Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Steer and heifer yearling feeders sold 8.00-12.00 lower on comparable numbers. Trade and demand were moderate on larger numbers. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 7.00 higher. Market was uneven with excellent buyer attendance..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $312.77/cwt on 18 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −84.66 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$312.77

18 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,749

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,126

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 2

$199.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−52.79

vs NM average

−65.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	564	346.47	1,954	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	542	294.77	1,596	4thin
Small and Medium 2	565	146.56	828	2thin

One grade step is worth $199.90/cwt here — about $1,126 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 sale18 hd

312.77

—

NM average3 barns · 197 hd

365.56

−52.79

National average158 barns · 13,435 hd

378.58

−65.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−84.66

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	1,457	164.88	2,403	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,159	147.46	1,709	45
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	139.01	1,571	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	114.45	1,024	3thin

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$2,200	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	610	$1,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,060	$3,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$2,975	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$2,900	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,104	$2,744	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	932	$2,100	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,883	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	670	$1,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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	550–600	565	294.42/cwt	278.00–310.00	1,663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	290.06/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	358.26/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,354	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,190	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,431	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	755	241.00/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	242.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	236.01/cwt	235.00–237.00	2,159	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	405	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,742	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	867	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	295.12/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,692	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	410	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	350–400	370	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,332	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	312.83/cwt	295.00–330.00	2,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,706	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	168	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,050	11
Heifers	Medium 1	800–850	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	760	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	615	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,241	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,405	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,855	1
Bulls	—	—	1,414	156.48/cwt	146.00–166.00	2,213	7
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,110	164.34/cwt	156.00–187.00	1,824	4
Bulls	Large 1-2	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	800–850	835	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,253	1
Steers	Large 1-2	850–900	890	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	2,207	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	885	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	955	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	843	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,109	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,975.00/head	2,750.00–3,200.00	2,975	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,883.33/head	2,600.00–3,350.00	2,883	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	565	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2-3	—	750	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,308	3,150.00/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	175.21/cwt	148.00–195.00	1,796	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,271	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	3,057.14/head	2,700.00–3,300.00	3,057	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,900.00/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,900	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	655	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	814	206.54/cwt	175.00–237.00	1,681	28
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	980	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,607	1
Bulls	—	—	1,588	170.45/cwt	160.00–181.00	2,707	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	139.01/cwt	131.00–160.00	1,571	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,159	147.46/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,709	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,435	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	625	111.18/cwt	98.00–125.00	695	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 2Unweaned	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	550–600	565	146.56/cwt	140.00–153.00	828	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2	850–900	860	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,350	1
Steers	Small and Medium 2	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	2
Steers	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	680	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 2-3	650–700	680	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	250–300	295	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,269	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	252.33/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,842	2
Dairy Steers	Small 3	1000–1050	1,005	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	628.89/cwt	627.00–630.00	1,428	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	219	513.29/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,124	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	120	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	420.92/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,785	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	439.92/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,623	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	331.66/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,245	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	342.34/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	238.53/cwt	237.00–240.00	1,963	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	343.72/cwt	342.00–350.00	2,128	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,116	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	425.16/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	347.84/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,400	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	239.97/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	137	617.04/cwt	615.00–620.00	845	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,165	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	2,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	275.90/cwt	262.00–290.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	109	827.41/head	700.00–875.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	695	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	357.95/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	200–250	203	482.35/cwt	470.00–495.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	324.29/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,670	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	394.95/cwt	390.00–400.00	999	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	453	353.46/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	900–950	940	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	111	780.45/head	550.00–1,000.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	505.00/head	505.00–505.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	50–100	75	718.33/head	700.00–750.00	718	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	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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