Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparable comparisons to steer and heifer calves. But lightweight steers and heifers sold well to the high side. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower with minimal comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $349.33/cwt on 28 head, up $2.68 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits −48.09 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$349.33

▲ 2.68 vs prior sale

28 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,894

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$596

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$148.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.14

vs NM average

−64.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	390.00	1,981	2thin
Medium and Large 1-2	538	369.22	1,985	20
Medium and Large 2	558	326.00	1,817	2thin
Small 4	574	241.25	1,385	4thin

One grade step is worth $148.75/cwt here — about $596 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 sale28 hd

349.33

—

NM average3 barns · 172 hd

395.47

−46.14

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−64.91

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−48.09

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	1,468	184.89	2,715	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,097	157.63	1,729	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	958	143.29	1,373	81

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,179	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$2,600	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,475	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,063	$2,325	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,089	$2,137	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,199	$2,086	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,345	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	655	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,600	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,207	$2,488	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	873	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

136 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	427	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,537	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	335	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,083	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	680	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,312	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	463	350.03/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	325.03/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	408.77/cwt	392.00–417.00	1,696	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,105	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,946	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	870	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	365.04/cwt	355.00–377.00	1,909	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	377.88/cwt	372.00–390.00	1,780	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	419.70/cwt	412.00–437.00	1,423	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	271.00/cwt	247.00–295.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	537	342.16/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	362	410.87/cwt	407.00–417.00	1,487	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	967.86/head	825.00–1,050.00	968	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	686	312.63/cwt	305.00–315.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	745	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	210	1,056.98/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,057	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	171	862.47/head	700.00–1,000.00	862	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,075	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,828	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	550–600	558	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	346.28/cwt	337.00–365.00	1,984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	260.82/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	435	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	305.55/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,564	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	300–350	333	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	359.30/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,358	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	369.21/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,351	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,707	207.80/cwt	203.00–212.00	3,547	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	160.46/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,881	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	925	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	650	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	295	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	419	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,467	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	823	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	945	145.68/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,377	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	830	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,062	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	776	122.17/cwt	116.00–127.00	948	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	152.18/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,500	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,166	163.27/cwt	155.50–170.50	1,904	6
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	694	243.75/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,692	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	920	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	1,175	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,438	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	229.90/cwt	195.00–250.00	1,929	20
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	258.78/cwt	252.00–280.00	2,150	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	206.00/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,819	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,030	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	775	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,209	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,333	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,139	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	2,183.33/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,183	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	3,237.50/head	3,125.00–3,350.00	3,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,325.00/head	2,100.00–2,550.00	2,325	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	2,085.71/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,086	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	655	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	735	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,105	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	883	1,712.50/head	1,625.00–1,800.00	1,713	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	600	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	133.48/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,203	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	119.42/cwt	119.00–120.00	1,039	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	147.99/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,473	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	143	805.09/head	800.00–810.00	805	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	943.52/head	900.00–1,000.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	339.79/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	419.13/cwt	415.00–427.00	1,995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	189	1,114.30/head	1,075.00–1,135.00	1,114	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	266	1,051.22/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,051	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	1,087.50/head	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	285.85/cwt	265.00–307.00	2,030	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	250	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	1,136.68/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	329.40/cwt	327.50–337.00	2,055	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,308	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	272	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	6
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	123	860.71/head	775.00–925.00	861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	232	1,224.68/head	1,125.00–1,325.00	1,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,232	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	185	973.67/head	760.00–1,060.00	974	3
Steers	Small 4	300–350	323	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	463	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Steers	Small 4	400–450	415	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Small 4	700–750	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	505	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,162	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	597	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,463	3
Heifers	Small 4	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Steers	Small 4	800–850	808	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,273	2
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	953	177.50/cwt	161.00–188.00	1,692	3
Bulls	—	—	1,604	191.49/cwt	186.00–199.00	3,071	11
Bulls	—	—	1,365	169.89/cwt	155.00–183.00	2,319	11

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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