Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-01-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons on all classes. Steer and heifer sold for 10.00-12.00 higher. Feeder steers sold steady to 5.00 lower, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade moderate demand good

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $370.38/cwt on 34 head, up $22.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 30 comparable sales and sits −27.04 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$370.38

▲ 22.38 vs prior sale

34 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,075

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,138

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$214.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.55

vs NM average

−113.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	389.96	2,167	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	561	375.22	2,106	16thin
Small 4	588	175.00	1,029	2thin

One grade step is worth $214.96/cwt here — about $1,138 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale34 hd

370.38

—

NM average2 barns · 67 hd

387.93

−17.55

National average63 barns · 7,974 hd

484.10

−113.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−27.04

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	1,713	178.63	3,060	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,045	151.57	1,584	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	758	109.48	830	8thin

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 (2-4 yrs)	920	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	900	$2,096	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	806	$1,704	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$3,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

89 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	402.54/cwt	399.00–412.50	1,928	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	303	559.96/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	297	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,559	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	341	477.06/cwt	467.00–490.00	1,627	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	200	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	2,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	612.72/cwt	607.00–625.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,081	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	3,200	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	430	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	375	520.59/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,952	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	568	378.84/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,152	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	349.90/cwt	340.00–360.00	1,802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	468.70/cwt	465.00–480.00	1,922	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	588	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	590.63/cwt	580.00–600.00	1,890	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	422.10/cwt	405.00–423.00	2,081	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	380.11/cwt	375.00–392.00	2,319	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	451.64/cwt	445.00–459.00	1,924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	2,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	389.34/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,192	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	488.38/cwt	472.00–502.50	1,841	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,322	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,460	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	391.81/cwt	385.00–402.50	2,092	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	628.78/cwt	627.50–630.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	448.48/cwt	430.00–457.00	1,682	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	580.19/cwt	575.00–585.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	350	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	420	507.00/cwt	507.00–507.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	369.78/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	459.61/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,783	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	298	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,414	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	755	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,064	151.68/cwt	149.00–155.50	1,614	6
Bulls	—	—	1,710	178.49/cwt	176.00–180.50	3,052	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	143.48/cwt	143.00–144.00	1,385	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	128.46/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,012	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	94.46/cwt	90.00–100.00	793	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	665	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	665	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,051	153.79/cwt	145.00–161.00	1,616	7
Bulls	—	—	1,180	148.02/cwt	141.00–157.00	1,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,928	190.36/cwt	190.00–191.00	3,670	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,857	187.44/cwt	184.50–193.00	3,481	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	920	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	720	1,181.25/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,181	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,825.00/head	1,700.00–1,950.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	166.90/cwt	152.00–179.00	1,869	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	240.67/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,788	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	783	267.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,095	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,397	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,035.00/head	1,035.00–1,035.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	357.38/cwt	340.00–367.00	2,266	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	375.40/cwt	375.00–375.50	1,933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	341.67/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,623	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,467	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	523.24/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,805	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	406.47/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,475	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	383.17/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	347.59/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	265	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	353.50/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,838	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	449.39/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,474	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	975	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	760	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	160.00/cwt	145.00–175.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	970	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,254	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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