Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-08-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No report last week,market reporter was not available, Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers Sold 5.00-7.00 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 $375.49/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −21.93 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$375.49

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,235

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$248.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−27.03

vs NM average

−24.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	426.00	2,246	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	533	384.53	2,050	31
Medium and Large 2	570	330.00	1,881	3thin
Small 4	570	177.43	1,011	2thin

One grade step is worth $248.57/cwt here — about $1,235 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 sale41 hd

375.49

—

NM average3 barns · 249 hd

402.53

−27.03

National average156 barns · 7,040 hd

399.89

−24.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−21.93

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	1,409	187.78	2,645	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,056	165.23	1,744	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,468	156.33	2,295	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	887	145.05	1,287	78

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)	1,072	$3,307	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$3,282	30
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	972	$2,688	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,551	17
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,444	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	973	$2,325	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$3,650	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,126	$3,190	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,073	$2,850	6

Every lot, as filed

189 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	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	183	1,235.00/head	1,235.00–1,235.00	1,235	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	165	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	618	387.45/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,394	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	205	581.50/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,192	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	461.10/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,766	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	324	543.02/cwt	537.00–555.00	1,759	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	219	669.27/cwt	660.00–680.00	1,466	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	274	625.78/cwt	610.00–635.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	444.34/cwt	430.00–455.00	1,857	8
Steers	Small 4	400–450	405	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	851	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	611	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,069	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	450	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	436	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,158	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	334	590.06/cwt	585.00–595.00	1,971	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	419.69/cwt	405.00–427.00	1,939	9
Bulls	Small 4	400–450	413	294.70/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,217	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	400	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	260	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	371	491.01/cwt	490.00–492.00	1,822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	333.59/cwt	325.00–342.00	2,378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	330.27/cwt	325.00–347.00	2,213	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	373.00/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,324	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	425	467.22/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,986	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	540.51/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,849	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	508.31/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,667	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	375.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,156	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	467.11/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,939	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	324	620.13/cwt	605.00–635.00	2,009	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	346.51/cwt	330.00–362.00	2,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	395.37/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,036	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	357.72/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	487.42/cwt	472.00–523.00	1,784	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	624.59/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	529.94/cwt	520.00–537.50	1,940	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	274.55/cwt	264.00–285.00	2,800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	427.60/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,035	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	264	539.09/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,423	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	768	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	895	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	928	2,000.00/head	1,850.00–2,250.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	171.00/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,997	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	161.25/cwt	159.00–165.50	1,816	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	2,475.00/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,475	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	895	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,625.00/head	2,450.00–2,800.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,031	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	212.10/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,533	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	698	250.00/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,745	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	169.00/cwt	161.00–180.00	1,744	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	176.71/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,333	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	2,725.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,725	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,320	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	996	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	180.50/cwt	174.00–187.00	1,886	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,125	3,800.00/head	3,050.00–4,000.00	3,800	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	835	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,385	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,070	2,697.73/head	2,650.00–2,725.00	2,698	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	3,125.00/head	2,950.00–3,300.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	980	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,460	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	858	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,952	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	3,695.00/head	3,450.00–3,850.00	3,695	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	181.57/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,520	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	963	154.79/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,491	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	834	138.01/cwt	132.00–147.00	1,151	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	682	125.29/cwt	115.00–135.00	854	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,435	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	144.62/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,283	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	620	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	713	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	570	177.43/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,011	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	439	411.31/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,806	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	288	555.86/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	387.13/cwt	365.00–400.00	2,005	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	560.44/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	415	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	494.16/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,606	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	404.53/cwt	391.00–425.00	1,901	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	383	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	461.79/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,224	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	426.37/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,855	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	150–200	152	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,048	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,536	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	409.74/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,180	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	349.10/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,711	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	360	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	352.53/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	343.31/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,761	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,395	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	555	292.50/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,623	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	890	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	701	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,451	9
Bulls	—	—	1,222	176.00/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,151	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	983	170.37/cwt	161.00–176.00	1,675	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,022	161.13/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,647	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,294	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	789	136.27/cwt	134.00–137.50	1,075	6
Bulls	—	—	1,587	193.96/cwt	186.00–198.00	3,078	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,265	190.69/cwt	188.00–192.00	2,412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	152.53/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,472	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	165.09/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,938	15
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,239	181.45/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,248	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	159.19/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,713	17
Bulls	—	—	1,699	203.20/cwt	199.00–206.00	3,452	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	382.82/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	332.47/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,280	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	612.67/cwt	600.00–625.00	1,709	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,204	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	355	510.99/cwt	510.00–512.00	1,814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	313	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	409	473.09/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,935	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	122	933.20/head	925.00–950.00	933	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	355.96/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	305	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	931.25/head	850.00–1,000.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	449.77/cwt	430.00–477.00	1,709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	384.87/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,820	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	318.37/cwt	305.00–332.00	2,429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	473.32/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,775	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	361	426.61/cwt	420.00–437.00	1,540	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	379.06/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,142	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1150–1200	1,180	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	777	268.94/cwt	265.00–275.00	2,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	333.45/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,127	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	252.50/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	534	360.18/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,923	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	721	307.17/cwt	290.00–323.00	2,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	317.17/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,966	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	336	481.66/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	347.41/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	464.67/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	417.54/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,017	2

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