New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 157 priced lines covering 1,684 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,726 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 470 head. replacement cattle receipts at 278 head. Counted as USDA files them — 96 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jul 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,726Last week 2,373Year ago 1,045

Slaughter CattleReceipts 470Last week 532Year ago 277

Replacement CattleReceipts 278Last week 437Year ago 154

Feeder steers, heifers and calves were mixed this week with some sales 1.00-5.00 lower but other sales mostly 4.00-8.00 higher. Quality was noted as not as attractive as previous week on the lower sales. Slaughter cows and bulls steady. Replacement cows and pairs in very good demand with producers beginning to need to replace their herds that were reduced or dispersed during the drought conditions that have been in effect the past few years throughout the trade area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,004	105.00	105.00
5	—	717	135.00	135.00
7	—	642	143.00	143.00
28	—	560	148.00–150.00	148.78
4	—	420	160.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	524	168.00–191.00	180.08
22	—	275	197.00–229.00	222.03
3	—	758	142.00–153.00	149.30
25	—	727	147.00–157.75	154.56
21	—	479	174.00–203.00	190.57
2	—	807	143.00	143.00
37	—	385	192.50–218.00	212.89
2	—	875	130.00	130.00
20	—	564	160.00–182.50	172.09
12	—	238	210.00–217.50	212.53
28	—	428	177.00–215.50	199.18
12	—	675	166.00–170.00	168.67
16	—	325	190.00–220.00	209.70
2	—	190	230.00	230.00
15	—	634	159.00–174.00	163.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	557	169.00	169.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	507	230.00–275.00	243.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	143.00–151.00	147.96
2	—	792	137.00	137.00
2	—	475	148.00	148.00
8	—	332	182.00	182.00
5	—	713	121.00–147.00	141.78
8	—	883	120.50	120.50
8	—	538	138.00–174.00	161.65
3	—	288	202.00	202.00
7	—	618	133.00–159.00	151.21
5	—	384	140.00–209.00	180.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	145	200.00	200.00
2	—	258	210.00–260.00	235.24
24	—	421	165.00–196.00	182.64
2	—	295	188.00	188.00
11	—	475	186.00–202.00	191.90
19	—	681	136.00–165.00	150.79
3	—	883	114.00–125.00	121.43
12	—	566	141.00–178.50	169.78
11	—	769	137.00–145.00	138.44
9	—	319	187.00–220.00	212.88
10	—	624	147.00–169.00	161.83
8	—	535	154.00–183.00	173.15
34	—	363	175.00–225.50	221.11
79	—	733	130.00–156.00	150.34
2	—	1,062	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	617	140.00–150.00	145.73
4	—	869	124.00	124.00
26	—	528	141.00–157.00	150.61
31	—	424	155.00–181.00	166.90
3	—	848	121.00	121.00
6	—	682	134.00	134.00
17	—	576	147.00–159.50	153.39
2	—	245	172.00–186.00	179.00
16	—	277	180.00–196.50	191.94
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
3	—	333	172.00–180.00	177.36
56	—	363	173.00–185.00	181.74
15	—	475	150.00–178.00	160.93
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Mexican Origin$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	139.00	139.00
4	—	732	105.00	105.00
11	—	602	134.50	134.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	524	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	490	125.00–157.00	145.06
2	—	385	131.00–135.00	132.97
13	—	566	127.00–140.00	133.61
9	—	326	134.00–195.00	183.85
7	—	413	137.00–155.00	146.35
17	—	614	118.00–150.00	130.52
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
8	—	534	124.00–153.00	138.27
1	—	870	100.00	100.00
5	—	231	192.00–196.00	194.58
24	—	661	114.00–127.50	125.45
2	—	755	100.00–101.00	100.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	185	166.00	166.00
3	—	710	114.00–139.00	130.43
4	—	346	178.00	178.00
14	—	384	145.00–170.00	163.51
54	—	622	130.00–147.75	142.75
47	—	540	145.00–159.00	149.35
1	—	290	162.00	162.00
2	—	750	133.00	133.00
3	—	925	101.00–117.00	110.37
22	—	566	135.00–149.00	144.49
19	—	420	142.50–175.00	157.57
3	—	207	160.00–202.00	187.10
4	—	476	153.00–157.00	155.09
1	—	980	109.00	109.00
8	—	685	137.00–141.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	172.00	172.00
1	—	345	177.00	177.00
1	—	490	167.00	167.00
1	—	405	165.00	165.00
3	—	725	160.50	160.50
6	—	575	149.00–151.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	586	132.00–153.50	142.90
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
5	—	633	134.00–135.00	134.61
1	—	960	104.00	104.00
4	—	805	118.00	118.00
2	—	857	109.00	109.00
4	—	425	191.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	720	64.00–74.00	72.70
6	—	1,175	73.50	73.50
5	—	418	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	913	56.50–65.00	61.59
13	—	1,163	76.00–78.50	77.04
103	—	1,020	64.00–76.00	70.54
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	62.00–67.00	64.43
4	—	859	32.00–44.00	38.47
6	—	794	46.00–60.50	57.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	35.00–45.00	39.55
1	—	1,100	76.00	76.00
72	—	1,017	56.00–74.50	66.24
32	—	807	45.50–60.00	50.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,373	65.00–73.00	69.07
1	—	1,410	77.00	77.00
1	—	1,475	62.00	62.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	900	65.00–75.00	68.88
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	85.50	85.50
1	—	1,720	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,045	102.00–103.00	102.32
13	—	1,315	58.50–81.00	74.36
43	—	1,575	82.00–99.50	91.04

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	625	750.00–800.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	902	900.00–1,025.00	958.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,111	1,000.00–1,375.00	1,189.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	19	—	867	975.00–1,475.00	1,281.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	36	—	1,074	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,263.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,019	1,400.00–1,560.00	1,489.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,150	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	725.00	725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,523	1,350.00–1,400.00	1,376.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,235	1,370.00–1,400.00	1,385.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,410	1,440.00	1,440.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,025.00	1,025.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	500	550.00	550.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	888	1,175.00–1,310.00	1,221.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,042	800.00–1,450.00	1,121.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	959	800.00–1,350.00	1,076.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	927	740.00–1,250.00	1,080.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	925.00–975.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	950	750.00–760.00	755.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,081	850.00–1,025.00	912.50
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	850	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	650	550.00–625.00	587.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	650	560.00	560.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	720	500.00	500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	730	675.00	675.00

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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