New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 234 priced lines covering 2,460 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,726 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 253 head. replacement cattle receipts at 174 head. Counted as USDA files them — 21 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Feb 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,726Last week 3,846Year ago 2,203

Slaughter CattleReceipts 253Last week 346Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 174Last week 274Year ago 122

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were 6.00 to 80.00 higher. Feeder steers and heifers were steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows were steady to 3.00 higher with bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	487	165.00–191.00	183.26
5	—	520	175.00–180.50	177.31
16	—	436	165.00–196.00	185.68
1	—	770	163.00	163.00
1	—	395	182.00	182.00
9	—	617	148.00–165.00	157.86
1	—	1,080	133.00	133.00
4	—	659	144.00–152.00	147.54
1	—	900	148.00	148.00
15	—	581	160.00–175.00	164.99
1	—	245	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	476	137.00–156.00	145.51
3	—	513	125.00–145.00	138.44
2	—	755	130.00–148.00	139.00
3	—	385	175.00	175.00
3	—	573	149.00–150.00	149.68
4	—	409	152.50–172.00	162.15
2	—	738	140.00	140.00
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
6	—	624	135.00–166.50	151.08
4	—	668	125.00–130.00	126.29
Heifers — Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	808	106.00	106.00
4	—	472	168.00	168.00
5	—	409	144.00–160.00	150.61
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	358	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	90.00	90.00
6	—	632	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	393	110.00	110.00
4	—	311	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
3	—	700	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	370	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	566	170.00–189.50	177.80
117	—	428	203.00–229.00	218.05
4	—	954	140.00–145.00	142.50
78	—	529	185.00–208.00	194.87
67	—	470	194.00–218.00	208.58
74	—	622	175.00–186.00	182.32
25	—	334	185.00–235.00	227.30
19	—	1,113	110.00–129.00	123.37
1	—	945	130.00	130.00
2	—	808	152.00	152.00
26	—	374	200.00–229.00	220.55
2	—	683	161.00	161.00
3	—	288	198.00–202.00	200.62
33	—	785	145.00–161.00	152.55
5	—	865	148.00	148.00
2	—	715	144.00	144.00
1	—	210	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	802	128.00	128.00
2	—	368	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per head · actual wt
1	—	515	275.00	275.00
1	—	480	325.00	325.00
1	—	355	50.00	50.00
1	—	500	62.00	62.00
1	—	645	52.00	52.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	443	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	604	190.25	190.25
12	—	786	147.00–148.50	147.36
23	—	741	150.00–163.00	158.00
7	—	687	166.50	166.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	350	271.00	271.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	230.00	230.00
3	—	509	202.00–205.00	202.98
10	—	425	217.00–225.00	220.82
1	—	280	242.00	242.00
13	—	464	219.00–227.00	221.28
3	—	345	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	456	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	413	190.00	190.00
1	—	470	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	292	200.00	200.00
3	—	340	188.00	188.00
3	—	355	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	214.00	214.00
7	—	438	217.00–228.00	226.00
1	—	920	110.00	110.00
2	—	673	155.00	155.00
2	—	573	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	456	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	826	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	195.00	195.00
1	—	580	174.00	174.00
1	—	525	161.00	161.00
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
1	—	615	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	90.00	90.00
3	—	615	149.00	149.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	361	105.00–110.00	107.53
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	318	87.00	87.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	109.00	109.00
6	—	527	102.00	102.00
33	—	327	120.00–153.00	139.89
2	—	610	125.00	125.00
2	—	660	100.00	100.00
72	—	416	100.00–120.00	117.62
4	—	466	135.00	135.00
13	—	277	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	349	60.00	60.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	860	144.00	144.00
13	—	773	112.00	112.00
2	—	245	57.00	57.00
5	—	1,140	99.00	99.00
39	—	683	112.00–148.00	130.19
4	—	524	100.00–111.00	108.19
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
6	—	125	400.00–425.00	412.68
1	—	75	350.00	350.00
1	—	295	380.00	380.00
1	—	165	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	321	218.00–255.00	244.02
3	—	230	200.00–220.00	213.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	427	247.00–261.00	258.09
1	—	650	185.00	185.00
10	—	636	205.00	205.00
17	—	534	235.00–236.00	235.17
