Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves 400-450 lbs sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 10.00-15.00 higher. 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 $421.61/cwt on 48 head, up $57.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +24.19 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$421.61

▲ 57.23 vs prior sale

48 head · 555 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,341

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,304

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$211.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.44

vs NM average

−37.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	436.90	2,452	34
Medium and Large 1-2	544	396.77	2,157	13thin
Small 4	510	225.00	1,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $211.90/cwt here — about $1,304 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 sale48 hd

421.61

—

NM average3 barns · 151 hd

435.06

−13.44

National average161 barns · 9,107 hd

459.05

−37.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+24.19

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	—	High	1,525	198.81	3,032	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,103	165.50	1,825	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,498	149.03	2,232	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	844	141.64	1,196	36

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,342	$2,650	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$2,636	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,600	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	902	$2,300	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$4,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	943	$3,395	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,102	$3,055	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,107	$2,620	14

Every lot, as filed

147 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
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,945	216.71/cwt	216.50–217.00	4,215	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,243	193.40/cwt	188.00–201.00	2,404	3
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	540	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	555	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Small 4	250–300	250	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	684	296.24/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,026	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	580	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	430	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	338.24/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,590	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	835.00/head	835.00–835.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	100–150	110	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	492	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	387.91/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	306.64/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	400–450	400	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	715	340.21/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,433	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	337.81/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,255	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	406.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	382.29/cwt	372.00–385.00	1,942	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	439.85/cwt	425.00–455.00	2,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	428	477.49/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,906	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,456	212.33/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,092	4
Bulls	—	—	2,033	219.67/cwt	218.00–221.00	4,466	3
Bulls	—	—	1,590	212.50/cwt	211.00–214.00	3,379	2
Bulls	—	—	1,411	185.18/cwt	168.00–199.50	2,613	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,177	3,641.67/head	3,575.00–3,700.00	3,642	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	938	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,640	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	603	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,236	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	2,512.50/head	2,350.00–2,800.00	2,513	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	898	297.50/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,672	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,233	3,518.75/head	3,400.00–3,575.00	3,519	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,561	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	248.00/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,106	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,566.67/head	2,300.00–2,700.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	3,355.00/head	3,000.00–3,700.00	3,355	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	3,500.00/head	3,100.00–3,750.00	3,500	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,075.00/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,075	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,950.00/head	2,800.00–3,200.00	2,950	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	271.25/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,105	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	172.50/cwt	160.00–185.00	2,187	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	4,100.00/head	4,100.00–4,100.00	4,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	795	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	820	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	565	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	625	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	142.23/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,132	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	149.03/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,232	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,116	167.07/cwt	162.00–173.00	1,865	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	770	120.28/cwt	117.00–127.00	926	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	595	138.63/cwt	135.00–141.00	825	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	154.65/cwt	148.00–157.00	1,523	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	540	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	154.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,439	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	756	130.75/cwt	129.00–133.00	988	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	158.86/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,798	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,530	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,708	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	167.26/cwt	162.00–174.00	1,806	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	385	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,405	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	680	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,516	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	675	221.98/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,498	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	500–550	535	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,364	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	640	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	410	468.58/cwt	455.00–480.00	1,921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	385	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,214	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	338.14/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,938	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	325	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,089	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,060	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	429	529.15/cwt	525.00–555.00	2,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	570	434.00/cwt	434.00–434.00	2,474	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	678	410.80/cwt	405.00–420.00	2,785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	355	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	2,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,883	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	422.35/cwt	412.00–429.00	2,458	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	268	609.30/cwt	595.00–625.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,740	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	419.17/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	2,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	384.70/cwt	372.00–399.00	2,631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1250–1300	1,255	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,786	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	190	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	429.59/cwt	429.00–432.00	2,659	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	1,993	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	472.57/cwt	465.00–475.00	2,268	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	460.96/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,415	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,464	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	600–650	620	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,387	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	432.80/cwt	420.00–445.00	1,774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	507.64/cwt	500.00–515.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	393.79/cwt	387.00–410.00	2,052	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	646	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,274	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	945.00/head	945.00–945.00	945	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	90	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	887.50/head	875.00–900.00	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	133	886.79/head	850.00–925.00	887	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	579	366.61/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,123	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	328	530.04/cwt	525.00–535.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,020	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,295	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	380.09/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,113	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	529	416.22/cwt	410.00–429.00	2,202	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	470.46/cwt	455.00–485.00	1,529	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	933	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,340	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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