New Mexico Weekly Cattle Summary

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Counts as USDA filed them

New Mexico reported 228 priced lines covering 2,527 head across feeder cattle, slaughter cattle, replacement cattle. USDA puts feeder cattle receipts at 2,440 head. slaughter cattle receipts at 476 head. replacement cattle receipts at 213 head. Counted as USDA files them — 39 of those are cow-calf pairs, each counted once.

Mon May 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,440Last week 2,509Year ago 2,235

Slaughter CattleReceipts 476Last week 377Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 213Last week 354Year ago 115

Compared to last week, steer and heifer calves were 4.00 to 8.00 higher, with feeder steers and heifers sharply higher. Slaughter cows and bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	65.00	65.00
1	—	520	50.00	50.00
1	—	640	56.00	56.00
1	—	705	44.00	44.00
8	—	585	40.00–60.00	46.75
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	148.00	148.00
2	—	383	108.00	108.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	960	170.00	170.00
5	—	536	197.50–219.00	206.85
9	—	471	200.00–235.00	216.45
13	—	782	160.00–185.00	170.61
2	—	830	168.00–184.00	176.10
4	—	569	194.00–219.00	212.63
10	—	417	200.00–230.00	216.33
9	—	617	166.00–212.00	177.37
7	—	726	166.00–185.00	172.59
32	—	685	168.00–207.00	181.28
1	—	395	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	392	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	149.00	149.00
1	—	1,000	139.00	139.00
3	—	625	170.00–182.00	177.35
4	—	488	153.00–185.00	160.63
1	—	360	190.00	190.00
4	—	790	160.00–174.00	170.59
2	—	423	155.00–190.00	172.60
4	—	669	155.00–182.00	174.35
3	—	718	164.00–176.00	168.28
1	—	940	151.00	151.00
3	—	572	165.00–189.00	181.31
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,285	90.00	90.00
123	—	579	220.00–255.00	240.62
15	—	321	245.00–277.00	252.62
68	—	803	171.00–197.50	195.59
74	—	474	234.00–270.00	254.97
2	—	238	260.00–302.00	281.22
50	—	901	167.00–187.50	187.07
80	—	424	232.00–273.50	257.23
30	—	717	194.50–212.00	200.60
7	—	263	237.00–268.00	256.05
54	—	369	235.00–276.00	253.25
12	—	950	184.00	184.00
62	—	620	218.00–237.00	230.94
26	—	674	201.00–245.00	218.06
10	—	782	166.00–200.00	176.86
93	—	528	225.00–247.00	241.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	465	221.00–225.00	222.38
3	—	568	225.00	225.00
2	—	373	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	507	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	419	248.00	248.00
6	—	486	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	230.00–235.00	233.56
4	—	445	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	229.00	229.00
1	—	185	250.00	250.00
2	—	253	210.00	210.00
1	—	305	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	770	197.00	197.00
44	—	471	275.00	275.00
3	—	521	256.00	256.00
9	—	384	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	40.00	40.00
2	—	435	350.00	350.00
3	—	690	40.00–49.00	43.02
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	182.00	182.00
3	—	393	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	245.00	245.00
14	—	404	256.00	256.00
16	—	512	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
1	—	95	300.00	300.00
1	—	115	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Spayed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	159.00	159.00
66	—	626	177.00–225.00	196.14
7	—	929	162.00	162.00
41	—	667	189.50–200.00	195.38
21	—	328	230.00–257.00	244.21
112	—	573	197.00–229.50	219.29
46	—	381	220.00–250.00	236.23
74	—	414	210.00–250.00	238.29
110	—	470	202.00–249.00	233.75
5	—	292	238.00–270.00	247.10
54	—	533	200.00–230.00	219.74
2	—	837	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	448	253.00	253.00
3	—	517	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per head · actual wt
2	—	108	225.00–250.00	238.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	472	180.00–205.00	187.03
12	—	676	173.00–190.00	178.53
1	—	950	150.00	150.00
2	—	703	166.00–168.00	167.00
2	—	763	160.00–163.00	161.51
6	—	825	155.00–183.00	164.56
14	—	616	176.00–194.00	179.70
7	—	244	210.00	210.00
6	—	334	200.00–220.00	203.44
1	—	270	225.00	225.00
16	—	531	182.00–197.00	184.52
4	—	440	185.00–195.00	190.00
38	—	587	179.00–200.00	195.16
16	—	376	195.00–220.00	199.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	553	205.50	205.50
2	—	520	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	690	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	990	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Gaunt$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	224.00	224.00
3	—	586	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	569	67.00	67.00
3	—	503	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	140.00–164.00	153.13
3	—	1,022	131.00	131.00
2	—	533	165.00–174.00	169.44
4	—	475	150.00–185.00	162.40
12	—	662	150.00–174.00	156.94
1	—	625	174.00	174.00
6	—	777	143.00–151.00	145.59
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	817	164.00	164.00
2	—	630	156.00	156.00
2	—	687	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	336	122.00	122.00
3	—	390	117.00	117.00
Dairy Steers — Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	96.00	96.00
2	—	432	105.00	105.00
1	—	665	85.00	85.00
5	—	886	75.00–85.00	79.04
2	—	712	77.00	77.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	371	156.00–166.50	166.21
2	—	562	141.00	141.00
5	—	649	114.00	114.00
2	—	230	150.00	150.00
19	—	348	160.00	160.00
2	—	547	135.00	135.00
4	—	455	135.00–150.00	138.79
1	—	405	168.00	168.00
3	—	756	125.00	125.00
4	—	676	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	245	95.00	95.00
4	—	698	100.00	100.00
6	—	271	95.00–102.00	98.56
5	—	521	100.00	100.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	988	160.00	160.00
9	—	874	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	140.00	140.00
1	—	770	165.00	165.00
1	—	440	187.50	187.50
4	—	710	150.00–164.00	159.66
3	—	617	166.00	166.00
1	—	905	130.00	130.00
1	—	695	184.00	184.00
3	—	515	180.00–192.00	185.22
1	—	470	232.00	232.00
8	—	846	149.50	149.50
13	—	567	156.00–214.00	184.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	413	200.00–242.00	232.26
8	—	476	221.00–245.00	229.74
5	—	367	215.00–240.00	233.22
5	—	335	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	454	256.00	256.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	103.00	103.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
2	—	853	110.00	110.00
2	—	715	144.00	144.00
5	—	776	110.00–120.00	114.60

