Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer and heifer calves sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder steers sold steady, with no comparisons to feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher, Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $417.08/cwt on 29 head, down $32.59 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.66 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$417.08

▼ 32.59 vs prior sale

29 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,293

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$504

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

$100.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.35

vs NM average

−55.12 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	455.11	2,480	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	407.91	2,248	17thin
Medium and Large 2	557	355.00	1,976	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.11/cwt here — about $504 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 sale29 hd

417.08

—

NM average3 barns · 141 hd

421.43

−4.35

National average178 barns · 10,669 hd

472.20

−55.12

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+19.66

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	1,566	178.79	2,799	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,358	172.36	2,341	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,115	165.51	1,845	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	900	141.52	1,274	18

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$3,100	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,370	$2,625	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,500	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,112	$3,358	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,218	$3,263	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$3,005	2thin

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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	941	253.42/cwt	240.00–290.00	2,385	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	4,010.00/head	4,010.00–4,010.00	4,010	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	3,700.00/head	3,600.00–3,800.00	3,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,350.00/head	2,700.00–3,800.00	3,350	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,240	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	493	412.00/cwt	412.00–412.00	2,031	3
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	450	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	350.77/cwt	325.00–367.50	2,164	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,205	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	563	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	446.37/cwt	445.00–447.00	1,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	348	432.00/cwt	432.00–432.00	1,503	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,063	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	382.58/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,232	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	378.54/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,798	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	382.43/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	417.68/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,771	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	408.41/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,552	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	357.65/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,345	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	532	379.13/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,017	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	355.05/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	248	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,091	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	652	313.33/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,043	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	211.00/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,836	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	198.50/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,773	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	174.50/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,466	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,075	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Large 1-2	—	915	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,739	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	3,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,225.00/head	3,050.00–3,400.00	3,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	670	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,407	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,029	196.25/cwt	185.00–205.00	2,019	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,277	9
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,130	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,509	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,466	172.92/cwt	161.00–178.50	2,535	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,524	178.18/cwt	170.00–183.50	2,715	5
Bulls	—	—	1,394	169.96/cwt	165.00–176.00	2,369	6
Bulls	—	—	1,877	194.95/cwt	193.00–197.00	3,659	3
Bulls	—	—	1,691	184.88/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,126	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,319	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	165.31/cwt	159.00–170.00	2,005	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	157.86/cwt	157.00–159.00	1,555	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	131.96/cwt	129.00–136.00	1,283	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	115.50/cwt	113.00–121.00	984	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	146.80/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,258	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	960	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,526	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,005	168.52/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,694	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,358	172.36/cwt	171.00–174.00	2,341	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	915	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,437	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,249	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	158.14/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,653	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	905	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,448	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	334.85/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,227	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	775	318.49/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	424.65/cwt	420.00–427.00	2,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	910.29/head	800.00–950.00	910	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	508	426.00/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,164	2
Beef/Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	450–500	492	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	542.39/cwt	540.00–545.00	1,790	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	380	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,465	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	270	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	926.34/head	825.00–1,075.00	926	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	543.45/cwt	530.00–555.00	2,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	523.25/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	457	520.18/cwt	510.00–540.00	2,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	495.56/cwt	467.00–505.00	2,379	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	442	449.20/cwt	445.00–450.00	1,985	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	433.20/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,123	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	402.26/cwt	399.00–422.00	2,655	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	446.79/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,408	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,362	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	374.70/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	412.68/cwt	403.00–422.00	2,352	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	269.92/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,348	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	417.44/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	480.78/cwt	470.00–485.00	2,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	900–950	920	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	455.97/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,710	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	537.00/cwt	537.00–537.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,022	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	645	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	900–950	930	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	428	512.63/cwt	512.00–515.00	2,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	163	985.00/head	985.00–985.00	985	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	372.47/cwt	367.50–375.00	1,639	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	185	1,240.00/head	1,240.00–1,240.00	1,240	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	540	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	392.38/cwt	365.00–405.00	1,471	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	575.05/cwt	570.00–580.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,673	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	275	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,140	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	387.77/cwt	380.00–395.00	2,400	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	345.24/cwt	340.00–348.00	2,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	504.43/cwt	490.00–525.00	1,887	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	394.73/cwt	391.00–415.00	2,120	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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