New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 149 priced lines covering 1,260 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,235 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 373 head. replacement cattle receipts at 281 head. Counted as USDA files them — 74 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Aug 9, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,235Last week 1,668Year ago 3,297

Slaughter CattleReceipts 373Last week 405Year ago 648

Replacement CattleReceipts 281Last week 219Year ago 443

For the week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. were steady to 6.00 lower though quality and weighing conditions not as attractive. Feeders over 600 lbs. 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 5.00 lower on limited receipts.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	320.00	320.00
9	—	537	40.00–45.00	41.07
2	—	553	42.00	42.00
1	—	270	360.00	360.00
2	—	470	40.00	40.00
2	—	438	45.00	45.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	415	155.00–185.00	165.82
1	—	770	124.00	124.00
12	—	487	153.00–168.00	158.58
6	—	657	131.00–140.00	137.65
8	—	510	151.00–158.00	152.75
1	—	715	122.00	122.00
12	—	613	135.50–154.00	140.35
12	—	371	150.00–183.00	171.87
1	—	235	173.00	173.00
4	—	307	159.00–186.00	172.74
7	—	260	163.00–170.00	168.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	521	113.00–163.00	142.56
9	—	669	122.00–138.00	129.53
5	—	589	126.00–147.00	134.37
2	—	703	103.00	103.00
5	—	781	102.00–120.00	112.99
6	—	351	130.00–135.00	133.32
5	—	477	131.00–162.00	149.58
4	—	623	119.00–125.00	122.18
12	—	429	120.00–165.50	152.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	135.00–183.00	156.19
10	—	564	140.00–153.00	145.06
1	—	840	124.00	124.00
1	—	240	157.00	157.00
1	—	875	117.00	117.00
4	—	283	150.00–156.00	153.19
31	—	470	145.00–160.00	152.81
16	—	518	140.00–161.00	150.13
9	—	710	125.00–146.00	138.30
3	—	368	143.00–156.00	151.71
18	—	607	127.00–159.50	153.90
Steers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	405	72.00	72.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	270.00	270.00
1	—	545	40.00	40.00
3	—	392	280.00–360.00	313.45
1	—	440	310.00	310.00
1	—	665	75.00	75.00
1	—	465	400.00	400.00
3	—	337	340.00–350.00	343.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	326	192.50–220.00	210.90
3	—	215	190.00–227.00	211.74
21	—	432	180.00–211.00	188.13
1	—	145	410.00	410.00
1	—	215	390.00	390.00
18	—	373	190.00–217.00	205.17
29	—	562	157.00–180.00	163.43
1	—	145	245.00	245.00
15	—	467	160.00–180.00	174.47
2	—	853	136.00	136.00
9	—	279	200.00–230.00	210.68
6	—	614	163.50–167.00	165.23
24	—	513	160.00–181.00	173.65
2	—	700	134.50	134.50
12	—	672	149.00–158.50	154.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	235	250.00–257.00	253.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	175	320.00	320.00
13	—	515	150.00–179.00	167.76
23	—	423	159.00–207.00	183.44
45	—	576	141.00–170.00	162.61
6	—	281	220.00	220.00
1	—	100	225.00	225.00
9	—	633	136.00–150.00	146.54
2	—	880	111.00–121.50	116.25
2	—	838	110.00–113.00	111.49
20	—	374	166.00–208.00	193.26
10	—	764	117.00–148.00	136.13
75	—	711	124.50–156.50	152.33
9	—	327	165.00–225.00	191.92
18	—	674	141.00–148.00	145.02
33	—	474	158.00–194.00	177.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	139.00–217.00	167.04
11	—	464	123.00–171.00	139.67
3	—	735	110.00–135.50	126.88
9	—	435	122.00–211.00	187.42
12	—	807	127.00–141.00	138.39
4	—	673	136.00–139.00	137.50
6	—	633	111.00–143.00	134.98
6	—	527	120.00–142.00	133.97
4	—	918	113.00	113.00
2	—	215	202.00	202.00
3	—	380	140.00–145.00	141.71
5	—	577	160.00–163.00	161.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	443	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	117.50–138.00	132.43
1	—	675	104.00	104.00
1	—	900	98.00	98.00
1	—	740	106.00	106.00
4	—	482	134.00–137.00	134.75
1	—	340	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	490	120.00–134.00	126.93
3	—	430	144.00	144.00
2	—	817	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,389	74.50–87.00	81.65
1	—	1,955	101.00	101.00
30	—	1,525	84.00–100.25	93.37
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,432	76.00–81.00	78.95
1	—	1,185	87.00	87.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	679	30.00–42.00	35.21
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	685	37.00–53.00	47.39
30	—	848	52.00–61.00	57.25
84	—	972	60.00–75.50	67.07
8	—	1,018	77.00–79.00	77.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,396	68.00–77.00	72.13
1	—	1,825	73.50	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	834	71.00–80.00	77.30
1	—	900	69.50	69.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,052	67.00	67.00
10	—	1,102	77.50–83.50	79.69
47	—	1,161	65.00–78.50	72.88
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	40.00–44.00	41.55
3	—	898	63.00–69.00	64.89
1	—	685	55.00	55.00

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)	Open	2	—	1,110	1,130.00–1,330.00	1,230.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	967	975.00–1,525.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	1,160.00	1,160.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,079	925.00–1,300.00	1,137.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	21	—	1,017	900.00–1,375.00	1,163.81
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,440	1,320.00	1,320.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,340	1,480.00–1,540.00	1,510.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,007	650.00–700.00	687.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	778	600.00–900.00	770.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	940	725.00–975.00	816.67
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	730	610.00–1,000.00	777.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	700	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	779	750.00	750.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,550.00	1,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	768	760.00–780.00	770.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	900	550.00–1,000.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	962	850.00–1,035.00	961.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	913	525.00–700.00	612.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	880	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,131	800.00–1,425.00	1,087.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	975	560.00–975.00	833.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	956	840.00–1,275.00	1,051.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,061	685.00–1,200.00	876.82
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	593	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,115	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	775	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	725	750.00–810.00	780.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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