Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: No sale July 4 2025 Compared to last week: steer calves sold steady while heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifer sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $352.40/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.02 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$352.40

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,936

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,145

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$224.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.99

vs NM average

−17.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	381.48	2,040	17thin
Medium and Large 1-2	567	337.86	1,914	11thin
Medium and Large 2	568	282.89	1,607	2thin
Small 4	570	157.00	895	1thin

One grade step is worth $224.48/cwt here — about $1,145 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 sale31 hd

352.40

—

NM average3 barns · 169 hd

367.39

−14.99

National average140 barns · 6,212 hd

369.58

−17.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−45.02

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	1,554	179.99	2,798	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	149.00	1,937	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,128	148.28	1,672	70
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	797	122.16	973	21

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)	1,080	$2,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$3,010	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$2,879	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,168	$2,875	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$2,636	16

Every lot, as filed

152 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	468	419.46/cwt	405.00–437.50	1,963	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	646	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,164	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	192.50/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	612.43/cwt	605.00–630.00	1,372	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	310.69/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,100	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	297.57/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,464	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	601.74/cwt	590.00–620.00	1,583	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,693	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	333.83/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	411.95/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,730	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	293.30/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,147	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	649	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	133	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	387.63/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	423	417.46/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	348	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,601	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	318.71/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	556	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,085	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	501	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,104	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.75/cwt	317.00–329.00	1,995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	386.24/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,966	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	347	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	617	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,067	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,194	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	463.09/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,718	6
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	700	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,190	2
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	570	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	415	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	809	1
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	730	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	600	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,056	149.33/cwt	140.00–156.00	1,577	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	140.25/cwt	136.50–142.00	1,673	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	822	140.17/cwt	125.00–153.00	1,152	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	116.73/cwt	112.00–122.00	957	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	131.78/cwt	129.00–135.00	1,123	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	404.89/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,328	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	317.59/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	282.89/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	279.94/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	356.37/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	335.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	387	410.31/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	388.40/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,868	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	2,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	320.00/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	314.95/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,148	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	376	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	297.47/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,241	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	415.02/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	100	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	485	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,958	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	344.23/cwt	337.50–350.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	470.57/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	275.46/cwt	272.00–282.50	1,972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	127	1,030.26/head	975.00–1,050.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	222.05/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	463.12/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,783	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	370	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	278	542.57/cwt	535.00–550.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	653	257.03/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	345.70/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,181	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	368.35/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,919	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	434.43/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,764	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	948	1,950.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,218	3,400.00/head	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	3,025.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,025	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	184.43/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,475	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	188.00/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,566	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	175.80/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,786	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	179.50/cwt	172.00–187.00	1,944	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	730	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,132	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	560	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,075	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	179.43/cwt	162.00–193.00	1,814	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	159.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,407	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,253	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	160.75/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,842	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,475.00/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,840	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,112	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	781	211.25/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,650	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	2,983.33/head	2,900.00–3,150.00	2,983	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,875.00/head	2,850.00–2,900.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,606.25/head	2,400.00–2,800.00	2,606	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,258	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	2,937.50/head	2,800.00–3,075.00	2,938	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,168.75/head	3,100.00–3,250.00	3,169	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	267.29/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,417	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	308.79/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	248.63/cwt	232.00–265.00	1,566	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,343	148.34/cwt	147.00–150.00	1,992	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,008	137.30/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,384	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,455	177.65/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,585	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,937	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,093	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,711	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	90.40/cwt	82.00–100.00	642	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	148.59/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,814	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	822	103.89/cwt	100.00–107.00	854	3
Bulls	—	—	1,404	180.81/cwt	173.00–185.00	2,539	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	670	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	663	1
Bulls	—	—	1,900	190.48/cwt	186.00–195.00	3,619	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	168.60/cwt	162.00–182.00	1,826	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,137	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	2,883.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,883	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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