Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-09-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 higher while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 lower. Trade and demand good,

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $391.86/cwt on 122 head. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −5.56 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$391.86

122 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,151

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,266

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$235.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.00

vs NM average

−25.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	404.70	2,218	108
Medium and Large 1-2	561	363.49	2,039	6thin
Medium and Large 2	544	309.89	1,686	4thin
Small 4	561	169.63	952	4thin

One grade step is worth $235.08/cwt here — about $1,266 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 sale122 hd

391.86

—

NM average3 barns · 625 hd

415.86

−24.00

National average168 barns · 11,658 hd

417.09

−25.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−5.56

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	1,342	170.98	2,294	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,130	153.19	1,731	60
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	891	135.52	1,207	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,550	135.00	2,093	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$2,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$2,700	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$2,636	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	831	$2,631	24
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,535	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,026	$2,450	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,109	$3,325	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$3,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,249	$2,967	6

Every lot, as filed

167 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	512	442.46/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,265	6
Steers	Small 4	750–800	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	2
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	3
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	775	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	605	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	850–900	853	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	360	497.53/cwt	490.00–505.00	1,791	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	200	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	480	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,304	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	570	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	340.46/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,131	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	572	402.56/cwt	395.00–407.00	2,303	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	420	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	433.11/cwt	422.00–445.00	1,793	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	458	437.48/cwt	435.00–440.00	2,004	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	376.70/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,128	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	573	363.11/cwt	354.00–370.00	2,081	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	444.81/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,490	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	193	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	994	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	344.91/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,706	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	531.53/cwt	527.50–540.00	1,143	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	412.85/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,986	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	435.38/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,672	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	317.42/cwt	310.00–325.00	2,247	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	402.42/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,113	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	428.31/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,846	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	508.33/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,606	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	522.94/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,449	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	471.26/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,781	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	360.31/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,241	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	449.20/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,102	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	446.82/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,287	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	376.63/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,158	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	399	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,796	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	566	392.26/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,220	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	475.10/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,986	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	366.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,927	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	675	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,010	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	848	1,837.50/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,838	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	179.00/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,351	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,882	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,566.67/head	2,550.00–2,600.00	2,567	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	731	176.88/cwt	165.00–197.50	1,293	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	208.23/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,764	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,916	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	194.65/cwt	158.00–210.00	2,170	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	2,183.33/head	2,050.00–2,300.00	2,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,405	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	178.67/cwt	156.00–190.00	2,169	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	2,900.00/head	2,850.00–2,950.00	2,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,148	207.92/cwt	190.00–214.00	2,387	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	931	236.00/cwt	220.00–260.00	2,197	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,039	3,080.00/head	3,050.00–3,100.00	3,080	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	174.71/cwt	156.00–207.00	1,882	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,179	2,962.50/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,963	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,299	3,062.50/head	2,800.00–3,150.00	3,063	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	188.67/cwt	169.00–205.00	2,213	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	909	2,640.00/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,640	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,775.00/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,775	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	844	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	144.30/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,313	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	930	111.81/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,040	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	961	144.22/cwt	140.50–148.00	1,386	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	134.24/cwt	128.00–139.00	1,195	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	811	114.04/cwt	102.00–127.00	925	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	153.77/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,745	23
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	244	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,025	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	444	418.91/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,860	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	654	343.71/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	238	493.36/cwt	490.00–495.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	429.71/cwt	425.00–435.00	2,028	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	443	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,288	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	597	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,149	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	353.76/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	275	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,265	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	350	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	489	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,127	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	288	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	369	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,587	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	377.46/cwt	375.00–380.00	1,616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	407.60/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,296	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	305.31/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	352.85/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	403.54/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,521	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	306.52/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,631	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,173	164.74/cwt	140.00–177.00	1,932	14
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,447	184.08/cwt	177.50–188.50	2,664	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	147.10/cwt	146.00–148.00	1,522	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,135	147.94/cwt	147.50–150.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	282.55/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,732	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,131	154.02/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,742	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	2,093	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,379	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	824	134.72/cwt	129.00–139.50	1,110	10
Bulls	—	—	1,300	161.50/cwt	150.00–173.00	2,100	8
Bulls	—	—	1,780	182.33/cwt	178.00–186.50	3,245	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	345.50/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	405	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	277	498.19/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,380	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	255	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	372	496.65/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,848	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	493.98/cwt	490.00–495.00	2,040	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	437.31/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,252	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	372.72/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,931	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	322	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,497	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	383.77/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,662	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	462	324.79/cwt	295.00–332.00	1,501	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,030	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,957	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	858.71/head	800.00–925.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	381.51/cwt	365.00–387.00	1,877	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	277.50/cwt	275.00–280.00	2,303	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	338	407.15/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,376	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	340.79/cwt	335.00–342.00	1,830	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	383.15/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	311.24/cwt	307.50–315.00	2,297	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	288.38/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	437.38/cwt	435.00–440.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	452.06/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,279	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	1,841	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	452.21/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,483	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	329.78/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	312.49/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	390	461.14/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	302.58/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,142	2

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