Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sale last week, July 4th holiday. Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves sold 5.00-10.00 lower, while heifer calves sold steady. Feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $408.82/cwt on 84 head, up $46.49 from the prior sale (only 17 head in that comparison). That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +11.40 against this barn's trailing median of $397.42.

Average price

$408.82

▲ 46.49 vs prior sale

84 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,274

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,202

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 4

$214.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−42.13

vs NM average

−50.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	452.15	2,530	50
Medium and Large 1-2	542	411.63	2,232	9thin
Medium and Large 2	570	359.93	2,052	15thin
Medium 2	513	280.02	1,437	6thin
Small 4	559	237.48	1,328	4thin

One grade step is worth $214.67/cwt here — about $1,202 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 sale84 hd

408.82

—

NM average2 barns · 221 hd

450.96

−42.13

National average146 barns · 7,211 hd

459.48

−50.66

This barn, trailing median30 sales

397.42

+11.40

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	—	High	1,592	195.44	3,111	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,170	162.99	1,908	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	887	139.90	1,241	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,387	132.33	1,835	3thin

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)	1,155	$2,645	5
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,367	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,174	$2,147	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,150	$2,144	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,025	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$3,042	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,925	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	785	$1,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

146 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	350–400	380	1,350.00/head	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	700–750	740	394.47/cwt	390.00–395.00	2,919	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	576	473.11/cwt	455.00–485.00	2,725	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	500–550	519	406.55/cwt	403.00–415.00	2,110	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	550–600	559	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,376	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	409.44/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,978	8
Steers	Small 4	550–600	588	209.96/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,235	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	341.21/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,348	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	3,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	340.14/cwt	335.00–345.00	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	488.91/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,848	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	460.11/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,992	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	347.51/cwt	342.00–375.00	2,582	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	543	438.56/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,381	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	300–350	300	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	365	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	472.87/cwt	460.00–492.00	2,241	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	554	364.86/cwt	362.00–372.00	2,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,397	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	551.59/cwt	540.00–565.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	2,084	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	380	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	397.60/cwt	382.00–402.00	2,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	402.65/cwt	385.00–420.00	2,686	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	436.65/cwt	435.00–445.00	2,489	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	230	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,127	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,787	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	342.52/cwt	340.00–345.00	1,918	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	400	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,780	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	345	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Small 4	250–300	290	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	725	1
Steers	Small 4	500–550	530	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,405	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,159	167.83/cwt	160.00–175.50	1,945	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,083	176.45/cwt	176.00–177.00	1,911	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	901	139.72/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,259	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	166.26/cwt	161.00–174.00	1,985	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,613	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	852	145.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,241	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,379.17/head	2,250.00–2,700.00	2,379	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	705	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	785	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,292	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	2,291.67/head	2,250.00–2,325.00	2,292	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	3,550.00/head	3,450.00–3,650.00	3,550	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,366.67/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,367	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	166.00/cwt	140.00–192.00	1,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	166.00/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,760	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	254.00/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,136	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,083	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,771.43/head	2,500.00–3,100.00	2,771	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	2,850.00/head	2,600.00–3,000.00	2,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,497	3,483.33/head	3,450.00–3,500.00	3,483	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,256	3,587.50/head	3,500.00–3,650.00	3,588	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	226.36/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,963	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,645.00/head	2,475.00–2,850.00	2,645	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	198.50/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	777	1,800.00/head	1,600.00–1,900.00	1,800	3
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	780	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,599	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	840	1,450.00/head	1,300.00–1,600.00	1,450	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	1,025	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bulls	—	—	2,035	211.92/cwt	210.00–214.00	4,313	4
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,528	218.05/cwt	216.00–222.00	3,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	753	131.98/cwt	131.00–133.00	994	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,383	161.51/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,234	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	744	121.22/cwt	120.00–125.00	902	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	111.99/cwt	110.00–115.00	838	3
Bulls	—	—	1,766	204.35/cwt	195.00–208.00	3,609	5
Bulls	—	—	1,298	177.09/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,299	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	150.60/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,459	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	125.72/cwt	121.00–130.00	1,075	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,212	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,661	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium 1-2	850–900	867	248.37/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,153	3
Bulls	Medium 1-2	750–800	790	247.48/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,955	2
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	513	280.02/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,437	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	155.49/cwt	143.50–161.00	1,779	19
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,404	184.02/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,584	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	408.66/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,745	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	439.66/cwt	439.00–440.00	1,614	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,106	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	359.93/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,052	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	294.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	343.91/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,303	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,940	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	338.16/cwt	329.00–350.00	1,728	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	359.14/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,216	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	404.87/cwt	400.00–420.00	2,389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	327.54/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	495.34/cwt	485.00–505.00	1,823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	504	417.04/cwt	395.00–425.00	2,102	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	355	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,402	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	290	464.91/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	467	440.36/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,056	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	320	509.06/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	432.78/cwt	425.00–440.00	1,169	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	950	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	760	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	815	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	425	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	423	449.70/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,902	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	454.17/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,499	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	582	361.24/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,102	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	700	330.00/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	508	373.73/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	570.00/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,090	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	315	415.16/cwt	410.00–420.00	1,308	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	865	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	175	814.10/head	775.00–900.00	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	200–250	240	466.60/cwt	465.00–470.00	1,120	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	750	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	635	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1050–1100	1,080	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	615	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	115	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	368	452.24/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	440	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	2,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	220	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,232	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	125	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every New Mexico auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

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