Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold 10.00-15.00 higher, while heifer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Trade moderate, demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $396.67/cwt on 12 head, down $1.50 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits −0.75 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$396.67

▼ 1.50 vs prior sale

12 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,113

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$79.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.91

vs NM average

−62.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	429.08	2,248	5thin
Medium and Large 1-2	534	391.16	2,089	4thin
Medium and Large 2	545	350.00	1,909	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.08/cwt here — about $340 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 sale12 hd

396.67

—

NM average3 barns · 130 hd

421.58

−24.91

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−62.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−0.75

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	1,646	196.78	3,239	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,111	167.22	1,858	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	807	136.53	1,102	30

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)	1,078	$2,833	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,048	$2,491	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	947	$2,425	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	975	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,050	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	460	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	906	$2,893	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,136	$2,831	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$2,767	3thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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	500–550	528	404.83/cwt	400.00–410.00	2,138	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	325	454.26/cwt	452.00–455.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	880	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,126	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,125	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,014	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,415	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,925	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	4,062	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	2,575.00/head	2,350.00–2,900.00	2,575	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,400	179.39/cwt	164.00–191.00	2,511	4
Bulls	—	—	1,903	210.82/cwt	208.00–213.00	4,012	3
Bulls	Small 4	450–500	485	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	435	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Steers	Small 4	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Steers	Small 4	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	245	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	415	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,390	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	590	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	314.12/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,633	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	295.34/cwt	282.00–330.00	1,689	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	401.03/cwt	382.50–420.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,647	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	205	787.80/head	775.00–800.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	127	852.63/head	800.00–900.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	172	1,135.00/head	1,135.00–1,135.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	492	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,968	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	630	320.00/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,016	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,285	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	987	3,450.00/head	3,400.00–3,500.00	3,450	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	805	2,050.00/head	1,800.00–2,300.00	2,050	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	875	2,120.00/head	1,950.00–2,450.00	2,120	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	673	2,250.00/head	2,000.00–2,500.00	2,250	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	696	112.37/cwt	80.00–135.00	782	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	956	162.82/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,557	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,157	169.86/cwt	163.00–173.50	1,965	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,167	159.97/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,867	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	151.16/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,377	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	169.81/cwt	164.00–176.00	1,921	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	925	153.26/cwt	143.00–160.00	1,418	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	717	128.78/cwt	126.00–136.00	923	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	770	137.87/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,062	2
Bulls	—	—	1,373	186.69/cwt	181.00–197.00	2,563	4
Bulls	—	—	1,988	214.64/cwt	214.00–215.00	4,267	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	400–450	420	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	335	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,189	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	320.02/cwt	317.50–322.50	1,984	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,230	2
Bulls	Medium 1-2	400–450	435	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	950–1000	980	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	580	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	3,306	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	406	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,152	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,652	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	477.45/cwt	465.00–480.00	2,015	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	345.07/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	459.95/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,249	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	2,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	195	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	200	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	255	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	700	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	489.84/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	389.93/cwt	385.00–395.00	2,418	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	406	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	1,795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	492.46/cwt	490.00–500.00	1,876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,763	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	768	255.96/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	171	964.23/head	950.00–1,000.00	964	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	823	240.14/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	500–550	540	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	2,039	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	557.92/cwt	540.00–570.00	1,763	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	429.08/cwt	422.00–445.00	2,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	355	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	300	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	417.08/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	300	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	120	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	135	790.74/head	700.00–875.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	678	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,695	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	280	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1450–1500	1,475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	414.98/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	600	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,082	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	355.56/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,849	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,833.33/head	2,700.00–3,000.00	2,833	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,693	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,678	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	177.50/cwt	169.00–186.00	2,139	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,050.00/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,050	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,800.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,800	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	233.75/cwt	210.00–240.00	2,104	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	252.75/cwt	242.00–285.00	2,340	36
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,807	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,625.00/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	176.50/cwt	169.00–180.00	2,282	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,550	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,837	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	460	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	760	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,050.00/head	2,800.00–3,400.00	3,050	6

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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