Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves had no comparable sale, while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady with limited comparisons. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-5.00 higher. Trade good demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.76/cwt on 28 head, down $17.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.34 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$408.76

▼ 17.30 vs prior sale

28 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,231

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$282

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

$46.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.17

vs NM average

−64.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	446.06	2,386	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	568	401.57	2,282	12thin
Medium and Large 2	526	399.65	2,104	11thin

One grade step is worth $46.42/cwt here — about $282 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale28 hd

408.76

—

NM average3 barns · 162 hd

438.93

−30.17

National average167 barns · 12,191 hd

473.70

−64.94

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+11.34

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	—	Average	1,572	198.26	3,116	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,103	169.31	1,867	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	166.00	2,457	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	769	140.20	1,078	13

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)	1,048	$3,470	11
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$3,100	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$2,827	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$2,638	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,020	$1,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,339	$3,804	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,074	$3,791	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	982	$3,662	14

Every lot, as filed

128 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 2	400–450	412	423.38/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,744	8
Steers	Small 4	400–450	403	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	2
Steers	Small 4	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Steers	Small 4	600–650	648	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,413	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	383	533.42/cwt	520.00–550.00	2,043	4
Steers	Small 4	500–550	518	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	483.23/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	585.00/cwt	585.00–585.00	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	190	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,301	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	300	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	466.70/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	486.41/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	390	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	392.46/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	475	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	278	532.57/cwt	530.00–535.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	730	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	400–450	440	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,214	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	563	368.37/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,074	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	896	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	443	434.92/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	268	470.93/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	353.78/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,201	4
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	495	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,481	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	682	202.71/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,382	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	444.09/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	419.97/cwt	415.00–425.00	2,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	465.67/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,282	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	426	500.92/cwt	480.00–515.00	2,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	395.80/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,268	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	400.61/cwt	375.00–420.00	2,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	673	346.06/cwt	331.00–370.00	2,329	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	365	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,862	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	2,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	453.44/cwt	450.00–460.00	2,349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	634	372.61/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,362	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	418.38/cwt	415.00–420.00	2,845	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	165	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	140	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	770	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,541	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	180	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	335	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,829	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,100	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	950–1000	985	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	2,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,204	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	159.90/cwt	157.00–164.00	1,685	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	703	112.05/cwt	110.00–114.00	788	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	628	146.01/cwt	145.00–147.00	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,589	201.94/cwt	196.00–208.00	3,209	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	152.63/cwt	145.00–157.50	1,302	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,054	170.76/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,800	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,409	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,560	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	121.14/cwt	115.00–127.00	900	2
Bulls	—	—	1,435	187.92/cwt	163.00–195.00	2,697	16
Bulls	—	—	1,828	213.87/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,910	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,350	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,336	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,216	170.16/cwt	165.00–174.00	2,069	18
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,698	202.61/cwt	199.00–207.00	3,440	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	998	3,937.50/head	3,900.00–3,975.00	3,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	2,975.00/head	2,925.00–3,075.00	2,975	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,288	3,033.33/head	3,000.00–3,050.00	3,033	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	3,316.67/head	3,000.00–3,550.00	3,317	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,650	4,800.00/head	4,800.00–4,800.00	4,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,055	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	3,866.67/head	3,550.00–4,325.00	3,867	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,072	4,208.33/head	3,975.00–4,325.00	4,208	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,343	3,350.00/head	3,300.00–3,400.00	3,350	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	891	240.71/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,145	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	696	297.67/cwt	280.00–312.00	2,072	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	191.67/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,696	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,659	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	770	1,500.00/head	1,200.00–1,800.00	1,500	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,277	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,750	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	2,750.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,750	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,067	3,553.13/head	3,500.00–3,700.00	3,553	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	260.00/cwt	245.00–280.00	2,228	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,090	3,241.67/head	3,225.00–3,250.00	3,242	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	3,250.00/head	3,025.00–3,450.00	3,250	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,100	4,125.00/head	4,125.00–4,125.00	4,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,130	4,225.00/head	3,875.00–4,400.00	4,225	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1	—	1,065	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	950	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,420	3,862.50/head	3,825.00–3,900.00	3,863	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,343.75/head	3,000.00–3,575.00	3,344	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	245	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	324.99/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,317	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	677	318.33/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,155	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	468.36/cwt	465.00–470.00	2,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	509.84/cwt	505.00–515.00	1,631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	361.67/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,718	3
Heifers	Small 4	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,363	1

How this sale compares

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