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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $379.46/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −17.97 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$379.46

96 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,065

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$88.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.36

vs NM average

−66.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	395.76	2,144	60
Medium and Large 1-2	538	374.84	2,015	24
Medium and Large 2	570	307.15	1,752	12thin

One grade step is worth $88.61/cwt here — about $393 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 sale96 hd

379.46

—

NM average3 barns · 479 hd

414.81

−35.36

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−66.39

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−17.97

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	1,615	179.39	2,897	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,176	148.31	1,744	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	146.21	2,391	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	950	134.14	1,274	84

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)	910	$2,914	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$2,417	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,131	$2,384	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,031	$2,294	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$2,196	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,191	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	987	$2,092	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,129	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,867	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,049	$2,836	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,256	$2,785	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,400	1thin

Every lot, as filed

172 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 1-2	500–550	521	384.93/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,005	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	215	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	285.06/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	476	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,618	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	409.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	415.50/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,774	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	378	437.91/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	384.17/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,590	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	397.21/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,466	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	405.94/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,900	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	235	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,069	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	272.52/cwt	265.00–280.00	2,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	291.18/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,114	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	915	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	474.35/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,352	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	163	986.92/head	975.00–1,000.00	987	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	626	310.15/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	317	458.12/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,452	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	920.00/head	920.00–920.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	322.24/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,869	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	350.35/cwt	340.00–355.00	2,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	365.08/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,694	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	264.92/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,409	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	420.75/cwt	420.00–425.00	1,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	700–750	730	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	550–600	569	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,946	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	219	521.95/cwt	515.00–525.00	1,143	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	344	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,720	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	850	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	404.32/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,346	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	421	400.82/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	193	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	331.85/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,570	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	286.38/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	268	377.09/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	282	427.86/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	445	348.30/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,550	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	429	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,716	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	362.49/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,729	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	416.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,145	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	255	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	233	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	343.25/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	223	361.80/cwt	350.00–375.00	807	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	379.52/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,613	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	852	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,849	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	362.91/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,531	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	348.32/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,358	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	294.44/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,699	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	272.50/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	295.12/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	264.05/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	414.98/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,382	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,895	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	291	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,120	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	326.29/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,680	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	138.05/cwt	133.50–143.00	1,311	33
Bulls	—	—	1,667	184.25/cwt	180.00–190.50	3,071	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,945	192.26/cwt	192.00–192.50	3,739	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	145.28/cwt	144.00–146.00	2,324	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,740	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	769	253.48/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,949	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,453	167.19/cwt	142.00–178.00	2,429	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	825	127.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	1,056	6
Bulls	—	—	1,335	162.93/cwt	144.00–170.00	2,175	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,059	135.69/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,437	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	801	127.77/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,023	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,670	183.78/cwt	176.50–189.50	3,069	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	384	367.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	327	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,226	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	344.97/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,118	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	341.71/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,095	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,112	142.31/cwt	123.00–144.50	1,582	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	143.57/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,866	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	147.85/cwt	144.50–154.00	1,688	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	766	125.79/cwt	105.00–197.00	964	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	777	118.05/cwt	115.00–125.00	917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,196.43/head	2,000.00–2,375.00	2,196	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,421.43/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,421	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,083.33/head	2,050.00–2,100.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	182.00/cwt	176.00–185.00	2,166	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,566.67/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,672.00/head	2,400.00–2,910.00	2,672	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	2,641.67/head	2,600.00–2,650.00	2,642	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,357	3,105.00/head	3,075.00–3,150.00	3,105	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,048	3,083.33/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,083	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,175	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	820	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,743	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	743	235.59/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,750	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,087	2,675.00/head	2,650.00–2,750.00	2,675	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	937	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	177.00/cwt	154.00–195.00	2,297	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	2,866.67/head	2,050.00–4,250.00	2,867	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,300.00/head	2,250.00–2,350.00	2,300	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,512	3,040.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,040	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	189.63/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,377	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	195.00/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,443	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,384.38/head	2,375.00–2,450.00	2,384	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	186.47/cwt	165.00–192.00	2,258	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	2,293.75/head	2,150.00–2,450.00	2,294	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	218.75/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,923	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	179.54/cwt	160.00–187.00	2,171	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	678	1,666.67/head	1,500.00–1,750.00	1,667	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	798	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,157	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	803	1,675.00/head	1,600.00–1,750.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	341.58/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,763	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	331.84/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	404.37/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,111	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	351.70/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	589	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,327	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	490.78/cwt	485.00–500.00	2,056	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	380.42/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,161	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	460.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,916	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	339.95/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	645	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	752	249.98/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	434.95/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,014	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	354.90/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,902	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	521.70/cwt	515.00–535.00	1,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,191	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	627	386.70/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,425	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	379	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,305	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	412.49/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	422.21/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	432.87/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	353.36/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,438	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	289	501.03/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,448	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,183	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	364.71/cwt	355.00–385.00	2,104	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	930	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	475.15/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,796	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	628	192.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,208	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	522.60/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	230	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	369.40/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,312	10
Steers	Small 4	450–500	450	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Small 4	950–1000	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,200	150.29/cwt	143.00–167.00	1,803	45

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