New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 180 priced lines covering 4,116 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,642 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 458 head. replacement cattle receipts at 433 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 8, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,642Last week 3,870Year ago 4,015

Slaughter CattleReceipts 458Last week 437Year ago 408

Replacement CattleReceipts 433Last week 317Year ago 329

For the week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. were 1.00-3.00 lower, some weighing 300-450 lbs. were as much as 5.00-10.00 lower. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs. were mixed. Buyers uncertain about buying light weight calves with a threat of a major winter storm in the forecast for several days, beginning Thursday and continuing through Sunday, with low temperatures in the single digits and some below 0 degrees and snow predicted for several days late week. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher and bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
161	—	790	126.00–131.50	131.34
133	—	618	133.00–148.00	144.66
43	—	664	133.00–142.00	138.06
86	—	808	126.75–130.50	127.88
25	—	277	181.00–208.00	196.13
124	—	514	148.00–176.00	167.48
126	—	424	155.50–190.00	182.90
25	—	322	186.00–208.00	198.19
2	—	978	113.00	113.00
2	—	210	200.00	200.00
73	—	477	164.00–181.00	174.55
18	—	869	126.75–129.00	127.50
48	—	376	170.00–195.00	187.56
53	—	924	124.25	124.25
29	—	725	125.50–133.00	130.27
72	—	574	148.50–163.00	151.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	653	127.00	127.00
10	—	458	153.00–155.00	154.38
2	—	585	130.00	130.00
3	—	435	160.00	160.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	248	235.00	235.00
2	—	348	200.00	200.00
3	—	488	235.00	235.00
2	—	423	310.00	310.00
2	—	380	220.00	220.00
2	—	515	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	750	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	288	172.00	172.00
22	—	857	112.50	112.50
25	—	689	112.00–127.50	119.22
2	—	573	123.00	123.00
2	—	737	115.00	115.00
8	—	429	130.00–160.00	144.40
5	—	332	163.00	163.00
2	—	817	111.00	111.00
8	—	392	145.00–155.00	150.94
23	—	472	135.00–148.00	142.18
8	—	522	116.00–147.50	138.43
17	—	625	119.00–129.00	124.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	840	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	122.00	122.00
12	—	309	173.00–174.00	173.59
2	—	670	120.00	120.00
4	—	408	150.00–160.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	177.00	177.00
3	—	548	154.00	154.00
6	—	460	152.00	152.00
14	—	260	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	479	140.00–176.00	159.63
10	—	878	112.50–117.00	116.09
14	—	764	128.50–131.00	130.01
13	—	281	179.00–200.00	191.52
49	—	618	129.00–145.00	138.96
80	—	574	133.00–159.00	144.48
87	—	513	135.00–172.00	157.62
72	—	323	161.00–195.00	184.90
15	—	688	126.00–135.00	131.80
94	—	386	149.00–195.00	181.19
5	—	242	172.00	172.00
21	—	712	120.00–134.00	127.50
79	—	435	140.00–184.00	174.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	812	115.00	115.00
6	—	539	124.00–124.50	124.16
4	—	495	135.00	135.00
4	—	740	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	190	190.00	190.00
6	—	285	200.00–240.00	233.33
2	—	230	225.00	225.00
8	—	316	260.00–310.00	278.38
3	—	353	100.00	100.00
4	—	374	285.00	285.00
2	—	303	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	510	123.00–145.00	134.22
35	—	370	155.00–171.00	160.13
74	—	732	119.00–124.00	123.63
10	—	665	124.00–130.50	126.28
4	—	222	169.00–185.00	176.40
60	—	428	145.00–158.00	152.23
12	—	832	114.50	114.50
23	—	779	115.00–118.50	116.26
49	—	472	136.00–146.50	141.06
2	—	855	125.00	125.00
41	—	591	125.00–142.50	130.83
29	—	281	164.00–181.00	168.33
38	—	327	154.00–185.00	171.82
30	—	635	124.00–131.00	125.81
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	282	146.50–170.00	152.41
85	—	721	117.00–120.50	120.31
23	—	624	120.00–128.00	123.89
53	—	381	133.00–156.00	148.06
84	—	333	140.00–164.00	145.88
37	—	668	120.00–129.00	125.18
109	—	473	130.00–146.00	139.81
13	—	776	117.50–120.00	117.87
221	—	424	133.00–151.00	140.49
59	—	570	119.00–135.00	129.40
109	—	520	123.00–141.00	129.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	622	115.50–125.00	119.48
6	—	661	118.00–120.00	118.67
26	—	418	116.00–135.00	121.25
33	—	520	111.00–129.50	123.57
7	—	266	142.00–152.50	149.94
3	—	775	115.00–116.00	115.66
2	—	722	116.00	116.00
8	—	329	139.00–147.00	143.73
36	—	475	116.00–129.00	125.08
23	—	578	110.00–128.00	122.12
20	—	380	126.00–159.00	142.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	453	127.00	127.00
2	—	520	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	136.00	136.00
4	—	625	127.00	127.00
6	—	663	122.00	122.00
5	—	319	150.00–170.00	157.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	245	157.50	157.50
2	—	775	109.00	109.00
2	—	518	125.00	125.00
6	—	424	136.00–138.00	137.32
8	—	480	135.00–146.00	139.24
4	—	550	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	947	760.00–890.00	812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	550.00	550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	60.00	60.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	53	—	1,246	610.00–1,035.00	889.81
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,023	485.00–850.00	621.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	31	—	1,153	600.00–800.00	724.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,124	710.00–860.00	780.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	750	510.00	510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	76	—	1,084	425.00–825.00	656.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,100	66.00	66.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,089	53.00–55.50	53.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	710.00	710.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	55.50	55.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,100	63.00	63.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,075	660.00	660.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,180	54.00–55.00	54.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	968	440.00–585.00	522.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,113	53.00–56.50	54.75
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	650	250.00–320.00	285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	590	295.00	295.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	786	400.00–580.00	501.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	886	600.00–675.00	639.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	998	935.00–950.00	942.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,173	875.00–1,050.00	971.25
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	920.00–970.00	945.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,080	825.00–1,150.00	1,052.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	550.00–675.00	612.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	817	650.00–660.00	653.33

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,649	80.00–94.00	88.15
13	—	1,557	60.00–86.50	76.74
5	—	2,081	93.50–96.50	95.34
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	61.50–73.00	67.91
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,296	77.50–83.00	79.31
2	—	1,145	72.50–76.50	74.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	54.50	54.50
8	—	985	37.00–59.00	52.66
82	—	1,177	52.50–68.50	60.84
16	—	1,233	63.00–72.00	66.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,027	61.00–68.00	64.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,140	48.00	48.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,016	48.50–63.00	54.91
17	—	1,152	62.25–65.50	62.81
53	—	924	35.00–57.00	46.37
7	—	870	30.00–44.00	37.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,490	60.00–65.00	62.68
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	973	48.50–62.00	50.44
32	—	841	35.00–50.00	45.05
4	—	769	20.00–27.00	23.63

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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