Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparable to steer and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 lower with limited comparable. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower, while slaughter bulls sold steady. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.66/cwt on 29 head, down $17.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 32 comparable sales and sits −73.34 against this barn's trailing median of $382.00.

Average price

$308.66

▼ 17.51 vs prior sale

29 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$541

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$123.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−59.90

vs NM average

−96.91 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	343.35	1,801	12thin
Medium and Large 1-2	551	296.50	1,634	10thin
Medium and Large 2	524	288.67	1,513	3thin
Medium 1-2	538	280.00	1,505	2thin
Small 4	573	220.00	1,261	2thin

One grade step is worth $123.35/cwt here — about $541 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

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $308.66, 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 sale29 hd

308.66

—

NM average3 barns · 258 hd

368.56

−59.90

National average174 barns · 11,933 hd

405.57

−96.91

This barn, trailing median32 sales

382.00

−73.34

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	1,570	155.78	2,445	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	136.30	1,595	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	119.01	1,132	15

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)	1,015	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,750	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	711	$1,338	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,015	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,100	4thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	932	228.44/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	710	255.07/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,811	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	357.57/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,731	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	798	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,354	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,155	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	593	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,498	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	275	502.68/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,382	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,033	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	327.69/cwt	315.00–337.00	2,042	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	450	397.50/cwt	385.00–410.00	1,789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	485.04/cwt	480.00–490.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	347.02/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	444	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,820	4
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	785	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,884	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	420	1,164.29/head	1,125.00–1,200.00	1,164	2
Steers	Small 4	450–500	455	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Small 4	850–900	885	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,124	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	573	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,261	2
Steers	Small 4	900–950	930	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,721	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,340	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,541	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	129.63/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,291	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	875	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,183	131.78/cwt	122.00–137.00	1,559	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	698	96.53/cwt	94.00–99.00	674	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	945	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,126	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	737	244.47/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,802	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,645	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	139.00/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,505	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,717	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	141.91/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,596	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	985	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,315	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	765	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,041	136.75/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,424	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	904	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	2,079	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	880	1,700.00/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,700	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	693	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	131.56/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,562	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	139.42/cwt	136.00–147.50	1,617	21
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,000	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,180	1
Bulls	—	—	1,415	148.27/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,098	2
Bulls	—	—	1,863	173.38/cwt	172.00–174.00	3,230	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	1,345	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,681	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	400–450	415	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,274	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	375	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	550–600	590	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,387	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,291	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	565	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,010	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	295.05/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	288.67/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	352.60/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,053	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	335	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	399	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	558	278.36/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	664	269.68/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,106	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	536	277.48/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	325.17/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	338.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	538	323.91/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	620	292.55/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,814	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	438	362.49/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	269.08/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,518	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	255	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	335	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	351.57/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,663	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	737	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,137	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	884	254.02/cwt	252.00–255.00	2,246	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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