Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-08-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 7.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00-6.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $363.01/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −34.41 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$363.01

58 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,035

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$174.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.16

vs NM average

−46.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	403.84	2,241	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	541	382.23	2,066	27
Medium and Large 2	542	354.72	1,923	15thin
Small 4	526	229.21	1,206	6thin

One grade step is worth $174.63/cwt here — about $1,035 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale58 hd

363.01

—

NM average3 barns · 306 hd

392.17

−29.16

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−46.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−34.41

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	1,494	181.87	2,717	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,085	156.49	1,698	56
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,670	147.38	2,460	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	948	139.76	1,325	22

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)	1,069	$3,133	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	886	$2,550	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	932	$2,323	34
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	997	$2,234	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$1,617	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$3,030	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	921	$2,850	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,132	$2,325	14

Every lot, as filed

183 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 1	600–650	632	343.27/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,175	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	427.26/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,264	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	503.41/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	343.50/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	110	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	140	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1150–1200	1,170	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,246	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	313	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	288	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	245	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	2
Steers	Small 4	750–800	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	526	229.21/cwt	210.00–270.00	1,206	6
Steers	Small 4	800–850	823	158.53/cwt	120.00–195.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	449.25/cwt	437.00–455.00	1,824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	594.86/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	425.08/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,968	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	436.02/cwt	425.00–452.00	2,062	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	518.28/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,969	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	545.23/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,870	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,602	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	397.99/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,233	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	445.17/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,678	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	350–400	365	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,807	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	459.44/cwt	442.00–475.00	1,962	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	347.12/cwt	342.00–355.00	2,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	411	496.69/cwt	490.00–508.00	2,041	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	358.27/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	353.60/cwt	345.00–362.00	2,380	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	284	527.98/cwt	517.50–538.00	1,499	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	461	472.04/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	150–200	180	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	316	629.79/cwt	610.00–635.00	1,990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	466.05/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,957	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,605	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	166.08/cwt	145.00–177.50	1,742	52
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,062.50/head	1,875.00–2,500.00	2,063	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	176.80/cwt	150.00–212.00	1,892	5
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	710	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	175.50/cwt	153.00–188.00	1,960	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	845	253.50/cwt	212.00–295.00	2,142	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	1,809	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,225.00/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,225	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,732	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	202.43/cwt	195.00–209.00	1,652	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,650.00/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,950.00/head	1,800.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 3	—	1,060	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,728	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	161.67/cwt	145.00–178.00	1,791	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	164.40/cwt	152.00–185.00	1,805	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	707	235.15/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,663	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	963	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,014	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,125.00/head	3,100.00–3,150.00	3,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	905	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,137.50/head	1,800.00–2,450.00	2,138	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	3,100.00/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,100	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,103	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	166.45/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,891	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	875	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	869	2,780.83/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,781	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	2,040.00/head	2,040.00–2,040.00	2,040	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,296	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	145.60/cwt	141.00–150.00	1,399	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,037	145.83/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,512	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,058	151.46/cwt	142.00–157.00	1,602	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,695	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,356	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	149.12/cwt	145.00–153.00	2,279	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	444	475.97/cwt	475.00–480.00	2,113	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	228	520.74/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	510	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	278	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	223	483.82/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	317	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	240	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	415.11/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,511	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	316.50/cwt	298.00–335.00	1,962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	354.74/cwt	353.00–356.00	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	366.89/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,563	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	374.87/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,477	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	267.05/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,757	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.22/cwt	320.00–327.00	1,707	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	342.06/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,652	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	379.80/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	439.94/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	436.63/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,454	3
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	329	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,431	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	432.48/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,233	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	354.71/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,880	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	439.18/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,001	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	359.62/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,744	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,595	186.37/cwt	178.00–190.00	2,973	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,335	177.39/cwt	169.00–185.00	2,368	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	162.01/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,845	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	150.57/cwt	148.00–154.00	1,825	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,267	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,050	159.60/cwt	155.50–167.00	1,676	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,510	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,416	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,878	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,695	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	129.49/cwt	122.00–133.00	1,095	6
Bulls	—	—	1,309	173.87/cwt	150.00–183.00	2,276	12
Bulls	—	—	1,707	189.45/cwt	184.00–195.00	3,234	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	517.56/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	539.94/cwt	535.00–545.00	1,215	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	443	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	181	1,082.25/head	900.00–1,150.00	1,082	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	233.03/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	1,025.19/head	900.00–1,075.00	1,025	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	200	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	138	951.91/head	900.00–1,000.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,784	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	460.52/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	698	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	346.35/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,773	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	341.33/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,816	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	313.42/cwt	307.00–315.00	2,253	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	413.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,575	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	624	321.96/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,225	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	479.75/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	406.91/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	370.21/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,125	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	330.89/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,873	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	378.75/cwt	362.00–388.00	1,807	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	407.10/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,942	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	479.76/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,790	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	339.25/cwt	335.00–342.00	2,293	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	435.41/cwt	415.00–442.00	1,898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	518	388.52/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,013	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	228	554.73/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,265	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	183	517.95/cwt	500.00–530.00	948	3

How this sale compares

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