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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special note there will be no market reporter available next week August 15: Compared to last week: Lightweight steers and heifers sold 25.00-35.00 higher. Steer calves sold 20.00-25.00 higher while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $361.10/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −36.32 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$361.10

45 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,996

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,232

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$229.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.99

vs NM average

−28.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	410.17	2,235	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	380.96	2,108	23
Medium and Large 2	593	330.04	1,957	2thin
Small 4	555	180.81	1,003	6thin

One grade step is worth $229.36/cwt here — about $1,232 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd

361.10

—

NM average3 barns · 126 hd

377.09

−15.99

National average145 barns · 8,057 hd

390.02

−28.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−36.32

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	1,428	181.86	2,597	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,065	163.35	1,740	107
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	151.91	2,305	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	139.41	1,161	27

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)	1,103	$2,458	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,888	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,024	$3,010	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	993	$2,440	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,021	$2,320	5

Every lot, as filed

180 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
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	578	230.13/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	635	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Small 4	400–450	405	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	265	626.42/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	150–200	196	695.00/cwt	695.00–695.00	1,362	16
Steers	Small 4	550–600	555	180.81/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,003	6
Steers	Small 4	650–700	665	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,214	1
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	670	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	120	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	285	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,796	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	419	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,948	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	351.11/cwt	345.00–357.50	2,194	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	356	578.53/cwt	577.50–585.00	2,060	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	317	617.40/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	671	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,416	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	175	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,507	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	454	465.93/cwt	457.50–480.00	2,115	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	328	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,837	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	325.45/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,164	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	433.28/cwt	427.00–455.00	2,054	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	356.27/cwt	355.00–370.00	2,020	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	437.94/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,813	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	455.71/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	525.73/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,635	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	558.94/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	370.88/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	410.74/cwt	410.00–432.00	1,996	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	400.04/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,256	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	160	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	611.51/cwt	605.00–620.00	1,700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	316.62/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	373.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,505	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	624.61/cwt	615.00–630.00	1,518	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	377.34/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,355	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	222	650.98/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	340.77/cwt	332.50–345.00	2,467	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	420.30/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,211	7
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,088	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	645	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	728	1,525.00/head	1,350.00–1,700.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	174.00/cwt	165.00–182.00	1,804	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,337.50/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,338	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	198.73/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,415	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,873	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	168.38/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,675	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	172.67/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,062	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	793	168.00/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,332	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	175.60/cwt	155.00–186.00	1,605	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	180.50/cwt	160.00–189.00	1,922	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	823	223.50/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,839	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	732	208.33/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,525	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	222.50/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,880	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,866	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,150	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,155	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,054	3,300.00/head	3,050.00–3,650.00	3,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,084	2,615.00/head	2,400.00–2,875.00	2,615	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,135	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,120	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	178.33/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,949	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	3,125.00/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	150.01/cwt	146.00–156.00	1,302	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	132.86/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,279	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	658	115.03/cwt	102.00–137.00	757	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	886	151.02/cwt	145.00–167.00	1,338	8
Heifers	Small 4	250–300	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	468	170.37/cwt	160.00–180.00	797	2
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	728	341.82/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	398.07/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,168	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	287.45/cwt	275.00–312.50	2,279	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	470.95/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,790	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	983	213.39/cwt	205.00–222.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	396.49/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,911	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	326	502.18/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,637	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	545	402.98/cwt	400.00–435.00	2,196	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	463	427.01/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	370	505.27/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	444.84/cwt	435.00–470.00	1,899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	330.04/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,957	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	320.86/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	345	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	339.04/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,962	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	277.37/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	327.40/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	50–100	85	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium 2	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,666	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	299.70/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,852	2
Bulls	—	—	1,415	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,533	1
Bulls	—	—	1,721	201.08/cwt	198.00–204.50	3,461	4
Bulls	—	—	1,520	192.44/cwt	185.00–195.00	2,925	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,330	187.39/cwt	181.00–193.00	2,492	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,266	162.07/cwt	126.00–179.00	2,052	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	152.66/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,864	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	163.90/cwt	158.50–170.00	1,818	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,041	165.49/cwt	153.00–173.00	1,723	67
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	968	155.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,508	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	148.51/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,228	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,543	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,423	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	831	139.02/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,155	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	315	624.87/cwt	620.00–630.00	1,968	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	582.33/cwt	560.00–595.00	1,840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	337.57/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,593	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	859	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	2,384	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	472.26/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,988	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	162	657.55/cwt	630.00–660.00	1,065	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	439	487.00/cwt	487.00–487.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	613	388.00/cwt	388.00–388.00	2,378	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	237	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,541	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	334	537.87/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	97	848.97/head	800.00–950.00	849	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	105	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	450	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	222	547.21/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,215	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	370	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	303.78/cwt	300.00–307.50	2,172	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	470.33/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	356.49/cwt	347.00–385.00	2,053	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	373.62/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	300.90/cwt	287.00–315.00	2,076	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	734	306.26/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	351.10/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	335.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,020	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	432.08/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,685	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	206.26/cwt	192.00–220.00	1,681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	411.14/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	317.67/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,979	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	133	923.58/head	900.00–950.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,215	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	1,085.00/head	1,085.00–1,085.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	218	579.66/cwt	570.00–590.00	1,264	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →