New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 229 priced lines covering 2,502 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,555 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 310 head. replacement cattle receipts at 354 head. Counted as USDA files them — 114 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon Mar 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,555Last week 2,868Year ago 2,384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 310Last week 390Year ago 307

Replacement CattleReceipts 354Last week 323Year ago 246

Compared to last week, steer calves were 5.00 to 10.00 higher with heifer calves steady to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were steady to 4.00 higher with feeder heifers were unevenly steady. Slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher with slaughter bulls 4.00 to 7.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	893	156.00	156.00
71	—	532	180.00–218.00	193.97
4	—	1,163	128.00	128.00
21	—	318	196.00–235.00	221.67
68	—	569	185.00–216.00	192.85
18	—	674	166.00–175.00	172.34
48	—	375	210.00–230.00	222.25
126	—	476	187.00–218.00	204.22
74	—	418	200.00–220.00	211.84
7	—	724	145.00–174.00	165.22
13	—	822	143.00–167.00	163.28
8	—	778	139.00–152.00	143.18
39	—	620	162.00–212.00	180.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	426	220.00–223.00	220.52
22	—	684	183.00	183.00
20	—	385	219.00–246.00	223.34
4	—	636	186.50	186.50
14	—	580	204.00	204.00
38	—	521	214.50	214.50
13	—	461	211.00–222.00	215.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	335	182.00–210.00	191.61
1	—	385	198.00	198.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	608	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	207.50	207.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	800	137.50–145.00	141.25
15	—	572	150.00–194.00	170.82
5	—	770	160.00	160.00
19	—	437	177.00–198.00	186.98
1	—	865	123.00	123.00
4	—	374	185.00–200.00	196.24
5	—	321	189.00–202.00	193.67
17	—	511	169.00–197.00	181.40
3	—	745	153.00	153.00
12	—	671	137.00–185.00	180.50
1	—	230	225.00	225.00
20	—	624	144.00–191.00	177.41
27	—	482	166.00–195.00	179.14
1	—	315	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	130.00–135.00	132.44
1	—	760	135.00	135.00
2	—	483	140.00–165.00	152.44
1	—	560	135.00	135.00
2	—	388	175.00–180.00	177.45
10	—	669	130.00–161.00	142.53
6	—	523	140.00–162.00	155.79
4	—	412	148.00–174.00	155.41
1	—	240	175.00	175.00
11	—	608	134.00–160.00	144.19
2	—	338	160.00–180.00	169.93
2	—	825	100.00–120.00	109.88
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	522	45.00–50.00	48.75
1	—	390	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	151.00–165.00	157.79
Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	545	53.00	53.00
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	320	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	831	147.00–155.00	153.87
4	—	910	139.50	139.50
23	—	709	167.00–169.00	167.45
2	—	605	171.00	171.00
14	—	694	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	538	183.00–187.00	185.66
4	—	444	193.00	193.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	57.00–63.00	60.02
3	—	388	110.00–124.00	114.63
3	—	433	125.00–128.00	127.04
2	—	505	50.00–81.00	65.35
3	—	703	51.00	51.00
3	—	462	54.00	54.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	142.00	142.00
1	—	1,080	102.00	102.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	423	216.00–250.00	239.80
1	—	970	154.00	154.00
11	—	289	237.00–256.00	245.50
61	—	476	218.50–243.00	235.04
1	—	1,160	116.00	116.00
76	—	529	207.00–238.00	224.75
1	—	1,080	133.00	133.00
14	—	877	170.00–176.25	175.38
29	—	574	206.00–231.00	217.94
52	—	621	190.00–221.00	203.34
34	—	333	226.00–261.00	247.07
38	—	671	172.00–201.00	185.24
2	—	942	164.00	164.00
20	—	722	174.00–195.00	184.02
160	—	778	170.00–187.00	183.26
61	—	380	220.00–255.00	241.10
4	—	833	155.00–171.00	162.90
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	52.50–59.50	57.73
3	—	642	62.00	62.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	585	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	663	140.00–164.50	150.35
3	—	187	325.00	325.00
1	—	880	130.00	130.00
1	—	735	127.00	127.00
18	—	586	166.00–182.00	174.29
3	—	418	162.00–174.00	169.94
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
1	—	845	156.00	156.00
5	—	537	172.00–185.00	178.68
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
8	—	476	160.00–192.00	172.37
5	—	372	150.00–185.00	171.34
2	—	308	160.00–170.00	164.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	160.00–188.00	174.34
4	—	409	182.00–192.00	187.02
2	—	885	146.00–173.50	159.83
5	—	263	202.00–230.00	218.52
3	—	355	210.00	210.00
19	—	570	176.00–200.00	189.36
2	—	820	130.00–185.00	157.16
7	—	620	170.00–198.00	181.94
5	—	677	160.00–198.00	175.22
6	—	525	186.00–197.00	191.39
2	—	778	171.00–191.00	180.97
7	—	331	192.50–220.00	209.51
28	—	483	183.00–210.00	196.11
