New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 153 priced lines covering 1,199 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 1,666 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 405 head. replacement cattle receipts at 159 head. Counted as USDA files them — 57 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,666Last week 1,894Year ago 2,729

Slaughter CattleReceipts 405Last week 314Year ago 699

Replacement CattleReceipts 159Last week 179Year ago 911

Compared to last week: Steer and heifer calves, and feeder steers and heifers sold steady. Slaughter cows sold 1.00-2.00 higher and bulls 1.00-2.00 lower. Trade and demand moderate.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	126.00	126.00
2	—	563	147.00–154.00	150.42
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
9	—	683	135.00–139.00	138.56
10	—	633	140.00–153.00	147.76
2	—	828	115.00–128.00	121.56
1	—	225	160.00	160.00
2	—	520	150.00	150.00
4	—	466	153.00–155.00	154.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	328	160.00–182.00	167.95
5	—	121	225.00–250.00	241.79
3	—	84	200.00–220.00	207.57
2	—	205	330.00–370.00	350.00
10	—	175	260.00–375.00	339.54
4	—	328	430.00	430.00
2	—	265	173.00–185.00	178.77
7	—	674	145.00–156.50	151.37
3	—	401	186.00	186.00
4	—	580	168.00–170.00	168.48
16	—	483	160.00–174.00	170.95
5	—	633	158.50	158.50
8	—	743	147.50–149.00	147.68
1	—	1,035	139.00	139.00
5	—	514	156.00–172.00	160.99
5	—	374	162.00–175.00	169.75
3	—	227	183.00–200.00	188.37
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	410.00	410.00
1	—	365	400.00	400.00
2	—	333	400.00	400.00
1	—	670	66.00	66.00
1	—	280	425.00	425.00
1	—	570	69.00	69.00
Steers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	476	139.50	139.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	527	168.00–181.00	173.89
12	—	732	147.00–150.00	148.76
37	—	479	179.00–186.00	180.98
10	—	329	185.00–198.00	187.25
22	—	569	160.00–173.00	167.52
2	—	258	192.00–204.00	197.94
18	—	633	158.00–166.00	164.27
43	—	666	160.00–164.00	162.95
35	—	393	180.00–206.00	190.26
21	—	415	180.00–192.00	185.54
21	—	782	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	756	141.00	141.00
9	—	672	155.00–156.50	155.99
13	—	632	149.00–160.00	154.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	692	148.00	148.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	555	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	223	179.00–185.00	184.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	670	138.00–147.50	144.53
14	—	996	114.00	114.00
23	—	564	145.50–161.00	153.76
27	—	475	154.00–166.00	159.00
32	—	527	151.00–168.50	157.50
25	—	776	130.00–133.50	132.00
21	—	417	154.00–163.50	160.11
2	—	280	171.00–180.00	175.42
17	—	703	139.00–140.00	139.88
10	—	377	161.00–178.00	166.30
4	—	188	360.00	360.00
4	—	205	350.00–390.00	380.26
9	—	303	160.00–167.00	164.69
4	—	873	139.00	139.00
1	—	140	300.00	300.00
10	—	642	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	771	115.00–131.00	125.64
3	—	485	151.00–154.00	152.02
5	—	193	169.00	169.00
7	—	583	145.00	145.00
3	—	285	155.00–160.00	158.27
7	—	712	128.00–141.00	136.98
2	—	300	155.00	155.00
5	—	226	157.00–163.00	159.06
2	—	635	136.00–142.00	139.00
3	—	678	126.00–141.00	132.68
10	—	524	142.00–156.00	146.31
6	—	428	140.00–153.00	145.57
7	—	381	142.00–159.00	155.63
2	—	120	200.00–225.00	213.02
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	692	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	119.00–140.00	129.80
5	—	486	137.00–140.00	139.44
2	—	615	120.00–130.00	125.00
7	—	382	125.00–140.00	137.42
4	—	425	120.00–139.00	130.65
1	—	955	100.00	100.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
3	—	674	100.00–110.00	106.71
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
12	—	513	120.00–137.00	130.79
1	—	210	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	51.50–66.00	58.77
2	—	460	360.00–425.00	392.15
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	130.00	130.00
5	—	228	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	741	131.00	131.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	679	74.00	74.00
10	—	826	82.00	82.00
35	—	555	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	152.00–155.00	153.48
2	—	423	137.00–165.00	150.42
1	—	275	147.00	147.00
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
2	—	553	155.00	155.00
2	—	660	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	155.00	155.00
1	—	130	275.00	275.00
2	—	370	165.00–172.00	168.50
9	—	191	200.00–250.00	204.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	690	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	71.00	71.00
1	—	620	75.00	75.00
1	—	930	71.00	71.00
1	—	545	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Small 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	64.00	64.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	35.00	35.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	80.00	80.00
1	—	905	88.00	88.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	890	39.00–49.00	47.60
2	—	680	50.00–51.00	50.51
3	—	823	61.00–65.00	63.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,115	71.00	71.00
35	—	1,124	72.00–86.50	78.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	906	53.00–60.00	55.26
46	—	1,075	60.00–70.50	67.37
27	—	947	39.00–49.00	42.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	73.50–78.00	75.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,796	98.00–104.00	101.23
5	—	1,577	86.50–92.00	89.77
6	—	1,459	65.00–80.00	73.14

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	810	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	740	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	735	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	745	410.00	410.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	678	480.00–500.00	490.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	775.00	775.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	960	775.00–830.00	810.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	835	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,020	700.00–970.00	798.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	590	510.00	510.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	613	425.00	425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	685.00	685.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,142	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	970.00	970.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,313	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,017	850.00–1,010.00	963.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,155	875.00–1,130.00	1,070.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,285.00	1,285.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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