Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves were steady with limited comparisons. Feeder steers and heifers sold 22.00-28.00 higher, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-6.00 higher. Trade and demand good..

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $449.67/cwt on 65 head, up $43.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +52.25 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$449.67

▲ 43.11 vs prior sale

65 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,546

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$709

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$107.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.94

vs NM average

−25.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	570	460.34	2,622	56
Medium and Large 1-2	547	407.96	2,232	5thin
Medium and Large 2	543	352.50	1,912	4thin

One grade step is worth $107.84/cwt here — about $709 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale65 hd

449.67

—

NM average3 barns · 215 hd

457.61

−7.94

National average177 barns · 11,580 hd

475.56

−25.89

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+52.25

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	1,558	177.66	2,767	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,077	162.96	1,755	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	850	132.26	1,124	14

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)	1,130	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,775	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$2,690	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,400	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,134	$2,320	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,033	$1,650	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,600	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,297	$4,050	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$3,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,083	3thin

Every lot, as filed

144 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	550–600	560	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	3,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	442.12/cwt	425.00–456.00	2,582	20
Steers	Medium 1-2	200–250	208	710.00/head	710.00–710.00	710	2
Steers	Small 4	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	3
Steers	Small 4	850–900	858	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,519	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	543	401.60/cwt	390.00–425.00	2,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	320.90/cwt	310.00–332.50	2,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	699	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,030	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	443.69/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,334	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	3,608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	220	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	358.38/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	491.17/cwt	480.00–495.00	2,142	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	168	961.57/head	900.00–1,025.00	962	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	601	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,975	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	473	507.59/cwt	505.00–510.00	2,401	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	437	543.86/cwt	525.00–550.00	2,377	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	562	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,653	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	401.26/cwt	400.00–402.50	2,721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	488.64/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,449	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	305	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,510	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	312.53/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	434.11/cwt	420.00–445.00	2,231	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	434.91/cwt	425.00–440.00	2,031	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	271.14/cwt	260.00–282.50	2,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	417.49/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	258	547.72/cwt	540.00–555.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	890	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,855	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	491.31/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	434.72/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	477.96/cwt	470.00–495.00	2,289	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	2,090	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	393.32/cwt	387.00–400.00	2,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	612	463.31/cwt	455.00–480.00	2,835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	568	474.75/cwt	467.00–497.00	2,697	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	422.95/cwt	416.00–455.00	2,770	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	402.50/cwt	402.50–402.50	2,858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,321	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	414.02/cwt	390.00–422.00	2,753	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	380	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	497.85/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,543	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	384	455.11/cwt	445.00–460.00	1,748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	1,863	2
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	150–200	155	655.93/head	625.00–700.00	656	5
Dairy Steers	Large 1-2	200–250	248	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	560.22/cwt	545.00–575.00	2,387	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	798	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,035	4
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	880	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,024	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	810	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	131.79/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,278	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	715	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	794	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	753	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	851	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	720	142.48/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,026	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	947	152.77/cwt	151.00–155.00	1,447	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	883	146.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,293	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,270	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	2,081	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,260	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,218	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,066	163.34/cwt	154.00–176.00	1,741	21
Bulls	—	—	1,249	157.49/cwt	127.00–173.00	1,967	7
Bulls	—	—	2,005	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,910	1
Bulls	—	—	1,786	189.35/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,382	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,653	188.55/cwt	183.50–194.00	3,117	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,175.00/head	2,100.00–2,300.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,007	3,466.67/head	3,400.00–3,600.00	3,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,168	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,510	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	2,446	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	728	1,525.00/head	1,500.00–1,550.00	1,525	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	995	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	215.00/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,974	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	250.31/cwt	240.00–265.00	2,000	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	795	280.90/cwt	272.50–305.00	2,233	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	735	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,400.00/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,400	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	334.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,218	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	374.76/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,151	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	447.87/cwt	445.00–475.00	2,181	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	427.50/cwt	420.00–435.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	474.67/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	338.26/cwt	335.00–340.00	1,901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	433.71/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	339.82/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,141	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	301.66/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	392.50/cwt	392.50–392.50	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	422.20/cwt	405.00–440.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	677	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	3
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	375	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	379.79/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,834	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	398.98/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,696	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	830	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,573	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	638	240.06/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,532	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	783	222.52/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	370	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	379.05/cwt	375.00–380.00	2,585	5
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	920	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	945	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,473	4,225.00/head	3,850.00–4,600.00	4,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,160	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	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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