Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves from 350-399 lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-7.00 higher with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $376.50/cwt on 22 head, down $32.32 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 30 comparable sales and sits −20.92 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$376.50

▼ 32.32 vs prior sale

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$913

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$172.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−61.15

vs NM average

−62.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	440.00	2,398	3thin
Medium and Large 1-2	546	394.22	2,154	7thin
Medium and Large 2	528	366.85	1,936	10thin
Small 4	555	267.50	1,485	2thin

One grade step is worth $172.50/cwt here — about $913 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 sale22 hd

376.50

—

NM average3 barns · 237 hd

437.65

−61.15

National average158 barns · 7,617 hd

439.15

−62.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−20.92

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	1,593	204.40	3,257	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,088	161.68	1,759	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	136.43	1,323	63

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,078	$2,770	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,039	$2,413	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$2,383	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$2,345	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$3,406	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,143	$3,277	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,065	$2,579	7

Every lot, as filed

145 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	Small 4	1000–1050	1,035	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,770	1
Bulls	Small 4	400–450	410	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	680	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,394	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	345	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bulls	Small 4	350–400	355	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	618	232.55/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,437	2
Steers	Small 4	750–800	778	191.43/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,489	3
Steers	Small 4	700–750	715	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,466	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	575	1,206.30/head	1,150.00–1,325.00	1,206	3
Steers	Small 4	400–450	419	1,274.73/head	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	580	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,566	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	495	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,312	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,160	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,379	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	250–300	299	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,585	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	150–200	193	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	441	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,293	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	302	583.76/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	545	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	177	1,193.59/head	1,175.00–1,250.00	1,194	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	155	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	1,190.00/head	1,190.00–1,190.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	323	595.00/cwt	595.00–595.00	1,922	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	501.43/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,820	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	260	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	250–300	280	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,358	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	404	482.53/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,949	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	565.92/cwt	555.00–575.00	2,134	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	148.50/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,582	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	112.16/cwt	110.00–115.00	1,027	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	981	168.61/cwt	162.00–175.00	1,654	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	804	115.80/cwt	100.00–130.00	931	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	156.92/cwt	154.00–160.00	1,786	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	763	99.07/cwt	95.00–104.00	756	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	3,065.00/head	2,700.00–3,350.00	3,065	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	3,200.00/head	3,000.00–3,400.00	3,200	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	165.50/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,801	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	869	188.67/cwt	188.00–190.00	1,640	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,289	3,530.00/head	3,350.00–3,700.00	3,530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,081	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,380	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	691	298.75/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,064	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,445	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,078	2,770.00/head	2,750.00–2,800.00	2,770	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	980	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	2,462.50/head	2,300.00–2,750.00	2,463	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,960.00/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,960	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	2,325.00/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,325	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	916	241.00/cwt	222.00–255.00	2,208	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,613	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,733.33/head	2,700.00–2,750.00	2,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	270.92/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,102	48
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,218	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,383.33/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,383	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	3,400.00/head	3,350.00–3,450.00	3,400	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	925	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	865	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,817	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	863	1,762.50/head	1,625.00–1,900.00	1,763	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	630	248.33/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,564	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	992	157.08/cwt	152.00–162.00	1,558	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	166.07/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,976	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	891	148.77/cwt	144.00–152.00	1,326	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	876	133.94/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,310	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,738	1
Bulls	—	—	1,398	188.13/cwt	175.00–195.00	2,630	7
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	585	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,199	1
Bulls	—	—	1,756	215.57/cwt	210.00–220.00	3,785	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	132.08/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,286	8
Bulls	—	—	1,596	204.16/cwt	198.00–209.00	3,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	327.51/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,516	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	324.96/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,719	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	838	253.05/cwt	236.00–270.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	410.08/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	377.43/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,095	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	561	386.02/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	371.20/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	414.71/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	282	544.47/cwt	525.00–550.00	1,535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	312.94/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	364.21/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,898	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	347.34/cwt	332.00–362.00	2,355	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,862	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	263	442.43/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,164	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	433.21/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,123	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	416.63/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,750	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	337.50/cwt	320.00–355.00	2,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	438.29/cwt	430.00–445.00	1,920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	355	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	502.42/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,024	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	253	454.87/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	367.72/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,736	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	878	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	317.53/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,991	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	292.59/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	640	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	738	287.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	452.40/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,651	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,088	212.45/cwt	205.00–220.00	2,311	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	493	331.71/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	195	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	236.22/cwt	222.00–250.00	1,850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	426.80/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,430	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,217	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	400–450	435	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,914	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	323	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,694	1

How this sale compares

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