New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 228 priced lines covering 3,676 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 3,841 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 445 head. replacement cattle receipts at 241 head. Counted as USDA files them — 17 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Nov 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 3,841Last week 1,551Year ago 4,589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 445Last week 301Year ago 959

Replacement CattleReceipts 241Last week 74Year ago 747

For the bulk of the receipts, compared to two weeks ago, steer calves sold steady to 5.00 higher. Heifer calves 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder steers traded mostly 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady on comparable sales. Trade active, demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 higher

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	524	167.00–173.00	169.06
23	—	799	147.00	147.00
51	—	686	161.50	161.50
12	—	458	171.00–175.00	171.71
2	—	405	173.00–182.00	177.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	265	225.00	225.00
1	—	130	185.00	185.00
2	—	273	150.00–161.00	155.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	280	177.00–192.00	183.17
1	—	5,805	160.00	160.00
91	—	624	151.00–167.00	155.97
31	—	669	143.00–160.00	150.60
128	—	474	157.00–184.00	172.29
132	—	523	154.00–175.00	168.19
14	—	758	127.00–145.00	140.74
72	—	378	160.00–199.00	186.37
4	—	883	141.00–143.00	141.48
4	—	826	145.00	145.00
113	—	425	162.00–191.00	177.52
31	—	712	140.00–161.00	148.02
2	—	968	128.00–132.00	129.96
38	—	333	169.00–196.00	186.07
101	—	574	153.00–170.00	160.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	311	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	721	127.00–143.00	135.77
37	—	574	140.00–164.50	151.72
17	—	329	155.00–188.00	174.29
2	—	975	120.00–125.00	122.46
14	—	628	135.00–146.00	142.47
8	—	429	145.00–175.00	157.85
15	—	869	131.00–136.00	135.66
35	—	524	145.00–163.00	152.64
38	—	676	125.00–148.00	135.13
6	—	231	170.00–185.00	182.78
1	—	935	135.00	135.00
8	—	830	120.00–140.00	132.71
19	—	376	155.00–183.00	166.39
25	—	463	142.00–176.00	167.49
3	—	780	136.00	136.00
5	—	292	170.00–185.00	176.16
2	—	320	275.00–325.00	300.39
1	—	215	275.00	275.00
1	—	165	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	120.00–124.00	121.97
13	—	387	120.00–160.00	146.31
2	—	320	130.00–150.00	140.63
6	—	437	120.00–150.00	135.59
2	—	215	155.00	155.00
2	—	780	133.00	133.00
8	—	524	130.00–149.00	143.27
1	—	1,095	85.00	85.00
4	—	629	125.00–141.00	132.57
5	—	688	130.00–135.00	134.02
10	—	477	130.00–155.00	139.08
4	—	269	150.00–165.00	161.09
3	—	873	100.00–122.00	107.14
17	—	572	125.00–152.00	140.12
5	—	811	120.00	120.00
1	—	145	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	474	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	340	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	42.00	42.00
1	—	485	260.00	260.00
1	—	365	200.00	200.00
1	—	515	42.00	42.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	789	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	165	175.00	175.00
11	—	479	145.00–175.00	165.23
1	—	905	120.00	120.00
10	—	581	142.00–154.00	151.70
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	140.00	140.00
36	—	527	140.00–161.00	155.25
5	—	675	128.00–137.00	132.01
5	—	270	152.00–230.00	188.28
18	—	423	140.00–190.00	163.61
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
17	—	627	128.00–151.00	142.44
2	—	348	230.00	230.00
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
6	—	381	140.00–200.00	161.28
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	143.00–158.00	150.71
2	—	695	141.00	141.00
Steers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
3	—	462	250.00–300.00	269.86
1	—	500	260.00	260.00
2	—	400	250.00–275.00	262.50
2	—	383	275.00–350.00	312.25
1	—	560	300.00	300.00
1	—	550	60.00	60.00
5	—	525	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	319	202.00–258.00	233.28
125	—	425	185.00–239.00	218.40
163	—	634	165.00–186.00	178.93
174	—	566	171.00–194.00	185.43
4	—	241	240.00–252.00	248.95
4	—	955	129.00–140.50	131.88
50	—	723	156.00–170.00	163.59
75	—	369	190.00–261.00	229.09
24	—	815	149.00–158.00	151.07
11	—	274	210.00–261.00	249.48
10	—	934	143.00	143.00
38	—	762	145.00–167.00	162.41
185	—	671	155.00–212.00	170.54
1	—	1,145	120.00	120.00
243	—	523	175.00–199.00	192.96
2	—	1,080	120.00	120.00
130	—	474	181.50–227.00	207.25
1	—	890	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	505	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
1	—	335	275.00	275.00
2	—	228	300.00–320.00	310.55
