New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 142 priced lines covering 3,696 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,139 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 332 head. replacement cattle receipts at 416 head. Counted as USDA files them — 29 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Dec 2, 2019

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Portales, NM (LS-CV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,139Last week 6,150Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 332Last week 832Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 416Last week 850Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Steer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, no accurate comparison on feeders over 600 lbs. but unweaned types mixed, 1.00 lower to instances 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower, bulls 1.00-3.00 lower. trade active demand good to very good on calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	427	71.50–77.50	74.59
8	—	810	61.00–62.00	61.38
7	—	334	89.50	89.50
5	—	1,089	55.00	55.00
5	—	529	75.00	75.00
4	—	678	65.00–66.50	66.12
19	—	371	73.00–80.50	76.59
22	—	562	62.00–68.00	65.48
39	—	473	71.00–75.50	73.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	530	163.00	163.00
7	—	553	140.50	140.50
2	—	436	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	276	163.00	163.00
47	—	670	132.00–139.00	138.25
16	—	609	125.00–139.00	133.13
9	—	517	128.00–139.00	132.38
7	—	386	156.00–167.00	159.07
4	—	458	139.00	139.00
4	—	408	141.00–161.50	151.06
2	—	802	129.00	129.00
2	—	307	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	678	120.00–128.50	124.38
5	—	606	125.00	125.00
2	—	700	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	471	176.50	176.50
4	—	414	176.00–179.00	177.50
8	—	507	156.50–162.00	159.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	399	178.00	178.00
2	—	223	176.00	176.00
2	—	965	124.25	124.25
13	—	523	144.00–151.00	145.98
45	—	581	125.00–147.50	141.64
27	—	479	155.00–164.00	158.45
27	—	437	151.00–171.00	157.88
25	—	335	170.00–179.00	177.13
21	—	735	127.00–130.50	129.66
17	—	628	137.50–144.00	138.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	571	161.50–171.00	162.92
6	—	336	200.00	200.00
3	—	520	167.00	167.00
12	—	395	182.00–188.00	184.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	136.00	136.00
2	—	902	127.50	127.50
10	—	668	137.50–138.50	138.10
11	—	775	130.00–134.00	130.74
12	—	825	126.00–136.00	130.66
15	—	322	180.00–190.00	186.96
15	—	890	129.00–130.00	129.33
21	—	607	139.00–153.00	145.58
25	—	368	171.00–193.50	183.84
48	—	474	147.00–177.00	159.35
89	—	524	145.00–160.50	150.48
59	—	576	134.50–146.00	140.83
58	—	421	160.00–183.00	168.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	715	121.00–128.00	125.75
14	—	761	124.50–125.50	125.21
38	—	623	130.00–143.00	139.57
48	—	687	126.00–134.00	128.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	616	128.50	128.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	167.00	167.00
2	—	370	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	357	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	437	129.00–138.50	133.53
11	—	357	124.00	124.00
6	—	516	116.00–122.50	119.22
10	—	566	120.00–122.00	121.41
5	—	666	118.00	118.00
2	—	472	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	742	121.00	121.00
12	—	614	122.00–123.00	122.75
16	—	680	121.00–121.50	121.19
6	—	332	151.00–158.00	154.46
98	—	477	132.50–144.00	137.13
50	—	517	121.00–135.00	128.75
47	—	427	135.00–149.00	144.25
19	—	567	124.00–136.00	130.29
17	—	374	140.00–156.00	146.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	700	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	267	147.00	147.00
2	—	770	119.25	119.25
8	—	740	120.00	120.00
12	—	336	144.50–150.00	145.85
18	—	680	123.50–128.25	125.14
44	—	368	138.00–161.00	149.25
61	—	427	138.00–158.00	149.61
64	—	571	121.00–131.00	126.00
92	—	536	122.00–132.75	128.97
118	—	486	133.00–144.50	141.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	545	135.00	135.00
9	—	295	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	668	116.00–121.00	117.79
20	—	624	117.00–121.00	119.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	552	140.00–140.50	140.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	360	152.00	152.00
14	—	471	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	637	116.00	116.00
7	—	676	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	102.00	102.00
2	—	497	139.00	139.00
2	—	412	134.00	134.00
6	—	751	104.00	104.00
5	—	616	108.00–110.00	108.81
2	—	917	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	638	111.00	111.00
6	—	490	120.00	120.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	760.00	760.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	975	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	12	—	900	800.00–825.00	810.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	900.00–1,025.00	962.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,183	900.00–950.00	933.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,188	45.50–50.25	47.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1,253	—	1,250	45.00–54.00	51.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	44.00	44.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,200	575.00	575.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	51	—	1,156	500.00–825.00	682.25
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	41	—	1,164	500.00–710.00	598.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	20	—	1,165	600.00–900.00	776.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,171	600.00–750.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,425	800.00	800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	995	425.00–675.00	532.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	52	—	1,222	700.00–1,125.00	953.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	33	—	1,158	610.00–950.00	785.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	36	—	1,088	38.00–57.00	46.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,397	47.50–64.00	57.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	938	775.00–785.00	780.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	57.00–57.50	57.22
3	—	1,010	30.50–32.00	31.51
23	—	1,031	35.00–47.50	39.26
62	—	1,101	43.50–56.00	48.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,307	57.00–59.25	58.24
12	—	1,256	42.00–48.00	46.01
55	—	1,255	48.00–57.50	52.71
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,076	42.00–51.25	45.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,458	43.00–57.00	50.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	84.00–84.50	84.25
7	—	1,461	60.00–69.00	64.95
15	—	1,794	72.00–82.50	78.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

Source: USDA AMS, as filed — nothing recomputed and nothing rounded. This summary aggregates the same sales the New Mexico barn reports cover, so it must never be added to a state total built from those barns.

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