New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 230 priced lines covering 4,182 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 4,356 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 1,096 head. replacement cattle receipts at 493 head. Counted as USDA files them — 69 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Oct 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 4,356Last week 2,642Year ago 5,948

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,096Last week 556Year ago 1,158

Replacement CattleReceipts 493Last week 273Year ago 1,034

For the week, steer and heifer calves under 600 lbs. 5.00-10.00 higher, a few value added 13.00-15.00 higher though quality and weighing conditions more attractive. Feeder steers and heifers over 600 lbs. steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	857	123.50	123.50
37	—	515	160.00–184.00	172.99
7	—	720	137.00	137.00
4	—	276	182.50–200.00	186.62
81	—	475	167.00–189.00	176.66
33	—	325	180.00–200.00	193.72
15	—	821	123.50–142.50	137.13
212	—	567	148.00–165.00	155.36
39	—	374	180.00–200.00	189.44
91	—	634	144.25–164.00	145.57
30	—	676	141.00–148.00	144.68
106	—	438	166.00–192.00	181.63
11	—	235	190.00–217.00	205.03
20	—	771	135.00–141.00	137.79
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	420	290.00–420.00	316.00
2	—	378	250.00	250.00
2	—	580	53.50	53.50
4	—	520	47.00	47.00
2	—	440	44.00	44.00
2	—	480	250.00–330.00	289.58
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	130.00–155.00	142.19
1	—	990	108.00	108.00
20	—	478	125.00–165.00	141.10
2	—	203	140.00	140.00
6	—	720	110.00–139.00	124.71
2	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.15
17	—	680	112.00–143.50	133.29
12	—	863	118.00–127.00	126.23
5	—	764	119.00–120.00	119.80
3	—	833	111.00–120.00	114.35
18	—	620	120.00–155.00	139.06
1	—	915	105.00	105.00
25	—	561	130.00–153.00	138.56
9	—	380	140.00–157.00	149.30
38	—	530	130.00–165.00	140.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	443	170.50	170.50
7	—	530	153.00–164.00	156.20
4	—	586	150.00	150.00
4	—	488	162.00–166.00	163.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	350.00	350.00
1	—	160	225.00	225.00
1	—	125	300.00	300.00
32	—	679	127.00–148.00	137.35
11	—	285	180.00–190.00	185.83
13	—	378	162.00–186.00	178.98
91	—	630	138.00–152.00	145.78
69	—	529	148.00–164.50	156.45
55	—	572	135.00–166.00	154.12
7	—	922	123.00–130.00	126.97
3	—	235	165.00–182.50	176.55
2	—	820	119.00–134.00	126.41
48	—	427	160.00–188.00	171.95
4	—	763	125.00–134.00	130.04
20	—	715	133.00–147.00	139.94
20	—	327	160.00–192.00	177.61
37	—	474	150.00–173.50	160.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	489	145.00–150.00	145.74
7	—	624	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	118.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	563	138.00–152.50	147.28
13	—	688	134.00–138.50	136.11
31	—	735	125.00–130.00	125.69
3	—	341	168.00	168.00
28	—	506	150.00–160.50	155.44
11	—	638	129.00–144.00	138.15
16	—	488	144.50–158.00	155.57
18	—	432	143.00–153.00	149.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	463	164.00–166.00	164.56
56	—	681	128.75–145.00	136.10
2	—	420	171.00	171.00
31	—	628	138.50–143.50	141.61
84	—	525	155.00–163.00	160.95
5	—	827	120.00–121.00	120.40
21	—	585	141.50–153.50	145.99
29	—	715	129.25	129.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	200.00–206.00	203.09
4	—	416	190.00	190.00
23	—	518	170.00–175.00	172.91
3	—	260	200.00–202.50	201.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	425	189.00–191.00	189.44
2	—	510	179.00	179.00
12	—	380	202.00–205.00	202.73
3	—	335	210.00–212.00	211.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	203.00	203.00
5	—	727	150.00	150.00
9	—	217	222.00–227.00	223.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	371	186.00–204.00	201.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	703	121.00	121.00
3	—	430	136.00	136.00
12	—	580	125.00–130.00	126.77
11	—	512	121.00–133.50	123.36
16	—	612	116.00–126.00	123.64
11	—	458	140.00–142.00	140.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	472	138.00–142.50	141.63
15	—	530	125.00–140.00	131.41
14	—	594	121.00–126.00	124.13
9	—	657	122.00–125.50	124.34
22	—	421	141.00–149.00	144.30
4	—	388	145.00	145.00
3	—	738	119.00	119.00
35	—	632	120.00–130.50	124.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	451	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	708	124.00	124.00
6	—	317	152.00–160.00	157.12
80	—	519	130.00–146.00	141.53
44	—	425	142.00–163.00	151.04
9	—	659	134.00–140.00	136.66
2	—	790	125.50	125.50
72	—	466	139.00–155.00	148.12
4	—	878	124.50	124.50
44	—	364	145.00–171.00	160.16
1	—	240	160.00	160.00
38	—	572	130.00–142.00	135.88
6	—	280	155.00–166.00	162.20
