Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-06-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves 10.00-15.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $364.38/cwt on 26 head, down $32.29 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 7 of 30 comparable sales and sits −33.04 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$364.38

▼ 32.29 vs prior sale

26 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,215

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$215.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−64.64

vs NM average

−89.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	420.85	2,285	16thin
Medium and Large 1-2	580	400.00	2,320	1thin
Medium and Large 2	549	287.48	1,579	6thin
Small 4	522	205.16	1,071	3thin

One grade step is worth $215.69/cwt here — about $1,215 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 sale26 hd

364.38

—

NM average3 barns · 171 hd

429.03

−64.64

National average163 barns · 9,671 hd

453.72

−89.34

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−33.04

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	1,418	192.83	2,734	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,122	165.98	1,862	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	832	136.40	1,135	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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,237	$2,867	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,167	$2,783	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,156	$2,425	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,250	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,017	$2,217	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,349	$3,343	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,303	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,890	12

Every lot, as filed

143 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 1	700–750	700	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	145	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	507.49/cwt	500.00–515.00	2,126	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	334.85/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,763	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	420.22/cwt	416.00–445.00	2,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	273	561.70/cwt	550.00–595.00	1,533	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	513	372.06/cwt	367.00–375.00	1,909	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	480.38/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,249	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,917	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	267.28/cwt	245.00–290.00	2,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	845	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	379.16/cwt	370.00–407.00	1,596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	164	885.92/head	775.00–950.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	410.73/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,323	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	330.00/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,006	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	384.20/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,840	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	483	415.03/cwt	410.00–420.00	2,005	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	241.09/cwt	237.00–245.00	2,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	355.13/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	263	429.86/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	705	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	334.89/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,388	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	366.31/cwt	365.00–367.00	2,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	860	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	480	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	314	359.32/cwt	347.00–385.00	1,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	283	461.95/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	474.71/cwt	465.00–495.00	1,614	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	372.44/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,527	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	424.72/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	315	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	325	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	245	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,041	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	250	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	362.44/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	150–200	185	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	390	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	210	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	360.98/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,520	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	305.15/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,764	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	322.51/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	327.55/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,024	2
Bulls	—	—	1,352	174.00/cwt	143.00–186.00	2,352	6
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,070	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	815	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,466.67/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,467	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	263.67/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,130	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	202.50/cwt	175.00–232.50	1,778	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	755	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	699	309.25/cwt	307.00–310.00	2,162	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	234.00/cwt	210.00–249.00	2,139	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,325.00/head	2,000.00–2,650.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	2,783.33/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,250.00/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,250	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,975.00/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	880	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,475	3,400.00/head	3,100.00–3,700.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,977.78/head	2,650.00–3,300.00	2,978	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,320.00/head	2,900.00–3,500.00	3,320	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,965.63/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	2,966	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,150	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,695	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	116.80/cwt	115.00–119.00	923	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,026	160.35/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,645	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	703	127.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	895	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,265	170.34/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,155	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	927	150.49/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,395	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	864	139.44/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,205	4
Steers	Small 4	250–300	278	1,535.00/head	1,535.00–1,535.00	1,535	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	722	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,805	3
Steers	Small 4	300–350	337	1,493.17/head	1,350.00–1,535.00	1,493	4
Steers	Small 4	500–550	522	205.16/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,071	3
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	608	203.34/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,236	3
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	560	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	440	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	424.80/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,003	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,230	2
Steers	Small 4	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	380	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	2
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	399.12/cwt	385.00–405.00	2,111	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	520	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	378	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,155	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	503.71/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	347	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,648	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	400.11/cwt	395.00–405.00	2,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	400.30/cwt	390.00–415.00	2,290	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	488.40/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	577.05/cwt	562.00–595.00	1,581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,868	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	2,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	470.00/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,139	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,179	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	335.02/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,379	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	989	258.75/cwt	252.00–261.00	2,559	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	330.00/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,815	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	122.88/cwt	121.00–125.00	946	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	210.72/cwt	206.00–214.50	3,498	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	340.85/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,085	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,489	209.36/cwt	205.00–213.50	3,117	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,680	214.43/cwt	214.00–215.00	3,602	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,317	185.40/cwt	172.00–194.00	2,442	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	793	144.04/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,142	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	167.64/cwt	163.00–174.50	1,755	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,313	160.15/cwt	158.00–161.00	2,103	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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