Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower, while heifer calves had no accurate comparison. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand was good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $378.03/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.39 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$378.03

69 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,039

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,065

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$210.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.81

vs NM average

−26.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	395.38	2,135	21
Medium and Large 1-2	538	381.05	2,048	44
Medium and Large 2	540	322.50	1,742	2thin
Small 4	578	185.00	1,069	2thin

One grade step is worth $210.38/cwt here — about $1,065 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 sale69 hd

378.03

—

NM average3 barns · 376 hd

404.84

−26.81

National average165 barns · 10,728 hd

404.64

−26.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−19.39

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	1,459	176.73	2,578	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,143	144.78	1,654	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,707	137.16	2,341	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	975	131.17	1,279	57

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)	1,090	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	988	$2,342	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,300	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,167	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,025	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	835	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,854	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$2,675	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$2,608	6

Every lot, as filed

148 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	Small 4	600–650	635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	933	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	477	180.56/cwt	170.00–192.00	861	3
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	565	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	321.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,990	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	578	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,069	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	341.16/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	514.65/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	363.68/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	448.66/cwt	440.00–450.00	2,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	458.59/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,949	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	364.68/cwt	358.00–375.00	2,287	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	378.22/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	334.76/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,250	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,123	233.57/cwt	230.00–237.00	2,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	459.74/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	371.27/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,484	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	452.50/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	397.08/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,906	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	175	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	462.24/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	507.82/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,671	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	402.25/cwt	390.00–420.00	2,120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	519.72/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,403	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,607	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	301.25/cwt	290.00–312.50	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	236.76/cwt	217.00–257.00	1,965	2
Steers	Small 4	600–650	622	172.13/cwt	167.00–177.00	1,071	4
Steers	Small 4	650–700	670	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	921	122.18/cwt	118.00–129.00	1,125	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,212	143.36/cwt	138.00–150.00	1,738	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,176	145.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,709	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	643	114.34/cwt	105.00–121.00	735	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	818	124.17/cwt	123.00–125.00	1,016	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,056	145.74/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,539	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,137	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,704	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,025.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,025	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	815	211.00/cwt	210.00–212.00	1,720	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	2,710.00/head	2,400.00–2,900.00	2,710	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	760	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,611	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,200.00/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,200	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	167.25/cwt	149.00–202.00	1,736	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,550.00/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,550	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,291	2,800.00/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	149.97/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,584	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,830	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	163.50/cwt	145.00–182.00	1,624	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	220.67/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,898	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	3,025.00/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,025	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 4	—	805	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	725	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,216.67/head	2,150.00–2,300.00	2,217	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,314	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,962.50/head	2,950.00–2,975.00	2,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	203.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,585	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	156.33/cwt	139.00–168.00	1,907	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,143	140.29/cwt	135.00–144.00	1,604	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,995	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	2,723	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,828	184.25/cwt	178.50–187.00	3,368	3
Bulls	—	—	1,300	171.86/cwt	160.00–175.00	2,234	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	923	103.60/cwt	100.00–108.00	956	5
Bulls	—	—	1,729	184.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,195	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	695	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	118.16/cwt	115.00–123.00	1,081	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,418	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,110	169.15/cwt	159.00–177.00	1,878	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,563	137.49/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,149	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	147.16/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,629	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	437.89/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	419.08/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,320	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	378.47/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,362	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	302.31/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	365.69/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,554	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	394.98/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,086	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	257.68/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	393.38/cwt	370.00–400.00	936	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	311	352.99/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,098	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	484	398.64/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,929	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,821	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	285	380.02/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,083	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	337	420.15/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,416	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	375.26/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,779	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	270	504.44/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,362	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	380.03/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	298.26/cwt	287.00–310.00	2,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	140	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	447.42/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	350–400	375	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	344.05/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,810	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	857.59/head	785.00–925.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	412.39/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,588	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	277.22/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,852	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	397.01/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,485	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	317.77/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,840	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	386.03/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,625	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	419.13/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,773	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	190	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	436.05/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,169	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,382	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	378	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	327	405.56/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,326	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	353.32/cwt	340.00–365.00	2,198	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	375.58/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,182	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	332	463.86/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,540	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	226	468.16/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	372.11/cwt	367.00–380.00	1,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	465.96/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,244	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	382.87/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,002	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	258.50/cwt	257.00–260.00	2,133	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	296.20/cwt	282.00–310.00	2,150	9

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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