Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Light weight steers and heifers sold 25.00-35.00 higher. Steers and heifer calves sold 30.00-40.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade good demand excellent.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.14/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 9 of 28 comparable sales and sits −23.87 against this barn's trailing median of $367.01.

Average price

$343.14

40 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,876

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$933

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$174.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.17

vs NM average

+2.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	399.25	2,137	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	340.91	1,822	11thin
Medium and Large 2	569	297.20	1,690	14thin
Small 4	535	225.00	1,204	1thin

One grade step is worth $174.25/cwt here — about $933 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

28 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $405.22, low $300.85, median $367.01 across 28 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 sale40 hd

343.14

—

NM average3 barns · 137 hd

352.30

−9.17

National average146 barns · 6,788 hd

340.18

+2.96

This barn, trailing median28 sales

367.01

−23.87

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	1,439	177.18	2,549	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	151.63	1,689	64
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,614	141.13	2,278	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	834	130.24	1,087	37

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,052	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	774	$1,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,147	$3,245	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$3,134	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,174	$2,559	11

Every lot, as filed

188 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	200–250	213	611.02/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	476.02/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	560	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	421.50/cwt	405.00–425.00	2,129	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	483	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	150–200	180	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	513.17/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,155	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	268	725.23/cwt	710.00–730.00	1,944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	319	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	605	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	215	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	1,613	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	619.36/cwt	565.00–640.00	2,378	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,346	1
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	860	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,522	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	678	223.49/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,515	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	405	1,287.50/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	328.95/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	460.20/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	235	718.27/cwt	700.00–730.00	1,688	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	495.00/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,167	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,235	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,130	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	640.47/cwt	630.00–650.00	2,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	3,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	438.65/cwt	430.00–450.00	2,364	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	450	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	2,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	402.02/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	415.03/cwt	410.00–425.00	2,291	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	672.40/cwt	650.00–680.00	1,822	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	357.61/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,010	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	379.80/cwt	360.00–390.00	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	522.13/cwt	510.00–545.00	1,989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	447.07/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,150	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	471.29/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	80	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	743	156.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,159	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	768	173.50/cwt	172.00–175.00	1,332	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	745	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	762	203.00/cwt	202.00–205.00	1,547	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,181	3,379.55/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,380	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,395	3,633.33/head	3,500.00–3,800.00	3,633	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,283	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	158.00/cwt	145.00–180.00	1,795	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	905	224.33/cwt	210.00–230.00	2,030	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	2,025.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,025	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	169.50/cwt	157.00–175.00	1,466	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,568	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,220	3,262.50/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,263	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,425.00/head	2,200.00–2,650.00	2,425	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,138	2,975.00/head	2,950.00–3,000.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,348	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	2,916.67/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,947	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	186.20/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,417	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	156.63/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,367	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	168.00/cwt	166.00–170.00	1,378	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	778	131.27/cwt	121.00–146.00	1,021	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	147.44/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,620	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	136.49/cwt	134.00–140.00	1,295	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	843	125.00/cwt	120.00–128.50	1,054	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,173	155.82/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,828	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	950	147.83/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,404	13
Steers	Small 4	300–350	305	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	475	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	450	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Small 4	800–850	828	156.68/cwt	142.00–172.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	390	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	318	633.46/cwt	615.00–650.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,418	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	485	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,140	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	334.92/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	266.36/cwt	255.00–277.50	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	423	384.47/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	320.14/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	398	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	688	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,202	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	405	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,458	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	351.80/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	298.58/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,747	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	253.82/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	273	392.61/cwt	390.00–395.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	431.89/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,641	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	329.23/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	235.25/cwt	232.00–245.00	1,494	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	274.17/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,848	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	505	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	258.59/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,727	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	224.67/cwt	217.00–235.00	1,815	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	293.76/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,551	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,814	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	820	137.66/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,129	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	155.26/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,849	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	113.84/cwt	110.00–118.00	880	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,675	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,099	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,357	172.11/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,336	5
Bulls	—	—	1,518	183.27/cwt	178.00–189.00	2,782	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	640	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	704	1
Bulls	—	—	1,168	158.55/cwt	153.00–163.00	1,852	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,835	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,624	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	145.76/cwt	145.00–146.50	2,351	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	655	96.29/cwt	89.00–102.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	547.49/cwt	540.00–560.00	2,310	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	572.50/cwt	550.00–595.00	2,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	306	576.27/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	618	275.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	570	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	201	647.45/cwt	640.00–650.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	443	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	589	311.49/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	690	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	289.18/cwt	280.00–292.50	1,911	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	190	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	489	386.81/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	509	393.81/cwt	390.00–400.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	356.81/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	423.44/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	598	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,205	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	2,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	615	336.64/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,070	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	766	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,992	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	256.00/cwt	255.00–257.00	1,856	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	472.11/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,766	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	425.63/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,830	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	753	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	340.07/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	412.03/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,007	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	818	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,020	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	336.88/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,732	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	535.00/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	224.94/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,946	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	629	319.56/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,010	11

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