Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Limited comparisons on all classes, Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower, while no good comparisons on heifer calves. Feeder steers sold steady, with no good comparisons on feeder heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 3.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.97/cwt on 14 head, down $32.79 from the prior sale. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −21.45 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$375.97

▼ 32.79 vs prior sale

14 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,068

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$952

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$216.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−60.95

vs NM average

−98.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	446.93	2,309	6thin
Medium and Large 1-2	566	372.50	2,109	4thin
Medium and Large 2	575	310.00	1,783	2thin
Medium 1-2	595	242.00	1,440	1thin
Small 4	590	230.00	1,357	1thin

One grade step is worth $216.93/cwt here — about $952 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 sale14 hd

375.97

—

NM average3 barns · 181 hd

436.92

−60.95

National average171 barns · 13,387 hd

474.48

−98.51

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−21.45

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	1,653	196.14	3,242	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,155	167.94	1,940	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,680	155.00	2,604	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	840	132.53	1,114	32

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,150	$3,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,900	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$2,750	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$2,288	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,409	$2,250	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,992	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	904	$3,050	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,302	$2,979	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,027	$2,964	14

Every lot, as filed

154 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	Small 4	400–450	403	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	2
Bulls	Small 4	700–750	715	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,552	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	527	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	3
Steers	Small 4	450–500	485	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Small 4	300–350	345	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	369	1,079.27/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,079	4
Steers	Small 4	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,280	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	655	207.75/cwt	175.00–240.00	1,361	2
Steers	Small 4	700–750	713	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,676	2
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	480	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	425	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Small 4	600–650	610	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	917	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	3,118	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	392.00/cwt	392.00–392.00	2,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	456	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	2,166	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	900–950	917	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,907	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	323.48/cwt	320.00–327.00	2,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	225	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,373	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	462.00/cwt	462.00–462.00	2,139	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	160	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	75	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	427.00/cwt	427.00–427.00	2,434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,826	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,050	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	338.00/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1300–1350	1,345	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	3,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Full	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	350–400	370	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,647	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,704	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	250	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,213	1
Steers	Small 4	550–600	590	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,282	169.85/cwt	164.50–176.00	2,177	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,793	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	170.48/cwt	163.00–175.00	1,904	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	809	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	971	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	125.05/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,058	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	925	4,050.00/head	4,050.00–4,050.00	4,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	2,862.50/head	2,600.00–3,100.00	2,863	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	240.14/cwt	200.00–255.00	2,248	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	2,500.00/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,500	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,410	3,875.00/head	3,550.00–4,200.00	3,875	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,300	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	939	2,775.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,775	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	2,800.00/head	2,500.00–3,400.00	2,800	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	3,006.25/head	2,500.00–3,750.00	3,006	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,700.00/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,700	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,303	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	685	203.50/cwt	175.00–232.00	1,394	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	3,000.00/head	2,500.00–3,500.00	3,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	154.00/cwt	146.00–162.00	1,979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	170.00/cwt	159.00–175.50	1,712	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	2,225.00/head	2,200.00–2,250.00	2,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,570	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	902	281.83/cwt	279.00–290.00	2,542	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,155	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	267.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	2,032	15
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	425	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,361	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	790	1,800.00/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,800	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	960	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,747	201.67/cwt	196.00–209.00	3,523	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	730	149.38/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,090	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	759	107.19/cwt	102.00–112.00	814	4
Bulls	—	—	1,837	210.65/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,870	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,680	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,604	1
Bulls	—	—	1,570	183.39/cwt	167.00–193.00	2,879	6
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	715	202.12/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	152.01/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,368	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	159.76/cwt	150.00–163.00	1,740	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	680	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	544	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,030	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,019	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	140.33/cwt	140.00–141.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	595	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	450–500	490	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	900–950	940	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,974	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	325	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	355.70/cwt	295.00–415.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	360.66/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	423.81/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	332.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,705	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	763	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	424.97/cwt	410.00–432.00	2,040	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	716	330.99/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,370	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	190	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	650–700	673	382.45/cwt	380.00–385.00	2,574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	327.33/cwt	325.00–329.00	1,876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	373.00/cwt	370.00–375.00	1,947	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	359.10/cwt	348.00–370.00	2,374	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	295	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	230	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,277	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	338.75/cwt	330.00–347.50	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,000	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	304.79/cwt	295.00–315.00	2,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	270	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	373	472.46/cwt	460.00–480.00	1,762	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	364.71/cwt	350.00–377.00	2,247	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	500	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	343	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,075	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,419	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	900	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,125	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	321.90/cwt	300.00–332.00	2,134	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,145	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	580	348.40/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,040	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	2,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,776	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	117	668.57/head	650.00–700.00	669	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	585	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,340	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	820	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,191	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,005	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	170	775.00/head	775.00–775.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	622	334.45/cwt	328.00–355.00	2,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	327.48/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	663	319.36/cwt	295.00–345.00	2,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	783	256.54/cwt	235.00–275.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	1,012.80/head	1,000.00–1,025.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	450.92/cwt	440.00–461.00	2,282	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	480	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,872	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	267.39/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	178	964.49/head	850.00–1,025.00	964	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	285	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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