Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-01-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last sale on 12/19/2025: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold 7.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.15/cwt on 67 head, down $45.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits −27.27 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$370.15

▼ 45.32 vs prior sale

67 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,023

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,341

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$250.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−43.47

vs NM average

−96.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	409.85	2,226	44
Medium and Large 1-2	549	374.55	2,057	10thin
Medium and Large 2	560	348.97	1,954	5thin
Small 4	555	159.50	885	8thin

One grade step is worth $250.35/cwt here — about $1,341 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 sale67 hd

370.15

—

NM average3 barns · 488 hd

413.62

−43.47

National average195 barns · 28,890 hd

466.33

−96.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−27.27

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	1,473	160.86	2,369	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,136	142.68	1,621	104
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,590	137.00	2,178	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	892	124.18	1,107	26

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)	869	$2,130	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,211	$2,075	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,064	$1,976	17
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	872	$1,894	9
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	843	$1,805	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	824	$1,775	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,308	$2,358	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	947	$1,890	5

Every lot, as filed

150 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
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	838	1,500.00/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	685	550.00/head	550.00–550.00	550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	793	1,750.00/head	1,500.00–1,900.00	1,750	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	2,075.00/head	1,900.00–2,200.00	2,075	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	870	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	150.33/cwt	140.00–159.00	1,418	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,462.50/head	2,400.00–2,525.00	2,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,150	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,093.50/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,094	10
Steers	Small 4	550–600	574	164.22/cwt	160.00–182.00	943	5
Steers	Small 4	450–500	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	361.40/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,470	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	572.68/cwt	560.00–580.00	1,672	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	501.05/cwt	495.00–510.00	1,914	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	627	159.71/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,001	4
Steers	Small 4	400–450	440	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	438	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,234	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	466.13/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,158	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	395.00/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	340	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	465	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	412.55/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,397	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	263	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,170	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	167	801.50/head	775.00–825.00	802	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	220	417.10/cwt	400.00–435.00	918	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	379	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	485	484.97/cwt	480.00–510.00	2,352	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,132	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	330.50/cwt	330.50–330.50	2,542	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	414.04/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	357	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,856	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	275	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,513	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	448.64/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,082	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	486.58/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,615	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	416.53/cwt	402.00–427.50	1,983	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	459.92/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	431	469.89/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	371.89/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	371.70/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	422.60/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	348.97/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,954	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,070	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	307.39/cwt	300.00–323.00	2,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	873	287.91/cwt	282.00–300.00	2,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	356.13/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	450.97/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,953	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	417.40/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,912	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	523	151.64/cwt	130.00–175.00	793	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	382.45/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,046	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	330.10/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	650	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	352.59/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	346.28/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,157	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	235	570.11/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,340	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	250–300	289	615.00/cwt	610.00–620.00	1,777	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	481.03/cwt	470.00–500.00	2,049	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	405.01/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,122	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	553.40/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	470.57/cwt	460.00–475.00	1,755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	325	592.26/cwt	585.00–600.00	1,925	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	357	569.53/cwt	565.00–580.00	2,033	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	262	1,042.83/head	925.00–1,125.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	250	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	278	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	887.04/head	800.00–1,050.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	424	534.81/cwt	515.00–545.00	2,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	718	272.53/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	525	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	290	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	100	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	144.63/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,627	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	985	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	595	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	714	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,015	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,340	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,590	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	2,178	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,167	138.02/cwt	133.00–141.00	1,611	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	131.56/cwt	124.00–136.00	1,210	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	102.87/cwt	100.00–105.00	890	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,000	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,237	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	138.16/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,607	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,113	145.83/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,623	22
Bulls	—	—	1,237	145.90/cwt	129.00–161.00	1,805	10
Bulls	—	—	1,763	179.38/cwt	176.00–185.00	3,162	3
Bulls	—	—	1,658	169.96/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,818	9
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,380	167.60/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,313	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,660	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,424	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,466	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	153.50/cwt	153.00–154.00	1,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	145.71/cwt	143.00–149.00	1,581	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	147.00/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,654	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,520	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	887	1,383.33/head	1,200.00–1,650.00	1,383	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	733	1,325.00/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,325	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	705	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	229.67/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,844	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	748	1,650.00/head	1,500.00–1,800.00	1,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	156.00/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,485	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	218.33/cwt	210.00–225.00	2,223	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	793	255.64/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,027	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,350.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	340	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	1,724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	380	482.60/cwt	480.00–485.00	1,834	8
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	257.44/cwt	255.00–260.00	2,111	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	595	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,934	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	928	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,921	4
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	375	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	300–350	315	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	471	442.93/cwt	430.00–445.00	2,086	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	568	394.00/cwt	394.00–394.00	2,238	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	414	442.48/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	328.27/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,566	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,641	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	580	122.69/cwt	115.00–130.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,449	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	438	174.83/cwt	165.00–185.00	766	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	345.67/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,977	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	542	356.47/cwt	345.00–359.00	1,932	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	918	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	307.50/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,937	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	342.14/cwt	340.00–352.00	2,101	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,226	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.

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