Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves no comparable sales. Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher, with no comparable sale to feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls 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 $326.17/cwt on 26 head, up $3.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −55.82 against this barn's trailing median of $382.00.

Average price

$326.17

▲ 3.44 vs prior sale

26 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,726

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$716

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

$140.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−33.81

vs NM average

−77.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	350.37	1,860	15thin
Medium and Large 1-2	514	335.71	1,724	7thin
Small 4	552	221.67	1,223	3thin
Medium 1-2	545	210.00	1,145	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.37/cwt here — about $716 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $322.74, median $382.00 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 sale26 hd

326.17

—

NM average3 barns · 365 hd

359.98

−33.81

National average167 barns · 12,243 hd

403.36

−77.19

This barn, trailing median32 sales

382.00

−55.82

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	1,403	161.11	2,260	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,164	143.95	1,675	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	140.00	2,163	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	117.86	1,106	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,083	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	982	$1,967	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	783	$1,846	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,825	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$1,800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,345	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	830	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,091	$2,907	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,320	$2,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,475	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,348	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

126 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	500–550	503	318.06/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,600	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	286	370.87/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,061	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	313.31/cwt	300.00–327.00	2,431	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	330.25/cwt	325.00–341.00	2,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	658	268.43/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	120	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	642	336.08/cwt	325.00–345.00	2,158	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	391.69/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,817	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	403	417.48/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	222	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	600–650	610	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,196	4
Steers	Small 4	400–450	430	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	390	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,061	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	370	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	777	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	180	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	393	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,631	2
Steers	Small 4	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	474	1,187.26/head	1,175.00–1,200.00	1,187	2
Steers	Small 4	350–400	370	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Small 4	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Steers	Small 4	850–900	858	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,931	4
Steers	Small 4	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	956	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,061	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,004	130.19/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,307	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	140.08/cwt	137.00–143.00	1,527	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	147.82/cwt	144.50–152.00	1,800	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,149	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,125.00/head	2,100.00–2,150.00	2,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,825.00/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,825	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	248.18/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,906	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	2,325.00/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,325	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	227.50/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,984	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	141.50/cwt	141.00–142.00	1,818	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	1,966.67/head	1,750.00–2,250.00	1,967	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,207	142.67/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	144.25/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,591	4
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	640	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,475.00/head	2,400.00–3,000.00	2,475	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	1,975.00/head	1,900.00–2,100.00	1,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,408	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	725	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	830	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	785	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	610	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	950	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	769	220.00/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,692	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,175	141.48/cwt	137.00–145.00	1,662	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	80.44/cwt	76.00–87.00	638	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	952	129.94/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,237	7
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,217	149.84/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,824	3
Bulls	—	—	1,467	156.06/cwt	140.00–165.00	2,289	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	823	106.72/cwt	103.00–111.00	878	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	545	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,145	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	413	277.70/cwt	245.00–310.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium 1-2	650–700	675	224.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,518	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,163	2
Bulls	—	—	1,463	169.27/cwt	166.00–174.00	2,476	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,298	149.65/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,942	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	325.05/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,216	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,537	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,135	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	267.51/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,774	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	288	320.39/cwt	305.00–335.00	923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,561	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	346.59/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,487	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	275	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,141	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	393	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,218	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	844	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	349.80/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,294	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	350	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	795	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	348	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	262.20/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	675	300.15/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	260.89/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	257.44/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,861	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	338.32/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,868	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	232.46/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	217	760.64/head	675.00–800.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	365	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	358.40/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	267.29/cwt	245.00–290.00	2,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	764	244.82/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	329	358.54/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,180	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	414	334.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,383	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	303	430.08/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,045	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	477	313.32/cwt	305.00–315.00	1,495	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	708	253.54/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	281.55/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,613	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	357.00/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	935	237.51/cwt	235.00–240.00	2,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	603	277.35/cwt	272.00–285.00	1,672	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	285	422.06/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,203	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	237	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,067	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	711	283.90/cwt	275.00–287.00	2,019	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	990	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,485	1

How this sale compares

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