New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 145 priced lines covering 1,217 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,283 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 169 head. replacement cattle receipts at 131 head. Counted as USDA files them — 20 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,283Last week 2,048Year ago 2,514

Slaughter CattleReceipts 169Last week 160Year ago 419

Replacement CattleReceipts 131Last week 61Year ago 466

Compare to last week, steer and heifer calves were mixed, although 400-500 lb. calves traded 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls were steady to 2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	332	160.00–192.00	186.53
11	—	372	160.00–194.00	168.63
17	—	764	136.00–140.50	137.87
20	—	718	136.00–143.75	142.19
1	—	285	161.00	161.00
13	—	921	119.50–122.50	119.96
17	—	522	154.00–159.00	155.91
35	—	473	154.00–170.00	161.83
24	—	415	158.00–188.00	176.82
25	—	632	141.00–151.00	145.96
1	—	300	350.00	350.00
4	—	837	137.00	137.00
4	—	585	147.50–152.50	149.99
7	—	667	143.50	143.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	260	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	574	136.00–151.00	145.06
2	—	673	136.00	136.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
1	—	1,055	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	128.00	128.00
6	—	488	145.00–157.50	154.84
34	—	530	135.00–156.00	146.41
11	—	635	132.00–139.00	136.83
9	—	435	146.00–170.00	158.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	118.00	118.00
9	—	534	110.00–132.00	125.47
2	—	668	110.00–121.00	115.36
3	—	463	124.00–132.00	126.92
2	—	623	122.00–135.00	128.58
5	—	570	120.00–134.00	126.35
1	—	225	110.00	110.00
2	—	778	110.00–117.00	113.53
12	—	418	110.00–140.00	127.65
1	—	80	150.00	150.00
1	—	115	125.00	125.00
6	—	380	117.00–140.00	129.72
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	350.00	350.00
2	—	423	350.00–475.00	412.87
1	—	620	57.00	57.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	334	100.00–109.00	102.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	341	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	288	170.00–184.00	176.82
2	—	763	135.00–145.00	140.08
11	—	483	157.00–178.50	165.99
4	—	736	140.00–145.00	143.25
4	—	376	160.00–170.00	165.87
10	—	676	147.00–158.00	155.31
10	—	586	150.00–165.50	159.62
2	—	873	122.00–126.00	124.01
9	—	630	146.00–158.00	152.35
1	—	800	138.00	138.00
6	—	417	160.00–184.00	179.87
14	—	530	163.00–170.00	166.83
1	—	240	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	130.00–148.00	141.13
1	—	225	150.00	150.00
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
3	—	768	121.00	121.00
10	—	535	135.00–151.00	148.31
1	—	575	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	127.00	127.00
2	—	475	135.00	135.00
4	—	668	120.00–137.00	127.29
3	—	368	140.00–157.00	147.99
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	157.00–159.00	157.98
64	—	568	164.00–184.00	179.27
143	—	783	144.00–149.25	148.25
37	—	516	167.00–185.00	177.27
40	—	379	182.50–216.00	208.53
3	—	318	180.00–190.00	184.57
99	—	479	173.00–200.00	196.33
10	—	428	172.00–205.00	197.06
17	—	607	160.00–168.00	165.54
3	—	277	202.00–205.00	202.96
1	—	215	202.50	202.50
20	—	856	142.50–143.50	143.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	206.00–211.00	209.72
16	—	455	190.00–198.00	196.85
1	—	305	202.00	202.00
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	495.00	495.00
2	—	593	86.00	86.00
1	—	390	450.00	450.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	128.00	128.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	105.00	105.00
9	—	141	180.00	180.00
3	—	406	49.00	49.00
2	—	192	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
3	—	467	110.00–138.00	127.91
4	—	621	122.00–147.00	134.19
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	773	113.00–131.00	121.80
3	—	75	155.00–180.00	171.67
2	—	520	127.50–132.00	129.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
1	—	750	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	98.00	98.00
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
3	—	615	134.00–146.00	139.63
2	—	105	390.00	390.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	460.00	460.00
1	—	560	450.00	450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,505	89.50	89.50
3	—	1,493	86.00–89.00	87.10
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	88.50–95.00	91.81
73	—	1,061	72.50–87.50	78.92
6	—	895	70.00–72.00	70.65
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	50.00–58.00	53.54
10	—	746	31.00–47.00	43.02
1	—	805	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	818	73.00–90.00	78.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	873	69.00–70.50	69.81
3	—	610	41.00–50.00	44.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	863	40.00–50.00	45.36
25	—	955	60.00–82.50	66.69
18	—	973	55.00–70.00	57.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,359	90.00–107.50	95.06
8	—	1,398	99.00–117.00	109.47
9	—	1,371	75.00–88.00	82.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	830.00	830.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	980	790.00	790.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	760	700.00–775.00	733.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	970	620.00–760.00	690.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	6	—	772	910.00–950.00	916.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	897	780.00–1,000.00	875.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	922	800.00–1,035.00	989.71
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	857	825.00–910.00	862.93
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	748	500.00–625.00	562.50
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	725	375.00	375.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	975.00	975.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,047	900.00–1,125.00	998.57
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,095	1,325.00–1,400.00	1,358.33
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	706	110.00–115.00	111.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	675	120.00–137.00	127.74
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	80.00	80.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	945	875.00–900.00	887.50
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,464	1,375.00–1,525.00	1,487.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,201	1,400.00–1,600.00	1,546.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	1,275.00	1,275.00

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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