New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 164 priced lines covering 3,329 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,247 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 805 head. replacement cattle receipts at 590 head. Counted as USDA files them — 42 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,247Last week 5,948Year ago 5,900

Slaughter CattleReceipts 805Last week 1,158Year ago 1,287

Replacement CattleReceipts 590Last week 1,034Year ago 1,219

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-11.00 lower, over 600 lbs. 2.00-5.00 lower. No comparison on feeder cattle due to limited receipts of yearling, feeder cattle. Slaughter cows 2.00-8.00 lower with the most decline later in the week, bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,177	39.00–47.50	46.15
74	—	1,287	39.00–54.00	46.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	1,009	31.00–43.75	38.74
23	—	1,108	34.50–50.00	42.02
5	—	940	21.00–27.00	24.73
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	42.00–45.00	42.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,240	51.00–52.50	51.51
122	—	1,097	35.00–50.50	42.60
10	—	1,129	20.00–30.00	25.64
72	—	1,006	28.00–43.50	36.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,406	39.50–53.00	47.84
2	—	1,293	30.00–43.50	37.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,485	51.00–66.00	61.81
1	—	1,780	80.00	80.00
56	—	1,641	66.50–79.00	72.77
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,211	56.00–68.50	63.70
13	—	1,419	67.00–76.75	71.97

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	620	126.00–128.00	126.82
2	—	822	121.00	121.00
93	—	532	129.00–143.00	132.17
114	—	485	130.50–149.00	140.25
13	—	284	150.00–168.00	156.12
2	—	957	105.00	105.00
81	—	577	120.00–133.00	126.60
39	—	367	145.00–162.00	152.63
65	—	421	138.00–150.00	141.13
8	—	701	126.00	126.00
18	—	783	116.00–117.50	116.73
10	—	656	114.00–124.00	118.04
26	—	311	146.00–164.00	154.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	674	110.00–121.00	119.89
6	—	816	109.00	109.00
53	—	610	120.00–125.00	122.53
6	—	718	106.00–108.50	107.25
5	—	850	106.50	106.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	495	125.00	125.00
3	—	551	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	611	125.75–128.00	126.53
6	—	532	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	387	142.00–157.00	148.63
8	—	201	168.00	168.00
61	—	567	125.00–136.00	131.76
8	—	754	122.00	122.00
76	—	472	138.00–155.00	144.31
6	—	289	143.00–151.00	145.70
2	—	680	113.00	113.00
4	—	802	115.00	115.00
100	—	521	130.00–142.50	136.38
21	—	721	112.00–127.00	121.82
84	—	428	140.00–157.00	147.75
54	—	319	151.00–165.00	154.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	128.00	128.00
18	—	572	121.00–121.50	121.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	721	100.00–113.00	111.16
42	—	687	110.00–120.00	113.75
6	—	637	111.00–114.00	111.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	566	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	257	143.00	143.00
11	—	604	121.00	121.00
6	—	424	126.00–138.00	131.89
12	—	597	120.00	120.00
2	—	345	145.00	145.00
26	—	717	117.50–119.50	117.98
18	—	529	127.00	127.00
8	—	665	102.00–120.00	115.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	431	159.00–160.00	159.09
14	—	469	144.00	144.00
17	—	374	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	489	98.00	98.00
2	—	415	111.00	111.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	564	118.75	118.75
3	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	638	107.00	107.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	656	126.50	126.50
5	—	453	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	630	113.00	113.00
17	—	553	110.00–110.50	110.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	622	109.00–114.50	113.45
8	—	291	130.00–131.00	130.77
102	—	480	109.50–136.50	125.18
100	—	524	105.00–127.75	119.57
35	—	339	134.50–141.75	138.69
4	—	717	111.00	111.00
71	—	570	117.00–124.00	121.05
7	—	670	115.00–119.00	117.32
54	—	428	115.00–137.50	131.12
40	—	374	125.00–136.50	132.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	619	101.00–116.00	112.20
5	—	650	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	773	106.00	106.00
23	—	640	105.50–111.00	109.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	440	109.00	109.00
19	—	482	105.00–116.00	114.25
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	104.00	104.00
3	—	733	109.50	109.50
6	—	438	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	587	115.00–116.00	115.40
12	—	422	110.00–120.00	117.38
5	—	631	114.00	114.00
2	—	475	110.00	110.00
20	—	655	103.00–109.75	108.38
10	—	525	96.00–117.00	105.70
12	—	312	124.00	124.00
9	—	363	120.00–121.00	120.57
5	—	732	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	387	115.00–136.50	124.17
2	—	823	100.00	100.00
18	—	618	108.00–119.00	114.75
8	—	664	107.00–116.00	110.38
38	—	572	103.00–120.00	115.95
28	—	324	126.00–138.00	129.73
2	—	247	131.00	131.00
4	—	733	117.00	117.00
110	—	425	120.00–130.00	125.77
39	—	540	106.00–126.75	120.76
7	—	291	136.00–138.00	137.12
88	—	475	110.00–128.00	123.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	367	109.00	109.00
4	—	488	97.00	97.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	133.50	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	393	140.00	140.00
4	—	412	135.00	135.00
14	—	483	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	681	103.00	103.00
2	—	545	128.00	128.00
2	—	718	83.00	83.00
2	—	808	85.00	85.00
9	—	766	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	129.00	129.00
3	—	658	108.00	108.00
2	—	545	115.00	115.00
5	—	596	109.00	109.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	900	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,025	635.00–650.00	642.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,167	725.00–900.00	841.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,071	600.00–860.00	729.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,154	750.00–885.00	818.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	610.00–800.00	705.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	850.00	850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,100	650.00–1,000.00	859.23
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,138	750.00–775.00	758.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,231	37.50–49.00	41.31
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	950	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,100	500.00–750.00	645.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,100	43.50–53.00	44.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	826	250.00–485.00	345.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,100	460.00–550.00	505.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,300	49.50	49.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,268	41.25–50.00	42.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	43	—	1,160	39.00–55.00	47.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,027	375.00–725.00	573.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,255	700.00–850.00	794.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,129	525.00–850.00	721.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	500.00–625.00	543.75
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	27	—	1,055	500.00–725.00	629.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,170	40.00–51.75	46.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,132	530.00–825.00	653.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,250	49.00–51.00	50.00

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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