New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 174 priced lines covering 2,280 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,089 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 725 head. replacement cattle receipts at 419 head. Counted as USDA files them — 119 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 24, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,089Last week 2,205Year ago 2,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 725Last week 757Year ago 470

Replacement CattleReceipts 419Last week 792Year ago 332

For the week steer calves ranged from 2.00 lower to 4.00 higher, instances 7.00 higher. Heifer calves ranged from 4.00 lower to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 9.00 higher, with feeder heifers steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, with slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	230.00	230.00
4	—	355	270.00–300.00	284.79
6	—	510	130.00–250.00	213.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	260	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	165.00	165.00
5	—	333	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	758	134.00	134.00
15	—	266	160.00–207.00	197.85
22	—	319	170.00–193.50	189.29
28	—	567	151.00–167.50	158.90
28	—	628	149.50–163.00	153.07
50	—	476	157.00–185.00	175.58
10	—	679	142.50–149.00	144.29
38	—	427	160.00–188.00	177.55
10	—	727	131.00–138.50	136.78
29	—	367	162.00–192.00	178.53
3	—	968	100.00	100.00
37	—	527	162.00–174.00	169.99
2	—	805	130.00	130.00
9	—	225	201.00–210.00	204.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	562	120.00–141.00	132.82
6	—	674	134.00	134.00
6	—	728	106.00–127.00	116.47
18	—	435	110.00–165.00	158.04
1	—	325	115.00	115.00
10	—	532	123.00–156.00	148.97
7	—	625	120.00–142.00	133.85
4	—	362	140.00–161.00	155.57
13	—	485	137.00–160.00	145.68
2	—	935	108.00	108.00
10	—	757	100.00–113.00	111.05
1	—	220	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	185.00–186.00	185.39
22	—	572	140.00–164.00	158.42
37	—	629	134.00–158.50	147.85
9	—	758	135.00–136.00	135.89
20	—	387	156.00–186.50	179.12
3	—	722	125.00–130.00	128.29
35	—	426	156.00–182.00	171.12
64	—	524	141.00–165.50	159.63
12	—	849	120.00	120.00
7	—	234	189.00	189.00
14	—	673	127.00–148.00	136.54
12	—	338	150.00–188.00	176.58
13	—	856	120.00	120.00
34	—	469	146.00–183.00	164.52
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	260.00	260.00
3	—	412	250.00	250.00
2	—	515	290.00	290.00
11	—	542	40.00	40.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	130.50	130.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	672	130.00–137.00	133.41
14	—	280	175.00	175.00
68	—	467	140.00–163.00	152.80
13	—	763	124.00	124.00
3	—	885	92.00	92.00
20	—	417	150.00–161.00	155.42
31	—	521	137.00–146.00	141.71
33	—	570	132.00–147.00	137.38
26	—	335	150.00–164.00	158.28
2	—	235	169.00	169.00
20	—	637	126.50–140.00	132.14
19	—	391	153.00–167.50	160.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	140	240.00	240.00
1	—	90	210.00	210.00
3	—	170	210.00	210.00
8	—	290	145.00–172.00	165.76
18	—	366	137.00–169.00	157.19
48	—	534	130.00–141.50	135.54
24	—	677	125.00–138.00	132.88
6	—	790	113.00	113.00
46	—	568	125.00–138.00	134.87
69	—	472	132.00–154.00	146.62
12	—	613	124.00–135.00	131.09
6	—	818	101.00	101.00
9	—	718	112.00–126.00	121.71
3	—	340	149.00	149.00
59	—	419	130.00–162.00	153.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	413	157.00–159.00	158.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	105.00	105.00
15	—	588	122.00–134.00	128.21
9	—	433	123.00–147.00	140.57
1	—	785	110.00	110.00
12	—	515	120.00–140.00	131.88
3	—	637	113.00–115.00	113.64
9	—	474	145.00–150.00	147.40
2	—	258	140.00	140.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
9	—	674	110.00–135.00	121.41
2	—	205	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	497	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	450	161.50	161.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	140.50	140.50
3	—	333	182.00	182.00
5	—	513	160.00	160.00
1	—	350	167.00	167.00
11	—	494	158.00–162.00	159.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	772	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	175	200.00–260.00	230.86
2	—	798	115.00	115.00
4	—	433	179.00	179.00
1	—	115	175.00	175.00
1	—	250	180.00	180.00
2	—	160	250.00	250.00
1	—	220	200.00	200.00
4	—	481	151.00	151.00
5	—	717	109.00–121.00	118.42
1	—	145	200.00	200.00
7	—	572	141.00–153.00	147.82
2	—	628	127.50–140.00	133.82
4	—	524	154.00–169.00	165.42
3	—	698	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	116.00	116.00
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
1	—	925	94.00	94.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	13	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	650.00	650.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,150	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	30	—	1,077	725.00–935.00	848.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,063	610.00–800.00	725.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,090	435.00–750.00	678.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,065	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,048	775.00–925.00	826.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	930	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	707	575.00–700.00	625.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	590	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,004	600.00–650.00	615.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	705	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	630	450.00	450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,585.00	1,585.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,086	900.00–1,425.00	1,157.92
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	25	—	1,060	800.00–1,300.00	1,017.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	48	—	1,029	660.00–1,275.00	818.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,050	725.00–1,400.00	1,008.57
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	935.00	935.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	850.00–860.00	855.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	750	700.00–725.00	712.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	650.00	650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	718	640.00	640.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	1,125.00–1,425.00	1,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,437.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	846	635.00–875.00	787.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	884	625.00–735.00	685.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,369	1,200.00–1,475.00	1,335.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	750	585.00–650.00	628.33
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	1,603	82.00–95.25	88.76
11	—	1,826	93.50–102.00	96.94
21	—	1,383	65.00–81.00	75.37
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,325	83.50–87.00	85.14
1	—	1,050	99.00	99.00
6	—	1,198	63.00–80.50	73.85
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	1,271	69.00–75.00	73.39
136	—	1,147	58.00–71.00	65.46
9	—	980	55.00–62.00	60.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	931	38.00–52.50	48.66
13	—	1,113	65.50–70.25	66.11
134	—	1,039	52.50–65.00	57.76
4	—	676	30.00–40.50	37.51
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	69.00–72.00	70.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,651	69.50–71.00	69.69
6	—	1,465	57.50–71.00	61.79
1	—	1,290	62.50	62.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	978	56.50–63.50	61.03
2	—	780	28.00–30.00	28.99
19	—	916	31.00–49.00	40.96
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	20.00–25.50	22.31

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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