Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-04-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, While heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $407.88/cwt on 26 head, down $25.53 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +10.46 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$407.88

▼ 25.53 vs prior sale

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,344

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$245.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−44.62

vs NM average

−71.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	481.02	2,627	13thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	437.02	2,399	5thin
Medium and Large 2	540	377.50	2,039	2thin
Small 4	545	235.27	1,283	6thin

One grade step is worth $245.75/cwt here — about $1,344 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

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 sale26 hd

407.88

—

NM average3 barns · 265 hd

452.51

−44.62

National average158 barns · 12,009 hd

479.03

−71.15

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+10.46

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	—	Average	1,581	182.48	2,885	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,152	163.60	1,885	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,525	153.35	2,339	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	145.21	1,282	29

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,733	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$2,325	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,323	$2,275	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	948	$2,033	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,156	$3,480	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,334	$3,282	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$2,875	6

Every lot, as filed

136 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,223	3,720.00/head	3,525.00–3,850.00	3,720	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,950.00/head	2,850.00–3,050.00	2,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,355	3,650.00/head	3,650.00–3,650.00	3,650	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–2,850.00	2,750	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,875.00/head	2,500.00–2,950.00	2,875	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	335.25/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	566	382.18/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,163	6
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	409.86/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	362.19/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,260	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	570	397.52/cwt	395.00–400.00	2,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	468.59/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	420.74/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	692	370.05/cwt	360.00–380.00	2,561	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	332.53/cwt	330.00–335.00	2,610	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Steers	Small 4	200–250	205	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	390.16/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	530	219.81/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,165	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	Medium 2-3	200–250	246	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	9
Steers	Small 4	550–600	553	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,344	4
Steers	Small 4	600–650	605	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	610.11/cwt	595.00–625.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	535.68/cwt	520.00–540.00	2,459	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	215	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	335	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	130	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	431.31/cwt	427.00–470.00	2,299	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	405	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	523	421.67/cwt	420.00–425.00	2,205	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1200–1250	1,235	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	965	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	371	546.18/cwt	535.00–560.00	2,026	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	463.35/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	2,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	330	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	490.79/cwt	475.00–502.00	2,528	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	510.00/cwt	500.00–520.00	2,203	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	925	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	336.30/cwt	327.00–365.00	2,663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	943	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	2,855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	594.20/cwt	585.00–600.00	2,175	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	452.02/cwt	440.00–470.00	2,590	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	155	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	348	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	377	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,149	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	130	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	553	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	2,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	286	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	260	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,339	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	240	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	445	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	720	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,412	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	340	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,751	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	225	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,181	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	137.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,285	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	748	121.97/cwt	120.00–124.00	912	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,233	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	1,936	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	149.35/cwt	143.00–154.00	1,331	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,212	165.37/cwt	162.00–175.00	2,004	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	985	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,556	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	153.35/cwt	152.50–154.00	2,339	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,109	165.48/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,835	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	846	149.35/cwt	139.00–152.00	1,264	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,096	158.76/cwt	158.00–159.00	1,740	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	197.07/cwt	196.00–198.00	3,356	5
Bulls	—	—	1,282	151.28/cwt	120.00–174.00	1,939	8
Bulls	—	—	1,834	205.66/cwt	203.00–209.00	3,772	6
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,538	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,728	195.83/cwt	195.00–197.50	3,384	3
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	565	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,240.38/head	2,600.00–3,475.00	3,240	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,468	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,000.00/head	2,600.00–3,200.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,600.00/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	161.25/cwt	154.00–169.00	1,945	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,300	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	990	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	820	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,581.25/head	2,525.00–2,600.00	2,581	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,010	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	237.78/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,971	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	256.25/cwt	240.00–285.00	2,160	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	660	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,211	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	700	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	600–650	625	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,969	1
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	395	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	501.50/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,187	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	457.37/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	459.79/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,715	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	630	327.13/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,061	7
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	455	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,206	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,060	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	339.02/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,292	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	455	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	785	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	463.28/cwt	460.00–465.00	2,177	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	352.49/cwt	350.00–360.00	2,492	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	513.79/cwt	505.00–530.00	1,855	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	713	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,282	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	280	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	390	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	255	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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