Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-10-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No market reporter available last week: Compared to two weeks ago: Steer and heifer calves 10.00-15.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 lower. While slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $371.71/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −25.72 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$371.71

79 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,021

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$53.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.47

vs NM average

−58.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	384.19	2,106	48
Medium and Large 1-2	534	362.53	1,935	21
Medium and Large 2	544	331.03	1,799	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.16/cwt here — about $307 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 sale79 hd

371.71

—

NM average2 barns · 461 hd

367.24

+4.47

National average179 barns · 33,800 hd

429.72

−58.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−25.72

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	1,463	162.27	2,374	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,543	148.00	2,283	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,169	144.06	1,684	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	940	125.57	1,180	65

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,970	23
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,956	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,948	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,189	$1,820	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,806	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,806	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$1,755	5
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,014	$2,733	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,400	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$2,200	2thin

Every lot, as filed

159 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
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,734	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,229	138.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,698	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	208	390.36/cwt	375.00–400.00	812	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	348.12/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,674	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	141.69/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,535	30
Steers	Small 4	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	543	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	6
Steers	Small 4	550–600	555	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	330	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	374	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,777	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	352.48/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,196	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	319.09/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	381.97/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,448	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	341.14/cwt	340.00–347.00	1,921	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	338	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,707	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	317.35/cwt	302.00–325.00	2,428	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	367.07/cwt	355.00–370.00	1,894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	415.00/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	366.98/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,099	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	369	481.36/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	517.12/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,484	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	456.95/cwt	447.00–475.00	1,718	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	398.76/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,105	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	309.92/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,900	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	812.88/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	413.14/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,938	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	452.00/cwt	440.00–472.00	1,903	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	340.13/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,446	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	322.71/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	351.33/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,315	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	462.49/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,545	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	214	878.11/head	875.00–885.00	878	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	272	479.91/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,162	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	145.77/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,799	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,605	148.50/cwt	148.00–149.00	2,383	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	783	98.13/cwt	85.00–100.00	768	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	958	136.12/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,304	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	950	124.53/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,183	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	885	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,550	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	205.67/cwt	185.00–217.00	2,098	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	148.81/cwt	135.00–170.00	1,653	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,189	1,820.00/head	1,800.00–1,825.00	1,820	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	968	208.50/cwt	195.00–222.00	2,018	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	794	234.36/cwt	217.00–255.00	1,861	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,700.00/head	2,600.00–2,800.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,650.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	1,858.33/head	1,800.00–1,900.00	1,858	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,200.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	997	197.00/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,964	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,710	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,579	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,900.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	150.00/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,595	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,085	2,166.67/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,167	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	186.83/cwt	177.00–212.00	1,723	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,896.43/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,896	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	184.00/cwt	176.00–192.00	2,144	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,949.77/head	1,800.00–2,010.00	1,950	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,956.25/head	1,825.00–2,100.00	1,956	4
Stock Cows	Small 4	—	582	119.20/cwt	119.00–120.00	694	10
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	629	179.00/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,126	4
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Stock Cows	Small 4	—	570	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,806.25/head	1,750.00–1,850.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,247	146.77/cwt	130.00–154.00	1,830	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	968	1,600.00/head	1,500.00–1,700.00	1,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	755	1,487.50/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,488	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,004	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	114.92/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,037	6
Bulls	—	—	1,545	167.15/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,582	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,037	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	855	102.13/cwt	92.00–113.00	873	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,029	134.33/cwt	129.00–142.00	1,382	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,141	147.42/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,682	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,358	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,223	149.35/cwt	139.00–157.00	1,827	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,865	169.08/cwt	168.00–170.00	3,153	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	124.72/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,176	6
Bulls	—	—	1,233	154.59/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,906	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	321.70/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,872	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	100–150	130	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	200–250	230	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	306.14/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,442	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	376.99/cwt	375.00–379.00	1,595	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	379.96/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	320.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	382.17/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	375.46/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,408	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	278.92/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	337.81/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	256.33/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,735	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,040	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	261.43/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	335.03/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	278.51/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	245.99/cwt	245.00–247.00	1,980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	178	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,939	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	369.15/cwt	355.00–397.00	1,322	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	325.65/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	321.11/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,679	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	357.94/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,722	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	332.73/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,040	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	324	375.80/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,218	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,923	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	351.47/cwt	345.00–390.00	984	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,247	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	424.42/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,350	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	285	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,070	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	365.40/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,564	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	198	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	233	439.13/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,023	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	300	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	326.39/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,180	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	294.88/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	366.53/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	273	440.92/cwt	422.00–455.00	1,204	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	234	407.56/cwt	405.00–410.00	954	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	333.72/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,078	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	895	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	384.24/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,821	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	419.15/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,794	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	338.52/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	259.94/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	268	321.92/cwt	310.00–335.00	863	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

New Mexico feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →