Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No comparable in any of the calves, feeders, or slaughter, because of low overall numbers, due to the weather. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $315.00/cwt on 12 head, up $6.33 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −61.51 against this barn's trailing median of $376.50.

Average price

$315.00

▲ 6.33 vs prior sale

12 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$576

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$130.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−54.89

vs NM average

−98.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	360.00	1,818	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	331.87	1,787	8thin
Medium and Large 2	520	305.00	1,586	1thin
Small 4	540	230.00	1,242	2thin

One grade step is worth $130.00/cwt here — about $576 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

33 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $308.66, median $376.50 across 33 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 sale12 hd

315.00

—

NM average3 barns · 137 hd

369.88

−54.89

National average172 barns · 15,995 hd

413.83

−98.83

This barn, trailing median33 sales

376.50

−61.51

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	1,370	166.07	2,275	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	132.57	1,663	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,605	132.20	2,122	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	964	121.77	1,174	20

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)	990	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,110	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	937	$1,925	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	933	$1,915	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,073	$1,800	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,125	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$2,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,605	132.20/cwt	125.00–140.00	2,122	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,359	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,767	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	129.19/cwt	125.00–132.50	1,453	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	116.69/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,089	3
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,249	1
Bulls	—	—	1,320	172.60/cwt	166.00–180.00	2,278	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	250–300	265	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	901	1
Heifers	Medium 1-2	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	358	412.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,407	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,065	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	337.49/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	416.60/cwt	415.00–420.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	333	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,116	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	460	351.63/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,617	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	379	372.15/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,410	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	337.10/cwt	320.00–352.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	351.19/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	320	364.06/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	208	751.00/head	625.00–950.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	346.56/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,115	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,697	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	505	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	205	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	284	451.28/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	452.36/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	340	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,424	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	660	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,617	1
Steers	Small 4	450–500	465	1,252.20/head	1,235.00–1,285.00	1,252	3
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	510	1,260.00/head	1,260.00–1,260.00	1,260	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	665	240.40/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,599	4
Steers	Small 4	500–550	530	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,246	1
Steers	Small 4	750–800	765	233.34/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,785	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	142.79/cwt	141.00–145.00	1,768	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	680	100.57/cwt	100.00–101.00	684	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	982	126.64/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,244	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	127.43/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,325	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,250.00/head	2,200.00–2,300.00	2,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	215.71/cwt	210.00–235.00	2,017	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	231.78/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,891	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,800.00/head	1,700.00–1,900.00	1,800	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,125.00/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,125	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,617	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	785	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	835	1,691.67/head	1,575.00–1,800.00	1,692	3
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	637	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,274	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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