Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-02-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, while feeder heifers sold 5.00-10.00 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 $406.56/cwt on 39 head, up $19.07 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.14 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$406.56

▲ 19.07 vs prior sale

39 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$990

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$174.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−45.36

vs NM average

−80.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	437.26	2,369	22
Medium and Large 1-2	542	402.72	2,184	9thin
Medium and Large 2	513	347.69	1,784	6thin
Small 4	525	262.67	1,379	2thin

One grade step is worth $174.59/cwt here — about $990 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 sale39 hd

406.56

—

NM average3 barns · 397 hd

451.92

−45.36

National average172 barns · 11,832 hd

487.02

−80.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+9.14

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	1,608	190.98	3,071	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,086	161.97	1,759	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	903	141.97	1,282	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,050	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,142	$3,000	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,173	$2,925	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,533	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,149	$2,350	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$2,250	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$2,167	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	777	$1,738	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$3,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$3,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

138 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	150–200	185	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	393.58/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,452	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	404.09/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,101	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	465.10/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,781	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	195	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Small 4	850–900	860	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,763	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	525	262.67/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,379	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	347.69/cwt	330.00–376.00	1,784	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	471.50/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,051	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	609.93/cwt	605.00–615.00	2,043	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	369.98/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,342	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	140	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	411	502.72/cwt	495.00–520.00	2,066	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	366.99/cwt	365.00–375.00	2,466	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,299	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,420	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	457.85/cwt	450.00–475.00	2,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	356.32/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,017	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	419.76/cwt	412.00–425.00	2,208	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	459.87/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,941	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	549.46/cwt	530.00–560.00	1,484	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	970	272.63/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	438.16/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,853	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	230	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	401.01/cwt	400.00–402.00	2,286	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	780	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	429.74/cwt	425.00–432.00	2,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	523.30/cwt	520.00–525.00	1,716	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	250–300	270	576.73/cwt	575.00–580.00	1,557	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	456	491.97/cwt	490.00–500.00	2,243	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	550.74/cwt	540.00–570.00	2,043	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	464.02/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,218	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	550.36/cwt	545.00–560.00	2,339	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	435	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,762	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	320	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	436.69/cwt	430.00–455.00	2,293	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	437.95/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,461	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	240	627.24/cwt	615.00–640.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	551.20/cwt	540.00–560.00	1,808	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	330	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	943	218.56/cwt	197.00–240.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	472.21/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	334.00/cwt	334.00–334.00	2,689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	510	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,219	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	645	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,548	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,188	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	144.08/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,370	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	150.92/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,675	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	160.83/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,915	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	858	147.29/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,264	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	873	152.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,330	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	842	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,140	172.87/cwt	172.00–174.00	1,971	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,072	163.90/cwt	154.00–172.00	1,757	25
Bulls	—	—	1,818	198.60/cwt	196.00–202.00	3,611	6
Bulls	—	—	1,430	182.53/cwt	179.00–188.50	2,610	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,585	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	3,059	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,345	184.00/cwt	183.00–185.00	2,475	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1	—	750	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,200	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	915	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,925.00/head	2,900.00–2,950.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,275.00/head	3,000.00–3,500.00	3,275	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	595	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,550.00	2,250	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	748	288.75/cwt	280.00–305.00	2,160	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	238.75/cwt	205.00–255.00	2,087	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	780	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	783	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	838	1,916.67/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,917	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	828	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,554	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	318	507.68/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	337.54/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	433	423.14/cwt	415.00–440.00	1,832	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	2,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	394.90/cwt	380.00–405.00	1,655	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	458	425.45/cwt	412.00–440.00	1,949	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	372.59/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	444.77/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	100–150	145	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	524.24/cwt	515.00–540.00	1,463	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	345	446.67/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,541	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	545	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	187	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	360.73/cwt	340.00–382.00	1,710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	830	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	397.36/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,729	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,548	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	200–250	210	690.00/cwt	690.00–690.00	1,449	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,205	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,142	3,000.00/head	2,900.00–3,100.00	3,000	5

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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