Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher, while heifer calves sold steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers sold 3.00-8.00 lower. 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 $362.33/cwt on 17 head, down $59.28 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −35.09 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$362.33

▼ 59.28 vs prior sale

17 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,007

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,127

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$190.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−69.74

vs NM average

−106.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	425.11	2,461	4thin
Medium and Large 1-2	552	409.08	2,259	5thin
Medium and Large 2	538	370.07	1,991	2thin
Medium 1-2	520	323.00	1,680	3thin
Small 4	568	234.88	1,334	3thin

One grade step is worth $190.23/cwt here — about $1,127 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 sale17 hd

362.33

—

NM average3 barns · 130 hd

432.07

−69.74

National average150 barns · 8,917 hd

468.46

−106.13

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

−35.09

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	1,336	195.74	2,615	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,102	165.89	1,828	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,472	155.09	2,283	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	889	148.41	1,319	24

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)	1,213	$2,850	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,125	$2,450	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,450	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	939	$2,331	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,983	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	884	$2,852	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,073	$2,806	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	878	$2,367	3thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	445	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	690	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	650–700	663	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,884	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	400–450	435	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	2
Steers	Small 4	550–600	568	234.88/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,334	3
Steers	Small 4	700–750	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	525	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	350.91/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,523	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	458.42/cwt	455.00–465.00	1,857	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	472.48/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,976	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	2,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	425.11/cwt	420.00–437.00	2,461	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	814	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,523	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	2,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	369.56/cwt	355.00–380.00	2,690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	178	811.62/head	725.00–850.00	812	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	360.86/cwt	355.00–367.00	2,771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	344.56/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	325	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	778	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	210	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	589.26/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,915	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	153.32/cwt	153.00–154.00	2,412	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	913	159.71/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,458	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,115	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	167.98/cwt	163.50–173.00	1,902	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	798	109.64/cwt	107.00–114.00	875	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	156.85/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,478	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	2,875.00/head	2,525.00–3,050.00	2,875	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,450.00/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,450	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,172	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,969	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,475.00/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,475	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	2,828.13/head	2,575.00–3,125.00	2,828	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,650.00/head	2,600.00–2,700.00	2,650	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,693.75/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,694	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,480	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	861	255.41/cwt	242.00–280.00	2,199	22
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	2,450.00/head	2,300.00–2,600.00	2,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	171.75/cwt	162.00–188.00	1,759	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,850.00/head	2,800.00–2,900.00	2,850	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	238.33/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,045	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	900	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,610	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	2,512.50/head	2,225.00–2,800.00	2,513	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	505	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	3,100.00/head	3,000.00–3,200.00	3,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,405	4,025.00/head	4,025.00–4,025.00	4,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	2,450.00/head	2,350.00–2,600.00	2,450	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	743	2,112.50/head	1,975.00–2,250.00	2,113	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	625	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	845	2,150.00/head	2,100.00–2,200.00	2,150	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	839	146.79/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,232	5
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,000	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,880	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,260	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,608	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,100	166.83/cwt	163.00–172.00	1,835	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	780	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	950–1000	970	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	2
Bulls	—	—	1,235	185.81/cwt	176.00–195.00	2,295	7
Bulls	—	—	1,523	206.73/cwt	200.00–213.00	3,148	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,320	157.74/cwt	157.00–158.50	2,082	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,057	161.33/cwt	156.00–163.00	1,705	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	868	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,387	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	500–550	520	323.00/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,680	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	650–700	660	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	603	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,809	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	358.47/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,298	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	416.96/cwt	405.00–430.00	1,539	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	293	427.35/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,252	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	255	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,376	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	370.07/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	227	529.93/cwt	520.00–545.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	220	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	200	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	1,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	300–350	335	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	332.35/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	367.37/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,609	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	294	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,308	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	395.14/cwt	385.00–400.00	2,280	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	454.68/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	215	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	395	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	380	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	515	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,215	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	473	434.11/cwt	420.00–447.50	2,053	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	335	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	280	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	627	365.77/cwt	352.00–375.00	2,293	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	373.23/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,732	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	432	421.03/cwt	417.00–425.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	661	346.73/cwt	322.50–375.00	2,292	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	118	746.55/head	625.00–900.00	747	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	429	462.57/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	960	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	215	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	150	885.00/head	885.00–885.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	530	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	665	356.00/cwt	356.00–356.00	2,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	372.76/cwt	365.00–380.00	2,494	7

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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