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	162.00	162.00
1	—	760	123.00	123.00
2	—	475	150.00	150.00
2	—	560	161.00–170.00	165.58
3	—	435	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	452	215.00–218.00	217.25
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
6	—	542	183.00–191.00	185.61
1	—	360	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	458	191.00	191.00
3	—	536	196.00	196.00
13	—	439	211.00	211.00
Steers — Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	550	146.00	146.00
Steers — Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	375	195.00–220.00	202.24
1	—	130	375.00	375.00
1	—	420	219.00	219.00
1	—	320	225.00	225.00
3	—	497	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	150	385.00	385.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	586	215.50–235.00	218.41
12	—	439	245.00–251.00	248.38
2	—	313	255.50	255.50
20	—	371	251.00–260.00	252.87
9	—	601	219.00	219.00
31	—	519	226.00–240.00	232.51
7	—	454	244.00–260.00	248.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	210.00–230.00	213.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	403	244.00–252.50	250.32
9	—	529	231.00–235.50	233.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	686	180.00	180.00
1	—	490	222.50	222.50
2	—	288	220.00	220.00
1	—	610	162.00	162.00
5	—	408	182.00–230.00	203.66
1	—	350	245.00	245.00
1	—	555	219.00	219.00
1	—	980	90.00	90.00
3	—	528	215.00–216.00	215.33
2	—	1,085	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	108.00	108.00
2	—	815	121.00–161.00	140.88
8	—	581	157.00–186.00	181.93
8	—	626	137.00–188.00	166.07
2	—	720	156.00–165.00	160.63
2	—	918	111.00–129.00	120.07
1	—	345	175.00	175.00
3	—	465	160.00–204.00	179.80
1	—	765	160.00	160.00
1	—	355	182.00	182.00
4	—	675	146.00–181.00	170.79
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	137.00	137.00
2	—	723	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
3	—	730	120.00–126.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	580	105.00–125.00	119.77
3	—	432	81.00	81.00
12	—	453	115.00–125.00	120.81
5	—	520	80.00–105.00	89.71
1	—	930	72.00	72.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	457	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	57.00	57.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	16	—	1,067	1,800.00–3,500.00	2,693.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,262	1,200.00–1,925.00	1,635.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,039	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,868.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,060	1,125.00–1,775.00	1,645.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	33	—	1,275	1,000.00–2,150.00	1,855.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	29	—	1,228	1,050.00–1,925.00	1,669.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,202	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,509.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,200	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	1,850.00	1,850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	24	—	1,245	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,467.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,042	900.00–1,450.00	1,135.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,104	850.00–1,400.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,148	875.00–1,325.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,103	925.00–1,400.00	1,162.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,235	885.00–1,400.00	1,142.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,332	950.00–1,500.00	1,298.08
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	680	525.00	525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	658	575.00–750.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	780	850.00–900.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	920	910.00	910.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,175	113.00–120.00	116.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	909	146.50	146.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	865	117.50–123.00	120.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	969	985.00–1,575.00	1,457.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	1,525.00	1,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,472	94.50–111.00	103.33
14	—	1,418	74.00–104.00	91.38
29	—	1,780	102.00–118.00	111.66
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,086	69.50	69.50
1	—	690	49.00	49.00
3	—	952	75.00–80.00	77.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,189	86.00–94.25	89.72
23	—	1,207	93.00–103.00	96.88
31	—	1,230	96.50–110.00	101.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,118	75.00–89.00	82.49
12	—	994	50.00–68.00	59.42
16	—	1,100	87.00–96.00	91.28
18	—	998	65.00–81.00	72.26
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,436	98.50–107.00	101.62

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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