18	—	723	148.00–161.00	153.75
3	—	264	188.00–195.00	190.43
34	—	507	160.00–193.00	174.09
40	—	622	140.00–178.00	161.56
1	—	815	142.00	142.00
1	—	885	140.00	140.00
60	—	484	165.00–200.00	188.31
17	—	668	141.00–163.00	156.07
24	—	383	175.00–240.00	202.47
77	—	577	160.00–180.00	171.01
18	—	316	187.00–210.00	200.70
9	—	772	131.00–159.00	145.07
48	—	439	178.00–218.00	199.25
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	443	44.00	44.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	287	169.00–175.00	173.93
4	—	471	160.00–161.00	160.26
3	—	322	160.00–168.00	164.30
2	—	365	160.00–163.00	161.50
2	—	418	160.00–165.00	162.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	161.00	161.00
1	—	355	210.00	210.00
2	—	415	243.00	243.00
17	—	633	169.00–184.00	171.53
1	—	565	190.00	190.00
3	—	457	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
1	—	185	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	290	264.00	264.00
Steers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	322	167.00–178.00	174.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	348	258.00	258.00
2	—	745	141.00	141.00
7	—	374	225.00–243.00	240.35
4	—	272	250.00–260.00	254.57
9	—	487	205.00	205.00
4	—	222	250.00–253.00	251.37
2	—	413	181.00–201.00	191.06
4	—	539	160.00–180.00	175.26
4	—	554	174.00	174.00
1	—	670	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	40.00	40.00
1	—	785	35.00	35.00
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	97.00	97.00
2	—	868	85.00–86.00	85.49
2	—	508	88.00–100.00	93.97
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	145.00	145.00
2	—	708	130.00–142.00	136.02
1	—	425	174.00	174.00
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
2	—	665	120.00–124.00	121.95
3	—	477	154.00–166.00	159.34
1	—	830	125.00	125.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	900	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,065	850.00–900.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,100	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	1,350.00	1,350.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	500.00	500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,435.00	1,435.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	945	850.00–1,000.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	997	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	918	800.00–825.00	812.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,038	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	9	—	869	800.00–1,000.00	877.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	885	550.00–675.00	627.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	945	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	815	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	810	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,015	650.00–850.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	850	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,093	1,225.00–1,400.00	1,312.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,083.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	789	650.00–830.00	726.25
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,080	725.00	725.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	725	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,143	1,300.00–1,375.00	1,333.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	950.00–1,025.00	987.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,170.00	1,170.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	733	475.00–500.00	487.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	880	875.00	875.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	60	—	811	1,290.00–1,410.00	1,350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,190	92.50	92.50
34	—	1,731	83.00–95.50	88.29
24	—	1,423	63.50–86.00	74.10
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	67.00	67.00
32	—	1,139	65.00–76.00	71.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	73.50–77.00	75.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,485	64.75	64.75
6	—	1,269	67.00–72.50	69.11
2	—	1,683	74.50–75.00	74.76
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	51.50	51.50
72	—	1,216	65.00–74.00	69.66
1	—	1,165	75.00	75.00
18	—	1,206	50.00–67.50	62.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	25.00–28.00	26.44
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	917	57.50–66.00	60.28
6	—	1,134	45.00–56.00	54.37
6	—	818	30.00–40.00	35.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	874	35.00–55.00	45.53
127	—	1,085	57.00–67.50	62.05
56	—	1,034	45.00–63.50	54.66

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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