Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-03-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, with no comparisons in heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers had no good comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $339.19/cwt on 20 head, down $59.56 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −58.23 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$339.19

▼ 59.56 vs prior sale

20 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,516

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$315.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−102.59

vs NM average

−138.90 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	445.00	2,270	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	556	385.32	2,144	12thin
Medium and Large 2	553	331.25	1,830	4thin
Small 4	580	130.00	754	3thin

One grade step is worth $315.00/cwt here — about $1,516 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 sale20 hd

339.19

—

NM average3 barns · 230 hd

441.78

−102.59

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−138.90

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−58.23

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	1,541	196.91	3,035	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	175.00	2,796	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,178	165.83	1,954	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	897	142.37	1,277	20

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)	1,340	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	864	$2,200	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	924	$2,171	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,075	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,075	$1,913	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,900	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	898	$1,533	3thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,044	$5,217	40
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,504	$3,275	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$3,200	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$3,033	3thin

Every lot, as filed

120 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	927	146.32/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,356	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,259	169.23/cwt	160.00–177.00	2,131	10
Bulls	—	—	1,420	193.45/cwt	190.00–196.00	2,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,155	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,646	203.05/cwt	198.50–208.00	3,342	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,451	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,030	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	162.90/cwt	160.00–174.50	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,580	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	525	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	341.20/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,156	6
Steers	Small 4	550–600	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,764	3
Steers	Small 4	550–600	575	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	490	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	420	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	379.84/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	863.64/head	800.00–900.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	615.61/cwt	605.00–630.00	2,370	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	579.93/cwt	575.00–585.00	2,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	331.57/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	521	393.55/cwt	380.00–405.00	2,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	447.37/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	320	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	720.83/head	600.00–800.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	920	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	955	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	425.87/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,976	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	574	381.21/cwt	367.00–392.00	2,188	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Steers	Small 4	750–800	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	310	672.46/cwt	670.00–675.00	2,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	444.00/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,883	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	719	334.78/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,407	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	462.38/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	265	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,723	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,110	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	410	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	353	670.00/cwt	670.00–670.00	2,365	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	410	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	2,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	455	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	483.80/cwt	482.50–485.00	2,022	6
Beef/Dairy Steers	Large 2-3	650–700	664	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,175	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	400–450	425	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	262.68/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	363	414.79/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	262.43/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	610	330.16/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,449	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	148.42/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,357	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	106.01/cwt	105.00–107.00	888	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	133.38/cwt	126.00–141.00	1,024	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,739	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	167.82/cwt	161.00–173.50	2,019	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	157.04/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,627	9
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	177.00/cwt	174.00–180.00	1,979	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	3,033.33/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,033	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,912.50/head	1,900.00–1,925.00	1,913	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	2,433.33/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,433	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 2-3	—	840	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,226	171.35/cwt	164.00–180.00	2,101	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,620	2
Bred Cows	Small 2-3	—	805	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,550.00/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,050.00/head	2,000.00–2,100.00	2,050	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	325.18/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	367.23/cwt	360.00–375.00	2,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	468	404.00/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,891	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	349.31/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	336.58/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	410	427.24/cwt	422.00–430.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	390.08/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	374	435.13/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,627	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	730	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	760	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	318.47/cwt	312.00–325.00	1,920	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	363.10/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,750	8
Bulls	Medium 1-2	—	938	2,587.50/head	2,575.00–2,600.00	2,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	5,355.26/head	4,000.00–7,500.00	5,355	38
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,363	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,925	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	272.20/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,099	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,908.33/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,908	3

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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