Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 20.00-25.00 lower, while heifer calves had no comparable sales. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. 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 $351.83/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −45.60 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$351.83

41 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$597

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$113.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−47.40

vs NM average

−29.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	389.67	2,143	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	554	355.31	1,970	17thin
Medium and Large 2	547	284.94	1,558	6thin
Small 4	559	276.67	1,546	3thin

One grade step is worth $113.00/cwt here — about $597 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 sale41 hd

351.83

—

NM average3 barns · 216 hd

399.23

−47.40

National average143 barns · 4,821 hd

381.68

−29.85

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−45.60

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	1,628	178.92	2,912	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	155.51	1,693	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	845	136.12	1,150	39

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)	983	$2,500	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	936	$3,023	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,166	$2,925	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,028	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

164 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	Medium and Large 1Full	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	458.63/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,692	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	329.88/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,408	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	535.56/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,746	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	433.51/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,799	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	345.94/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,345	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	353.84/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,211	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	445.16/cwt	437.50–451.00	1,834	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	301.60/cwt	280.00–325.00	2,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	518.53/cwt	517.50–520.00	1,467	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	371.36/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,098	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	326	468.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	323.30/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	218	525.17/cwt	520.00–530.00	1,145	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	434.98/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	386.35/cwt	375.00–406.00	2,167	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	421.42/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,960	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	589.67/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,557	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	271	550.73/cwt	530.00–565.00	1,492	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	178	1,024.65/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	392	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,695	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	243	546.78/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,329	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	268.21/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	514.01/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,660	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	353	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,624	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	300–350	349	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,333	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	367.36/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,259	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	450	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,077	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	687	129.50/cwt	121.00–138.00	890	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	161.79/cwt	147.00–167.00	1,851	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	805	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,022	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	739	219.60/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,623	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,659	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	181.71/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,661	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	154.50/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,869	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	164.00/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,834	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	974	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,750	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,975.00/head	2,900.00–3,050.00	2,975	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	835	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,736	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	162.31/cwt	145.00–177.00	1,807	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	861	3,057.14/head	3,000.00–3,300.00	3,057	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,305	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	148.00/cwt	147.00–149.00	1,317	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	702	99.46/cwt	92.00–105.00	698	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	653	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	751	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	996	150.28/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,497	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	914	144.20/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,318	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	728	140.57/cwt	111.00–155.00	1,023	4
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	410	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bulls	Small 4	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Steers	Small 4	800–850	815	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,402	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	568	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,704	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	575	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,415	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	233	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	389.57/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,045	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	362.69/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,893	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	367	460.53/cwt	447.00–480.00	1,690	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	277	509.76/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	483	374.81/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	465	357.45/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,662	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	426	374.16/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	487.50/cwt	475.00–500.00	951	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	392.70/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,885	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	378	369.70/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,397	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	290	502.20/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	391	435.02/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	150–200	175	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	272	441.26/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	333.20/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,283	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	289.81/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	342.53/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	295.20/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	279.83/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	366.67/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,467	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	357.86/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	282.50/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,582	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	275.06/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,824	2
Bulls	—	—	1,818	187.54/cwt	184.50–190.00	3,409	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,012	150.19/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,520	25
Bulls	—	—	1,245	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,942	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,020	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	840	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	708	235.91/cwt	210.00–262.00	1,670	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,115	162.74/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,815	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,855	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,432	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	160.82/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,837	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	140.95/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,245	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,172	157.98/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,852	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	698	97.27/cwt	92.00–102.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	934	235.30/cwt	225.00–252.00	2,198	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	497.00/cwt	497.00–497.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	909.78/head	850.00–975.00	910	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	271.00/cwt	265.00–277.00	2,033	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,198	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	832.81/head	800.00–875.00	833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	350–400	380	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	346.33/cwt	329.00–355.00	1,839	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	332.33/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,881	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	1,952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	466	386.58/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,801	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	309.15/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,437	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	265.86/cwt	261.00–280.00	2,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,948	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	429.73/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	433.78/cwt	420.00–442.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	401.04/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	350.14/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	447.51/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,181	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	341.74/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,290	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	333.56/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,051	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	313.13/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,945	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	425.25/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,778	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	441.81/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,480	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	324	413.60/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,340	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1

How this sale compares

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