	108.00–118.00	880	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	781	104.39/cwt	100.00–106.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	539	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	963	134.01/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,291	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,127	146.63/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,653	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,373	136.02/cwt	135.00–137.50	1,868	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	725	123.28/cwt	119.00–128.50	894	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	249.42/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,434	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	490	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	272.69/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,295	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	298.76/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,195	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	358.07/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	362.56/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,207	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	312.22/cwt	304.00–335.00	1,920	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	323.92/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,552	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	307.24/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,757	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	268.27/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	415.96/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	331	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	150–200	172	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	425	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,206	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	590	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	219.97/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	138	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	228	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	1,112	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	318.23/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,664	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	435	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	334.41/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,441	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	118	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	354.08/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	358.43/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,728	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,501	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	299.02/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,860	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	320.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	2,113	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	367.45/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	331.16/cwt	317.00–340.00	1,907	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	450	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,307	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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