Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2025-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 25.00-30.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady while slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $348.63/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.79 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$348.63

70 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,951

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,388

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$248.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.30

vs NM average

−82.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	399.22	2,221	37
Medium and Large 1-2	573	357.97	2,053	20
Medium and Large 2	535	321.52	1,721	3thin
Small 4	552	150.90	833	10thin

One grade step is worth $248.32/cwt here — about $1,388 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 sale70 hd

348.63

—

NM average3 barns · 311 hd

392.94

−44.30

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−82.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−48.79

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	—	High	1,560	161.10	2,513	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,078	148.14	1,598	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	147.67	2,237	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	853	122.29	1,043	27

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)	775	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$1,995	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	836	$1,860	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	993	$2,933	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,567	3thin

Every lot, as filed

149 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	413.70/cwt	410.00–415.00	1,378	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	392.14/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,886	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	565	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	864	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	314.78/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	337.79/cwt	332.00–350.00	2,466	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	346.30/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	312.46/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,447	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	522	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	762	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	800–850	815	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	188	629.80/cwt	615.00–645.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	537.50/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	485.73/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,778	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	515.66/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	732.81/head	600.00–850.00	733	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	328	402.52/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	409	484.40/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,981	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	520.63/cwt	510.00–530.00	2,004	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	469	460.03/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	538	357.49/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	435	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	200–250	200	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	420.98/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	366.00/cwt	366.00–366.00	2,258	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	524.53/cwt	510.00–540.00	1,248	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	574	382.34/cwt	377.00–390.00	2,195	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	324	520.95/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	277	504.24/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,397	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	423	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,671	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	362.70/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	332.47/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	356.79/cwt	340.00–370.00	2,091	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,633	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	267	404.81/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	170	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	407.51/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,707	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	335.76/cwt	315.00–342.00	2,223	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.37/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,060	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	449.63/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,659	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	594	408.97/cwt	397.00–415.00	2,429	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	396.61/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,086	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	370.43/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,278	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	340.82/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	512.43/cwt	490.00–520.00	2,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	552.43/cwt	535.00–565.00	2,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	390.11/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,216	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	456.89/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	185	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	268	450.00/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,206	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	320	477.15/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	245	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	258	488.16/cwt	475.00–495.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	469	495.47/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,324	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	283	585.21/cwt	580.00–587.50	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	293.52/cwt	290.00–297.00	2,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	290.15/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,915	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	735	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	2,132	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	145.24/cwt	142.00–148.00	1,463	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	970	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	873	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	900	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	700	95.77/cwt	92.00–100.00	670	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	804	134.55/cwt	121.00–152.00	1,082	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	120.73/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,073	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	108.52/cwt	108.00–109.00	855	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,104	150.53/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,662	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	128.37/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,189	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	144.00/cwt	140.00–148.50	2,066	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	132.59/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,472	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,596	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,173	1
Bulls	—	—	1,208	139.45/cwt	138.50–140.00	1,685	3
Bulls	—	—	1,600	166.81/cwt	162.00–170.00	2,669	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,644	164.38/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,702	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,795	173.50/cwt	173.50–173.50	3,114	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	650	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,083.33/head	1,850.00–2,300.00	2,083	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	830	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	975	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,316	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	2,000.00/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	987	2,416.67/head	2,300.00–2,650.00	2,417	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	635	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	718	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	181.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,444	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	831	231.17/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,921	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	739	202.63/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,497	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,949	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	185.00/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,290	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	435.01/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,705	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	660	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	361.75/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,069	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	470.45/cwt	462.00–485.00	1,788	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	261	450.22/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,175	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	416.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,713	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	339.75/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,950	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,951	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	477.42/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,595	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	330.92/cwt	327.00–335.00	2,194	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	379.34/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,946	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	385.57/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,820	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	517	326.45/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,688	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	431	392.20/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,690	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	356.59/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,701	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	467	165.94/cwt	162.00–170.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	336.17/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,132	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	950–1000	980	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	350–400	370	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,370	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,150.00/head	3,100.00–3,200.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,250	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	153.27/cwt	137.00–175.00	1,701	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	171.09/cwt	150.00–185.00	2,062	11

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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