6	—	604	130.50–134.00	132.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	161.00–167.00	165.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
94	—	525	121.00–149.00	141.29
17	—	327	137.50–163.50	153.01
2	—	243	140.00	140.00
4	—	290	132.00–159.00	149.48
10	—	679	129.00–132.50	130.47
40	—	567	120.00–140.00	128.59
67	—	418	125.00–154.50	143.46
4	—	739	105.00–112.00	106.76
52	—	384	128.00–166.00	154.81
3	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	810	107.00	107.00
88	—	470	126.00–157.00	146.15
3	—	868	126.00	126.00
2	—	165	290.00–310.00	299.70
22	—	629	123.00–137.00	130.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	242	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	429	121.00–146.00	124.98
3	—	742	100.00–123.00	115.35
18	—	475	120.00–146.00	137.33
45	—	527	107.50–130.00	118.00
2	—	770	115.00	115.00
13	—	610	100.00–135.00	120.77
8	—	667	100.00–129.00	110.27
2	—	275	127.00	127.00
15	—	387	110.00–140.00	136.76
3	—	230	166.00	166.00
3	—	325	120.00–128.00	124.83
8	—	586	100.00–125.00	114.99
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	41.00	41.00
1	—	580	65.00	65.00
1	—	460	250.00	250.00
1	—	405	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	141.00–144.00	141.93
16	—	423	134.00–138.00	135.86
10	—	330	134.50–150.00	142.66
9	—	480	126.00–135.00	133.12
4	—	731	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	150.00	150.00
7	—	479	139.00	139.00
2	—	643	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	455	129.00	129.00
5	—	573	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	275	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	187.00	187.00
1	—	245	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	385	162.00–168.00	165.98
1	—	835	103.00	103.00
2	—	650	123.00	123.00
3	—	702	126.00	126.00
9	—	508	135.00–140.00	139.41
3	—	767	107.00–110.00	109.02
9	—	622	120.00–130.00	126.60
1	—	460	147.00	147.00
11	—	887	80.00	80.00
1	—	995	91.00	91.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	790	80.00–88.00	84.71
4	—	496	146.00	146.00
5	—	669	65.00–127.00	114.21
4	—	523	139.00–143.00	140.94
1	—	1,010	80.00	80.00
1	—	900	76.00	76.00
8	—	628	120.00–131.00	125.65
1	—	850	65.00	65.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,025	1,075.00–1,350.00	1,256.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,061	800.00–1,400.00	1,224.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	800	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	850.00–900.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	970	800.00–1,400.00	1,207.73
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,189	750.00–1,110.00	895.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,150	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,028	700.00–1,050.00	841.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	1,260.00–1,290.00	1,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,030	585.00–1,050.00	817.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,048	700.00–850.00	795.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	825	500.00–775.00	616.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,157	500.00–775.00	718.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,065	600.00–1,000.00	816.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,001	800.00–1,000.00	931.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,200	635.00	635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	78	—	1,217	750.00–1,135.00	880.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	925	660.00–700.00	680.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,243	800.00–925.00	862.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	994	985.00–1,125.00	1,043.75
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	905	450.00	450.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	750	740.00	740.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,148	73.00–76.00	74.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,541	63.00–80.00	73.21
29	—	1,761	80.00–90.50	84.93
2	—	2,050	95.00–97.00	95.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	925	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,272	55.00–70.00	62.80
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	954	36.00–65.00	46.61
130	—	1,055	50.50–60.00	53.87
27	—	850	24.00–37.50	32.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,470	52.50–72.00	61.94
2	—	1,513	45.00–54.00	49.11
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	63.00	63.00
14	—	906	21.00–35.00	31.48
183	—	1,143	50.00–63.00	56.57
84	—	1,023	37.50–54.00	46.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
201	—	1,302	53.00–72.25	60.31
7	—	1,189	47.50–55.00	52.15
7	—	1,320	66.00–67.50	66.55
1	—	890	46.00	46.00

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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