Name: Cattlemen's Livestock Auction - Belen, NM livestock auction prices — 2026-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Lightweight steers and heifers stayed steady. No comparable between steers and heifer calves. Feeder steers and heifers held steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1;00-2.00 higher. Trade and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $350.05/cwt on 15 head, up $0.72 from the prior sale. That ranks 8 of 32 comparable sales and sits −41.05 against this barn's trailing median of $391.10.

Average price

$350.05

▲ 0.72 vs prior sale

15 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,871

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$133.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−62.35

vs NM average

−51.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	384.50	2,017	9thin
Medium and Large 1-2	555	367.00	2,037	1thin
Medium and Large 2	518	332.61	1,723	2thin
Small 4	580	255.00	1,479	1thin
Medium 1-2	563	251.50	1,416	2thin

One grade step is worth $133.00/cwt here — about $601 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $449.67, low $322.74, median $391.10 across 32 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 sale15 hd

350.05

—

NM average3 barns · 144 hd

412.40

−62.35

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−51.78

This barn, trailing median32 sales

391.10

−41.05

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	1,590	186.23	2,962	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,110	159.42	1,770	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	147.00	2,290	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	948	137.98	1,309	118

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,263	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$1,763	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	675	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,245	$2,833	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,130	$2,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,617	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$2,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	733	$1,900	2thin

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
Heifers	Small 4	450–500	470	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	705	1
Steers	Small 4	400–450	410	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Steers	Small 4	300–350	320	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Small 4	350–400	390	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Small 4	400–450	435	1,249.43/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,249	2
Steers	Small 4	250–300	280	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Small 4	350–400	370	1,437.16/head	1,425.00–1,450.00	1,437	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	300–350	330	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	263	459.87/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,209	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	125	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	113	718.43/head	650.00–760.00	718	4
Bulls	Small 4	750–800	765	208.14/cwt	175.00–240.00	1,592	2
Steers	Small 4	750–800	790	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,778	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	100–150	105	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	150	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	544.81/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,378	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	350–400	384	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,786	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	250–300	287	497.92/cwt	495.00–525.00	1,429	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	157	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	308	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,448	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	517.00/cwt	517.00–517.00	1,386	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	506	387.22/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,959	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	151	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	205	1,036.59/head	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,206	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	200–250	233	542.27/cwt	530.00–555.00	1,263	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	150–200	178	529.12/cwt	520.00–555.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	443.51/cwt	427.00–460.00	1,654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	442.46/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	439.89/cwt	422.00–455.00	2,023	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	825	230.00/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	550	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	455.47/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,421	31
Steers	Small 4	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Small 4	300–350	340	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Small 4	650–700	685	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Small 4	550–600	555	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	944	1
Heifers	Small 4	650–700	652	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,304	3
Steers	Small 4	500–550	513	1,448.50/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,449	5
Steers	Small 4	450–500	480	1,468.33/head	1,390.00–1,550.00	1,468	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	743	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	940	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	131.10/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,382	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	795	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	755	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	894	135.53/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,212	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	1,065	162.48/cwt	162.00–163.00	1,730	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,264	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	237.78/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,914	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	2,750.00/head	2,500.00–3,000.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,360	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	253.67/cwt	245.00–275.00	2,034	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	169.50/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,980	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,590.00/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,590	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	1,235	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	182.47/cwt	158.00–185.00	1,814	15
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	580	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	675	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	155.67/cwt	155.00–156.00	1,521	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,138	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	733	1,900.00/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	905	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	694	235.00/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,631	4
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	858	1,875.00/head	1,700.00–2,050.00	1,875	2
Stock Cows	Medium 1-2	—	660	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,353	2
Bred Cows	Medium 1-2	—	855	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,355	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	2,724	1
Bulls	—	—	1,988	210.89/cwt	208.00–213.00	4,192	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	145.27/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,511	47
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	163.47/cwt	158.00–171.00	1,878	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,093	155.00/cwt	149.00–158.00	1,694	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	932	150.93/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,407	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%Return to Feed	—	915	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,446	1
Bulls	—Return to Feed	—	1,405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,770	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%Return to Feed	—	1,725	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,312	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	813	118.48/cwt	95.00–127.00	963	16
Bulls	—	—	1,610	193.77/cwt	187.00–200.00	3,120	8
Bulls	—	—	1,524	178.22/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,056	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	650–700	694	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,527	6
Heifers	Medium 1-2	600–650	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium 1-2	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	550–600	563	251.50/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,416	2
Steers	Medium 1-2	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	267.48/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,475	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	300–350	300	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,744	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	2,228	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	270	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	489	361.64/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,768	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	732	244.76/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,792	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	211	477.04/cwt	475.00–485.00	1,007	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	302.21/cwt	295.00–310.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	350–400	388	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	385	407.56/cwt	405.00–415.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	332.61/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	750–800	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	250–300	265	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	790	266.13/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,102	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	339	446.92/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,515	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	330	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	375	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	555	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1300–1350	1,315	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	744	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,269	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	322	392.34/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	464	368.95/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,712	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	150–200	190	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1100–1150	1,130	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,452	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	282	463.54/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,307	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	985	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	430	360.57/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,015	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,025	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	940	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,927	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	813	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,073	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	910.66/head	800.00–1,025.00	911	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	725	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	323	421.20/cwt	410.00–437.00	1,360	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	403.42/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,912	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	100–150	105	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,160	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	150–200	173	812.32/head	725.00–875.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	250–300	295	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	50–100	95	500.00/head	500.00–500.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	200–250	200	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	479.40/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,745	40

How this sale compares

New Mexico weighted averages

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