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,099	86.50–93.50	89.40
37	—	1,010	80.00–90.00	85.43
33	—	1,051	66.00–85.00	78.51
28	—	921	40.00–77.50	58.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,154	90.00–95.00	91.97
88	—	1,215	92.00–106.50	97.45
43	—	1,252	93.50–111.00	99.91
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	47.00	47.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,343	101.00–103.00	102.39
1	—	1,840	97.00	97.00
3	—	1,427	109.00–130.00	117.64
Cows — Premium White 65-75%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	779	66.00–81.00	72.33
1	—	565	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	91.00–104.00	97.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,468	91.00–111.00	101.14
23	—	1,672	102.50–125.00	115.40
11	—	1,254	50.00–96.00	83.06

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,000	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	16	—	1,215	1,400.00–1,425.00	1,414.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,222	900.00–1,700.00	1,333.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,495	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,545	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	915	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,158.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,083	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,130.00–1,310.00	1,220.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	975.00–1,260.00	1,117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,550	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,735	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,460	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	850	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	804	108.00–120.00	113.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,080.00	1,080.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	855	940.00–1,060.00	1,008.33
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	22	—	1,005	900.00–1,500.00	1,221.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	961	925.00–1,200.00	1,071.43
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,127	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,050.00–1,260.00	1,155.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	998	700.00–1,300.00	1,015.63
Bred Cows — Medium 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	790	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	835	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,325.00	1,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	605	410.00	410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	725	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	700.00	700.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per head · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	878	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,250	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · estimate wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	720	128.00	128.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	148.00	148.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · estimate wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	917	122.00–141.00	130.75
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	756	110.00–128.00	120.67

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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