Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 3.00-5.00 higher, while there was no comparisons with heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $433.42/cwt on 20 head, up $10.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +36.00 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$433.42

▲ 10.11 vs prior sale

20 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,352

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$516

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

$96.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.60

vs NM average

−54.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	456.34	2,496	14thin
Medium and Large 2	529	383.90	2,032	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	550	360.00	1,980	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.34/cwt here — about $516 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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

433.42

—

NM average3 barns · 167 hd

454.02

−20.60

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−54.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+36.00

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	1,498	180.74	2,707	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	161.36	1,934	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,634	154.48	2,524	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	880	144.93	1,275	29

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,032	$2,458	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,301	$2,250	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	951	$2,220	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,014	14
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	928	$2,000	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$3,525	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,083	$2,683	3thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,150	2thin

Every lot, as filed

141 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	450–500	478	416.86/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,993	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	466.19/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	264	560.16/cwt	550.00–565.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	2,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Steers	Small 4	250–300	288	1,485.22/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,485	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	468	1,497.19/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,497	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	727	331.46/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,410	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	397.48/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,472	13
Steers	Small 4	750–800	795	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	505	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	471.64/cwt	470.00–475.00	2,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	605	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,060	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	396.13/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	470	442.82/cwt	435.00–450.00	2,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	517.36/cwt	515.00–520.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	285	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,254	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	611	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,146	4
Steers	Small 4	450–500	490	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	345	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	313.76/cwt	310.00–315.00	2,247	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	586	351.03/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	507	1,358.22/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	603	447.45/cwt	435.00–460.00	2,698	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	530	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	298	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	225	535.67/cwt	525.00–545.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	385.24/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	857.66/head	825.00–875.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	848.61/head	825.00–875.00	849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	341.47/cwt	335.00–348.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	688	369.96/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,545	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	682	331.20/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,259	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	532.26/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,539	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	501.78/cwt	495.00–510.00	2,358	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	245	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	563.51/cwt	550.00–580.00	2,372	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	598.31/cwt	595.00–600.00	1,843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	498.10/cwt	485.00–510.00	2,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	539.60/cwt	525.00–555.00	1,991	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	402.22/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	158	877.38/head	825.00–925.00	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	594.82/cwt	580.00–610.00	1,636	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	705.00/cwt	705.00–705.00	1,551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	425.65/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,447	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	400–450	425	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	290	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,537	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	625.68/cwt	620.00–635.00	1,733	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	341.55/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	608.26/cwt	600.00–625.00	2,269	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	390	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,967	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	857	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,485	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,873	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	118	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	940	152.12/cwt	150.00–156.00	1,430	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,733	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,669	3
Bulls	—	—	1,424	175.10/cwt	157.00–182.00	2,493	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,030	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,803	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	127.19/cwt	121.00–131.00	996	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,126	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	164.77/cwt	160.00–172.00	1,752	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	155.53/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,027	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	148.57/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,383	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	155.20/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,305	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,151	156.50/cwt	154.00–158.00	1,801	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,211	163.81/cwt	159.00–176.00	1,984	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	685	133.54/cwt	130.00–137.00	915	4
Bulls	—	—	1,714	191.03/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,274	11
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,048	165.14/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,731	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,205	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,277	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	230.00/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,755	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,925.00/head	2,800.00–3,050.00	2,925	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	610	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	410.32/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,588	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	162.60/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,943	5
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	838	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	2,000	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,330	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,687.50/head	2,675.00–2,725.00	2,688	6
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	575	1,233.33/head	1,100.00–1,350.00	1,233	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	699	315.45/cwt	295.00–340.00	2,205	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	248.42/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,092	12
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	990	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,955	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	810	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,736	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	271.25/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,064	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,301	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	395	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	382.66/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	345	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	401.68/cwt	400.00–405.00	2,217	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	506.46/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,122	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	290	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	447.02/cwt	445.00–455.00	2,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,839	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	619	333.79/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,066	5
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	548	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	485	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	430.48/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	355	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	445	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	830	273.50/cwt	265.00–282.00	2,270	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	450–500	460	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	468.95/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,232	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,210	4,150.00/head	4,150.00–4,150.00	4,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	2,683.33/head	2,400.00–3,150.00	2,683	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	160.00/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,568	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	2,150.00/head	2,000.00–2,300.00	2,150	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,266.67/head	2,100.00–2,500.00	2,267	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,279.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,279	10

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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