Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-06-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 3.00 higher, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good,

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $347.00/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 3 of 30 comparable sales and sits −50.42 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$347.00

19 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$885

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$171.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.02

vs NM average

−34.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	366.52	1,928	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	575	320.13	1,841	2thin
Medium and Large 2	560	260.00	1,456	1thin
Small 4	535	195.00	1,043	1thin

One grade step is worth $171.52/cwt here — about $885 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale19 hd

347.00

—

NM average3 barns · 120 hd

350.02

−3.02

National average158 barns · 9,089 hd

381.01

−34.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−50.42

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	—	Average	1,385	164.20	2,274	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	146.78	1,618	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	913	136.33	1,245	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,310	124.50	1,631	1thin
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,344	130.47	1,754	4thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,875	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,379	$2,917	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,151	$2,885	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,843	7

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	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	426.46/cwt	420.00–440.00	2,026	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	444.94/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	272.30/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	427.48/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,424	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	447.50/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	423.44/cwt	417.50–445.00	1,567	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	448.63/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	451.27/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	286.71/cwt	278.00–295.00	1,778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	372.50/cwt	372.50–372.50	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	462	401.70/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	307	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	553	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	320	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	349.97/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	320	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	345.70/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,784	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	485	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	713	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	375	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	919	1
Steers	Small 4	750–800	795	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,256	2
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	690	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,035	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	605	165.57/cwt	155.00–187.00	1,002	3
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Small 4	800–850	820	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	795	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,550	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	710	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,150	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	703	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	703	3
Bulls	Small 4	500–550	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	881	140.98/cwt	132.00–146.00	1,242	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	126.80/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,392	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	1,631	1
Dairy Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	130.47/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,754	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,059	142.05/cwt	140.50–145.00	1,504	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	146.16/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,640	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,219	3,075.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,075	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,350	2,980.00/head	2,900.00–3,000.00	2,980	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,017	2,783.33/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,783	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,955	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,252	165.00/cwt	145.00–175.00	2,066	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	780	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,521	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,272	3,107.14/head	2,950.00–3,150.00	3,107	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,779	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	164.33/cwt	153.00–175.00	1,615	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	840	198.33/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,666	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	164.40/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,624	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	192.07/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,560	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,982	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,875.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,875	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	161.67/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,717	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	760	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	851	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,689	3,175.00/head	3,100.00–3,225.00	3,175	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,340	3,187.50/head	3,150.00–3,225.00	3,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	725	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	550	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	754	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,113	164.04/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,826	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,058	153.71/cwt	141.00–170.00	1,626	6
Bulls	—	—	1,295	159.90/cwt	158.00–164.00	2,071	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	153.44/cwt	152.00–154.50	1,617	4
Bulls	—	—	1,843	176.21/cwt	173.00–179.00	3,248	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,455	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,124	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	140.41/cwt	135.50–146.50	1,616	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	242.55/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,167	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	272.66/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	413	351.45/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	320.13/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	254.80/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,575	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	245.14/cwt	235.00–255.00	895	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	198	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,008	231.69/cwt	230.00–235.00	2,335	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	323.31/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	373.67/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,764	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	812	222.35/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,805	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	337.84/cwt	325.00–350.00	939	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	282.44/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	312.45/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	349.94/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	313.18/cwt	310.00–317.00	2,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	328.69/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	362.50/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	659	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,175	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	329.98/cwt	325.00–331.00	2,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	812.05/head	800.00–825.00	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	277.48/cwt	267.00–285.00	2,159	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	130	809.02/head	600.00–875.00	809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	485	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,964	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	506	378.83/cwt	372.50–385.00	1,917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,751	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	113	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	889	223.99/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,991	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,512	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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