Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 higher, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.92/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −32.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$364.92

65 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,986

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$993

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$186.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.94

vs NM average

−104.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	390.81	2,152	32
Medium and Large 1-2	534	360.84	1,928	25
Medium and Large 2	538	316.10	1,701	5thin
Small 4	568	204.00	1,159	3thin

One grade step is worth $186.81/cwt here — about $993 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale65 hd

364.92

—

NM average3 barns · 533 hd

408.86

−43.94

National average176 barns · 29,227 hd

469.04

−104.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−32.51

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	1,639	168.97	2,769	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,785	152.00	2,713	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,184	148.83	1,762	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	991	130.23	1,291	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,197	$2,533	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,400	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	929	$2,394	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$2,300	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	869	$2,285	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$3,290	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$2,950	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,167	$2,768	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,863	2thin

Every lot, as filed

155 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	300–350	333	409.85/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,365	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	311	378.40/cwt	375.00–382.00	1,177	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	726	300.98/cwt	300.00–302.00	2,185	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	289.79/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	477	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,670	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	374.92/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,560	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	786	286.00/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,248	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	314.07/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,818	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	417.50/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,779	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	778.62/head	725.00–825.00	779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	392.69/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,877	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	810	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	367.58/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,720	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	277.40/cwt	267.00–285.00	2,255	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,695	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	408.51/cwt	405.00–415.00	2,537	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	306.88/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,602	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	995	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	484	455.83/cwt	445.00–460.00	2,206	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	824	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	386.85/cwt	380.00–400.00	2,600	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,465	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	376	365.59/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,375	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	448.60/cwt	445.00–465.00	1,889	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	415.11/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	637	295.98/cwt	294.00–300.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	335	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	266	383.39/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	338.06/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,096	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	329.42/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	368.66/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,917	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	356.76/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,513	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	352.96/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,680	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	340.73/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	381	420.83/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,603	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	483.06/cwt	470.00–495.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	339.89/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	296.07/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	368	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,693	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	285	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	440	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	230	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	351.67/cwt	340.00–375.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	269	397.60/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	318.88/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,687	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,971	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	776	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,979	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	352.84/cwt	335.00–372.00	1,126	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	341.20/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,256	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	315.78/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,541	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	407.78/cwt	395.00–420.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	347.53/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,449	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	287.86/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,814	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,197	143.91/cwt	140.00–149.00	1,723	8
Bulls	—	—	1,749	177.94/cwt	172.50–183.00	3,112	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	1,800.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,800	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	835	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	2,300.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,300	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	150.40/cwt	144.00–160.00	1,686	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	216.40/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,666	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,533.33/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,533	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,400.00/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	720	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	518	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,227	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,118	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	258.50/cwt	227.00–290.00	2,042	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	176.81/cwt	161.00–193.00	2,207	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,023	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	2,171	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	2,331.25/head	2,250.00–2,400.00	2,331	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	160.00/cwt	150.00–172.00	1,507	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,400	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,131	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	3,425.00/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,425	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,280	3,131.25/head	2,900.00–3,300.00	3,131	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	189.00/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,503	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,440	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,146	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	124.98/cwt	121.00–128.00	1,280	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	110.97/cwt	102.00–118.00	973	10
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,640	159.90/cwt	156.00–165.00	2,622	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	149.47/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,818	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	890	124.83/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,111	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	143.90/cwt	142.00–145.00	1,501	10
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,070	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	580	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,189	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	495	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	693	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	395	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	570	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	545	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	619	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,383	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,856	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	710	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,432	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	3,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	750–800	765	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,963	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	511.77/cwt	505.00–525.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	395.38/cwt	395.00–397.00	1,463	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	374.25/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,328	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	404.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,646	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	378.18/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,148	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	431.58/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,972	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	412	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,545	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	323.40/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,645	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	453.92/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	893	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	339	463.35/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	391.98/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,050	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,785	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,713	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	950–1000	955	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	398.40/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	286.89/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,632	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,054	139.71/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,473	14
Bulls	—	—	1,466	158.50/cwt	141.00–168.00	2,324	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,760	178.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	3,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	136.78/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,406	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	814	112.31/cwt	110.00–113.00	914	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,243	154.83/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,925	13

How this sale compares

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