Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-07-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher, while there was no comparable sales on heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $366.13/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −31.29 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$366.13

27 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,963

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$892

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$188.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.87

vs NM average

−6.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	403.29	2,096	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	353.28	1,979	8thin
Medium and Large 2	547	265.00	1,449	3thin
Small 4	560	215.00	1,204	1thin

One grade step is worth $188.29/cwt here — about $892 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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

366.13

—

NM average4 barns · 214 hd

369.00

−2.87

National average147 barns · 7,194 hd

372.43

−6.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−31.29

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	1,355	172.23	2,335	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	150.76	1,682	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	862	129.85	1,120	31

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)	1,044	$2,130	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	987	$1,725	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$3,210	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$2,617	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,113	$2,445	23

Every lot, as filed

143 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
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	408	274.76/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,121	3
Bulls	Small 4	400–450	440	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	274.24/cwt	268.50–297.00	2,271	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	446.50/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	507.40/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,886	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	360	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	2,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	323	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,841	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,110	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	400.88/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,065	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	261.63/cwt	260.00–265.00	2,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,100	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	346.69/cwt	345.00–350.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	450–500	456	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	609.38/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	346.01/cwt	345.00–347.00	2,145	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	381.35/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,983	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	439.02/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	387.33/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,161	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	400	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	355.98/cwt	350.00–362.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	469.83/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,818	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	616.68/cwt	615.00–635.00	1,665	11
Heifers	Small 4	250–300	280	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	756	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	522	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	887	3
Steers	Small 4	550–600	560	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	805	127.08/cwt	122.00–136.00	1,023	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	902	138.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,249	12
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,280	169.53/cwt	158.00–175.50	2,170	20
Bulls	—	—	1,373	170.82/cwt	164.00–176.00	2,345	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	808	128.03/cwt	125.50–130.00	1,034	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	135.21/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,210	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,115	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,403	3,062.50/head	2,925.00–3,200.00	3,063	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,075.00/head	2,950.00–3,200.00	3,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,202	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	188.75/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,416	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	159.07/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,312	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	2,225.00/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,966	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	162.36/cwt	146.00–175.00	1,594	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	185.33/cwt	176.00–190.00	1,501	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,625.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	743	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	961	196.40/cwt	192.00–214.00	1,887	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	212.75/cwt	206.00–215.00	1,666	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	930	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	868	1,400.00/head	1,300.00–1,500.00	1,400	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,015	144.31/cwt	143.50–145.00	1,465	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,196	151.71/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,814	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	140.44/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,473	4
Bulls	—	—	1,541	182.36/cwt	178.00–185.00	2,810	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	818	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	152.51/cwt	146.50–158.00	1,687	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	717	238.97/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,380	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	860	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	112.78/cwt	110.00–116.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	248.13/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,548	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	293.55/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,816	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	245.70/cwt	242.50–247.50	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	250.32/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,570	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1150–1200	1,163	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	421.12/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	452.75/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	400.93/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	261.67/cwt	247.00–275.00	2,038	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	322.58/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,155	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	297.96/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,148	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	355.17/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,039	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	939	228.33/cwt	225.00–230.00	2,144	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	328.99/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	436.38/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	350.12/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,528	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	733	208.65/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	354.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	639	231.18/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	338.32/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	1,707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	288.32/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	235	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	163	997.69/head	950.00–1,050.00	998	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	260.63/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	745	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	456.10/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	522.30/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,765	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	998.02/head	900.00–1,050.00	998	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	274.78/cwt	255.00–280.00	2,091	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	373	541.74/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	423.93/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	540	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	261.50/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,906	3

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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