12	—	478	232.00–235.00	233.47
3	—	558	210.00	210.00
5	—	388	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	452	245.00	245.00
2	—	355	273.00	273.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	256	229.00–236.00	230.78
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	50.00	50.00
1	—	460	350.00	350.00
Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	425	137.00	137.00
3	—	730	145.50	145.50
4	—	515	130.00	130.00
5	—	662	133.00	133.00
3	—	818	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	484	241.00–242.00	241.68
1	—	325	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	657	106.00	106.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	53.00	53.00
3	—	623	55.00	55.00
3	—	388	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	148.50	148.50
1	—	905	121.00	121.00
3	—	633	156.00–161.00	157.98
3	—	512	146.00–150.00	147.30
7	—	567	167.00–169.00	168.72
2	—	773	142.00–147.00	144.57
3	—	267	180.00–187.00	184.10
2	—	813	153.00	153.00
2	—	323	157.00–185.00	171.76
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	310	210.00–215.00	212.34
2	—	265	192.00–212.00	202.19
3	—	622	146.00–170.00	154.04
3	—	472	181.00–195.00	187.83
2	—	375	186.00–202.00	194.11
2	—	772	149.00	149.00
6	—	529	166.00–199.00	186.09
31	—	720	140.50–163.50	150.32
4	—	567	189.00–190.00	189.49
3	—	430	200.00–202.00	200.69
3	—	668	165.00–176.00	168.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	386	219.00–252.00	240.58
46	—	625	180.00–198.00	188.54
28	—	734	176.00–181.00	180.51
8	—	324	225.00–237.00	232.56
1	—	1,025	136.00	136.00
76	—	471	207.00–227.00	219.93
95	—	811	165.00–178.50	177.18
23	—	764	146.00–180.50	175.43
3	—	275	236.00	236.00
65	—	677	181.00–197.00	188.61
68	—	522	200.00–229.00	212.25
63	—	418	222.00–249.00	234.99
4	—	931	145.00–152.00	148.53
2	—	955	139.00	139.00
63	—	567	180.00–220.50	212.25
1	—	1,300	113.00	113.00
1	—	1,180	113.00	113.00
14	—	857	148.50–165.00	151.96
Steers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	537	198.00	198.00
7	—	644	180.00	180.00
3	—	438	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	102.00	102.00
4	—	501	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	467	185.00	185.00
6	—	553	198.00	198.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Registered$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	4	—	885	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,556.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,006	95.00–110.00	97.86
(<2 yrs)	N/A	31	—	885	1,900.00–3,300.00	2,435.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	660.00	660.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,274	1,750.00–2,000.00	1,964.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,340	1,300.00–2,000.00	1,871.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	933	760.00–1,675.00	1,370.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	1,175.00	1,175.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	135.00	135.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	918	90.00	90.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	813	88.00–120.00	114.36
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	91.00	91.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,115	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	975.00	975.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	875.00–1,250.00	1,062.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,180	925.00–1,300.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	510	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	865	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	600.00	600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,123	800.00–1,175.00	955.00
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	460.00	460.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	920	820.00	820.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Large 3$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	875.00	875.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	560.00	560.00
Bred Heifers — Medium 2-3$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	495	285.00	285.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	90.00	90.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,795	105.25–114.00	109.86
9	—	1,340	73.00–93.00	86.98
23	—	1,539	93.50–109.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	699	26.00–72.50	44.47
4	—	785	66.00–71.50	70.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,176	75.00–89.50	84.65
9	—	1,293	87.00–107.00	99.11
46	—	1,281	87.50–100.00	91.11
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	83.00–89.00	86.09
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,042	75.00–86.00	79.98
35	—	933	66.00–78.00	73.60
12	—	888	52.00–70.25	63.36
18	—	1,116	78.50–91.00	87.08
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,840	105.00	105.00

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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