Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers and heifers calves sold 10.00-15.00 lower with limited comparisons. Feeder steers sold 10.00-15.00 lower, while there was no comparable to feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 10.00-15.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $333.18/cwt on 28 head, down $26.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −57.92 against this barn's trailing median of $391.10.

Average price

$333.18

▼ 26.15 vs prior sale

28 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$114

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$25.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.33

vs NM average

−38.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	537	335.97	1,804	25
Medium and Large 2	545	309.98	1,690	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.99/cwt here — about $114 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $322.74, median $391.10 across 32 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

333.18

—

NM average4 barns · 338 hd

357.51

−24.33

National average157 barns · 5,984 hd

371.39

−38.21

This barn, trailing median32 sales

391.10

−57.92

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	—	Low	1,470	160.08	2,353	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,125	143.57	1,615	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	935	130.55	1,221	53

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,165	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$2,242	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$2,120	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,133	$2,058	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$3,075	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,281	$2,783	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,730	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,035	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

129 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 2Unweaned	250–300	280	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	350	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	479	369.26/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,769	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	433.95/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,488	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	421	421.12/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,773	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	613	315.12/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,932	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	417.22/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,106	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	325.64/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,811	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	417.54/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,608	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,220	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	340.83/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,800	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	294.81/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	239.93/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,423	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	285.05/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	341.60/cwt	335.00–355.00	1,633	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,251	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	893	222.52/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,987	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	366.99/cwt	360.00–385.00	1,560	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	413.67/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,684	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	217.66/cwt	213.00–220.00	2,231	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	245	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	355.77/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,871	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,901	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	434.77/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,174	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,223	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	338.22/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,437	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	342.47/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,842	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	933	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	380.93/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,409	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	365	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,205	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	263.74/cwt	262.50–265.00	1,630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	383.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,632	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,228	154.80/cwt	148.00–163.00	1,901	5
Bulls	—	—	1,929	171.94/cwt	169.00–177.00	3,317	4
Steers	Medium 1-2	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	730	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,657	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	300–350	340	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,037	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	886	117.49/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,041	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	758	116.00/cwt	115.00–117.00	879	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,151	149.96/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,726	5
Bulls	—	—	1,365	156.58/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,137	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,147	146.08/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,676	15
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	693	227.80/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,579	10
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	778	2,050.00/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,050	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	570	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	730	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,716	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	730	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	134.25/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,666	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	2,000.00/head	1,900.00–2,250.00	2,000	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,303.13/head	2,075.00–2,550.00	2,303	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	229.13/cwt	211.00–240.00	2,028	16
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,059	257.50/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,727	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	2,058.33/head	1,950.00–2,200.00	2,058	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,628	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	245.44/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,883	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	2,687.50/head	2,500.00–2,750.00	2,688	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	3,125.00/head	3,000.00–3,250.00	3,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,390	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,975.00/head	2,700.00–3,250.00	2,975	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,162	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	141.50/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,433	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,273	137.77/cwt	134.00–143.50	1,754	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	135.71/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,331	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	237.35/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,095	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	403.23/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,891	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	367.28/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,723	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	408.28/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	466.59/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,684	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	328	477.56/cwt	475.00–480.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	385	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,521	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,131	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	396.20/cwt	390.00–415.00	1,656	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	296.00/cwt	296.00–296.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	160	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	422.45/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	271	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,301	6
Bulls	Small 4	900–950	935	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,964	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Small 4	750–800	771	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,388	6
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	745	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	670	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	282	423.02/cwt	420.00–430.00	1,193	3
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	625	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,641	1
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	310	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	790	122.10/cwt	118.00–127.00	965	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	997	137.06/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,366	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	832	123.41/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,027	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	139.23/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,461	12

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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