New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 176 priced lines covering 2,111 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,578 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 198 head. replacement cattle receipts at 214 head. Counted as USDA files them — 25 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Jan 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,578Last week 1,050Year ago 4,933

Slaughter CattleReceipts 198Last week 140Year ago 609

Replacement CattleReceipts 214Last week 163Year ago 659

No accurate comparison on any class due to no reports issued during the holidays. A higher undertone noted on calves and feeders, with the most advance on feeders over 600 lbs.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	280	166.00–208.00	191.34
9	—	369	160.00–207.00	179.81
24	—	783	126.00–153.00	149.11
1	—	870	129.00	129.00
28	—	319	150.00–215.00	205.83
31	—	491	146.00–188.00	177.04
48	—	661	144.50–161.50	157.33
49	—	815	120.00–149.00	140.52
37	—	430	155.00–209.00	180.42
16	—	738	135.00–150.50	142.66
38	—	527	145.00–166.50	160.20
3	—	965	104.00–126.00	118.55
2	—	190	175.00–180.00	177.50
21	—	583	144.00–161.50	155.64
2	—	905	128.00–130.00	129.00
47	—	625	137.00–156.50	150.12
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	110.00	110.00
8	—	563	120.00–142.00	132.28
3	—	413	130.00–155.00	146.42
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
3	—	310	130.00–147.00	137.20
1	—	855	102.00	102.00
7	—	383	130.00–170.00	149.95
8	—	471	120.00–152.00	139.17
1	—	250	133.00	133.00
3	—	683	120.00	120.00
4	—	735	118.00–135.00	128.54
20	—	607	125.00–146.50	143.33
1	—	205	145.00	145.00
10	—	525	126.00–145.00	141.38
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
2	—	370	250.00–275.00	262.50
6	—	623	43.50–47.00	44.42
2	—	465	34.00–57.00	45.13
4	—	414	200.00–275.00	244.34
2	—	580	50.00–52.00	50.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
57	—	721	140.00–151.00	147.86
14	—	383	165.00–212.50	184.64
3	—	682	152.50–156.50	155.14
2	—	178	360.00	360.00
4	—	228	192.00–207.00	195.87
15	—	522	164.00–187.00	179.89
3	—	801	136.00	136.00
173	—	637	145.00–166.00	163.41
2	—	1,005	127.00	127.00
95	—	574	154.00–183.50	171.05
22	—	415	165.00–206.00	188.20
50	—	768	140.00–153.00	146.97
28	—	479	165.00–193.50	175.41
17	—	331	179.00–221.00	205.02
1	—	255	194.00	194.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	140.50	140.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	175.00	175.00
2	—	515	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	666	145.00	145.00
8	—	448	172.00	172.00
26	—	612	140.00–145.25	143.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	235	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	546	166.00–173.00	171.33
4	—	573	156.00–157.50	156.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	173.00	173.00
2	—	262	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	512	195.00	195.00
8	—	469	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	306	185.00	185.00
4	—	583	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	171.50	171.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	345	174.50	174.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	447	150.50	150.50
3	—	468	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	325	149.00–171.50	163.70
11	—	435	145.00–165.50	160.83
5	—	276	151.00–187.00	180.22
9	—	928	122.00	122.00
69	—	628	137.00–150.00	144.43
41	—	830	127.00–136.00	134.20
26	—	579	137.00–155.50	148.70
19	—	475	149.00–163.50	155.20
27	—	373	150.00–180.50	175.16
10	—	762	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,082	115.00	115.00
22	—	659	142.00–144.00	143.40
1	—	190	300.00	300.00
105	—	533	146.50–159.25	158.09
8	—	737	134.00–140.00	137.07
3	—	896	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	294	177.00–183.50	178.88
14	—	811	124.00–131.00	130.50
16	—	737	131.00–133.50	133.19
4	—	896	134.00	134.00
49	—	478	133.00–169.00	155.02
26	—	577	128.00–157.00	146.86
2	—	220	184.00	184.00
40	—	532	130.00–160.00	151.56
8	—	332	136.00–160.00	143.34
10	—	423	131.00–167.00	154.74
14	—	677	125.00–139.00	135.32
13	—	355	136.00–165.50	158.59
27	—	755	117.00–133.50	132.79
16	—	621	140.00–147.00	146.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	860	107.00	107.00
7	—	508	120.00–137.50	135.01
3	—	565	100.00–116.00	108.47
4	—	769	111.00–123.00	116.97
3	—	272	128.00–142.00	132.55
9	—	483	112.00–140.00	133.70
2	—	223	130.00	130.00
3	—	630	113.00–115.00	114.37
37	—	412	110.00–140.00	134.23
6	—	318	118.00–134.00	125.30
8	—	384	117.00–138.00	128.53
2	—	695	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	25.00	25.00
2	—	605	25.00–34.00	29.46
5	—	578	22.00–31.00	25.72
3	—	427	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	205	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	611	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	115.00–144.00	129.44
1	—	970	83.00	83.00
2	—	765	85.00–92.00	88.45
15	—	454	91.00–154.00	149.52
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	255	112.00	112.00
1	—	650	108.00	108.00
3	—	628	85.00–110.00	98.34
26	—	514	100.00–145.00	142.64
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	41.00	41.00
1	—	1,030	54.00	54.00
1	—	935	52.00	52.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	82.00	82.00
1	—	910	75.00	75.00
1	—	765	81.00	81.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,205	850.00–1,260.00	963.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,026	880.00–1,125.00	1,063.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	814	420.00	420.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	722	460.00	460.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	650	475.00–600.00	516.67
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	605	220.00–250.00	240.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	680	210.00–275.00	262.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	11	—	722	300.00–325.00	322.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	695	300.00	300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,398	73.00	73.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	1,023	800.00–910.00	870.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	685.00	685.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,084	725.00–1,075.00	942.06
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,025	575.00–850.00	711.67
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	921	760.00–1,050.00	937.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	725	550.00	550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	812	425.00–700.00	585.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	700	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	3	—	933	560.00–725.00	636.67
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	450.00	450.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	700	425.00	425.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	700	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,112	58.50–77.00	70.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,915	95.00–100.00	97.63
10	—	1,508	60.00–77.25	71.33
6	—	1,654	81.00–94.00	88.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,490	76.00	76.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	71.00–75.00	73.48
52	—	1,200	55.25–73.00	67.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	79.00	79.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,020	24.50–37.00	29.98
13	—	908	44.00–51.00	46.85
40	—	1,066	51.00–61.50	57.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	36.00	36.00
3	—	907	54.00–58.00	55.76
6	—	860	35.00–50.00	44.19

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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