Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves, and feeder steers and heifers, there was no good comparable sales. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $325.37/cwt on 9 head, down $51.13 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.05 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$325.37

▼ 51.13 vs prior sale

9 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,781

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$573

per head · Medium and Large 2 over Small 4

$100.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−93.71

vs NM average

−93.67 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 2	550	358.77	1,973	6thin
Small 4	542	258.57	1,401	3thin

One grade step is worth $100.20/cwt here — about $573 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 sale9 hd

325.37

—

NM average3 barns · 160 hd

419.09

−93.71

National average142 barns · 5,313 hd

419.04

−93.67

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−72.05

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	1,473	193.39	2,849	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,148	159.62	1,832	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,668	150.95	2,518	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	806	134.02	1,081	22

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)	881	$2,179	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,150	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	954	$2,025	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	964	$1,738	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	580	$1,075	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$3,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,220	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	821	$2,600	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,194	$2,331	18

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	Small 4	600–650	605	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	953	225.96/cwt	210.00–242.00	2,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	575	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	835	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,505	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	720.00/head	720.00–720.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	147.85/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,433	7
Steers	Small 4	500–550	525	237.86/cwt	200.00–275.00	1,249	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	365	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	913	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	738	145.48/cwt	141.00–152.00	1,074	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	745	136.20/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,015	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,360	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	2,094	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,668	150.95/cwt	150.00–153.00	2,518	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,239	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	440.01/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,905	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,106	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	427.50/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,496	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	279	456.04/cwt	455.00–460.00	1,272	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	638	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	405	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	300	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	295	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	333	442.33/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,473	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,055	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,479	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,360.71/head	2,200.00–2,600.00	2,361	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,185	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	2,485.00/head	2,400.00–2,725.00	2,485	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	259.83/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,149	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,095	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	993	2,350.00/head	2,300.00–2,400.00	2,350	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	2,566.67/head	2,400.00–2,700.00	2,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,957.14/head	2,700.00–3,500.00	2,957	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	238.36/cwt	220.00–252.00	2,098	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	167.20/cwt	161.00–174.00	2,170	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,450	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,352	3,816.67/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,817	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,092	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,159	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	3,071	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	685	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	580	1,075.00/head	950.00–1,200.00	1,075	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	3,216.67/head	2,900.00–3,450.00	3,217	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	186.50/cwt	173.00–200.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,981	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	655	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	715	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	765	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	1,412.50/head	1,225.00–1,600.00	1,413	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	748	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,776	217.94/cwt	213.00–224.00	3,871	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,075	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,150	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,377	163.35/cwt	162.00–165.00	2,249	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	670	119.04/cwt	115.00–125.00	798	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	990	178.74/cwt	177.00–180.00	1,770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,729	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	660	98.98/cwt	91.00–108.00	653	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	127.48/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,087	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	155.08/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,804	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	166.14/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,791	16
Bulls	—	—	1,527	201.18/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,072	5
Bulls	—	—	1,402	182.55/cwt	160.00–195.00	2,559	11
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	485	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,576	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	573	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	450–500	477	261.29/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,246	3
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	708	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,558	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	800–850	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	289.42/cwt	282.00–320.00	1,806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	275	442.45/cwt	440.00–445.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	350	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	688	259.91/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	325	329.92/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	370.19/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	410.00/cwt	405.00–420.00	1,497	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	393	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,297	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	313.73/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	367.09/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,019	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	305	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	263	503.09/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,323	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	364.40/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,044	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	320	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	957	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	440.90/cwt	427.00–455.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	913	288.34/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,633	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	237	463.52/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	683	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	623	322.49/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	318.35/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	408	416.09/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,698	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	774	316.70/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	695	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,189	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,162	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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