New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 189 priced lines covering 3,222 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,670 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 626 head. replacement cattle receipts at 440 head. Counted as USDA files them — 95 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Sep 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,670Last week 3,118Year ago 5,606

Slaughter CattleReceipts 626Last week 547Year ago 1,219

Replacement CattleReceipts 440Last week 427Year ago 1,009

For the week, steer calves under 600 lbs. were mixed, trending 2.00-5.00 higher to 3.00 lower on 500-600 lb. offerings, while calves and feeders over 600 lbs. were mostly 2.00 lower, a few 700-750 lbs. 5.00-7.00 lower. Heifer calves under 600 lbs. were steady to 2.00 lower except 300-400 lbs. instances 10.00 lower, though weighing conditions not as attractive. Feeders and calves over 600 lbs. 3.00 lower. An accurate comparison difficult this week with more unweaned and fleshy offerings available. Slaughter cows were 1.00-2.00 lower, bulls steady to weak.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	349	275.00	275.00
1	—	425	325.00	325.00
1	—	555	300.00	300.00
2	—	538	275.00	275.00
3	—	657	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	126.00–134.00	130.35
6	—	317	133.00–158.00	147.25
14	—	528	135.00–156.00	146.23
16	—	431	141.00–150.00	147.02
1	—	965	103.00	103.00
7	—	673	110.00–141.00	125.79
18	—	285	133.00–154.00	152.81
5	—	852	113.00–115.00	113.40
3	—	817	104.00–126.00	114.58
1	—	770	118.00	118.00
12	—	623	128.00–135.00	133.88
1	—	715	131.00	131.00
6	—	480	139.00–159.00	143.69
13	—	371	140.00–156.00	151.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	788	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	491	154.00	154.00
3	—	553	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	332	184.00–186.00	184.67
38	—	635	140.75–165.00	147.05
110	—	668	141.50–144.00	143.84
26	—	786	135.00–143.50	141.50
44	—	426	168.00–191.00	181.83
3	—	268	187.00	187.00
134	—	571	142.50–177.00	154.21
23	—	361	175.00–188.00	183.43
29	—	708	140.00–145.00	141.75
110	—	519	149.00–178.00	160.62
5	—	231	180.00–191.00	183.12
53	—	471	153.00–190.00	174.80
4	—	836	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	125.00–133.00	130.37
6	—	761	130.00–141.00	136.64
5	—	859	120.00–122.00	120.40
3	—	242	160.00–164.00	162.73
1	—	200	300.00	300.00
23	—	331	163.00–202.00	189.03
93	—	675	137.00–143.00	139.12
19	—	419	160.00–185.00	174.18
125	—	614	138.00–163.00	147.68
40	—	530	150.00–175.00	156.20
2	—	180	160.00–180.00	170.56
4	—	960	134.00	134.00
85	—	573	141.00–157.50	148.63
23	—	280	160.00–181.00	171.88
16	—	382	160.00–179.00	163.03
109	—	476	145.00–182.00	162.78
3	—	805	122.00–128.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	445	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	464	177.00	177.00
10	—	362	178.00–187.00	184.21
3	—	547	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	572	137.00	137.00
31	—	664	131.50–140.00	136.66
5	—	754	128.50	128.50
3	—	473	184.00	184.00
22	—	632	133.00–138.00	137.29
6	—	708	131.50–133.00	132.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	673	134.50	134.50
7	—	705	129.00–134.00	130.43
13	—	621	128.00–139.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	199.00	199.00
10	—	512	164.00–166.50	164.50
2	—	325	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	139.00	139.00
3	—	538	131.00	131.00
148	—	627	128.00–136.00	133.28
19	—	657	130.00–132.00	130.52
17	—	561	129.00–135.00	130.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	687	128.50	128.50
7	—	619	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	417	156.00–165.00	159.05
7	—	338	169.00	169.00
9	—	474	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	632	135.00–141.50	137.87
60	—	531	132.00–156.50	149.95
1	—	875	122.00	122.00
4	—	662	135.00	135.00
10	—	332	147.00–156.00	154.09
5	—	225	160.00–170.00	167.06
30	—	424	146.00–158.00	151.67
3	—	265	155.00	155.00
3	—	831	123.50	123.50
72	—	478	135.00–159.00	149.99
73	—	578	131.50–146.00	137.77
14	—	738	135.00–137.00	135.57
10	—	383	160.00–161.00	160.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	643	133.50	133.50
44	—	429	130.00–153.00	146.85
12	—	566	120.00–140.00	132.98
4	—	750	130.00	130.00
3	—	865	109.00–113.50	111.99
14	—	285	135.00–175.00	153.16
86	—	545	120.00–141.00	133.02
19	—	378	135.00–159.00	147.19
23	—	680	120.00–134.00	127.09
5	—	229	148.00–159.00	153.16
56	—	466	125.00–149.00	138.99
1	—	740	128.00	128.00
30	—	323	129.00–169.00	145.01
1	—	195	325.00	325.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	594	142.25	142.25
8	—	464	147.00–148.00	147.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	426	121.00–136.00	124.86
5	—	619	127.00	127.00
2	—	285	113.00–125.00	119.00
1	—	775	119.00	119.00
7	—	578	116.00–125.00	123.46
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
1	—	875	99.00	99.00
3	—	363	112.00–120.00	115.80
1	—	720	124.00	124.00
1	—	305	120.00	120.00
3	—	673	101.00–116.00	105.98
7	—	523	115.00–134.00	123.49
14	—	467	108.00–140.00	120.58
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	300.00	300.00
4	—	626	47.00	47.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	129.00	129.00
5	—	549	136.00	136.00
8	—	555	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	435	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	220	160.00	160.00
3	—	517	150.00	150.00
5	—	672	118.00–131.00	128.33
1	—	635	120.00	120.00
10	—	422	130.00–189.00	178.72
3	—	595	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	123.00–130.00	126.40
2	—	618	83.00–103.00	93.04
1	—	515	126.00	126.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	250.00	250.00

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	28	—	830	800.00–1,425.00	1,190.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,283	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,066.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	14	—	1,191	700.00–1,150.00	1,023.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,035.00	1,035.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,176	850.00–1,600.00	1,193.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,400	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,383	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	824	600.00–800.00	687.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	963	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	400.00	400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	225.00	225.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	955	675.00–925.00	874.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	34	—	1,079	400.00–825.00	715.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,075	450.00–650.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	45	—	1,145	700.00–1,200.00	987.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	49	—	1,246	650.00–1,025.00	945.10
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	875	760.00–910.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	800.00–910.00	855.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	940	825.00–890.00	857.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	975.00	975.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	806	675.00–825.00	787.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	950.00	950.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	16	—	725	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,208	52.00–70.00	63.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,439	65.00–81.50	74.97
32	—	1,759	81.00–93.50	86.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	879	35.00–55.00	45.62
8	—	1,075	52.00–62.00	57.94
12	—	794	24.50–38.00	32.78
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	61.00	61.00
9	—	1,270	63.00–70.00	64.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	1,254	60.25–72.00	65.24
8	—	1,292	54.00–60.50	59.10
1	—	1,085	71.50	71.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,461	55.00–69.75	65.52
1	—	1,840	70.50	70.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	1,000	36.00–54.50	47.25
7	—	1,215	66.00–67.50	66.49
7	—	881	30.00–37.50	34.32
156	—	1,112	53.00–67.50	59.14

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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