New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 113 priced lines covering 1,179 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,124 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 314 head. replacement cattle receipts at 528 head. Counted as USDA files them — 168 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Apr 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,124Last week 1,013Year ago 2,964

Slaughter CattleReceipts 314Last week 178Year ago 448

Replacement CattleReceipts 528Last week 89Year ago 501

Compared to last week: No accurate comparison on any class due to limited receipts in some areas last week but steer calves under 600 lbs. trending steady to 4.00 higher and a higher undertone noted on 500-600 lb. heifers. A much higher undertone on slaughter cows and bulls.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	62.50–71.50	68.87
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	61.00–79.50	73.42
14	—	1,838	89.00–100.25	93.12
37	—	1,671	76.50–93.50	85.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	35.00	35.00
3	—	1,020	59.00–63.50	61.19
20	—	909	40.00–49.00	44.70
37	—	1,038	48.50–58.50	54.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,363	59.50–61.50	60.48
3	—	1,335	50.00–52.50	51.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	975	48.50	48.50
12	—	1,232	63.50–70.00	65.72
35	—	1,177	54.00–65.50	60.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	844	34.50–47.50	43.07
12	—	826	35.00–39.50	37.46
25	—	919	49.50–58.00	54.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	571	131.00	131.00
2	—	617	121.00	121.00
6	—	427	147.50–161.00	156.49
5	—	524	133.00–146.00	140.74
5	—	287	161.00–190.00	178.57
4	—	481	161.00	161.00
2	—	708	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	385	188.50	188.50
2	—	503	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	627	130.00–143.00	136.12
15	—	580	151.00	151.00
13	—	683	125.50–132.00	127.94
3	—	269	176.00	176.00
10	—	765	113.50–118.00	116.20
9	—	536	141.00–151.50	146.48
5	—	380	168.00–176.00	173.01
4	—	445	149.00–165.00	156.95
4	—	320	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	183.50	183.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	146.00–148.00	147.32
59	—	808	108.25	108.25
18	—	506	161.00–166.00	164.59
17	—	487	156.00–165.50	163.95
12	—	629	136.00–146.00	140.58
11	—	419	166.00–181.00	173.67
9	—	370	161.00–181.00	172.29
6	—	705	122.50	122.50
4	—	321	177.00–182.00	179.67
2	—	217	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	826	99.00	99.00
2	—	595	108.00	108.00
11	—	480	138.50	138.50
4	—	366	167.00	167.00
1	—	425	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	684	118.00	118.00
5	—	600	138.00	138.00
3	—	488	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	132.00	132.00
4	—	244	151.00–156.00	153.46
10	—	424	135.00–146.00	141.71
3	—	603	129.00	129.00
2	—	275	157.00	157.00
14	—	528	125.00–139.00	133.89
13	—	566	130.00–135.50	133.61
12	—	458	135.00–145.00	142.38
4	—	337	150.00–151.00	150.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	117.00	117.00
16	—	532	112.00–125.00	115.35
10	—	487	120.00–127.00	122.33
3	—	666	89.00	89.00
3	—	433	139.50	139.50
3	—	391	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	564	128.00–138.50	136.40
2	—	235	166.00	166.00
48	—	539	123.00–144.00	132.29
45	—	471	136.00–141.00	138.94
27	—	415	139.00–150.00	142.72
18	—	694	114.00–129.00	117.26
14	—	381	146.00–161.00	151.84
13	—	611	115.00–140.00	123.38
11	—	335	146.00–170.00	154.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	360	159.00	159.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	15	—	769	82.50–91.00	86.47
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,092	785.00–885.00	823.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,200	600.00–685.00	632.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	814	700.00–875.00	805.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	917	750.00–1,000.00	916.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	23	—	1,163	825.00–1,160.00	1,004.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,025	725.00–875.00	812.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	14	—	1,071	775.00–900.00	817.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,150	610.00–760.00	696.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	39	—	1,062	600.00–950.00	790.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,033	510.00–660.00	560.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	975	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	435.00–460.00	447.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	742	450.00–500.00	479.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	790	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,056	1,075.00–1,100.00	1,077.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,108	950.00–1,175.00	1,105.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	965	1,025.00–1,150.00	1,089.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	985.00	985.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	840	850.00–1,100.00	965.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,073	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,107.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,017	900.00–1,050.00	1,006.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,040	760.00–1,050.00	992.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	35	—	979	675.00–1,060.00	938.71
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	895	600.00–750.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	825	765.00	765.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	810	700.00–785.00	768.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	750	585.00	585.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	719	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	750	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	725	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	4	—	1,131	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,293.75
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,105	975.00–1,300.00	1,125.00

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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