Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-10-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves were steady to 5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade moderate and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $374.02/cwt on 30 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.40 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$374.02

30 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−32.04

vs NM average

−48.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	390.72	2,115	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	560	364.28	2,041	13thin
Medium and Large 2	544	338.28	1,839	3thin

One grade step is worth $52.44/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale30 hd

374.02

—

NM average3 barns · 243 hd

406.06

−32.04

National average177 barns · 15,324 hd

422.65

−48.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−23.40

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	1,546	180.19	2,786	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,096	153.17	1,679	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,425	151.50	2,159	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	885	135.46	1,198	50

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)	931	$2,673	20
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$2,624	18
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	953	$2,525	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$2,350	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,000	$2,275	2thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	958	$1,900	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	903	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	941	$1,670	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,349	$3,075	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$2,850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$2,840	5

Every lot, as filed

135 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 1	750–800	753	335.03/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,523	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	223	476.24/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	250	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,563	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,285	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	410.91/cwt	405.00–422.00	1,726	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	402.00/cwt	402.00–402.00	1,849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	371.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,091	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	215	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	482.35/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	344.01/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,126	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	421.81/cwt	417.00–430.00	1,497	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	423	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	434.85/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	515.29/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,786	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	323.51/cwt	315.00–328.00	2,336	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	508	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,210	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	499.92/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,605	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,270	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,570	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	2,583	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	159.23/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,476	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,540	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,941	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	617	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	144.82/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,357	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	128.89/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,170	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	2,341.67/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,342	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	207.91/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,555	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,243	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	2,530	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,393	3,200.00/head	3,150.00–3,300.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	2,975.00/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,975	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,675.00/head	2,550.00–2,800.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,525.00/head	2,450.00–2,600.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	2,875.00/head	2,750.00–3,000.00	2,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,345	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	2,596.88/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,597	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	940	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	185.00/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,522	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	915	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	860	2,764.58/head	2,750.00–2,775.00	2,765	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	2,093	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,053	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,375.00/head	2,250.00–2,500.00	2,375	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	793	825.00/head	800.00–850.00	825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,218	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	162.00/cwt	151.00–170.00	1,863	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	213.00/cwt	188.00–231.00	1,868	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	184.50/cwt	152.00–205.00	1,945	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1	—	1,378	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	185.33/cwt	160.00–210.00	2,000	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,275.00/head	2,250.00–2,300.00	2,275	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	715	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	738	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,749	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	650	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,000	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	179.23/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,608	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	974	143.91/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,402	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	115.36/cwt	110.00–122.00	813	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,425	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	2,159	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,097	154.18/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,691	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	152.48/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	334.38/cwt	317.50–340.00	1,712	8
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,594	183.74/cwt	175.00–189.50	2,929	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	776	118.14/cwt	111.00–126.00	917	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	732	128.23/cwt	122.00–133.00	939	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	940	148.11/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,392	3
Bulls	—	—	1,543	189.97/cwt	189.00–191.00	2,931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	2,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	341.26/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,604	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,734	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	427.50/cwt	427.50–427.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	352.74/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,333	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	384.70/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,491	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	293.29/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,692	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	382.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,990	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	384.22/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,379	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	821	261.91/cwt	257.50–275.00	2,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	384.30/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,556	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	252	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,008	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	404.88/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,547	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	353.19/cwt	345.00–360.00	2,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	367.48/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,414	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	441.74/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,648	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	372.07/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,764	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	150–200	180	634.00/cwt	634.00–634.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	457.76/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,987	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	368.39/cwt	360.00–377.00	2,277	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	263	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,249	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,943	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	283	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	283	481.29/cwt	465.00–490.00	1,362	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	268	419.91/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,125	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	342	408.33/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,396	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	445.22/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,075	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	466.54/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,806	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,324	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	344.96/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,104	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	452.19/cwt	435.00–472.50	1,447	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	326.49/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,877	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	424.37/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	375.01/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,845	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	327.53/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	482	395.36/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,906	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.42/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,834	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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