Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-02-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, while heifer calves 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $387.49/cwt on 42 head, down $22.26 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −9.93 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$387.49

▼ 22.26 vs prior sale

42 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,245

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$214.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−71.83

vs NM average

−99.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	567	412.13	2,338	31
Medium and Large 1-2	545	398.32	2,171	5thin
Medium and Large 2	515	357.74	1,842	2thin
Small 4	552	197.87	1,093	4thin

One grade step is worth $214.26/cwt here — about $1,245 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 sale42 hd

387.49

—

NM average3 barns · 323 hd

459.32

−71.83

National average178 barns · 13,390 hd

487.35

−99.86

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−9.93

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	1,478	170.05	2,514	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,202	157.43	1,893	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	155.00	2,426	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	829	117.36	972	17

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)	1,167	$3,150	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	944	$3,113	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,005	$3,050	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,053	$2,600	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	853	$2,217	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,118	$2,142	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	880	$1,583	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	615	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	810	$1,575	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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 2	700–750	713	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,961	2
Steers	Small 4	600–650	640	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	352.44/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	382.75/cwt	370.00–387.00	2,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	560	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	527.50/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,005	2
Steers	Small 4	500–550	520	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	390	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	472.97/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	155	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	443	527.51/cwt	525.00–530.00	2,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	376.62/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,542	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	547.44/cwt	545.00–550.00	1,741	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,009	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	2,204	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	325	462.38/cwt	460.00–465.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,210	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	364.40/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,928	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	580.89/cwt	565.00–585.00	1,638	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	347.63/cwt	347.00–350.00	1,961	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	310.65/cwt	306.00–316.00	2,597	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	357.74/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	357.58/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	497.77/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,643	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	461.26/cwt	452.00–470.00	2,168	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	399.65/cwt	397.50–405.00	2,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	260	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	314.81/cwt	306.00–330.00	2,471	6
Steers	Small 4	550–600	563	192.16/cwt	185.00–207.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	327	553.07/cwt	535.00–565.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	622.01/cwt	620.00–625.00	1,966	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	770	384.00/cwt	384.00–384.00	2,957	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	436.04/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,241	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	360	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	490	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,144	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	1,185.00/head	1,150.00–1,225.00	1,185	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	190	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	679	352.85/cwt	345.00–358.00	2,396	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	469.73/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,940	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	406.39/cwt	404.00–420.00	2,357	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	980	214.85/cwt	185.00–245.00	2,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	790	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	890	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	840	138.68/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,165	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	139.05/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,286	158.80/cwt	147.00–167.00	2,042	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	704	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	125.94/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,162	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	147.04/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,651	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,426	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,277	157.70/cwt	152.00–162.00	2,014	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	756	94.05/cwt	91.00–106.00	711	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	683	92.20/cwt	85.00–100.00	630	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,200	159.27/cwt	155.50–170.00	1,911	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	795	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,304	1
Bulls	—	—	1,926	185.94/cwt	184.00–188.00	3,581	4
Bulls	—	—	1,503	176.35/cwt	170.00–182.00	2,651	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,270	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,159	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	2,212.50/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,213	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	615	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	810	1,575.00/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	910	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	810	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,295	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,520.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	403.33/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,270	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,838	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,143	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	406.93/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,945	6
Heifers	Small 4	200–250	230	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	444.15/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,648	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	487.31/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,016	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	632	308.92/cwt	306.00–315.00	1,952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	415.86/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,730	6
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	500	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	250	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,147	4
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	450	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	300	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	377.89/cwt	370.00–395.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,165	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	865	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,110	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	3,225.00/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	860	3,000.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,441	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	790	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	3,050.00/head	2,900.00–3,200.00	3,050	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	816	293.09/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,392	11
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1

How this sale compares

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