Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-01-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 higher with limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-12.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $394.71/cwt on 49 head, up $24.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits −2.71 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$394.71

▲ 24.56 vs prior sale

49 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,133

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,490

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$278.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.55

vs NM average

−77.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	428.79	2,300	32
Medium and Large 1-2	547	380.44	2,083	10thin
Medium and Large 2	557	341.33	1,900	4thin
Small 4	540	150.00	810	3thin

One grade step is worth $278.79/cwt here — about $1,490 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 sale49 hd

394.71

—

NM average3 barns · 591 hd

437.26

−42.55

National average187 barns · 29,067 hd

471.98

−77.27

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−2.71

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	1,647	171.52	2,824	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,116	148.32	1,655	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	147.00	2,403	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	891	125.56	1,118	13

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$2,550	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,039	$2,512	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,388	13
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	795	$1,933	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$1,589	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,083	$3,050	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,013	$1,917	3thin

Every lot, as filed

143 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	850–900	875	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,118	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	609	159.85/cwt	159.00–160.00	973	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	362.66/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	450	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	330.64/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,510	8
Steers	Small 4	500–550	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	2
Steers	Small 4	300–350	345	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	550	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	686	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,394	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	422.72/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,198	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	323	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,314	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	415	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	550–600	590	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,050	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	422.18/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,453	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	510	434.95/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,218	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	300	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	615	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	382.62/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	467.42/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,930	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	353.72/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,218	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	377.72/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,983	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	411.41/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	412.05/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,965	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	286.35/cwt	285.00–287.00	2,334	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	397.84/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,691	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	437	451.62/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	337.66/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,969	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,268	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	426.85/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,036	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	378.57/cwt	360.00–395.00	2,143	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	382	476.38/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	497.50/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	455.64/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,110	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	372.98/cwt	357.50–385.00	1,596	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	551.02/cwt	545.00–555.00	1,802	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	340.77/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,498	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	687	336.63/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	585.00/cwt	575.00–595.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	381.68/cwt	375.00–385.00	2,042	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	484.17/cwt	475.00–500.00	2,038	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	401.54/cwt	390.00–410.00	2,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	671	378.94/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	609	434.91/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,649	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	387	494.71/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,915	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	514	455.88/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	163	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	370	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	738	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	352.43/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,344	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	335.08/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,212	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	332.54/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,095	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	354.95/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,856	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,363	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	850–900	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	397.21/cwt	390.00–405.00	2,085	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	119.04/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	99.00/cwt	98.00–100.00	736	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	132.91/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,239	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,403	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	142.43/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,396	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	159.29/cwt	159.00–159.50	2,012	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	148.24/cwt	144.00–154.00	1,665	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,119	148.89/cwt	144.00–157.00	1,666	13
Bulls	—	—	1,648	173.17/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,854	10
Bulls	—	—	1,153	152.36/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,757	2
Bulls	—	—	2,133	182.41/cwt	181.00–184.00	3,891	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,192	3,083.33/head	2,900.00–3,250.00	3,083	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	835	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,235.00/head	2,220.00–2,250.00	2,235	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	2,300.00/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	550	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	927	2,816.67/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,817	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	155.00/cwt	147.00–175.00	1,795	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	729	247.50/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,804	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	6
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	670	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	646	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	771	1,975.00/head	1,900.00–2,000.00	1,975	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	217.33/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,580	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	855	270.50/cwt	262.00–285.00	2,313	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	825	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,285	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,789	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	355.90/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,054	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	662	313.92/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,078	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	359.32/cwt	352.00–365.00	2,440	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	425.00/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	280.19/cwt	260.00–300.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	346.63/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,785	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	384.89/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,301	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	527.15/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,413	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	332.52/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,078	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	291.08/cwt	285.00–297.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	607	361.35/cwt	357.00–365.00	2,193	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	434.40/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	381.31/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	404.97/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	984	1
Bulls	Small 4	1050–1100	1,070	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Small 4	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	445	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,958	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	407.35/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Full	1000–1050	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	581	322.47/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,874	4
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	723	162.46/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,083	3,050.00/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,050	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	915	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1

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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