Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: With limited comparisons in calves and feeder classes. Steer and heifer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 higher. Trade moderate demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $423.31/cwt on 23 head, down $15.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 30 comparable sales and sits +25.89 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$423.31

▼ 15.62 vs prior sale

23 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,357

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$51.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.04

vs NM average

−67.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	436.17	2,437	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	559	426.17	2,382	4thin
Medium and Large 2	550	385.03	2,118	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.14/cwt here — about $319 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

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 sale23 hd

423.31

—

NM average3 barns · 123 hd

465.35

−42.04

National average167 barns · 10,529 hd

490.83

−67.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+25.89

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	1,611	198.60	3,199	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	168.65	1,995	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,512	159.97	2,418	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	879	143.17	1,258	17

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	866	$2,260	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	750	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	535	$575	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$3,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,600	4thin

Every lot, as filed

132 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 1-2	700–750	715	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,395	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	670	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	309.95/cwt	295.00–325.00	2,411	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	282.54/cwt	280.00–285.00	2,486	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,668	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	377.34/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,219	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,518	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	723	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	485	476.70/cwt	465.00–485.00	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	421.71/cwt	415.00–430.00	2,222	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	150–200	180	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	345	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	626	1,300.30/head	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,300	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	411.78/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,993	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	642	335.02/cwt	325.00–340.00	2,151	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	127	913.74/head	775.00–975.00	914	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	433	452.43/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	450–500	470	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,115	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,931	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	523	380.07/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	685	324.78/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,547	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	350	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	198	578.28/cwt	575.00–595.00	1,145	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	379.93/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	564	362.49/cwt	355.00–365.00	2,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	975	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	945	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	412	508.60/cwt	475.00–525.00	2,095	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	530.04/cwt	520.00–535.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	413	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,313	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	603.44/cwt	585.00–620.00	2,287	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1100–1150	1,135	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	3,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,724	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	665.00/cwt	665.00–665.00	2,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	652.02/cwt	640.00–665.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	425.68/cwt	405.00–430.00	2,426	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,365	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	1,456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	540	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	2,727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	442.56/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	162	1,069.07/head	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	179	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	262	608.86/cwt	600.00–615.00	1,595	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	672	291.59/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,959	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,117	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	890	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	560	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	465	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	926	157.50/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,458	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	763	115.59/cwt	114.00–117.00	882	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	715	141.04/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,008	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,355	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,127	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,151	169.75/cwt	162.00–178.00	1,954	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,190	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	177.65/cwt	176.00–179.00	2,070	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	167.71/cwt	163.50–174.00	2,011	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	162.51/cwt	161.00–164.50	1,861	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,387	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	161.46/cwt	161.00–162.00	2,567	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,687	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	155.30/cwt	148.50–159.00	1,483	4
Bulls	—	—	1,405	174.60/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,453	2
Bulls	—	—	1,829	209.62/cwt	207.00–212.50	3,834	6
Bulls	—	—	1,584	196.91/cwt	189.00–203.00	3,119	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,468	196.98/cwt	196.00–198.00	2,892	2
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,336	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,395	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,957	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,750.00/head	2,700.00–2,800.00	2,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	783	2,100.00/head	2,000.00–2,200.00	2,100	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,680	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,755	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	164.25/cwt	164.00–164.50	2,231	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	976	181.50/cwt	165.00–207.00	1,771	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	830	325.00/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,698	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,081	186.69/cwt	174.00–192.00	2,018	32
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	982	245.07/cwt	222.00–285.00	2,407	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	283.00/cwt	260.00–300.00	2,420	5
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	535	575.00/head	575.00–575.00	575	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	825	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	750	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	310	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	370	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,407	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	339.62/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium 2	750–800	784	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,921	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,764	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	625	353.50/cwt	340.00–360.00	2,209	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	2,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	680.00/cwt	680.00–680.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	625	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,594	3
Heifers	Medium 2	650–700	698	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	329.58/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	540	395.00/cwt	380.00–410.00	2,133	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	405	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	544.43/cwt	535.00–550.00	2,091	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	342.97/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	468.87/cwt	460.00–475.00	2,237	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	441.57/cwt	425.00–445.00	2,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	740	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,405	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,262	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,446	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	910	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,400.00/head	3,300.00–3,500.00	3,400	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	170.50/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,753	2

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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