Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in all classes. Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower, with no comparisons in heifer calves. No comparisons in feeder calves, while feeder heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $438.93/cwt on 22 head, up $99.74 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +41.51 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$438.93

▲ 99.74 vs prior sale

22 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$692

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

$129.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−18.42

vs NM average

−44.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	454.13	2,463	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	435.10	2,373	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	325.00	1,771	2thin

One grade step is worth $129.13/cwt here — about $692 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

438.93

—

NM average3 barns · 140 hd

457.35

−18.42

National average169 barns · 10,003 hd

483.18

−44.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+41.51

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	1,517	185.29	2,811	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,088	167.64	1,823	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,760	165.00	2,904	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	867	144.40	1,252	13

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)	1,053	$2,811	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,725	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	859	$2,463	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,343	$2,463	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,059	$1,617	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$3,483	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,700	3thin

Every lot, as filed

125 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	400–450	417	399.90/cwt	395.00–410.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	396.71/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	434.90/cwt	430.00–440.00	2,109	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	761	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,450	5
Steers	Small 4	650–700	690	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	452.50/cwt	452.50–452.50	1,878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	337.41/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,068	2
Steers	Small 4	750–800	790	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,836	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	273	655.00/cwt	655.00–655.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	427.05/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,990	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	607.68/cwt	595.00–620.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	444.57/cwt	442.00–465.00	2,383	9
Steers	Small 4	600–650	613	1,344.27/head	1,210.00–1,575.00	1,344	3
Steers	Small 4	500–550	525	1,323.25/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,323	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	567	378.56/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	455	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,651	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	133	837.26/head	825.00–850.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	314.35/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,955	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	374.90/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	315.85/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	413.38/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	430.03/cwt	425.00–445.00	1,798	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	345.10/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,129	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	435	500.17/cwt	485.00–515.00	2,176	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,870	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	456.80/cwt	440.00–465.00	2,485	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	388	532.74/cwt	520.00–545.00	2,067	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	455	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	517.47/cwt	515.00–525.00	2,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,120	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,146	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	368.27/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,541	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	545.22/cwt	537.50–555.00	2,301	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	900–950	913	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	3,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	362.53/cwt	357.50–367.50	2,820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	577.53/cwt	570.00–582.50	2,091	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,349	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	544.01/cwt	540.00–550.00	2,573	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	904.37/head	875.00–950.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	322	364.30/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	536	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,573	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	210	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,124	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	843	243.49/cwt	240.00–247.00	2,053	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,929	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,904	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,153	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	158.17/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,874	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,046	168.59/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,763	9
Bulls	—	—	1,630	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,211	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	865	152.34/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,318	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	150.62/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,375	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	118.98/cwt	111.00–128.00	976	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	895	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,208	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,091	167.89/cwt	161.00–171.00	1,832	12
Bulls	—	—	1,244	169.24/cwt	140.00–176.00	2,105	7
Bulls	—	—	1,862	202.32/cwt	199.00–207.00	3,767	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,400	183.61/cwt	182.00–185.00	2,571	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,715	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	3,301	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	938	1,125.00/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	899	2,615.00/head	2,575.00–2,725.00	2,615	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	775	1,937.50/head	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,938	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	181.40/cwt	175.00–207.00	2,026	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,310	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,795.00/head	2,575.00–3,150.00	2,795	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	2,462.50/head	2,400.00–2,525.00	2,463	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	995	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,058	3,600.00/head	3,300.00–3,900.00	3,600	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	3,475.00/head	3,400.00–3,550.00	3,475	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	216.67/cwt	180.00–245.00	2,093	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	812	306.43/cwt	285.00–325.00	2,488	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	864	275.00/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,376	8
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	445	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	328	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	377.28/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	322.87/cwt	312.00–335.00	2,325	4
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	705	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,410	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	365	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	286.07/cwt	277.00–295.00	1,945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	422.76/cwt	410.00–435.00	2,008	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	373.25/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,978	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	473	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,499	6
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	505	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,317	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	180	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	346.62/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	285.50/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	885	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	565	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	917	231.93/cwt	215.00–245.00	2,127	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,244	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	855	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,212	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	180.50/cwt	175.00–197.00	2,180	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,564	1

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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